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J. Van Houts, who is interested in the control of tobacco insects in 
i Sumatra, and is in this country studying our methods of growing tobacco, was 
_ @ recent visitor at the office. He plans. to visit the Quincy, Fla., and 
Clarksville, Tenn., field laboratories at an carly date. 
| A. C. Davis, temporary Field Assistant, Alhambra, Calif., resigned on 
sugust 11 to accept a fellowship at the University of California leading to 
a Master's degree, 
The temporary appointments of S. F, Grubbs and S. C. Lyon, Field As- 
Sistants, connected with the Tobacco Insect Laboratory at Clarksville, Tenn., 
were terminated on August 13 and 23, 1926, 
K, #, Gibson's temporary appointment as Field Assistant, Toppenish, 
Wash., was terminated on August 14, 1926. 
The temporary appointments of Messrs. Rommey (Twin Falls, Idaho), 
Bynum (Gulfport, Miss.), Stone (Walla Walla, Wash,),DeLong and Gahm (Colum- 
bus, Ohio), and Douglass (Estancia, N. M.), have been extended, 
BEE CULTURE INV#STIGATIONS 
James I. Hambleton, Apiculturist, in Charge 
Jas. I. Hambleton attended the Ontario-Michigan Beekeepers! Meeting 
at Port Huron, Mich., on August 12 and 13, and the Dadant Memorial Meeting 
at Platteville, Wis., on August 17 to 20, The latter meeting was held in 
honor of the Dadant family, who have been so prominent in beekeeping circles 
in this country during the last half century. Following these meetings 
Mr, Hambleton made a trip to the intermountain region to choose a location 
for the new bee-culture field station made possible by the last agricultural 
appropriation act. 
In August HE, L. Sechrist attended a series of beekeepers!’ meetings 
held in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York State. 
In August W. J. Nolan attended beekeepers! meetings in Vermont, New 
Hampshire, and Maine. 
Miss Winifred S. Hull has resigned her position as Assistant Scien- 
tific Aid, to take effect September 1, and plans to resume her studies at 
Vassar College. 
C. B. Burnside has regigned his position as Junior Biologist, effec- 
tive September 1, He will take up research work on bee diseases at the 
University of Michigan. During the past summer he has devoted his attention 
to fungus diseases of honeybees. 
