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

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k Waters hall houses the office of the dean of the School of Agriculture and many departmental offices. Students in poultry husbandry are examining the wing feathers of a chicken in a poultry laboratory class. Ac Council— Top Row: Robert Reid, Lee Hackett, Lloyd Roo- ney, William Schultz, Richard Rees, Louis Rasplicka, Melvin Hubbell, Lawrence Stoskopf. Middle Row: Norman Werner, Robert Lewis, Richard Vanderlip, Hall Moxley, Earl Beck, Ron- ald Hill. Bottom Row: Ronald McCune, Darrell Webber, Gary Cromwell, Larry Laverentz.

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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

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A STUDENT explains tlie features of his landscape de- sign to fellow students in a landscaping class. Agriculture Department Heads— Top Row: Thomas B. Avery, Poultry Husbandry; Rufus F. Cox, Animal Husbandry; J. A. Hodges, Agricultural Economics. Secotid Row: Herbert Knutson, Entomology; C. L. Norton, Dairy Husbandry; Raymond V. Ol- son, Agronomy. Bottom Row: William F. Pickett, Horticulture; John A. Shellenberger, Flour and Feed Milling Industries. Council appoints the editor of the Ag Student magazine. Ag Week is during the week preceding Ag Sci- ence Day and the Little American Royal on Satur- day. Students in Agriculture are required to wear red neckerchiefs and blue jeans or get thrown in a horse tank. Ag Council had abolished the horse tank several years ago, but it was brought out of retirement last year. Agriculture at K-State is divided into three divi- sions—Agricultural Experiment Station, Extension Service, and the School of Agriculture. Dean Weber is the head of all three divisions and has three di- rectors under him— Glenn H. Beck, Harold E. Jones, and C. Peairs Wilson. Experiment Station Coordinates Research The Agricultural Experiment Station coordinates and publishes research findings in all schools of the University. Most of the research is directed toward rural life, but a large amoimt of the research find- ings can be applied to urban living. Extension Department Heads— Top Row: W. G. Amstein, Agricultural Extension Specialist; Miss Margaret A. Koenig, Home Economics Extension; John M. Ferguson, Agricultural Engineering Extension. Second Row: Paul W. Griffith, Associ- ate Director; Roger E. Regnier, Boys and Girls Club Work; Lisle L. Longsdorf, Extension Infonnation. Bottom Row: Wilber E. Ringler, Assistant Director; Jack M. Burke, Radio Extension; Roman J. Verhaalen, Continuing Education. f 30