University of California Davis - El Rodeo Yearbook (Davis, CA)

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KNOWLES A. RYERSON, M.S. Assistant Dean, College of Agriculture, Professor of Horticulture, Horticulturist in the Experiment Station The year which this yearbook commemorates has been especially marked by evidence of tangible growth on the Davis campus. New buildings have been completed, more land has been acquired, construction started on the first new dormitory, and new staff and faculty members have been added. El Rodeo catches in permanent form some of the glimpses of this growth as a reminder to memory in the years ahead. The developments on the campus are continuing evidence of the confidence which the citizens of California have in the future of agriculture in the state and their faith in the youth of California to meet its challenges. The growing student body and the ever swelling numbers of alumni are alike evidence of growth and development more significant than concrete and steel. It is good to be part of a growing family, a portion of whose young folk each year leave the home campus for the larger iob outside. This book is a record of the familiar activities during the year. May it bring back many heart warming memories that will turn footsteps back to the campus often in the years ahead. Knowles A. Ryerson

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Vice President of the University of California Dean of the College of Agriculture Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station Once again it is my pleasure to extend greetings and congratulations to the staff of El Rodeo and the student body of the Davis Campus of the University of California, for another year of fine and constructive work. The history now being written on the Davis Campus and reflected in the current year book is epoch making. It was in 1921-22 that the decision was made by the University to develop four years of degree work on the Davis Campus. Previous to that time students of the College of Agriculture whose maiors were in the production fields, spent most of their time at Berkeley, transferring to Davis for one or more semesters in their junior or senior years. Five major divisions of the College had their headquarters at Davis at that time and the first of the modern buildings, Horticulture and Dairy Industry, were being built. This was a significant turning point in the development of the College of Agriculture as all can see today. The great maiority of the students in the entire College of Agriculture are now in residence at Davis and have their entire University experience on this campus. Ten divisions offering maiors have their headquarters'here. With the new Soils and Irrigation Building, Hunt Hall, the School of Veterinary Medicine and now the new student dormitories, this campus is turning a new corner that promises to open even wider horizons than the events of 1921-22. Campuses are not made, however, by buildings, important as they may be. President Eliot once remarked when asked how much the physical plant of Harvard University was worth, that the figure he quoted did not include the ivy . The ivy of the Davis campus does not consist of hoary traditions or semi-mythical figures of the past. It consists of a dedication to service to the rural people of California and the nation, through research and education, in an atmosphere of friendliness and cooperation. That is the Davis tradition. Long may it flourish! C. B. HUTCHISON Vice-President of the University, and Dean of the College of Agriculture DEAN CLAUDE B. HUTCHISON, M. 3., LL. 0., D.AGR.

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The appearance of the 1950 EL RODEO brings to an end another academic year. For some it is the close of formal education but for others it is but a step toward that goal. We can all look back upon a period of development with satis- faction and the realization that the decisions of 'this year are such that student affairs for many years to come will be improved. Our good wishes for a long and useful life go with those who are leaving and our assurance to those who remain that continued coop- eration and hard work can realize even greater advances in the years ahead. J. Price Gittinger ; ,,.a..u jaw;- 7, .-;y--., a a ; v.7 7, u- : er.77e...+...r..h-.-.;;. M... amen -. .- a then. A..,t..,.6., ,-.w.. e. .. ,., rm - '.4-: V. e , QA. 45m? awe A? 1 L z a l W xii a J. Price Gittinger, Ed. M. Assistant to the Dean Supervisor of Student Affairs Coordinator of Veteran Affairs Extension Representative mK-... Laura Shibles, Advisor to Women x I . WWW... . Wmn Wm..-...m ' n.2- w...