"' That it shall be the object and duty of said Experiment Stations
to conduct original researches or verify experiments on the physiology
of plants and animals; the diseases to which they are severally sub-
ject, with the remedies for the same; the chemical composition of
useful plants at their different stages of growth; the comparative ad-
vantages of rotative cropping as pursued under a varying series of
crops; the capacity of new plants or trees for acclimation; the analy-
sis of soils and water; the chemical composition of manures, natural
or artificial, with experiments designed to test their comparative ef-
fects on crops of different kinds; the adaptation and value of grasses
and forage plants; the composition and digestibility of the different
kinds of food for domestic animals; the scientific and economic ques-
tions involved in the production of butter and cheese; and such other
researches or experiments bearing directly on the agricultural indus-
try of the United States as may in each case be deemed advisable
having due regard to the varying conditions and needs of the re-
spective States or Territories."

The placing of agricultural demonstrations and extension work on
a national basis has been the direct outgrowth of the work of the
experiment station.

The students of the University, taking courses in the College of
Agriculture, are kept in close touch with the investigations in pro-
gress.
The Eastern Branch.

The Eastern Branch of the University of Maryland is located at
Princess Anne, Somerset county. It is maintained tor the education
of negroes in agriculture and mechanic arts.

Administrative Officers of the University.

Albert F. Woods............................ President
H. C. Byrd..................Assistant to the President
J. E. Palmer. .................... .Executive Secretary
Maude F. McKenney. ............. .Financial Secretary
W. M. Hillegeist............................ Registrar
Arthur M. Shipley......... Superintendent of Hospitals
H. L. Crisp................ Superintendent of Buildings
Miltanna Rowe ............................ Librarian

The University of Maryland. Council.

Albert F. Woods, A.M„ D.Agr., President of the University.
H. C. Byrd, B.S., Assistant to the President.
P. W. Zimmerman, M.S., Dean of the College of Agriculture.
A. N. Johnson, S.B., Dean of the School of Engineering.
•Frederick E. Lee, Ph.D. Dean of the School of Liberal Arts.
J. M. H. Rowland, M.D., Dean of the School of Medicine.
Henry D. Harlan, L.L.D., Dean of the School of Law.
E. Frank Kelly, Phar.D., Dean of the School of Pharmacy.
T. 0. Heatwole, M.D., D.D.S., Dean of the School of Dentistry.
H. F. Cotterman, M.S., Dean of the School of Education.
H. B. McDonnell, M.S., M.D., Dean of the School of Chemistry.
M. Marie Mount, A.B., Acting Dean of the School of Home Eco-
nomies.

C. O. Appleman, Ph.D., Dean of the Graduate School.
H. J. Patterson, D.Sc., Director of the Agricultural Experiment Sta-
tion.
Thomas B. Symons, M.S., D.Agr., Director of the Extension Service.

•Absent on leave for government work in China.