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

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Spending a lot of time throughout the state, Dean Glenn H. Beck works with industry, farmers, and farm and civic organizations. The head administrator also doubles as the acting director of the Agricultural Experiment Station. Ag Dean Coordinates 3 Major Programs Beginning his second year at K-State as Dean of Agriculture, Glenn H. Beck coordinates the develop- ment of the three major agricultural programs. These include the School of Agriculture, concerned with the training of college students; the Agricultural Experiment Station, which conducts research programs, and the Agricultural Extension Servic e. Before becoming Dean, Beck was the director of the Agricultural Experiment Station. He also served as head of the Dairy Science Department at the University of Maryland and as professor of Dairy Husbandry at K-State. He received his bachelors de- gree from Idaho University, his masters from K-State, and his doctorate from Cornell University. 18

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Faculty Senate Top Row. William L. Stamey, Abraham Eisenstark, Elden E. Leasure, Margaret N. Lahey, E. Beth Alsup, Edith M. Ridgeway, Annabelle J. Dickinson. Second Row: James A. Hobbs, Erie E. Hartley, William Bevan, Oscar W. Norby, John W. DeMand, Donald C. Kelley, Marjorie Adams. Third Row: Alfred F. Borg, Roger E. Regnier, Claude W. Shenkel, Paul M. Young, Thomas M. Hahn, Homer E. Socolofsky, Norma D. Bunton, Lowell Brandner. Bottom Row: Floyd W. Smith, Ralph G. Nevins, Dan W. Upson, William R. Kimel, Gustave E. Fair- banks, Walter F. Robohn, Robert E. Crank, Donald M. Trotter. Danforth Chapel nestles in the small wooded valley de- scending from the heights of Anderson Hall and approach- ing the southeastern corner of the campus. It is the scene of many student weddings and houses the new pipe organ. 17

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Ag School Gets New Department, Buildings The unique tri-branched make-up of the School of Agriculture forwarded research information to Amer- ican farmers through the agriculture experiment stations, the extension department and the education of students. The 105 counties of Kansas were each served by K-State professors and county agents directly responsible to the extension division. A significant area of development was in the ex- panding of research in social science. Agricultural economists, sociologists and extension specialists crossed disciplinary lines to do research on Kansas farmers instead of animals. The problem was find- ing why and how Kansans wanted agriculture and farming methods improved and finding the solutions. The Departments of Horticulture and Forestry worked on making the sandy Arkansas River valley more profitable. Natural pecan trees worth $1.5 million were thinned to stimulate a larger pecan Dean of Resident Instruction C. Peairs Wilson handles the student end of the tri-branched Agriculture School. Pneumatic tubes in the Flour and Feed Milling building, newest of ag facilities, hover over touring visitors. 19