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Alabama College. — Dr. Sprifiht Dowell, State superintendent of education. 

 has been elected president, beginning July 1. Dr. C. C. Thach, the former 

 president, who has been on leave of absence on account of ill health, has been 

 appointed president emeritus. 



California University and Station. — Dean T. F. Hunt of the College of 

 Agriculture will be on sabbatical leave of absence during the next year and 

 will spend the time in studying agricultural problems in Europe. Walter 

 Mulford, director of resident instruction, will be acting dean during his ab- 

 sence. 



Dr. H. J. Webber, director of the station, has resigned to accept a commer- 

 cial position in South Carolina. Dr. C. M. Haring, professor of veterinary 

 science and veterinarian, has been appointed director beginning July 1. 



C. V. Castle, instructor in animal husbandry, has resigned to accept a posi- 

 tion with the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Dr. E. T. Bartholomew has 

 been appointed assistant professor of plant pathology in the Citrus substation 

 for a special study of lemon diseases. Dr. J. P. Bennett has been appointed 

 instructor in pomology. 



Delaware College. — Press reports ainiounce the appointment as president of 

 Dr. Walter Hullihen, dean of the University of tbe South, to succeed Dr. 

 Samuel C. Mitchell, beginning September 1. 



Indiana Station. — -Joseph Oskamp, associate in pomology, has resigned to 

 assume charge of horticultural work at the Missouri Fruit Station.- The 

 resignations are also noted of R. W. Crabb, James L. Poole, and C. C. Barkdell 

 as deputy State chemists to engage in commercial work : Dillon S. Myers, as 

 assistant county agent leader to become a county agent in Ohio; and Miss 

 Nellie Tracy, as administrative assistant in charge of bulletin editing. ' I. C. 

 Hoffman, of the Bureau of Plant Industry of the U. S. Department of Agricul- 

 ture, has been appointed assistant in horticulture for truck crop studies. 

 John Z. Sheridan has been appointed assistant in soils and crops. 



Iowa College and Station. — The resignations to engage in c<immercial work 

 are noted of Dr. Arthur W. Dox as chief chemist in the station and K. C. 

 Ikeler as associate professor of animal hu.sbandry. 



Maryland University. — State legislation has recently been enacted whereby 

 on July 1 the Maryland State College of Agriculture will be combined with 

 the University of Maryland School of Medicine under the name of the Uni- 

 versity of Maryland. An appropriation of .$42.50() per annum was made for 

 the medical school for the ensuing hiennium, and $186,476 in 1921 and $165,416 

 in 1022 for the other departments of the university. An appropriation of 

 S20.3,00() was also made for buildings and equipment. 



Mississippi Station. — The increased appropriations -from the State Legisla- 

 ture for experimental work have enabled the station to make the following 

 additions to its staff: D. C. Neal, plant pathologist of the Georgia State Board 

 ()f Entomology, as plant pathologist ; Earle E. Brintnall as dairy husbandman ; 

 J. C. C. Price, associate horticulturist of the Alabama College and Station, as 

 horticulturist; F. C. Cottrell as agricultural engineer: W. E. Ayres, cotton 

 specialist and assistant agronomist at the Arkansas Station, as plant pathol- 



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