Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-08-31
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Increase Of Department at
the Agricultural College
Causes Many Changes
Agricultural College, N. D.,

Of II
:. :, K. I. August 81, 1907.
When the Agricultural College OPP
ems it doors, on the 10Th Of Septem-
Der for the opening of the new school
year, there will be evident many
changes within its teaching force.
Some new positions, which the great.
growth of the college during the last
few years, has made necessary have
at last been created and to a great
extent these will account for the new
faces that will greet the old students
returning to their work.
But some changes have occurred
from resignation. Professor 9. B..
Hult, for several years head of the
department. of the English Language
and Literature in this school has he
signed to organize the department
of Greek at the university, thus avail
ing himself Of an opportunity that he
has long desired to broaden his study
Of the language of nytholog y. q
= Mr.. Pritchard, for two years assist
ant professor of basteriology and bot
any has resigned that he and Mrs.
Prichard may pursue advanced work
in these lines. at Cornell university
and Mr.. Robert e. StaIlings, assist
ant professor In chemistry, has re-
signed to take charge Of the pure.
food work in the state Of Georgia.
To succeed Prof. HUT, Mr.. A. r..
Minard, formerly assistant professor
of the English language and philoso-
ply in this school, but recently on
a leave of absence in Oxford univer-
sity, where he has been carrying on
advanced work in literature and phil
osophy, has returned and will I'LL
the place made vacant by Mr.. Min
ards promotion. M +. Arland D.
Weeks has left his work at the Val
ley City Normal, where his efforts
have made him so favorabIy known;
to the educators of the state that he
will not be among strangers when he
assumes his work at the Agriculture
al College.
4 Mr. Alfred G. Arvo1d has been elect
ed to fill the newly created chair of
oratory. Mr.. Arvold comes from
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, with the back
ing Of two years very successful eff
fort in the Wisconsin State Normal,
sWnere he has developed several win
ming teams in the inter-colle
oratorical and debating contests Of
that state, and in charge Of the work
in oratory in the a gricult ural College
he is expected to do much toward re-
yiving. locally at least. a tagging In
terest in oratory and debate.
Mr.. Pritchard' Is place has been tax.
en- by Mr.. Fred ]. sSeaver, gradu-
ate Of Monringside college, who since
| graduation has taken his M. s. from
Iowa university and completed tbs
residence work necessary for the de
/ gree OF Ph.sD. at Columbia lniversi.
i tvs He has had FIVE years OF. success
full teaching experience as professor
4 of biology in the Iowa Wesleyan uni
Iversity and as fellow in botany al
&; Columbia university. He has alsc
4 published a number Of valuable con
d tributicns to the knowledge of the
fungi of Iowa, At the al. G. he vii
u
4 have charge Of the special investiga
. lions Of the fungi of the northwes
i land OF all the classes in general bot
Il any.
The growth Of the bacteriaoIog
4 work in the department of bioleg,
1 has rendered necessary the addition
of an investigator and instructor TO
q this field of work and Mr.. r. o
y Beckwith has been appointed. MI
4 Beckwith is at present assistant ply
I siologist and bacteriologist in the, d
Y vision OF soil bacteriology and waite
pnrification bureau OF plant indus
/ try, United States department Of ae
: riculture and comes to the Agricu
E tural college with the highest crs
dentia1s from that apartment. H
Is graduate Of Hamilton coIleg
aud carries the degree Of NJ. S. froI
: the same school. AS q student b
4 carried off a number Of honorS
y chemistry and bacteriology and we
4 ultimately given the Root schoia
Y ship. Since graduation, Mr.. Bee
with has spent two seasons in ii
= Marine Laboratories at Woods Hu
!. In the study Of the algae and sim
1904 has held his present position
g the Department Of Agriculture
l, Washington, having had full chars
\ Of bacterial water analysis and ha-
Ing been special milk inspector Il
the city of washington. Mr.. Becl
s with Is an active member Of I'll
i Society of American Bacterioiogis
: and has published many lmpertal