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promising and energetic young men, selected for their aptitudes and 

 abilities and being groomed for additional responsibilities and services in 

 our varying state services, have been called for active war duties. These 

 men have already given such satisfactory service that an unconditional 

 release from our institution seems most undesirable both from the stand- 

 point of affording less security of employment to such individuals and 

 because we cannot easily duplicate these men even under more normal 

 conditions, to say nothing of the restricted services resulting from the 

 universal draft. Providing for all these conditions forces us to seek tem- 

 porary appointees "for the duration". Naturally any possible candidate 

 is almost sure to be seeking a permanent rather than a temporary ap- 

 pointment. 



CHANGES IN PERSONNEL 



January 1, 1941 - June 30, 1942 



In administration, Arval Erikson, assistant economist in marketing 

 and assistant to the director, was released May 1, 1942 to take a position 

 in Washington with the Office of Price Administration. Dr. H. C. Grin- 

 nell, assistant professor of agricultural economics, assistant to the dean 

 and assistant agricultural economist, was reallocated in his station w r ork 

 to act in the capacity of assistant to the director. Dr. Grinnell returned 

 from a leave of absence in June with his doctorate from Cornell. John 

 C. Sim was appointed to a part-time position as editor of station material 

 August 1, 1941. Henry B. Stevens was released from these responsibilities 

 because of having taken over more extension work following the death 

 of Extension Director Kendall. Howard Feindel, assistant to the treas- 

 urer, was called to the armed forces January 4, 1941. His duties were 

 assigned to clerks in the office until February 1, 1942, when John H. Baker 

 was appointed. 



Agricultural and biological chemistry has suffered losses in some of 

 its younger personnel. Paul N. Scripture left June 15, 1942 to accept a 

 desirable position with another New England state research department. 

 Various graduate students in teaching have been called by the draft and 

 have been, or will have to be, replaced with young women. 



Mary Geraghty, research assistant in Agricultural Economics, left 

 December 20, 1941 to be married. Dean Hosken succeeded iMiss Geragh- 

 ty on February 1, 1942. A graduate assistant was also lost to the depart- 

 ment. 



Our soil survey work in agronomy has been disrupted because of 

 changes in personnel. Reeshon Feuer, formerly a graduate assistant, was 

 released to the Soil Conservation Service June 30, 1941. He was replaced 

 by Kenneth Grant July 25, and on December 20 Mr. Grant went with 

 the armed forces. William H. Coates, soil survey assistant, went with 

 the Soil Conservation Service September 13, 1941. Dr. C. L. W. Swan- 

 son replaced Mr. Grant and Mr. Coates, but Dr. Swanson was a reserve 

 officer and soon after his appointment was called for military service. 



Walter T. Ackerman, agricultural engineer, resigned June 30, 1941 

 and has since been employed in the State by the Farm Security Adminis- 



