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Keceni appointments inclnde Milton H. Fohrman as assistant professor of 

 dairy husbandry and superintendent of advanced registry testing; Arthur K. 

 Anderson and Paul F. Sharp, instructors in agricultural biochemistry ; Lucy A. 

 Stadley, assistant professor of home management; Laura MacArlluir, Helen 

 Rider, Edla iVnderson, and Laura Randall, instructors in home economics; 

 G. P. Puttick, Julian G. Leach, and J. L. Seal, instructors in plant patliology ; 

 T. S. Hansen and Leland deFlon, instructors in forestry ; J. W. Wilbur and 

 T. W. Gulllckson, instructors in dairy husbandry ; W. T. Tapiey, assistant pro- 

 fessor, and John W. Bushnell, instructor in horticulture ; Martin \V. Sand- 

 strora, Walter HolTman, A. H. Johnson, and Earl R. Norris, assistants in agri- 

 cultural biochemistry; H. D. Barker and C. R. Hursh, assistants in plant 

 pathology ; and Norma Allen, instructor in home economics at Morris. 



Mississippi Station. — J. F. O'Kelly, a 1919 graduate of the University of 

 Arkansas, has been appointed fellow in plant breeding, specializing in the rela- 

 tions between soil types and length and strength of cotton fiber. 



Missouri University. — P. H. Ross, assistant director and county agent 

 leader, has been appointed director of the agricultural extension service, vice A. J. 

 Meyer, resigned to become executive secretary of the Missouri Farm Bureau 

 Federation. 



New York State Station. — A conference of the directors of the New Eng- 

 land stations was held at Geneva July 13 and 14. 



A recent ruling by the State Civil Service Commission provides for certain 

 changes in the titles of those engaged in scientific research at the station. 

 Hereafter, all those engaged in research work will be designated as chief in 

 research, associate in research, or assistant in research, according to their 

 position. An appropriate qualifying word will be used to designate the 

 particular line of investigation in which the individual is engaged, such as 

 chief in i-esearch (bacteriology). 



Two new ix)sitions were created by the last legislature, one tiiat of museum 

 preparator, and the other that of assistant editor and librarian. James S. 

 Lawsou was appointed July 1 as museum preparator. The primaiy object 

 of the nmseum is to visualize the important results secured in investigations 

 conducted at the station. A generous space for the museum was provided in 

 the new administration building, and suitable cases for the exhibits have been 

 obtainetl. Miss Laura G. Collison was appointed July 1 assistant editor and 

 librarian. 



Charles 8. Wilson, State commissioner of agriculture and also president 

 of the board of control of the station, resigned July 30 and has been succeeded 

 by George E. Hogue. H. J. Conn, associate bacteriologist, has been appointed 

 <-hief in research (bacteriology). M. T. Munn, assistant botanist, has been 

 appointed associate botanist in charge of the seed testing work under the new 

 State seed law. 



North Carolina College. — S. G. Rubinow, assistant to the director of the 

 extension .service and assistant State club agent, has resigned to become 

 secretary of the Oklahoma Cotton Growers' Association, a cooperative organiza- 

 tion which is planning to market 300,(K)0 bales of cotton in 1921. 



Ohio State University and Station. — Dr. Carl W, Gay, professor of animal 

 husbandry and chairman of the animal industry group at the University of 

 Minnesota, has been appointed head of the department of animal husbandry, 

 beginning August 1. Charles S. Plumb, head of the department for many 

 years, will continue as professor of animal husbandry. 



Dr. J. O. Halverson and E. B. Wells, associates in the department of nutri- 

 tion In the station, have resigned, tbe former to accept a similar appointment 



