NOTES. 



Connecticut State Station. — G. L. Davis, assistant chemist since 1913, termi- 

 nated Ills work at this station in June. 



Iowa College. — George W. Iverson, instructor in agricultural engineering, has 

 resigned to become farm-engineering editor of a chain of agricultural publi- 

 cations. 



Kansas College and Station. — The honorary degree of LL. D. was bestowed 

 upon President H. J. Waters by the University of Missouri at its recent com- 

 mencement. 



Dr. C. M. Brink, professor of English literature and dean emeritus of the 

 college, died June 29. He had been with the institution since 1902 and served 

 as dean of the college from 1909 until his recent retirement. 



W. A. Lippincott, poultry husbandman, has been given a year's leave of 

 absence for graduate work in genetics at the University of Wisconsin. 



In the extension division, Miss Minnie Sequist has been appointed specialist 

 in home economics and Miss Mary Wright specialist in domestic arts, both 

 appointments beginning September 1. R. P. Schnacke and F. B. Williams have 

 been appointed county agents for Pawnee and Marshall counties, respectively, 

 and have entered upon their duties. Including the 16 county agents and 5 

 district agents at work in the State, there are now 42 men and 6 women 

 devoting full time to the extension work of the college. A conference of the 

 members of the division of extension was held at the college June 12-17 

 for the discussion of organization, policies, and relationship between county 

 and district agents, extension specialists, and specialists of the division of 

 agriculture. 



Minnesota University and Station. — Dr. R. A. Gortner, associate professor of 

 soil chemistry, has been transferred to the division of agricultural biochem- 

 istry with the title of associate professor of agricultural biochemistry and in 

 charge of the section of biochemical research. 



Missouri Station. — Henry Cohn has succeeded C. E. Deardorff, resigned, as 

 assistant in the soil survey. A. F. Ridgway has been appointed assistant in 

 veterinary science. 



Nebraska University and Station. — Dr. Raymond J. Pool has been appointed 

 permanent head of the department of botany. C. A. Helm, instructor and 

 assistant in experimental agronomy, has resigned to become assistant profes- 

 sor of agronomy in the University of Missouri. William Rabak has been 

 appointed instructor in agricultural chemistry and assistant in agricultural 

 chemistry in the station. 



New Jersey Stations. — Samuel U. Hoddeson and Joseph J. Williams have 

 resigned as assistant chemists. Louis J. Kleinfeld and D. James Kay have 

 been appointed assistant chemists ; H. C. Haines, assistant extension specialist 

 in fruit growing; Miss E. P. Leeds, assistant State leader of girl's club work; 

 and David Schmidt, field assistant in horticulture. 

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