Delaware Valley College - Cornucopia Yearbook (Doylestown, PA)

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Proper depth and spacing of seed is known to be important to insure good seed germination and livability of the plant in later stages of growth. Today ' s progressive farmer drills his seed in order to realize his visualization of a large yielding crop which, in turn, provides a higher cash return per acre of cropland. ISTIHITIOII

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N DAVID M PURMELL Professor oi Horticulture i We point with pride To David M. Purmell, professor of horticulture — with honor and gratefulness, we, the class of 1954, dedicate our yearbook. He, whose ultimate desire has been to create in the students an interest to explore and a will to challenge nature ' s many fascinations, will live long in our memories. A professor in every sense, Mr. Purmell has planted knowledge within us just as a seed is planted in the warm moist soil. Be it horticulture or any other phase of agriculture, he has con- tributed directly in moulding our education in preparation for the future. We can not pass by the rows of elms that line our campus without some humbleness and thankfulness to an educator whose devotion toward developing and building a college is surpassed only by his sincereness in developing and building intelligent men. The many years of laborious effort has borne a bumper harvest, Mr. Purmell; we will not forget you.

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IWfir JAMES WORK President ol N.A.C. President James Work, President of the National Agricul- tural College, has had a long, prosperous career. Graduated from the National Farm School in 1913, he coached its football team for many years. In 1921, he became an engineer at Lakehurst Air Sta- tion and one of the test crew for the SHENANDOAH. Vice President of the Lockheed Corporation in 1928, Mr. Work became President of Brewster Air- craft in 1932, where he remained until his retire- ment from business in 1946. Since then, he has devoted himself to the advancement of N.A.C, his ALMA MATER.