Rutgers University - Scarlet Letter Yearbook (Newark, NJ)

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EClWdI'fl BUI'HGlLll VOOI'l'lG6S. DXVARD B. YOORHEES, Professor of Agriculture at Rutgers, was born on june 22llCl, 1856, at Mine Brook, Som- erset County, N. J. On l1is fathers side he comes of Dutch ancestry, while his mother's family are of English descent. His early education was received at the country schools near his home, and he was prepared for college by private tutors. In the Rutgers class of '81 l1e received the degree of AP. Three years later his Alma Mater be- stowed on him the Masters degree, and in 1900 the University of Yermont honored him with the degree of D.Sc. Upon graduating from college he became assistant to the professor of chemistry at Vlfesleyan University. Since 1882 he has been a chemist in the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, of which he has been the Director for tl1e last ten years. In 1890 he became the Professor of Agriculture in Rut- gers College, and since 1896 has been the Superintendent of the New Jersey Agricul- tural Parm near New Brunswick, and the Agent of the United States Department of Agriculture for Irrigation in New Jersey. Professor Voorhees has held many honor- ary positions, among which are: President of the Association of Qfficial Agricultural Chemists, President of the Board of Directors of tl1e New jersey VVeather Service, President of the New Jersey State Tuberculosis Con1- mission, President of the New jersey State Board of Agriculture, and Secretary and Treasurer of tl1e Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Sta- tions. He is tl1e author of two books: First Principles of Agriculture, published in 18925 and Fertilizers, published in 1898. To the Cyclopedia of Horticulture, 1899, he con- tributed the article on Fertilizers, and to the Cyclopedia Americana, 1903, the article on Agricultural Chemistryf, Besides these, numerous articles from Professor Voorhees's pen have appeared in scientific and agricul- tural journals throughout the cou11try, and he is recognized as a valuable authority on all subjects relating to his line of work. His latest honor was the winning of the Nichols' Research Medal for the best paper containing the results of chemical research reported to tl1e American Chen1ical Society Journal in 1902. The medal was awarded by the New York Section of the American Chemical So- ciety for his paper on Denitriiication.

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