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

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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

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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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Agriculture Council Top Row: Milton L. Manuel, David W. Newton, Lyle G. Helmer, Larry L. Coon, James S. Birkbeck, Leonard L. Houston, Norman Hildebrand, Ronald E. Janasek, Don J. Haberer, F. R. Carpenter. Bottom Row: Leroy E. Pickard, Dale A. Rodman, Steven E. Wright, Elton D. Aberle, Lawrence E. Schrader, Larry J. Theurer, Wilbur D. Smith. Harold E. Jones, director of extension, manages the ex- tensive maze of extension work in Kansas ' 105 counties. yield. The thinned trees were processed into charcoal briquets by a K-State owned plant near Chetopa. The endeavor was estimated to be worth nearly $4.5 million in the near future. Study Increased Vegetable Production The low-calorie high-protein diets desired by Americans also induced the horticulturists to study the increased production of vegetables in Kansas. Kansas has been attempting to produce more of what consumers want instead of surplus, despite the fact that wheat is most likely to be her main crop. K-State Continues India Project Sporting the second largest number of interna- tional students on campus in the nation, K-State ' s Agricultural School was homegrounds for 100 per cent of the Indian students. While Indians were working on the experiment stations and research projects, K-State was participating for the sixth year in technical and educational assistance to India under the International Cooperation Administration sup- ported by the United States government. Orville Freeman, United States Secretary of Agri- culture, dedicated the Flour and Feed Milling build- ing on May 18, 1961. After the 1957 fire gutted East Waters Hall and the mill, East Waters was re- stored. Completed in I960, the mill cost approxi- mately $620 thousand to build. Funds were appropriated by the state legislature 20