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Prof. F. Lamson-Sc-rilmcr, chief ol the new Imreau of agriculture in the Philip- 

 pine Islands, sailed for 3Ianihi on the transport McClellan February 22. He was 

 accompanied by E. D. Merrill, a former assistant in tlie Division of Agrostology, who 

 has accepted the position of botanist in the new bureau. 



J)r. F. A. F. C. Went, professor of botany in the university and director of the 

 Botanic Garden at Utrecht, Holland, recently spent several days at the Agricultural 

 Department at Washington on his return from a six months' trip to the Dutch col- 

 onies in the West Indies in the interest of his Government, which is making an 

 effort to improve the agricultural and horticultural conditions of these colonies. 



The Royal Bavarian Academy of Science has awarded the Liebig gold medal to 

 Dr. O. Kellner, director of the ^Mockern Experiment Station, in recognition of his 

 scientific investigations in the nutrition of farm animals and especially the recjuire- 

 ments and metabolism of nutrients and energy. 



Dr. L. Liebermann, director of the chemical experiment station at Budapest, has 

 been appointed professor of hygiene and director of the hygienic institute in the 

 University of Budapest, vice Dr. Josef Fodor, deceased. 



Dr. E. Wein, adjunct in fhe central agricultural experiment station at ^Munich, has 

 been appointed professor of agricultural chemistry at the Royal Bavarian Academy for 

 Agriculture and Brewing in Weihenstephan, vice Professor Stellwaag, deceased. 

 Presumably he will also succeed the latter in charge of the agricultural division of 

 the station at that place. Dr. Henkel succeeds Professor Stellwaag as director of the 

 dairy school. 



Prof. C. Kraus, director of the Academy for Agriculture and Brewing at Weihen- 

 stephan, has been elected to succeed Prof. E. WoUny at the Technical High School 

 at Munich. 



Dr. W. Schneidewind, assistant in the Halle Station, has been selected to succeed 

 the late Dr. Maercker as director of the agricultural chemical station, and Dr. L. 

 Biihring as director of the control station. 



^Miscellaneous. — The prospectus has been issued of the first session of the Grad- 

 uate School of Agriculture, to be held at the Ohio State University the coming 

 summer. As previously announced, instruction will be given in three main lines — 

 agronomy, zootechny, and dairying, and a special course will be given in plant and 

 animal breeding. "The course in agronomy will include climatology and soil 

 physics, vegetable physiology, fertilizers, and the culture and management of field 

 crops. The course in zootechny will include the principles of animal form, the 

 breeding and nutrition of domestic animals, and the application of these principles 

 to the choice and management of Ijeef and dairy cattle, sheej), swine, and horses. 

 The course in dairying will include the science of dairying, especially its chemistry 

 and bacteriology, the application of the science in practice, and demonstrations of 

 improved methods of butter and cheese making. The course in plant and animal 

 breeding will deal chiefly with methods of investigation and instruction in this 

 subject and will be so arranged that it can be taken by students in any of the 

 other courses." Instructions will be given by lectures, seminars, and laboratory 

 demonstrations. 



The faculty is comprised as follows: President, W. O. Thompson, Ohio State Uni- 

 versity; dean, ^v. C. True, Office of Experiment Stations; registrar, T. F. Hunt, 

 Ohio State University, and a corps of thirty experts, selected from the various agri- 

 cultural colleges an<l experiment stations, who will act as instructors. 



The school is limited to persons who have completed a college course and taken a 

 bachelor's degree, except that admission may be granted to nongraduates who are 

 recommended by the faculties of their colleges as properly qualified. The school 

 will open with inaugural exercises July 7, addresses being delivered by Hon. James 

 Wilson, Secretary of Agriculture; W. M. Liggett, of Minnesota; H. C. White, of 

 Georgia; W. 0. Thompson, of Ohio, and A. C. True, dean of the Graduate School of 

 Agriculture. The school will be in session four weeks, closing August 1. 



