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Mr. C. R. Orton, of Purdue University, has been elected to 

 fill the vacancy at the Pennsylvania State College, made by the 

 resignation of Professor H. R. Fulton, who will have charge of 

 the teaching and investigation of Plant Pathology which includes 

 Forest Pathology as well as the other special courses in plant 

 diseases. 



Mr. Ernest A. Sterling, who formerly held the position of for- 

 ester with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and who sev- 

 ered that connection some time ago, has opened offices at 1331 

 and 1332 Real Estate Trust Building, Broad and Chestnut streets, 

 for the purpose of actively engaging in professional practice as a 

 consulting forest and timber engineer. 



Dr. F. Fankhauser, for 19 years editor of the Schweizerische 

 Zeitschrift fur Forstwesen, well known to many American read- 

 ers, has retired from this editorship. Professor Decoppet taking 

 his place. 



