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Arizona TTniversity and Station. — V/. H. Lawrence, formerly of the Western 

 Washington substation, has been appointed horticulturist of the station. Stan- 

 ley F. Morse, for several years engaged in commercial agriculture and in 

 lecturing before farmers' organizations, has been appointed acting pi-ofessor of 

 agriculture during the leave of absence of Prof. Clothier. F. W. Wilson has 

 been transferred from Phoenix to take charge of class work in animal husbandry 

 at Tucson. 



Arkansas University and Station.— Recent appointments include the following 

 assistants: C. L. McArthur, of the Idaho Station, in pathology and bacteriology; 

 W. S. Fields in plant pathology ; and L. H. Seymour in horticulture. R. W. 

 Wheelock has been appointed associate in extension work. 



Florida University and Station. — The state appropriations for the ensuing 

 biennium aggregate $173,500. Of this, $15,000 is for laboratories and farm 

 buildings for the college of agriculture, $20,000 for farmers' institutes and 

 extension work, $4,000 for a station dairy barn, $3,000 for additional equip- 

 ment for the station, and $3,000 for publications. Appropriations were also 

 made of $5,000 for domestic science and women's institutes through the State 

 College for Women at Tallahassee. $4,000 for an industrial building for the 

 A. and M. College for Negroes, and $3,000 for boys' corn clubs. 



Among the recent appointments are the following: F. B. Jennings, of Jack- 

 sonville, to the board of control, vice F. P. Fleming; Ira D. Odle as instructor 

 in botany and bacteriology; J. F. Duggar, jr., as instructor in agronomy, vice 

 R. L. King, resigned; A. C. Mason as laboratory assistant in entomology, vice 

 U. C. Loftin, who has accepted a position with the Bureau of Entomology of 

 this Department; and J. Matz as laboratory assistant in plant pathology. 

 Otto F. Burger, assistant plant pathologist, has been granted leave of absence 

 for graduate study at Harvard University. The extension work has been reor- 

 ganized as an independent branch of the university, with P. H. Rolfs as 

 director and A. P. Spencer as vice director. 



Illinois University and Station. — The faculty of the college of agriculture and 

 station will number for the coming year 133, of whom 6 are in administration, 

 7 in agricultural extension. 43 in agronomy, 22 in animal husbandry, 16 in 

 dairy husbandry, 26 in horticulture, 12 in household science, and 1 in veteri- 

 nary science. 



The appointments of the following assistants are noted : Orland I. Ellis and 

 George E. Gentle in soil physics; Harry C. Gilkerson, A. F. Heck, and 

 Howard J. Snider in soil fertility ; Edward H. Walworth in crop production ; 

 Charles I. Newliu in animal husbandry ; William W. Yapp and E. McC. Clark 

 in dairy husbandry; Charles B. Sayre in olericulture; and Warren R. Schoon- 

 over in soil biology. W. L. Gaines, associate in dairy husbandry ; J. T. Barrett, 

 chief assistant in botany; John Woodward, assistant in soil physics; Oran 

 Keller, assistant in soil chemisti-y; and Leslie M. Wakeley, assistant in dairy 

 husbandry, have resigned. 

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