NOTES. 



Colorado College and Station. — 2*Irs. Agnes M. Riddle, of Denver, and H. D. 

 Parker, of Greeley, have been elected to the governing board, vice F. E. Brooks 

 and William Harrison. 



A central heating plant has been authorized under a state appropriation of 

 $50,000 and construction will begin at once. 



Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Station. — W. R. McAllep has been appointed assist- 

 ant chemist. 



Illinois University and Station. — The legislature has appropriated $5,000,(MX) 

 for the use of the institution for the current biennium. This is practicallj- 

 the full amount accumulated in the state treasury from the one mill tax voted 

 four years ago for the support of the university. 



Robert Stewart, professor of chemistry and chemist in the Utah College and 

 Station, has been appointed associate professor of .soil fertility and assistant 

 chief in soil fertility in the station beginning September 1. 



Oklahoma College and Station. — James W. Cantwell, superintendent of schools 

 at Fort Worth, Tex., has been appointed president of the college. Under a recent 

 act of the legislature providing for the appointment of members of the Board 

 of Agriculture by the governor, the following four new members have been 

 designated, who by Virtue of their position become members of the board of 

 regents of the agricultural college: R. H. McLish, Ardmore; Joe Alexander, 

 Moffitt : C. B. Campbell, Minco ; and J. J. Savage, Hollis. 



Purdue TJniveristy. — The first rural minister's conference was held at the 

 university May 11-13, with an attendance of about 200 ministers and laymen. 



Iowa College and Station. — Science notes that J. B. Davidson, professor of 

 agricultural engineering and chief engineer, has been appointed to the newly 

 established professorship of agricultural engineering at the University of Cali- 

 fornia, and among other duties is to develop at Davis a testing plant for the 

 study of the efficiency of farm machinery. 



Maryland College. — Despite adverse weather conditions, the annual Farmers' 

 Day, May 29, attracted an attendance of over 1,000. The speaker of the day 

 was Hon. Carl Yrooman, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, who spoke on The 

 New Agriculture. He urged the fullest participation in the new system of 

 demonstration work and the improvement of country life, not only along 

 economic lines but also in the establishment of the cooperative spirit, the spirit 

 of oi'ganization in every country neighborhood for the common good of all 

 concerned. 



Nebraska University and Station. — The legislature has granted the funds 

 necessary to duplicate those accruing under the Smith-Lever Act and has 

 authorized a one mill state tax for salaries and maintenance and a three-fourths 

 mill tax for a building fund. Approximately $1,320,000 will be available for 

 land and buildings during the ensuing biennium. Plans have been completed for 

 the new dairy building and nearly completed for the Bessey Natural Science 

 building. An agricultural engineering building and a horse barn are also 

 contemplated. 



R. J. Pool has been appointed acting head of the department of botany, J. E. 

 Weaver, formerly of the botanical department of the Washington College, 

 has been appointed assistant professor of botany, and E. H. Hoppert assistant 

 professor of horticulture in extension work. 



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