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ists, particularly those retained by the agricultural associations at the expense of the 

 general public. He held that the funds granted to these colleges should be used for 

 promoting the education of fanners in the science and practice of agriculture, instead 

 of being diverted to other purposes. 



The Country Calendar is a new monthly publication, resembling in some respects 

 ( 'mi,, iii/ Life in . [merica. The first number, dated May, 1905, contains twelve or more 

 editorial notes and leading articles by Hon. Grover Cleveland, John Burrows, Sec- 

 retary .lames Wilson, Prof. L. H. Bailey, and others. The following departments 

 are each represented by one or more short articles: Garden and orchard, trees and 

 shrubs, stock and poultry, the country house, stable and kennel, the country beau- 

 tiful, and the automobile. The illustrations are made a special feature of the publi- 

 cation. 



Tht Bohemian Entomological Society has begun the publication of a new journal 

 containing the proceedings of the society and under the title Casopis Ceske" Spolednosti 

 EntomologicM. It is edited by a commit'tee of the society, of which F. Klapalek is 

 chairman. The journal is devoted to general entomology, including a description of 

 new species, insect biology, anatomy of insects, and reviews of entomological liter- 

 ature. The articles are written in the Bohemian language, with an occasional 

 resume in German or French. 



According to a note in The Southern Workman a gift of $10,000 has been made to 

 the principal of Hampton Institute and a like amount to the principal of theTuskegee 

 Institute to be used in the improvement of the rural schools for negroes in the South. 



Henry H. Goodell, president of the Massachusetts Agricultural College, died 

 aboard the steamship Nacoochee April 23 while on his way from Savannah to Boston. 

 An account of his services to agriculture will be given in the next number. 



Dr. Albert Benjamin Prescott, director of the chemical laboratory, professor of 

 organic chemistry, and dean of the school of pharmacy of the University of Michi- 

 gan, died in Ann Arbor February 25, 1905. Doctor Prescott was eminent as a chem- 

 ical investigator, having contributed frequently to the periodical literature of organic, 

 analytical, and pharmaceutical chemistry and having written several standard text- 

 books, among which are Quantitative Chemical Analysis, Outlines of Proximate 

 Organic Analysis, and Manual of Organic Analysis. In matters relating to the 

 public health, such as the adulteration of food and the contamination of water sup- 

 plies, Doctor Prescott was actively interested. Among the many honors bestowed 

 upon him mention may be made of the presidency of the American Chemical Society, 

 American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Pharma- 

 ceutical Association, and membership in the American Philosophical Society and 

 other prominent organizations. 



William Paul, the well-known English rosarian, died March 31, at the age of 83 

 years. Mr. Paul was the originator of many varieties of roses, and in 1848 published 

 a work entitled "The Rose Garden," which has gone through nine editions. 



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