1919.1 PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 31. 3a 



REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR. 



FRED W. MORSE, ACTING DIRECTOR. 



The most noteworthy happening in the affairs of the experi- 

 ment station was the leave of absence and subsequent resigna- 

 tion of its director, Dr. WilHam P. Brooks, who had adminis- 

 tered its affairs since 1906. On account of ill health he felt 

 obliged to accept a leave of absence March 1, and later re- 

 quested to be relieved of the director's responsibilities, which 

 was done Oct. 1, 1918. Dr. Brooks has not retired from the 

 service of the experiment station, but as consulting agriculturist 

 will continue to give it the benefit of his wealth of experience 

 and knowledge. 



The work of the experiment station was noticeably handi- 

 capped during the year by the departure, one after another, 

 of members of the staff for war service. It was only right that 

 those members should be assured of their positions upon the 

 completion of their war service, but it was found impracticable 

 to secure other workers to take their places temporarily, so the 

 completion of some investigations was necessarily postponed. 

 In one permanent and two temporary positions women have 

 been employed in the place of men, with complete satisfaction; 

 but as a rule college women do not prefer scientific studies, and 

 the number of women trained for our lines of work is very 

 limited. 



Leaves of Absence. 

 H. T. Fernald, Ph.D., Entomologist, Dec. 1, 1917, to April 30, 1918. 

 Wrn. P. Brooks, Ph.D., Director, ill health, March 1 to September 30. 

 J. K. Shaw, Ph.D., Research Pomologist, Sept. 1, 1918, to Feb. 28, 1919. 



Leaves of Absence on Account of War Service. 



John B. Lentz, V.M.D., Assistant, Department of Veterinary Science, 



from Aug. 31, 1917. 

 Robert S. Scull, B.Sc, Assistant, Department of Plant and Animal 



Chemistry, from Sept. 11, 1917. 



