Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-05-27
AaR,cU.jLLT'iuRAL COLLEGE.

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AaRIcULTURAL COLLEGE.
Interesting Letter from this institui.
tior u learning at Fargo.
Agricultural College, N. D., May 81. i
Professor Boliey is very busy just at
present In laying out the various ex-
periments looking toward breeding
wheat, FAX, and potatoes: His various
experiments along this Hne during the
past four years have given. such
marked success that there seems to 81,
bit little doubt but that this station
viii soon be able to furnish seed 81
these different strains Of disease
resisting plants to our farmers. The
experiment. station Is always very CON
servatfve and does not wish to over
estimate any Of its performances and
So no seed will be given out until ii
is proved quite positively that the seed
Is Of special worth. It is then felt
that the farmers will be sure to take
good care Of It and that for the time
It will be grown for seed purposes,
thus becoming generally distributed.
In this work Prof Bolley has the aid
OF some half dozen students who are
getting some fine training in the
methods of planting, labelling and car.
ing for experimental plots. Mr.. D. G..
G1omset is the chief aid in this work.
The bacterlology department will
have flax wilt and smut experiments
RUNNING in three or four different parts
of the state this year. There VIII be
some experiments at Finley, some at
Buffalo and others at the Dickinson
sub-station under the direction Of /
Superdnte ndent L. R. Waldrou. It is
hoped by these experiments to learn
whether the results that are being
obtained in the plant disease work at
this station are local or general.
The transfer of Prof. WaIdron to the
substitution at Dickinson left a vacan-
cy IN the department OF biology. Mr..
Bell, now a fellow assistant In the
same department in the university of
Iowa haas been selected to fll the
vacancy. Mr.. Bell comes very highly
recommended. He is a graduate OF
the state normal school at Cedar
Falls, Iowa, and carries three degrees
from the university Of Iowa-M. A..
B. A.. and PHI D. Mr.. Bell has tadsht
In high school two years and was
for two years assistant principal. He
has thus had much experience In
teaching besides his scientific train.
ing at the university of Iowa. During
lids undergraduate work at the.
1 university he won honors and schoiar.
Ships both IN botany and Zoology. Ia.
has been collector for tive, years al
the marine biological station OF
Woodstock. Massachusetts and during.
the present summer will occupy the
government table In the marine labor.
atory located at Naples, Italy. MI
Bell is twenty eight years old and bas
recomrne ndations from Fellow students,
bespeak him as a royal good fellow.
and hard worker in lds chosen nro.
fession. 4
| The state board Of phaarmiaaslccy met ID
the college on Tuesday and Wedneess.
day OF this week: Tuesday was taken
up With written work while Wadnes.
day was devoted to practical examtna.
tiona The class was the largest ever va.
examined BY the board. ihifty,, three an.
phcants presenting themselves.
The fnaf report Of the board WAS ~:
given out Thursday night, showtIe
THAT only ten were passed, six ~
registered and four az assistant
phafmacists. The percent given az.
tdhcakes was therefore ,,nn,Is,,aiiv
small. The department Of pharms:accy
lot the college was VA somewhat di,,aI,,.
pointed IN not having as many souli.
cants for the examinations as was er.
pected earlier, owing to soma s,,g,,t
ltechndcaiides. Seven Of our studssts
took the examdnation, tfres Tor 600.
| tered and four tor ass1stAtts panelss
81 these two passed as registered aSd
lone &C assistant +. A. finley reoe En-.
Ing the highest grade of tie entirs