North Dakota State University - Bison Yearbook (Fargo, ND)

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The North Dakota Experiment Station Plot 30 at the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station, where Bolley and his associates did their work on disease resis- tance, is perhaps as important in human affairs as any historic bat- tlefield. Its function, however, has been the saving, not the de- struction, of man's resources. Plot 30 The North Dakota Experiment Station has a notable record of achievement. The following are outstanding cases contributing to that record: l. The discovery of the cause of Flax Wilt and the solution of the problem of its control. This bit of research actually saved the flax crop for the United States. 2. Many varieties of crops whose merit is recognized both nationally and inter- nationally were originated by breeding or selection at this station. Examples are: tal Field crops: NDR 52, NDR 114, Bison, Buda, and Linota flax, Ceres wheat, Da- kota rye, and Rainbow oats. Qbj Fruit and vegetable crops: Bison and Red River tomatoesg Golden Gem and Sunshine sweet corn, Buttercup squashg Pixwell goose- berryg and many others. 3. Pioneer research in the following animal diseases: Cal Avian tuberculosis. A positive dependable diagnostic test now used the world over was developed by this station. The transmissibility of this disease and source of infection and the relation to tuberculosis in other domestic animals was worked out. Cbj Sweet Clover Disease. The nature and cause of this peculiar malady were established. 4. Pure food standards and laws: The late E. F. Ladd, follow- ing exposure of many food frauds, worked out pure food regulations that commanded international at- Stuclying Digestion Through ct Window In a Cow teption 5. Moisture conservation. 6. Important contributions to knowledge of genetics of crops. These typical cases demon- strate that the Experiment Station is not only attacking the tempo- rary and superficial problems of agriculture, but is devoting itself to working out fundamental laws and principles that are basic to the larger problems. Page 21

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encleli lnllatn tive Meetinfv of the College Council -- Registrar Parrott, presiding College Council The college council, meeting the third Thursday of each month of the college year, determines questions of educational policy and makes rules and regulations to promote the educational interests of the college. The members of the council are: J. H. Shepperd A. H. Parrott Alba Bales Pearl Dinan R. M. Dolve A. E. Minard I. W. Smith H. L. Walster L. L. Carrick W. F. Sudro P. J. Olson Minnie Anderson A. G. Arvold O. A. Barton F. W. Christensen O. O. Churchill J. R. Dice J. D. Easton M. B. Erickson C. C. Finnegan H. C. Hanson Lucille Horton F. C. Householder W. C. Hunter H. B. Huntoon P. J. Iverson E. H. Jones Kenneth Kuhn H. F. McColly Loon Metzinger C. E. Miller J. A. Munro C. I. Nelson C. S. Putnam L. M. Roderick H. S. Rush Page 20 R. H. Slocum E. T. Smith C. L. Swisher E. J. Thompson E. H. Tyner C. B. Waldron A. D. Whedon A. F. Yeager F. J. Brindley L. H. Hartwell E. A. Helgeson B. V. McCaul Rudolf Ottersen Albert Severson O. A. Stevens C. J. Sunde W. R. Wenger H. E. Wirth

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College Fora T. VV. THORDARSON The 1935 legislature passed a law, and the 1937 session increased the appropriation, providing for free individual instruction, called Super- vised Correspondence Courses, for three classes of students: 1. For boys and girls who live in the country and who cannot attend regular high schools. 2. For invalids who are unable to attend school any place. 3. For pupils who are enrolled in regular high schools but cannot take certain subjects in classes. The intention of this law is to bring high school education closer to the homes of pupils who cannot afford to go to town to make use of the organized high school system. Farm boys and girls are allowed to con- tinue their education by attending their rural schools where they may study high school subjects by correspondence. Another purpose of the law is to provide high school opportunities for disabled children while they are unable to leave their homes or healing institutions. The law also recognizes the fact that there are many small high schools that cannot afford to offer a wide variety of subjects. Through this educational setup it is possible to develop a very large number of high school subjects, including specialized vocational and in- dustrial subjects, because the State Correspondence Study Center located at the North Dakota Agricultural College has the whole state to serve rather than one school. To illustrate: in one school a single student may want to take up Solid Geometry, in another school a single student may want to take Latin, and somewhere else one student may desire to take Art. In another place a boy may want to take a course in Agriculture, Gas Engines, or Typewriter Repairing. Page 22 Correspondence INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION NORTH DAKOTA PEOPLE