lie Lad so identified himself, was severed ; but the 

 valuable service he rendered, as well as the integrity 

 and judgment he manifested in his work, is still 

 held in high esteem. 



The College had thus far been without a Director: 

 but late in this year (18S8) Bunzo Hashiguchi, an 

 official in the Hokkaido Government, was appointed 

 to the office, whereupon Dr. Sato was released from 

 the Acting Directorship. 



Brooks' successor had immediately to be secured. 

 A proper person being found and a satisfactory con- 

 tract signed, he was soon on his way to Japan. 

 Professor Arthur A. Brigham arrived with his family 

 in Sopporo early in 18S9. A graduate of the Massa- 

 chusetts Agricultural College, he was for several 

 } r ears engaged in practical farming, dividing his 

 time between his farm and the State Legislature, of 

 which he was a member. His contract came to end 

 in 1891 ; but it was renewed and he is still at his 

 post. Dr. Stockbridge left for America in 1889, and 

 his place was filled by Toyozo Yoshii, a graduate of 

 the Komaba Agricultural College in Agricultural 

 Chemistry, and for a while Assistant in that institu- 

 tion. In this year the College welcomed the return 

 of two of its graduates, Hiroi and Miyabe. The 

 former was called back ere the appointed term of 

 his stay in Europe came to end, as the Engineering 

 Department was in sad plight for want of instructors. 

 He slightly reorganized the Department, and added 

 to the staff the following year Bunzo Sugi, C.E., a 

 graduate of Cornell. The year we are considering 

 witnessed two more developments in the plan of the 

 College. One was the establishment of the Military 



