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...restore its former prestige and usefulness under the new conditions, it was reorganized in 1908 as a graduate department for investigating fundamental problems underlying the application of biological principles to agriculture, and to train a limited number of advanced students for teaching and research along these lines. Thus it assumed a different role from that played by the state agricultural colleges and experiment stations and was given an opportunity to undertake work outside the scope of these institutions...
Although greatly handicapped through the lack of proper funds and equipment, the Bussey Institution has developed and is now carrying on research and teaching along a number of lines in subjects related, or subsidiary to agriculture, and more or less directly connected with material human welfare...
Every year it has enrolled from twelve to sixteen students who have been already well prepared, but who wish to fit themselves further for teaching or research. Under present conditions this is the maximum number that can be satisfactorily accommodated. Most of these men have received the regree of Doctor of Science or Master of Sciences upon the completion of their residence, and the Institution has thus trained a number of men have received the degree of Doctor investigators have enhanced materially the agricultural welfare of the country...
...function of the several departments of the Bussey Institute as now organized may be briefly outlines as follows, to which it may be added that both teaching and research are combined in each...
...each are to be given by the Library Committee of the Union for the two essays which the judges consider best from a viewpoint of literary style. Essays should be of the type published in the Atlantic Monthly, but not intended primarily to show extensive research and therefore not to exceed $500 words in length. The judges will be announced as soon as appointed...