NOTES. 



Colorado College and Station. ^Dr. "W. W. Rolibins has resigned as professor 

 of botany and botanist to accept a position with the experimental department 

 of a sugar beet company. 



Connecticut State Station. — R. E. Andrew has been appointed assistant 

 chemist vice C. B. Morison, whose resignation has been previously noted. 



Iowa College and Station. — Dr. Paul Emerson, associate bacteriologist at 

 the Idaho Station, has accepted an appointment as assistant professor of soils 

 and assistant chief in soil chemistry. H. W. Johnson has been transferred from 

 assistant soil bacteriologist to associate professor of soils and assistant chief 

 in soil chemistry and bacteriologist In humus investigations. 



Kansas College. — Dr. A. G. Hogan, assistant professor of chemistry and 

 assistant in animal nutrition, has resigned to become professor of biochemistry 

 in the Medical School of the University of Alabam.a. Dr. J. S. Hughes has been 

 appointed assistant in animal nutrition. A. C. Hartenbower, superintendent of 

 farmers' institutes and extension schools, has resigned to engage in farming. 



Kentucky University and Station. — Dr. W. R. Pinnell, special bacteriologist 

 in the public service laboratories ; Otis Kerclier, State leader of boys' club work ; 

 F. J. Sutton, assistant professor of horticulture; W. D. Her, assistant chemist; 

 and A. L. Brueckner, assistant in animal pathology, have resigned. John B. 

 Nelson has been appointed assistant bacteriologist and Miss Marie Jackson, seed 

 analyst. 



Maryland Station. — E. H. Parfitt has been appointed assistant in dairy re- 

 search. 



Massachusetts Station. — Recent appointments include Miss Anne C. Messer 

 as assistant chemist in the research laboratory, Arthur M. Clarke as assistant 

 chemist in the fertilizer laboratoi-y, and Miss Marguerite G. Ickis, curator in 

 the department of botany, vice Mrs. S. W. Wheeler, resigned. 



Minnesota University and Station. — Increases of tuition, averaging in the 

 College of Agriculture $18 per term, have been decided upon beginning July 1, 

 1920, to meet the increased expenses due to the unexpectedly large enrollments. 



Construction of a new administration building for the university has been 

 authorized. A comprehensive building plan is being prepared. 



An experimental wheat flour mill is to be built next spring at Minneapolis by 

 the State railway and warehouse commission and the State department of 

 agriculture, with the advisory assistance of the College of Agriculture. An 

 appropriation of $35,000 was made by the legislature at its recent special ses- 

 sion for this purpose. The mill will have a capacity of about 100 bbls. a day. 

 It is expected to be used principally in the study of grain grading and market- 

 ing problems and to obtain cost data as to flour making. 



New York State Station. — Laura G. Collison has been appointed editor and 

 librarian and Millard G. Moore assistant chemist. 



Pennsylvania College and Station. — J. W. Miller, instructor in plant pathol- 

 ogy, has resigned. W. A. Kuntz has been appointed assistant in botany. 



Clemson College. — L. V. Starkey, extension specialist in animal husbandry 

 at the University of West Virginia, has been appointed professor of animal 

 husbandry. 



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