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of agriculture and domestic economy, has resigned. I'.. II. Riley, formerly assistanl 

 in animal husbandry in the «•< •! I« ••_*■«■ and station, has been appointed principal of the 

 school of agriculture and domestic economy in the college and assistanl in agricul- 

 ture in the station. ( !. II. Tourgee lias been relieved of Btation work and ie no 

 longer assistant in agriculture. 



Pennsylvania College and Station. — Thomas I. Mail-, assistanl professor of animal 

 industry in the college, has been added to the Btation Btaff and placed in charge of 

 the work in animal industry. Robert E. Stallings, assistant in animal nutrition in 

 the station, has resigned toaccepl a position with the North Dakota Station. I . W. 

 Christensen, of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, who served lasl year as 

 ant in connection with the animal nutrition experiments, ha- been appointed assistanl 

 in agronomy and animal industry in the station. A. W. Clark, assistanl chemist, 

 resigned .Inly L9 to accepl a position in the New York state station. The division of 

 botany of the station has been discontinued. 



Porto Rico Station.- I >. W. Barrett, entomologisl ami botanisl of the Btation, has 

 resigned to accept a position in the Office of Seed ami Plant Introduction of the 

 Bureau of Plant Industry of this Department. 



Rhode Island Station. — In cooperation with the Bureau of Animal Industry of this 

 Department the station has begun experiments in breeding turkeys with ;( view to 

 controlling the so-called blackhead disease. George E. Adam-, assistant in agron- 

 omy at the station, has been made associate agronomist. 



South Dakota Station. — The agronomy division of the station has been put under 

 the immediate supervision of the director, James \Y. Wilson. J. S. Cole, assistant 

 in agronomy in the college, has been made assistant in agriculture in the station. 

 An additional quarter section of land has been purchased recently by the State for 

 the agricultural department, making in all a total of 4S(V acres for agronomy and 

 live stock investigations. The first annual farmers' excursion to the college in June 

 was very successful. 



Tennessee Station. — H. A. Morgan, director and zoologist and entomologist of the 

 station, has been appointed State entomologist and plant pathologist. 



Texas College. - David F. Houston, president of the college, has been called to the 

 presidency of the state University, and has accepted. 



Utah College and Station. — W. W. McLaughlin has been appointed irrigation engi- 

 neer; H. J. Frederick, veterinarian; E.G. Peterson, assistant entomologist; andC. W. 

 Porter, assistant chemist. Robert Stewart, assistant chemist of the station, ha- also 

 been made assistant professor of chemistry in the college. In compliance with a 

 law passed by the last legislature discontinuing the engineering courses in the col- 

 lege, the hoard has decided to take no more new students in engineering, hut provi- 

 sion has been made for those who have already entered to complete their course-. 



Virginia College und Station. — The second annual meeting of the Virginia State 

 farmers' institute, held at Roanoke on July 1L\ 1.'!, and 14, was attendee! by over 500 

 farmer-. < >n the last day of the institute an excursion train was run t<> Blacksburg 

 for the purpose of visiting the college and station. Resolutions were adopted asking 



the state legislature to appropriate $100,000 for the development of college and sta- 

 tion work. 



Washington College. — The name of the Washington Agricultural College and School 

 of Science has been changed to State College of Washington. The courses of study 

 will remain the same as heretofore. ,1. J. P-rowne and S. (.. CoSgTOVe have been 

 appointed regents. 



Wisconsin University and Station. — The following appointments have been made: 

 D. II. ( His, of the Kansas Agricultural ( Jollege, assistant professor of animal nutrition 

 and assistant to the dean; C. A. Ocock, of the University of Illinois, assistant in agri- 

 cultural engineering; J. G. Moore, assistant in horticulture: <b II. Benkendorf, assist- 

 ant in dairying; and E. R. Jones, assistant in soils. 



