Delaware Valley College - Cornucopia Yearbook (Doylestown, PA)

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DR. W. A. HAINES llDllE5llDlllfll3fMllFlllflDlINll Vile dedicate this year book to W. A. Haines, D.V.Nl., veterinarian, teacher, and friend of the students. He has spent much of his time and money taking the students on field trips and having seniors accompany him on his private cases. Dr. Haines has often put in many extra hours discussing each senior's problems with him. His humor and kindness have endeared him to us. We feel certain that he will live long in our memory.

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Dr. W. A. Haines, head of the Animal and Dairy Husbandry Depart- ment of the National Farm School, came to us as a practitioner of veteri- nary medicine during the time of the physical incapacity of the late Dr. Wesley hlassinger. After the death of Dr. Massinger, Dr. Haines was re- quested to teach Veterinary science and other educational subjects incidental to poultry and animal husbandry in addition to his professional work as veterinarian. The teaching of these subjects gave Dr. Haines a teaching schedule far in excess of any other instructor at the Farm School. Dr. Haines was born at lyloorestown. New Jersey. in 1880, of Quaker ancestry. VVe understand that he still retains membership in that faith. He did farm Work in the spring. summer and fall. hnally completing the courses then given in the old-fashioned one-room school house of that time. After several years assisting his parents with dairy farm responsibilities, he entered the Univerity of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary hledicine. He gradu- ated from that institution in June, 1907, with the degree of Veterinary Xledi- cal Doctor. Dr. Haines is the father of three sons and two daughters. Two of his sons are graduates of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine and are associated in general practice with their father. All three of his sons fought with our armed forces overseas. Apparently, Dr. Haines has had nothing handed to him but came up the so called hard Way. Besides supporting and educating a family, he has taken an active part in the public affairs of Bucks County of this state. As an ohicer of the Bristol Chamber of Commerce, he was instrumental in organizing the first Bucks County Farm Bureau, now known as the Bucks County Agricultural Extension Service. Dr. Haines represented Bucks County in the State Legislature from 1917 to 1933, eight successive terms in all. He held important positions in many of the committees dealing with agriculture and the public welfare. As part of this legislative work, he sponsored and saw passed through the House and Senate the first adequate appropriation for owners whose cattle Were slaughtered in the program to eradicate Bovine Tuberculosis in Pennsylvania. This marked the beginning of the program which practically eliminated this disease as a cattle scourge in this state. ln 1931. when Penn- sylvania dairymen began to suffer financially from the oncoming depres- sion, Dr. Haines helped introduce a bill which eventually resulted in the present State Milk Control Board. In the interest of sportsmen Dr. Haines was identified with game legislation that was proposed every two years. Another interesting aspect of Dr. Haines' personality is his deep love for all phases of nature. He is especially interested in the reforestation of waste land. Together with the late Alexander C. VVheeler, he prepared, introduced and saw passed an act that made the Hemlock the Official State Tree of Pennsylvania. On our many Saturday morning trips fambulatory clinicsl with him. he has always been interested in pointing out buildings and places of his- torical interest in Bucks County that have been connected with the history of the county, state, and nation.