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been previously noted. Dr. A. J. Btiner 1ms been appointed assistant veteri- 

 narian, and P. G. Malone, college editor. 



South Dakota College. — Dr. E. C. Perisho has resigned as president to accept 

 a position with the Y. M. C. A. in reconstruction work in Europe. W. E. John- 

 son, president of the Northern Normal School at Aberdeen, has been appointed 

 to succeed him A. H. Kuhlman has been appointed associate professor of 

 animal husbandry. 



Texas Station. — The new station building, to be known as the research ad- 

 ministration building, is nearing completion and will be occupied this spring. 

 This is a modern building for laboratory and office purposes, and with the 

 present building will provide ample space for the present needs. 



H. H. Lande, superintendent of the Beaumont Substation, was transferred 

 January 28 to the main station as agronomist to take charge of rice investiga- 

 tions, and has been succeeded by A. H. Prince. 



Virginia Truck Station. — Gilbert S. Watts, a 1918 graduate of the Pennsyl- 

 vania College, has been appointed assistant horticulturist beginning January 1. 



Hampton Institute. — Charles K. Graham, director of the agricultural de- 

 partment and agricultural extension work, has resigned because of ill health. 

 J. L. B. Buck has been designated as acting director. 



Washington College and Station. — The legislature has appropriated $175,000 

 for a new dairy building and equipment, Sr.r,.( :<I0 for the completion of the agri- 

 cultural building. $75,000 for a new dormitory, $35,000 for buildings and equip- 

 ment and other expenses at the new irrigation substation at Prosser, $80,000 

 for land, stock, and a new dairy bam at the Puyallup substation, and $01,963.34 

 as an offset to the Federal funds for extension work. These appropriations are 

 in addition to the college funds derived from the millage tax. 



Harry II. Hill, of the University of Minnesota, has been appointed instructor 

 in dairy manufactures. C. Edwin Hill, assistant in forage crop work at the 

 substation at Moro, Oreg., has been appointed superintendent of the substation 

 at Waterville. 



Wyoming University and Station. — The farm at Lander leased by the uni- 

 versity for the past 10 years to the State Horticultural Society has been taken 

 over, and is to be developed in cooperation with the society as a substation. 

 The horticultural work will be continued, and agronomy and animal husbandry 

 studies will be undertaken. 



A recent act of the legislature brings the farms formerly controlled by the 

 State farm board under the administration of the director of the station, as- 

 sisted by an advisory committee appointed by the governor. This will make 

 possible substation work in various sections of the State. Provision has also 

 been made for organizing the extension club work and the work in home 

 economics on the basis of county agent work, with State appropriations to aid 

 the counties in their extension programs. 



A new hog house costing $3,500 has been erected at the stock farm for ex- 

 perimental work with swine. Considerable farm machinery has also been 

 added. 



C. P. Arnold of Laramie, W. C. Doming of Cheyenne, and E. D. Croft of 

 Cowley, have been appointed to the board of trustees. 



Superior Council of Agronomic Stations and Laboratories in France. — 

 Under a decree of the French Minister of Agriculture of August 12, 19 IS, a 

 Superior Council of Agronomic Stations and Agricultural Laboratories has been 

 established. This council consists of 25 members chosen for terms of from one 

 to three years, 9 being selected by the Academy of Sciences, 6 by the Academy 



