Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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PURDUE AGRICULTURIST HE Purdue Agriculturist has been published since l906 for the purpose of setting forth the latest scientific and practical knowledge concerning agricul- ture and of encouraging a greater desire for training in agriculture and the industrial pursuits among the young people of Indiana. The nine issues published each year contain re- ports of the findings of the School of Agriculture. These articles have a state-wide interest because they point the way to improvement in the methods of farming. The Alumni Notes and Campus News sec- tions afford a means by which the graduates can keep in touch with their Alma Mater, and through the news section the farmers are reminded of the agri- cultural conferences which are held at the University. The editor this year is C. F. Harden and the busi- ness manager is P. A. Nicholson. al I II I III? II I Il I I'f- II IIIII II' I I II I LI I I I I II I LA , I I I I I I I I Y K I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 I I I I ' I I I I First Row: Sample, Harris, Beeson, Nicholson, Harden, Haase, Van Hoy, White, Fox. Second Row: Haynes, DeWees, Wright, Miller, Parr, Nesius, McClain, Brown, Aker, Krick. Page nineteen

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DEAN l. H. SKINNER AINLY through the efforts of Dean 1. H. Skin- ner, the Purdue Agricultural School has de- veloped into one of the most outstanding institutions of its kind. The school has worked on the produc- tion and distribution of agricultural products, plant and animal disease control, rural engineering, and the marketing of farm products. The two thousand grad- uates of this school who have improved farm prac- tices and living conditions throughout the United States reflect the work of Dean Skinner and the agri- cultural faculty. A graduate of the class of l897, Dean Skinner has been a member of the University staff since 1899. He was first Dean of the School of Agriculture in l907. He was appointed director of the Agricultural Experimental Station and Agricultural Extension De- Partment in l929. Page eighteen

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ALPHA ZETA HE third honorary to be established on the cam- pus and the most important of the agricultural groups is Alpha Zeta. This organization was found- ed at Ohio State University in l897, and a chapter was established at Purdue ten years later. Alpha Zeta is composed entirely of men of the junior and senior classes who are outstanding in scholarship, leadership, and character. Among the many worthwhile projects sponsored by the Purdue chapter is the awarding of the Alpha Zeta Scholarship Trophy. The trophy is a plaque bearing the winners name, awarded each semester to the freshman who has the highest scholarship index. Each year Alpha Zeta holds a smoker with a pro- gram of special interest to the freshmen. This smok- er affords a method of aquainting newcomers with the organization and is open only to members of Alpha Zeta and the freshmen in the School of Agri- culture. Many of the prominent leaders in American agri- culture are members of this chapter of the fraternity. First Row: lvliller, Townsend, Haase, Nicholson Van Hoy Mace Second Row: Browning, Fulford, Widmer, Parr, Carroll Swaim Norquest Third Row: Loy, DeWees, Ruby, Love, White, Harris I . I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I K I I I I i' I I I I Y 1 I .1 I .' 4 , . , ., . . Page tweniy 5 I I I I I I . I I I 4 I I I I I I I L I