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Foley, assistant professor of farm management, has been promoted to be pro- 

 fessor of farm management in charge of the department which had formerly 

 been under the direction of Professor Pugsley. 



H. B. Carpenter, adjunct professor of animal husbnndry, died February 7. 

 Professor Carpenter was a 1912 graduate of the University of Missouri. He 

 was subsequently employed as Instructor in animal husbandry in the University 

 of Georgia, coming to Nebraska at the beginning of the present college year. 



Cornell TTniversity. — C-ooperative work has been arranged with Alfred and 

 Rochester universities. At Alfred, the work is to be of an extension nature 

 In charge of Prof. C. O. DuBois. Thnt with Rochester University involves 

 investigations of plant diseases among vegetable growers at Iroudequoit. An 

 expert will be appointed under the immediate direction of the University of 

 Rochester and have the use of its laboratories. The New York State College 

 of Agriculture will furnish a portion of the equipment, i)ay field expenses, and 

 publish the results of the work. 



George A. Works, assistant professor of agricultural education in the Univer- 

 sity of MinnesoUi, has been appointed professor of rural education and head 

 of the department in the college of agriculture. He is expected to take up his 

 duties July 1, and will offer courses in the university summer session. 



W. W. Warsaw, a graduate of the Iowa College, has been appointed assistant 

 in soil drainage to carry on demonstration work. R. J. Gilmore. assistiint in 

 the farm course, has accepted a position as head of the biology department of 

 Huron College. John H. Comsto<'k, head of the department of entomology and 

 zoology, is to retire at the close of the present college year. 



New York State Station. — E. L. Baker, associate chemist in charge of inspec- 

 tion analyses, has resigned to enter commercial work. His resignation became 

 effective April 1, when Arthur W. Clark, assistant chemist, was given charge 

 of the analytical work in the inspection of fertilizers, feeds, insecticides, and 

 fungicides. Clarence D. Parker has been appointed assistant chemist. 



Oregon College. — John E. Larson, superintendent of the Farm Improvement 

 Association of Spink County, South Dakota, has been appointed extension 

 agronomist. 



Pennsylvania College and Station. — The new horticultural building which is 

 nearing completion will be dedicated during commencement. This building will 

 cost about $120,000 and is to be thoroughly equipped for the teaching of vege- 

 table gardening, pomology, floriculture, and landscape gardening. 



A county farm bureau was organized in Lycoming County, March 13. making 

 the tenth county in which an organization has been effected. 



A cattle feeders' convention was held at the college April 3. Farmers were 

 present from all of the districts where this industry is important and showed 

 special interest in a feeding experiment with 60 cattle bought last fall for this 

 specific purpose. A marked increase in interest among Pennsylvania farmers in 

 the breeding and feeding of beef cattle is reported. 



Maurice G. Kains, associate editor of the American Agriculturist, has been 

 appointed professor of horticulture and horticulturist, the appointment to take 

 effect July 15. 



Rhode Island College and Station. — Walter E. Ranger has been elected presi- 

 dent of the board of managers. Charles D. Kimball has been succeeded by 

 Zenas W. Bliss, who will also act as vice-president. 



Walter C. Irons, a 1913 graduate of the college, has been appointed assistant 

 in field experiments and has entered upon his duties. 



Wisconsin University and Station. — C. P. Norgord, associate professor of 

 agronomy and associate agronomist, has also been appointed superintendent cf 

 farmers' institutes, ^ice George A. McKerrow, retired. 



