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until 1884, also serving for a lime as acting president. In that year lie went 

 to Nebraslia as professor of botany, also serving as acting chancellor at various 

 periods and as bead dean since 1909. 



In addition to these duties Dr. Bessey was botanical editor of the American 

 NaturaliM from ISSO to 1897 and of the same department of Science since 1897. 

 He was president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science 

 in 1910-1911; the Botanical Society of America, 1895-1896; Society for the Pro- 

 motion of Agricultural Science, 1889-1891; the Department of Natural Science 

 of the National Education Association, 1895-1896; and the American Micro- 

 scopical Society in 1902; and was a member of a long list of other associations. 

 He was the author of several books, including Botany for High Schools and 

 Colleges, 1884; Elementary Botanical Exercises, 1892; Elementary Botany, 

 1904; and Plant Migration Studies, 1905, as well as of a large number of 

 scientific papers and reviews. 



Dr. Bessey's services to the university were of unusual importance, and have 

 had an enduring influence on its development. He was a strong believer in the 

 necessity of the broadest essential preparation of agricultural workers. In his 

 long service he trained many botanists of prominence in tliis Department and 

 elsewhere, and as a recent tribute states " their achievements form the greatest 

 monument that can be erected to his memory. Present-day students will do 

 well to remember that the success of his students is in large part due to the 

 scientific spirit with which he has imbued them." 



New Jersey College and Station. — Recent appointments include Erwiu C. Van 

 Leer as assistant herdsman in the dairy department, vice John W. Bartlett, who 

 has been made field assistant in horticulture in place of Joel P. Sherman, re- 

 signed, Roscoe W. De Baun as extension specialist in market gardening, and 

 Winifred N. Cowgill as field assistant in horticulture. The death of the college 

 and station treasurer, Irving S. Upson, is noted. 



Pennsylvania College. — The Penn Stuie Farmer announces that a farmer's 

 week held in Philadelphia was attended by over 800. A similar program for 

 Pittsburgh is under consideration. 



South Carolina College and Station. — The legislature has elected B. H. Bawl 

 of the Dairy Division of this Department, to succeed W. D. Garrison, resigned, 

 as a member of the board of trustees. 



W. W. Fitzpa trick, formerly of the farm improvement department of tlie 

 Southern Railway, has been appointed assistant dairyman in charge of field 

 c'emonstrations in South Carolina, with headquarters at the college. 



As one of its Smith-Lever projects, the extension division is organizing co- 

 operative cream routes in near-by counties. The cream is shipped to the col- 

 lege, manufactured into butter, and marketed for the farmers. The plan has 

 proved successful in its first six months, and recently egg gathering has been 

 begun on the routes. The dairy equipment has been increased by the iustalla- 

 llon of a churn of 600 lbs. daily capacity. 



Tennessee University and Station. — The will of the late Colonel Benjamin 

 Rush Strong, a resident of Knoxville, contains bequests to the university of 

 !i;?>5.000 for the purchase of additional laud for the station, $30,000 for a girls' 

 dormitory, and a business house in Knoxville, the income from which is to 

 constitute a medal fund for the university and certain other institutions of 

 learning. It also provides that the residue of the estate from these and many 

 other bequests is to be given to the university as a trust fund for loans to 

 deserving students of the agricultural department. The amount available for 

 this loan fund is not definitely known, but is estimated at from $200,000 to 

 $400,000. 



