NOTES. 



Alabama College and Station. — G. C. Starcher, associate professor of horticul- 

 ture and associate horticulturist at the Virginia College and Station, has been 

 appointed professor of horticulture and horticulturist, vice Ernest Walker, 

 resigned to engage in commercial work. 



Georgia Station. — F. H. Smith, assistant chemist, has been appointed head of 

 the department of chemistry beginning January 10. His work will be confined 

 largely to animal nutrition along the lines already under way. 



Kansas College and Station. — Among the changes effective January 1 was the 

 resignation of Dr. James W. Benner, instructor in veterinary medicine, to 

 become assistant professor in the veterinary department in the Michigan Col- 

 lege. Dr. Benner has been succeeded by Dr. J. P. Scott, who was appointed 

 a fellow in pathology in the college last fall. Kurt Peiser, assistant in dairy 

 bacteriology, has resigned to become milk inspector for the Board of Health 

 at Cleveland, Ohio, and has been succeeded by J. R. McClung, assistant in 

 chemistry in the college. Dr. Thomas P. Haslam, pathologist in the station, 

 has resigned to engage in commercial work. 



Michigan College. — Dr. J. P. Hutton has resigned as assistant professor of 

 veterinary surgery to engage in commercial work. 



Minnesota University. — About 1,500 farmers and farmers' wives attended the 

 annual week's short courses in the college of agriculture. 



Nevada University. — Mrs, Edna C. Baker of Sparks, B. F. Curler of Elko, and 

 F. Abel of Beno were elected to the board of regents, vice Messrs. Dodd, Hen- 

 derson, and Pratt, effective January 1. The resignation of President A. W. 

 Hendriek took place January 4, on demand of the board, and Robert Lewers 

 was appointed acting president. Paul Gaston, comptroller, also resigned and 

 was succeeded by C. H. Gorman, a former comptroller. 



New Jersey Stations. — At a recent meeting of the board of managers of the 

 State Station, James Neilson was elected president of the board, George E. 

 DeCamp, vice-president, and Irving E. Quackenboss, secretary-treasurer. J. P. 

 Helyar was appointed State seed analyst, also continuing at the head of the 

 station seed laboratory. 



Louis J. Kleinfeld, assistant chemist in the State Station, resigned December 

 1, 1916. 



The three-year international egg-laying and breeding contest, begun November 

 1, 1916, at Vineland, is now in full operation. The entries number 100 pens of 

 10 birds each, representing all of the more important breeds. 



Ohio Station. — C. B. Williams, agronomist, has been appointed associate 

 director. G. K. Livaslian has been appointed assistant in the soil survey, vice 

 A. H. Huisken resigned. 



Oregon College. — At the invitation of President Kerr the entire legislative 

 assembly visited the college January 20, this being its first official visit in six 

 years. 



Carl L. Kennedy, assistant professor of animal husbandry, has resigned to 

 become county agent of Polk County, Iowa. 

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