408 Twenty-Second Annual Report of the 



It is a pleasure to be able to report continued progress through- 

 out the year, the most prominent developments being the strength- 

 ening of the extension work, the addition of a special poultry de- 

 partment, and a closer cooperation with the various agricultural 

 interests and organizations of the State. 



BOARD OF MANAGERS 



A list of the Board of Managers and the executive committee 

 is found on the preceding page. Only one change has occurred 

 since last year, and this is due to a change in the personnel of the 

 State Department of Agriculture, the Commissioner of Agricul- 

 ture being an ex-officio member of the Board of Control of this 

 School. The present incumbent is the Hon. Charles S. Wilson, 

 who has taken an active interest in matters pertaining to agricul- 

 tural education. 



faculty 



The faculty consists of twenty-one professors and instructors, 

 sixteen of whom give their full time to the school. Five are em- 

 ployed jointly with other departments of the University. The 

 farm superintendent has charge of the instruction work in farm 

 practice. The following changes have occurred during the year : 



Professor George Addison Bole, who is employed jointly with 

 other departments of the University as Professor of Chemistry, 

 has been given a leave of absence for one year on account of 

 illness. His place has been filled by the appointment of Mr. 

 Charles Milligan. Mr. Milligan is a graduate of Carson New- 

 man College with a degree of A. B., and last year completed 

 at Chicago University the work for the degree of Bachelor of 

 Science, taking special work in chemistry. 



Mr. Luther Banta of Amsterdam, New York, a graduate of the 

 Poultry Department of the New York State College of Agricul- 

 ture at Cornell University with the degree of Bachelor of Science, 

 has been appointed chief of the newly organized Poultry Depart- 

 ment with rank of instructor. Mr. Banta has had considerable 

 practical poultry experience and has practically completed the 

 work for the degree of Master of Science. 



