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

Page 27 text:

f Agriculture depart- ment HEADS— Top How. J. A. Hodges, Agricul- tural Economics; Ray- mond V. Olson, Agron- omy; Riifus F. Cox, Ani- mal Husbandry. Second Row: C. L. Norton, Dairy Husbandry; Her- bert Knutson, Entoniol- oj y; John A. Shellen- bergcr. Flour and Feed Milling Industries. Bot- tom Row: Leon R. Quin- hin, Horticulture; Thomas B.Avery, Poul- try Husbandry. Candling eggs occupies a Poultry Husbandry student who is preparing for Collegiate poultry judging contest. one another to show that hens could he crowded to lower production costs and they would still lay eggs in large quantities. K-State Aids India K-State participated in its fifth vear in technical and educational assistance to India under the Inter- nation Cooperation administration. The ICA, fi- nanced by the federal government, has awarded project contracts to five land-grant universities. In addition to Kansas State, Ohio State, Missouri, Illi- nois, and Tennessee are under contract with the ICA. Under the present system of division, K-State is responsible for the central region of India. A new building was constructed to house the flour mill which was destroyed by fire in 1957. The build- ing, located east of Waters hall, adjoins the Feed Technology wing. East Waters was rebuilt after being gutted in the same fire that destroyed the mill. More important than buildings is preparing students to be competent leaders in agricultural industries and in a democratic society. A new, upgraded cur- riculum, begun this year, gives students broader and more scientific knowledge. Clyde Mullen, assistant dean, spends much of his time helping to straighten out students ' academic problems. 4

Page 26 text:

Agriculture Council— Top Row. Don Calkins, David Wilson, Gary Harmon, Ralph Gillniore, Neil Dowlin, Marion Karr, Norman Werner, Larry Waite, James Hoiick. Second Row. Larry Ihrig, Ron McCune, Dan H Ijskmann, Jack Chairman, Steve Robb, Scott Hackett, Richard Rosenhagen, Lloyd Rooney, Leroy Lang. Bottom Row: Larry Bacon, Larry Larson, Robert Lewis, Richard Rees, Dell Allen, Wayne Grover. I nated with other assistance programs in India, in- cluding the one in which K-State is engaged. Weber Widely Recognized Weber had been Dean of Agriculture at K-State since 1952. He is recognized internationally as the top judge of beef cattle and has judged where no other American has ever done so. He was recently honored at the American Royal by the 1960 A. D. ( Dad ) Weber American Royal Cattle show. Beck Receives Deanship Glenn Beck, form er extension director, succeeded Weber as dean. Throughout the year, he directed the research which plays an important part in the school. Dr. William Chepil, recognized as a world- wide authority on erodability of soil, has done re- search in Africa and other nations plus the United States. The effect that gamma radiation has on the enzyme systems of wheat was studied by Dr. E. Pek- ka Linko, of flour and feed milling. His work cen- tered on the improvement of bread. Tliree professors, Charles Hall, Dorothy Harrison, and David Macintosh, discovered some startling new results on the effect at resting hogs before killing in relation to the quality of meat. The Poultry depart- ment stacked layers of chickens practicallv on top of Now SERVING his fifth year as dean of resident instruc- tion in the School of Agriculture is C. Peairs Wilson. Harold E. Jones, director of extension, helps to place foreign students in International Farm Youth Excliange.

Page 28 text:

H. ♦ -, «■...«• ■aaeia ,jj r ™ 4 m ' H «S Waters hall, sprawling headquarters of the Agriculture school, has more available classroom space with the re- built eastern section. It was remodeled and put back in operation after it burned during the summer of 1957. 24