NOTES. 



California University and Station. — Several additional members of the staff 

 have now returned from war service, including Donald Bruce, appointed asso- 

 ciate professor of forestry; S. B. Freeborn, assistant professor of entomology; 

 H. A. Mattill, assistant professor of nutrition; and H. A. Wadsworth, assistant 

 in irrigation investigations. Recent appointments include J. F. Wilson as 

 assistant professor of animal husbandry ; E. L. Oberholser as assistant professor 

 of pomology; D. W. Tubbs as assistant in agricultural engineering; Ralph 

 Benton as instructor in agricultural education : YV. El 'Wank as assistant in soil 

 technology; and R. N. Davis and YV. O. Johnson as assistants in agricultural 

 extension. Leaves of absence have been granted, because of war or other Gov- 

 ernment service, to E. B. Babcock, professor of genetics, and to A. F. Swain, 

 E. O. Essig. and W. II. Stabler, assistants in entomology, forestry, and veteri- 

 nary science, respectively. 



Delaware College and Station.— The resignations, effective June 30, are noted 

 of E. A. Hodson, assistant professor of agronomy, to accept a position with the 

 Arkansas Station, ami Dr. C. C. Wlggans, research horticulturist, to become 

 associate horticulturist in the Nebraska Station. 



Florida University and Station. — J. W. Sutton of Tampa has been appointed 

 to the board of control, vice T. B. King. 



At the recent commencement the degree of LL. D. was conferred on Dr. E. R. 

 Flint of the Office of Experiment Stations, U. S. Department of Agriculture, 

 who was for many years professor of chemistry in the institution. 



Steps are being taken to establish a substation, with the special purpose of 

 conducting experiments relating to citrus work. 



Kansas College and Station. — II. J. Penney of Hays has been appointed to 

 succeed C. W. Greene as a member of the state board of administration. 



According to the budget approved by the State board of administration, the 

 funds available for the station and its four substations aggregate $201,800 for 

 the ensuing fiscal year. Of this amount, S131.300 is from Federal and State 

 appropriations, and the remainder represents estimated receipts from fees and 

 the sale of farm products which are available for use in station work. 



R. E. Hensel of the Forest Service of the U. S. Department of Agriculture has 

 been appointed associate professor of pasture management, and will have 

 charge of the pasture Investigations which are being developed in the agronomy 

 department for the purpose of promoting better utilization of the 20.ono,tK>0 

 acres of grass land within the State. Dr. H. L. Ibsen has been appointed as- 

 sistant professor of animal husbandry. 



Dr. Leonard W. Goss, professor of pathology in the department of veterinary 

 medicine, resigned July 1 to engage in commercial work. Karl J. T. Ekblaw. 

 professor of farm engineering, has resigned to become farm engineering editor 

 of Ncir England Homestead. 



Kentucky University and Station. — Philip Rlumenthal, chemist: Mark 

 Havenhill, professor of farm mechanics; Jean MacKinnon, acting head i>( the 

 department of home economics; Madge Lamareaux, instructor in that depart- 



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