NOTES. 



Connecticut State Station. — Elijah Rogers, of Southington, and William H. 

 Hall, of South Willingtou, have been appointed to the board of control, vice 

 Frank H. Stadtmueller and H. \V. Conn, deceased. 



Delaware College. — R. V. Mitchell, professor of poultry husbandry, has been 

 granted leave of absence to assist in poultry and egg handling studies in the 

 U. S. Department of Agriculture. 



Iowa College. — The college abattoir building has been completed. It is a 

 spacious brick structure with a judging ring and seating accommodations for 

 1,000 persons. A killing pen, cooling rooms, cooking vat, and equipment for by- 

 product utilization are also provided. 



Kansas College and Station, — W. M. Jardine, dean of the division of agricul- 

 ture and director of the station, has been appointed president, effective March 1. 

 L. E. Call, head of the department of agronomy, has been appointed acting 

 dean of the division of agriculture and acting director of the station. O. E. 

 Reed, in charge of dairy husbandry work, has also been appointed State dairy 

 commissioner, vice G. S. Hine resigned to accept a commercial position. 



Kentucky University and Station. — Under a State reapportionment tax law, 

 enacted by the recent legislature, the revenues of the university have been in- 

 creased by $200,000 per annum. Plans are under way for a material increase 

 in the teaching staff and the undertaking of extensive repairs. The construc- 

 tion of new buildings is to be postponed for the present, but plans are being 

 formulated for campus grounds under a permanent plan. 



Dr. F. L. McVey was installed as president, June 4. 



In the station. Dr. Philip L. Blumenthal, of the department of chemistry, 

 and Owen S. Lee, of the department of fertilizer control, have been granted 

 leave of absence for military service. 



Maryland College. — The new agricultural building, costing $175,000, was 

 dedicated at Commencement May 30. F. A. Wirt, of the Kansas College and 

 Engineering Station, has been appointed extension lecturer in farm mechanics. 



Minnesota University.— A recent State law authorized the maintenance of 

 experimental peat farms at Dibbell, Goodridge, and Anoka. A tract has been 

 secured for the farm at Goodridge. Arthur G. Tyler has been appointed 

 assistant professor of farm engineering, vice L. R. Whitson resigned. 



Missouri University. — L. F. Childers, extension specialist in soils, has been 

 appointed emergency demonstration agent with headquarters at Fayette, be- 

 ginning April 1. R. A. Kinnaird, extension instructor in soils, has been ap- 

 pointed agricultui-al agent for Clinton County. Miss Bab Bell, extension as- 

 sistant professor of home economics, has resigned, effective March 9, and has 

 been succeeded by Miss Essie Margaret Heyle. The resignations are also noted 

 of John S. McDaniel, extension assistant professor of veterinary science, effec- 

 tive April 1, and Clifton R. Thomson and S. R. Miles as assistants in animal 

 husbandry, effective April 6 and March 15, respectively. 



Two-year certificates in agriculture have been awarded to a class of 20 

 students. 



Cornell University and Station. — Dr. Lewis Knudson, professor of botany in 

 the college of agriculture and plant physiologist in the station, has been granted 



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