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California University. — A total of 9,198 students were registered for corre- 

 spondence courses in agriculture for the year ended April 30, 1915, which with 

 previous enrollments brought the total number to 18,347. One or more courses 

 have been completed by 2,832 students. 



Of the students enrolled this year, 38 per cent are actually engaged in 

 farming, 12 per cent are housewives, 2 per cent engineers, 16 per cent business 

 men, 3 per cent teachers, 15 per cent clerks, stenographers, and bookkeeiiers, 

 and 4 per cent students. The average age is estimated to be 33 years, ranging 

 from 10 to 85 years. Students have enrolled from 42 other States, the District 

 of Columbia, Alaska, Hawaii, the Philippines, Porto Rico, Canada, the Fiji 

 Islands, Greece, ludhi, Mexico, Africa, England, and various small islands of 

 the West Indies. 



Georgia College. — Beginning next fall a degree course in veterinary medicine 

 is to be offered in charge of Dr. AV. M. Bursou. 



Guy R. Jones and Elmo Ragsdale have been addetl to the extension staff, 

 the former as field agent in agricultural engineering, and the latter for horti- 

 cultural work, especially with canning clubs. 



Maine University and Station. — Glen Blaine Ramsey was transferre<l March 1.5 

 from instructor in biolo^'y in the university to assistant plant pathologist in 

 the station. J. E. Sullivan lias been appointe<l farm superintendent at the 

 AroostfK)k farm, vice Guy A. Baker resigned, beginning April 1. ' 



Massachusetts College. — S. B. Haskell has resigned as professor of agronomy 

 to engage in commercial work, and Miss Beryl H. Paige as assistant in veteri- 

 nary science in the station. Recent appointments in the extension division 

 include E. Farnum Damon as extension professor of agricultural economics, 

 and F. A. C. Smith, previously instructor in landscape design at the University 

 of Illinois, as extension instructor in civic improvement. 



Nevada Station. — Work has been begun on a serum laboratory building to 

 cost about .$1,500. 



New Mexico College and Station. — Dr. E. P. Humbert resigned as dean of 

 agriculture and agronomist January 1 to become plant bree<ler in cotton investi- 

 gations at the Texas Station, and has been succeeded by Rupert L. Stewart. 

 A. Z. Smith was appointed assistant agronomist and R. B. Thompson a.ssistant 

 poultryniaii. each beginning February 1. 



New York State Station. — Recent appointments to the board of control include 

 Frank M. Bradley, of Barkers ; Charles C. Sackett, of Canandaigua ; and Alfred 

 G. Lewis, of Geneva, succeeding Burt E. Smalley, H. C. Harpending, and C. 

 Willard Rice. State Connuissioner of Agriculture Charles S. Wilson has been 

 elected president of the board. 



Washington College and Station. — Elton Fulnier. head of the department of 

 cliemistry since 1893, state chemist since 1900, and dean of the faculty since 

 1908, was killed in a railway accident February 20. Professor Fulmer was 

 51 yeai's of age, and a graduate of the University of Nebraska (B. S. 1887 

 and M. A. 1889). He was instructor, in chemistry in the same institution 

 from 1888 to 1893, when he became professor of chemistry and chemist in the 

 Washington College and Station. 

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