REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR. 

 Chas. D. Woods. 



The work of the first half of the year was conducted under the 

 direction of Professor Jordan. With the change of director 

 which took place July i, 1896, there was little change in the 

 policy of the Station. Its principal lines of work have been the 

 same as in former years and are briefly referred to in the pages 

 which immediately follow. A more detailed report of the work 

 of the Station during the year is given by my associates in the 

 pages beyond. 



The Director wishes here to express his appreciation of the 

 kind reception given to him and the loyal co-operation of his 

 associates in prosecuting the work of the Station. 



CHANGES OF STATION STAFF. 



There have been a number of changes in the station staff 

 during the year. The following concerning the change of 

 director is taken from the report of the President of the College 

 to the Trustees. 



"Professor Whitman Howard Jordan, Sc. D., Director of the 

 Experiment Station, resigned his position July 1, 1896, to accept 

 the directorship of the State Experiment Station of New York. 

 It was a matter of sincere regret that we were unable to retain 

 him, but the opportunities and salary offered him in New York 

 were so much greater than he enjoyed here that he could not be 

 expected to stay with us without changes which would cause 

 an increase of our expenses beyond our means. He was a grad- 

 uate of the college in the class of 1895. After spending some 

 time in the Experiment Station at Middletown, Conn., the first 

 in the United States, and then recently established, he returned 

 to the college as instructor. He served as professor of agricul- 



