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

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Post-doctoral work for Robert Bohannan, assistant to the dean, includes study of college admissions. Gaining practical experience in dairy science, a student sterilizes milk cans at the K-State dairy. 1 On leave of absence, Ag Experiment Station director C. Peairs Wilson works with the Ford Foundation. Extension Department Heads Top Row: Mae Baird, Extension Home Economics; John M. Ferguson, Extension Engineering; Paul W. Griffith, Associate Director; Oscar W. Norby, County Extension Operations. .Bottom Row: Roger E. Regnier, 4-H and other Extension Youth Programs; Wilber E. Ringler, Com- munity and Public Affairs; Kenneth Thomas, University In- formation; Roman J. Verhaalen, Continuing Education. 23

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Dedicated in March ceremonies, Leland Call Hall houses the poultry and dairy science departments. The unit contains an office wing, research labora- tories and the poultry and dairy processing plants. Experiment Stations Assist Ag Research Recognizing the importance of developing new and improved agricultural products, the division of research carried out over 400 sep- arate projects. Research was conducted at experiment stations across the state. Provision for a Mass Spectormeter was made by a $100,000 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The meter, only one of its kind, was installed in Willard Hall to detect and measure minute quantities of organic compounds. Development of a hybrid wheat seed on a commercial basis was a priority project at the experiment station at Hays. Forestry re- search sought uses for one million trees dis- tributed yearly by forestry extension. s director of co-operative agricultural extension service, Harold E. Jones supervises extension work. Assisting with direction of students, Frank Carpen- ter is assistant director of resident instruction. 22 .. . A-W-.

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A graduate student sits in the console of the new IBM 1410 computer in the Physical Science build- ing. Although other computers are in Seaton and An- derson Hall, this is the only one with magnetic tape. College of Arts and Sciences Department Heads Top Row: Donald J. Ameel, Zoology; Thomas J. Badger, Military Science; Norma D. Bunton, Speech; A. B. Cardwell, Physics; Joseph R. Chelikowsky, Geology and Geography; Richard C. Clark, Modern Languages; Adrian H. Daane, Chemistry. Second Row: Earle R. Davis, English; T. M. Evans, Physical Education; H. C. Fryer, Statistics; Ralph R. Lashbrook, Technical Journalism; Luther 0. Leavengood, Music; H. B. Lee, Athletics; Kenneth J. McMahon, Bacteriology. Bottom Row: Merrill E. Noble, Psychology; John A. Nordin, Economics and Sociology; Stuart M. Pady, Botany; S. Thomas Parker, Comput- ing Center; Philip M. Rice, History, Political Science and Philosophy; Ralph G. Sanger, Mathematics; George R. Smith, Air Science. 24