NOTES. 



Arkansas University and Station. — Dr. Bradford Knapp, chief of exten- 

 sion work in the South, States Relations Service, U. S. Department of Agri- 

 culture, since 1911, lias been appointed dean of the college of agriculture, direc- 

 tor of the station, and chief of the department of rural economics. Martin 

 Nelson has been appointed vice dean and vice director and chief of the dei>art- 

 ment of agronomy. 



California University. — A number of changes have been made in the plan 

 of instruction of regular students in the college of agriculture, effective with 

 the opening of 1920. Under the new plan fewer subjects will he required of 

 all students, opportunity will be given for some work in agriculture each 

 semester, and a closer relation will be established between the subject matter 

 in the fundamental sciences and in agriculture. Among other changes, three 

 new courses dealing in a broad way with general principles, one each in 

 agronomy, animal husbandry, and horticulture have been added as electives. 

 Thei'e will also be a new required course in botony, strongly emphasizing plant 

 physiology, and changes will be made in the subject matter of the courses in 

 zoology, agronomy, animal husbandry, and horticulture. 



Georgia College and Station. — From practically no students ten years ago 

 the college of agriculture has become the largest department of the university, 

 with an enrollment of 450 long course students and a number in short courses. 



A very successful tractor demonstration was held at the college November 5, 

 1919, under the auspices of the farm bureau of Clarke County. A boll weevil 

 school is to be held January 20 to 30, comprising demonstrations of methods to 

 fight the boll weevil. 



T. E. Keitt has resigned as chemist and agronomist of the station, effective 

 January 1. 



Hawaii Federal Station. — C. W. Carpenter resigned as pathologist Novem- 

 ber 1.5, 1919, to become associate pathologist in the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' 

 Station, where it is expected that he will continue his investigations on root 

 rot diseases. J. E. Higgins, horticulturist, resigned December 25 to become 

 professor of agronomy in the college of agriculture of the University of the 

 Philippines. 



Idaho University and Station. — Dr. W. M. Gibbs of the University of Wis- 

 consin has been appointed professor of bacteriology and bacteriologist. C. H. 

 Werkman has been appointed research assistant in bacteriology, and Ray F. 

 Morgan instructor in dairy husbandry. 



Kansas College. — Arrangements are being made for two 10-day short courses 

 to be held in March, one in grain elevator accounting in cooperation with the 

 Bureau of Markets, U. S. Department of Agriculture, and the other in grain 

 marketing. C. W. Mullen, assistant professor of crops, has resigned to engage 

 in agricultural journalism, and has been succeeded by J, W. Zahnley of the 

 department of education. 



Kentucky Station. — William Rodes, cliemist, and A. E. Ewan, sui)erinteudent 

 of experimental tields, resigned December 11 and December 13, 1919, respec- 

 tively. The latter has been succeeded by S. C. Jones. 

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