Iowa State University - Bomb Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION iO KED coni trains, (Iciuonstratiou jjlots, short eoursfs and lectures conducted all over Iowa were early made a part of the supplement- ai-y work of the Collep-e. This type of extension work had no pi-( ' c( ' dent. In fact, according ' to rec- ords, President Welch organized and conducted the first farmers ' institutes in the United States. Mrs. Welch, wife of the first presi- dent, sympathized with her husband ' s interest in educational work of this nature, but believed it should be ex- tended to include women, too. Tn a report made in 1883 she calls atten- tion to a series of lectures on domestic science given in Des Moines to a c 60 women. By 1912 the demand for extension work had grown to such proportions that it was impossible to care for it efficiently through the College. Accordingly, a representative of the College was permanently placed in each county — thus the plan of county agents began. During the war, the Agricultural Extension Department played a big jiart in stimulating food production. United States government statistics show that during these 2 years Iowa produced more foodstuffs than in any other 2 years in her history and more than any other state. Today the service of the Agricultural Extension Department to the .state may be measured in terms of better farming methods used throughout the state, the greater interest in better homes, interest in educational radio talks, demon- strations, or lectures and the resjjonse to the bulletin service sponsored by this department. R. K. Bliss Director of AjirU-iiUnral Extension L-lass of ♦ ' A The foils uliiiin tin ii hk )■. « lionn iiuili rs of loiru know best ♦ I ?♦

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VETERINARY MEDICINE ♦ C. H. Stance Vcaii of Veterinary Medicine ♦ ♦I T TdiiK (inly ' J. years t(i niakt ' a veterinary snrj;eon wlien, ill 1879. the School of Veterinary Seieiiee was establislied as a pai ' t of li) va Agrienltural Colleji-e, Ei ' lit years later tlie eourse fj-rew to ' ■] years; ill lfH):{ it took rank with other jjhases iif follefie work by demandinfr 4 years. And in 1931 it p;rew another step. One year of pre-veterinary work of eollei;iate rank was required at that time, so that now a would-be veterin- ai-ian must , ' o to eollejie for 5 years. The fii ' st veterinary hospital — where students as well as horses souf :ht pills — was an old frame build- ing on the site where Memorial TTnion now stands. Siiieo tliat time the Division has changed homes five times. The first was the original home of President Welch (South Hall) ; the sec- ond was North Hall ; the third later became the student hospital and finally Music Hall ; the fourth was Old Agricultural Hall ; and tiftli, the present Vet- erinaiy Quadrangle. During its history, there have been but three veterinary deans at Iowa State. Dr. Millikan Stalker was the first dean, serving from 1880 to 1890. In 1909 the present dean — C. H. Stange — came. It was during his deanship that the highest ] oint in enrollment was reached. In 1930-31, 23-1 students set the high mark. Althougli Iowa State ' s Veterinary Division has attained world-wide fame, it is interesting to note that of the (i!l7 veterinary alumni, 331 of these are lo- cated in Iowa. S v V ■ ' iimiliiir fares over in llii ' I QiKiilriuu Ie classrooms

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HYGIENE DEPARTMENT ff ♦ Dr. J. r. Edwards Head ami Professor of Hygiene ♦ ♦I N THE early years of till ' Collcfic a stuilent with wlieezles tiiid tsncezles sou ;lit tlie only doctor iiu tlic campus — a teaclicr of bacteri- iilniiv ill the Veterinary Division — for liis |)ills. Now tlie student got ' s to our nrnd- ern. well-equipped CoUejje Hospital — rated anionfz: the first four or five in- stitutions doin r health work. Instead of the part-time physician, who spent only the minor ])art of his time doling out cures, there are now five physi- cians, six regular nurses, a dietitian, a pharmacist, a chemistry and bac- teriology laboratory technician, and an X-ray and physical therapj- technician devoting their full time to prevent students from having wheezles and sneezles. Prevention is the keynote to the work of our jireseut College Hospital staif. T y teaching students how to take care of themselves, by re(|uiring yearly physical examinations, and by stemming illness in the early stages, the hosjiital has elimi- nated the necessitj ' of cure treatments. The success of its work is measured, not in the number of patients treated each year, but in the number of might-have-been patients eliminated. This year there are scarcely one-third the patients there were 12 years ago ! Students, as a matter of fact, have been improving the condition of their health since physical examinations have been required each of their 4 years here. Formei-ly many out-going seniors were unable to fill ])ositions because of ill health. Last year not a senior failed to take a position because of a low graile in health. The students ' jirulrctiiiu ngainsl class cuts • A A ♦ 20