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and F. J. Pritchard, a graduate of the University of Nebraska, who has lately been 

 working under the agriculturist of the Nebraska Station, lias been appointed assistant 

 in botany and pathology. 



Ohio University and Station. — II. A. Gossard, formerly of the Florida University 

 and Station, has succeeded P. J. Parrotl as entomologist, who, as previously noted, 

 has gone to the New York State Station. A second annual meeting of the Ohio 

 State Board of Agriculture, members of the faculty of the Ohio College of Agricul- 

 ture, the fanners' institute lecturers of Ohio, and representatives of the agricultural 

 press, was held at the station June 1<> and 17, 1904. Addresses were made by John 

 Hamilton, of this Office, and Cyril (i. Hopkins, of the Illinois Station. S. H. Ellis, 

 a former member of the board of control of the station and for 12 years its presi- 

 dent, died on June 23 from injuries received in an accident. 



Oregon College and Station. — At a recent meeting of the board, the department of 

 botany, horticulture, and forestry was divided, the department of botany and for- 

 estry being established, with F. R. Fake in charge. The board also created a "sta- 

 tion executive committee," consisting of the director, F. F. Pernot, and F. R. Lake, 

 the duties of which are to direct and control the work of the station, subject to the 

 approval of the president. 



Rhode Island College and Station. — The college announces this year for the first time 

 a four-year course in highway engineering, "intended to meet a definite and grow- 

 ing demand for men competent to build better roads. " This is probably the first 

 course of the kind ever offered in an American college. The work for this course in 

 the freshman year differs little from the other courses in mechanic arts at the col- 

 lege. In the sophomore year the student begins the study of elementary surveying 

 in the spring term. At the beginning of the junior year he is required to reach the 

 college about two weeks in advance of the opening term in September and devote 

 this time to surveying, including all the usual operations of simple triangulation, 

 topographical, railroad, and highway surveys. During the college year in addition 

 to English and mathematics, he will receive instruction in mineralogy and geology, 

 with particular emphasis on road materials. Office work in platting and computa- 

 tion continues through the winter, and surveys are completed in the spring. The 

 senior year is given over largely to highway engineering proper, and includes the 

 study of stereotomy, masonry construction, strength of materials, theory of road 

 building, hydraulics, highway bridges, and field practice. The recitation ami labo- 

 ratory work will be adjusted to accommodate the practice in construction which may 

 occur in the fall or spring term. H. M. Soper, temporary assistant chemist, has 

 resigned to accept a position elsewhere. 



South Carolina College and Station. — J. S. Newman, vice-director and agriculturist, 

 has resigned his connection with the college and station, to take effect next June. 

 O. F. Nesom, veterinarian, has also resigned to accept the position of assistant chief 

 of the Bureau of Agriculture in the Philippines. 



Tennessee University and Station. — John R. Fain, assistant agriculturist, has resigned 

 to become agriculturist at the Virginia Station and assistant professor of agriculture 

 in the college; and P. (). Vanatter, plat expert, has resigned to accept a similar 

 position at the Virginia Station. 



Texas College. — .1. W. ("arson has succeeded F. R. Bennett in charge of the farmers' 

 institute work of the State. 



Virginia College and Station. — W. B. Alwood has resigned; his present address is 

 Charlottesville, Va. 



Washington College and Station. — N. 0. Booth, horticulturist, lias severed his 

 connection with the college and station. 



Wisconsin University and Station. — Walter S. Brown, of New York, has been 

 appointed instructor in horticulture in the college of agriculture and assistant in 

 horticulture in the station. He succeeds Frederic Cranefield, who, as already noted, 



