Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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The Animal Industries building, located at the north end of the campus, has many offices and classrooms. tracts have been awarded to five land-grant uni- versities to carry out the project. Besides K-State, Ohio State university, Missouri universitv, Illinois universitv, and Tennessee uni- versity are under contract with ICA. India is di- vided among the five universities and K-State ' s region is in central India. Six agriculture students from India attended K-State in the fall semester under the ICA contract and 22 were scheduled to enroll the second semes- ter. All of these students have had previous college training and are taking advanced work in ag. Seven Faculty Members in India Seven full-time K-State faculty members are giv- ing technical assistance in India. These faculty members work through the established institutions in improving crops, soils, education, and extension. Dr. George Montgomery, head of the Economics and Sociology department, heads the K-State team in India. Specialists in veterinary medicine, home economics, agronomy, and poultry are aiding the Indians. President James A. McCain and Whitley Austin, a member of the Board of Regents from Salina, toured India in January. They conferred with high Indian officials on the aid K-State is giving the country. Regent members and presidents from Mis- souri, Ohio State, and Illinois universities were in India at the same time. Dean of Agriculture Arthur D. Weber went to In- dia last fall as chief of party for the whole United States Department of Agriculture-ICA project. During the year the Little American Royal and other ag shows are presented in the building ' s large arena. Helping ag students with academic problems is the job of Assistant Dean of Agriculture Clyde Mullen. i mm Hia l amK • mmmmmm ' -- 27

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Curriculum Is Altered In Agriculture Schoo The administration this year altered the curricu- lum in the School of Agriculture, so that all fresh- men entering the University will take practically the same courses through the sophomore year. Stu- dents in Agriculture will take all the basic science courses before specializing in any one field. This change will apply to all the fields in the School of Agriculture except students enrolling in Agricultural Education, Landscape Design, Milling Technology, and Dairy Manufacturing. These four curriculums were changed a few years ago to re- quire students to take the basic sciences in prep- aration for the more specific courses required for graduation. Revision To Upgrade Academic Quality The purpose of the revision is to upgrade the academic quality of education in agriculture and to meet the rapid changes in the agricultural industry. The new curriculum will prepare students for serv- ice in any phase of agriculture, including the pro- vision of goods and services used in farming and the production, processing, marketing, and distribu- tion of farm products. The basic science courses required for freshmen and sophomores include botany, zoology, psychol- ogy, political science, economics, bacteriology, ge- netics, entomology, geology, chemistry, and physics. The oven is usually hot in the milling department as students learn to bake bread to test flour quality. Arthur D. ( Dad ) Weber, dean of Agriculture, made a tour of India as a member of the USDA-ICA project. During the junior and senior years a student is required to take one course in each of the broad areas of agriculture: soils, plant science, animal sci- ence, agricultural engineering, and agricultural economics. These courses combine the old ele- ments courses that freshmen and sophomores were required to take. The elements courses were in- troductory courses in animal husbandry, dairy hus- bandry, poultry, horticulture, meats, and crops. K-State is participating in its fourth year in tech- nical and educational assistance to India under the Internation Cooperation Administration. The ICA is financed by the federal government and con- Dr an in ea Ibc I ar he I dia 26

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7 7 Directing the three divisions of Agriculture at Kan- sas State university are C. Peairs Wilson, School of The purpose of the trip was to make recommenda- tions to the government of India to improve their agriculture, extension, production, and education programs. Dean Weber toured all of India and was given a leave of absence from K-State for this pur- pose. His trip was financed by ICA. Dean Weber ' s trip last fall was the third trip he has made to India. On his first trip he toured the K-State region to make recommendations to K-State. His second trip was sponsored by the Ford Foun- dation to appraise all of India ' s agriculture. A new building is being constructed to house the flour mill, which was destroyed by fire in 1957. The building will be located east of Waters hall. 28 Agriculture; Glenn H. lieck, Agricultural Experiment Station; and Harold E. Jones, Extension Service. adjoining the Feed Technology wing. East Waters hall is being rehabilitated. It was gutted in the same fire that destroyed the mill. The whole proj- ect will cost $1.4 million. The student governing body of the School of Ag- riculture is the Ag Council, consisting of represen- tatives from each department in the School. The council is responsible to all Agriculture students. Gary Cromwell, a senior in Agricultural Education, was president of the Council and Assistant Dean Clyde W. Mullen was faculty adviser. The Council coordinates the Ag Barnwarmer, a social dance for all Agriculture students, and Ag Science Day, an open house for all departments in the School. The Acteci-roiiH WlellLafiatt