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440 genera, 105 species, and a total of 401 specimens of Hymenoptera, pre- 

 dominantly wasps. 



This valuable collection will be labeled and housed with the Experi- 

 ment Station and state collections. This representative group of New 

 Hampshire Diptera should prove to be of considerable value to the de- 

 partmental staff and of great interest to other collectors. 



Dr. Shaw's bird collection is housed at the Hampton Center school 

 and his collection of moths and butterflies is in the possession of Dr. 

 William Proctor. Mount Desert Island, Maine. Mr. Shaw is credited 

 with having made the first collection of browntail moths in New Hamp- 

 shire. Additional specimens of Diptera collected by Mr. Shaw are to be 

 found at the United States National Museum in Washington and also at 

 the Museum of Natural History in Boston. 



In January, 1943, 594 mounted herbarium specimens, mostly of flower- 

 ering plants, were presented to the University by Mr. and Mrs. Charles 

 W. T. Willson of Farmington, New Hampshire. This gift is in honor of 

 their son, Charles Edward, who was killed in action aboard the aircraft 

 carrier Lexington in the battle of the Coral Sea. 



This fine collection makes a valuable addition to the University Her- 

 barium which is being used increasingly, as it enlarges and becomes more 

 representative of our flora. Requests for the identification of weeds and 

 economically important plants are frequent. 



CHANGES IN PERSONNEL 



In administration John H. Baker, Assistant to the Treasurer, resigned 

 February 29, 1944. The Station part of his work was assumed by E. 

 Prescott Campbell, Purchasing Agent. 



Miss Camilla Romstad, Publications Editor, resigned August 31, 1943. 

 Mrs. Ella S. Bowles was appointed October 14, 1943, temporarily, to as- 

 sist in editorial work and later became University Editor. 



Miss Dean Hosken, Research Assistant in Agricultural Economics, 

 resigned July 31, 1943, to accept a fellowship at Northeastern University. 

 Dr. George N. Bauer, Professor Emeritus in Mathematics, was secured 

 for a temporary appointment to do some statistical research work begin- 

 ning with the new fiscal year July 1, 1944. 



Nicholas F. Colovos, Research Assistant in Animal Plusbandry, was 

 granted military leave April 1, 1944. He is first lieutenant in the Sanitary 

 Corps of the U. S. Army, doing specialized work for which his past train- 

 ing and experience have qualified him for an important contribution. He 

 cannot be replaced here and our work is considerably liandicapped as a 

 result. 



Technical assistants in Bacteriology have been ver}- difficult to main- 

 tain. Miss Dorothy Tuttle resigned December 24, 1943. On February 1, 

 1944, we were able to obtain the services of Mrs. Harriet L. Mackel who 

 had previously worked for us in Poultry. She also resigned April 30 and 

 has since been replaced by Lawrence Morse, but not until June. 



Joseph W. Enke whose contract as Research Assistant in Entomology 

 terminated June 30, 1943, was replaced for this year by Wallace J. Morse. 



Lewis C. Swain, Assistant Forester, has been taken over almost en- 

 tirely in Extension work. However, he still maintains his interest in Sta- 



