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tration. Benjamin J. French, graduate assistant in agricultural engineer- 

 ing, completed his contract June 30, 1941 and later went with the armed 

 services. Assistant Professor George M. Foulkrod is allocated to teaching 

 and extension work, but he is interested in research and serves this station 

 as an advisor and counselor. 



There have been no personnel changes in animal husbandry. 



A change in organization following Dr. O. R. Butler's death has re- 

 sulted in a department of biology comprising botany, bacteriology, and 

 zoology. Dr. Albion R. Hodgdon, former instructor, has been associate 

 professor of botany, head of the botany division of biology, and taxono-- 

 mist in the station since July 1, 1941. Dr. Lawrence W. Slanetz, formerly 

 assistant bacteriologist, is now associate professor of bacteriology, head 

 of the bacteriology division of biology, and bacteriologist in the station. 

 Dr. Mathias C. Richards was appointed to the position of assistant professor 

 of botany and plant pathologist in the station on March 1, 1941. Ray- 

 mond W. Barratt replaced Harrv West as graduate assistant in botany on 

 July 1, 1941. 



Cooperating with animal husbandry teaching, it was possible to re- 

 place Archie E. Follett, graduate assistant in dairy husbandry, with Dr. 

 Harry A. Keener as research assistant July 1, 1941. 



The only change in entomology has been the normal replacement 

 of a graduate student. Anthony Standen takes the place of Robert 

 Blickle as research chemical assistant. 



In forestry, Lewis C. Swain, assistant professor of forestry, and Wil- 

 liam A. Johnson, assistant in forestry, were allocated a small amount of 

 time in station work for the purpose of investigating wood waste re- 

 sources in connection with possible use in the manufacture of plastics 

 in process of investigation by the engineering station. 



On February 1, 1942 three persons from the home economics staff 

 were appointed to part-time positions with the Experiment Station. 

 Wilma D. Brewer, with experience at the state colleges of Kansas and 

 Washington, with the assistance of Tatiana Levcowich, former research 

 assistant at Rhode Island station, is cooperating in the nation-wide nutri- 

 tion project and is initiating some work in vitamin determinations inci-_ 

 dent to New Hampshire-grown farm products. Alice M. King, former 

 county home demonstration agent in New Hampshire and Delaware 

 and recently a graduate student at Columbia, was appointed temporarily 

 to do nutritional survey work. 



Experimental work in horticulture has suffered the loss of Jesse R. 

 I lepler, associate horticulturist, who was released to Extension December 

 1941 for important garden work in prospect about the state, and C. Ly- 

 man Calahan, graduate assistant, who was called to army duty. A small 

 amount of the time of Henry S. Clapp and Winfred D. Holley has been 

 taken from their teaching and campus jobs in this department in order 

 that they might serve as assistant horticulturists in station work. 



Poultry continues to be subject to change. Carl L. iMartin, veterin- 

 arian, was released July 1941 to take up private practice. His duties have 



