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President Ayres was born in Memphis, May 25, 1856. He received a technical 

 education, Stevens Institute of Technology awarding him the B. S. degree in 

 1878, and that of doctor of philosophy in 18SS. His long period of educational 

 service began at Tulane University in 18S0 and continued at that institution 

 until 1904, when he resigned as acting president to become president of the 

 University of Tennessee. During his administration at the latter institution its 

 resources and prestige greatly increased. In the words of one of his colleagues, 

 "he made the university a State university in fact as well as in name. He 

 reorganized the institution in all of its colleges, Increased the faculties, extended 

 the curricula, and enlarged the equipment and facilities for instruction and 

 research." 



President Ayres was the recipient of many educational honors and had 

 received the honorary doctor's degree from five southern universities. He was 

 a fellow of the American A ion for the Advancement of Science and a 



member of numerous engineering and educational bodies. He was president of 

 the National Association of State Universities in 1!>1<>. For many years he had 

 been a prominent figure in the American Association of Agricultural Colleges 

 and Experiment Stations, serving on the executive committee and in numerous 

 other capacities. He was nominated as president of the association at the 

 Baltimore mee ing shortly before his death, and upon declining the position was 

 reelected :is the ranking vice-president 



Samuel M. Bain, associated with the institution since 1S93, and professor of 

 botany since 1901, died January 30 at ge of 50 years. His experimental 



work dealt particularly with rod clover and its diseases, cotton, and alfalfa. He 

 was a fellow of the American Association tor the Advancement of Science and a 

 member of numerous scientific organizations 



The extensive building program of the university has now been tentatively 

 adopted. Among the first structures to he erected Is a laboratory building for 

 agriculture, including the departments of agronomy, horticulture, dairying, ami 

 animal husbandry, and also with provision tor the oiiice of the extension divi- 

 sion and the laboratories of the station. 



The departmenl of animal husbandry and dairying of the college and station 

 has been divided. C. A. Willson assuming Charge of the department of animal 

 husbandry and C. Elmer Wylle of that in dairying. 



Utah College and Station.— a department of range management has been 

 established under the direction of Raymond J. Becraft. L. M. WInsor, specialist 

 in Irrigation and drainage, lias been granted leave of absence t<> take up com- 

 mercial Irrigation work in Chile. Irving J. Jensen, assistant agronomist, has 

 returned from military service. W. S. Hansen of Fielding and George YV. Skid- 

 more of Logan have been appointed members of the Board of Trustees vice J. 

 William Knight and Elizabeth C. McCune. 



Wisconsin University and Station.— Dr. IT. C. Taylor, professor of agri- 

 cultural economics, has been appointed chief of the Office of Farm Management 

 in the V. S. Department of Agriculture. D. H. Otis, professor of farm man- 

 agement has been granted leave of absence to engage in the Y. M. 0. A. over- 

 seas educational campaign and will be in charge of the organization of the in- 

 struction in farm management J. B. Borden, formerly assistant State super- 

 intendent of public instruction, has been appointed assistant dean and has 

 entered upon his duties. 



The land clearing investigation and demonstration work has heen put In charge 

 of John Swenehart. transferred from the position of county representative of 

 Forest County. <>. R. Zeasman, county representative of Green Lake County, 

 has also heen transferred to the agricultural engineering department 



