NOTES. 



Illinois University and Station. — P. G. Holden, from Michigan Agricultural 

 College, has been elected assistant professor of agricultural physics in the univer- 

 sity and assistant agriculturist in the station. J. C. Blair, of Cornell University, 

 has been engaged as assistant in horticulture in the university and station in place 

 of G. W. McCluer, resigned. W. J. Fraser has resigned his position as assistant in 

 agriculture and has been elected instructor in dairying in the university and assist- 

 ant in dairy science in the station, rice W. A. Powers, resigned. T. I. Mairs, of the 

 Missouri University, has been engaged by the director to superintend field experi- 

 ments. The chemical laboratory, which was partly destroyed by fire in August, has 

 been rei^aired and is again in use by the chemical department of the university. 

 Temporary quarters for the chemical department of the station have been provided 

 in Natural History Hall. 



Indiana Station. — W. B. Anderson, B. S., a graduate of the School of Agricul- 

 ture of Purdue University, class of '96, has been appointed assistant agriculturist in 

 the station. Important improvements have been made in the construction of new 

 accommodations for the chemical and veterinary departments. Both of these depart- 

 ments now have laboratories with superior appointments. 



Maine Station. — Fred C. Moulton, assistant chemist, has resigned, and his place 

 has been filled by Henry B. Slade, a graduate of Brown University. L. J. Shepard 

 was appointed September 1 as assistant horticulturist, rice H. P. Gould. 



Oregon Station. — H. B. Miller has been elected president of the State Agricul- 

 tural College and director of the station. 



Texas Station. — James Clayton has resigned his position as associate professor 

 of agriculture in the college and agriculturist to the station, and B. C. Pittuck, a 

 graduate of the Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College, has been appointed 

 assistant in agriculture iu the college and station. 



Virginia Station. — Dr. F, S. Roop has been appointed assistant veterinarian to 

 the station. 



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