University of Minnesota - Gopher Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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A modern edifice is the Ag Students' Health Service. Built under government grant. the building has been used this year to help remedy the housing shortage. An answer could be given to almost any kind of question . . . short courses were organized, and classes on income tax parley vied with the nutritive short course-which included butter and ice cream- making sessions on the Farm and in branch schools of agriculture . . . at Grand Rapids, Crookston, and Morris. In order to materially aid Minnesota farmers, the Department maintained extensive scientific plants . . .s in virtually every part of the state . . . Aid was given at . . . the Cloquet Forest Station . . . the Zumbra Heights fruit breeding farm . . . southeast and northeast stations at Waseca and Duluth . . . and the main experimental station on the Agricul- tural campus. Dean Henry Schmitzas College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Home Economics crowds a multi- tude of laboratories, barns, and lecture halls in St. Paul . . . at the end of the much-travelled inter- campus car line . . . but hundreds of hours on the trolley might have been saved if early plans had been carried out . . . the original Ag campus ex- tended east from the Main Campus to the edge of Prospect Park . . . but a vital factor needed in all farms was lacking in this location . . . the soil would not grow anything . . . and consequently commuters to the green fields go where they do today. Direct tangible contributions to Minnesota's agri- cultural wealth and knowledge are being made by faculty and student efforts in many fields . . . re- search has been carried on and discoveries have been ,made in agricultural biochemistry, agronomy, hor- ticulture, soils, and plant pathology departments . . . Spokes of the Agriculture, Forestry, and Home Eco- nomics wheel pointed to other important Fields. which carried on instruction at the collegiate level in the University. Milking time in the Farm Campus dairy barns. Page 22

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Research and closely-knit, extensive courses were carried on this year for a crowded Ag Campus . . . and long years of Work and planning by the ad- ministration made the Department what it is today. Down-to-earth education has been practiced on the Farm Campus since May 1, 1886 . . . then ten young men reported to Professor Porter for the first apprentice-lecture course in agriculture. And how times have changed . . . the College of Agriculture initially had three students . . . soon after initiated a series of Farmers' Institutes- to try taking education out to the farmers . . . 1946 found the Ag Campus cancelling some of the adult short courses because of the deluge of students . . . no rooms for the would-be-farmer students. The Department really did take the education to the farmer . . . assisted the County Agricultural agents by sending out home demonstration agents and 4-H club leaders of the Minnesota Agricultural extension service . . . showed farmers and farmers, Wives some of the scientific things that were taught in classes. Henry Schmitz, Dean of the College of Agri- culture, Forestry. and Home Economics. Clyde H. Bailey, Dean and Director of the Department of Agriculture. The Ag library-a meeting place, a studying place well crowded this year. Page 2I

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Dean Schmitz presents the little Red Oil Can. annual service award, to secretaries Irene Hansen and Gladys Anderson. The important part that the University played in the long hunt for penicillium Was revealed in Sep- tember by Dr. Clyde M. Christensen, assistant pro- fessor of plant pathology. . . Dr. Christensen directed the project . . . the laboratories of the plant pathol- ogy building held thirty thousand cold specimens . . . were tested behind closed doors . . . only 20 pro- duced any appreciable amounts of the drug penicil- lin, which is developed from penicillium . . . Worth- while samples were sent to the University of Wis- consin for further testing . . . the University of Min- nesota Was one of six places in the United States where penicillium research was carried out . . . and as a result, output of the drug has been trebled and price decreased by more than half. A class gets some first- hand advice in the diet- etics kitchen. Page 23 . mit 'X ixxluf. Smack in the middle of the activity was Clyde H. Bailey-dean-director-professor of agricultural biochemistry . . . he is a World authority on Hour milling and cereal chemis- try . . . a leader, an able advisor, and admin- istrator. And now, with their sleeves rolled up . . . faculty, students, and Minnesota farmers are busy Working on tomorrovvis problems of feed- ing, clothing, and housing a War-Weary World. Irene Couts ffar leftl and Bill Tate Cin white robel give the Ball and Chain to most re- cently engaged Barbara Old and Edward Fridriksson. ,f fr n ..a. .,..4 - ..l..,,,1 nhl ' 1 63 iz.. l in i CT-ii, fs..- 1