University of Missouri - Savitar Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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T DEAN MILLER Typical of Dean Merritt F. Miller of the College of Agriculture, is his declaration, the reason I look as young as I do is because I'm dealing with young people. All his life, from his boyhood on an Ohio farm to his dean-ship of Missouri's agricultural col- lege, he has been working in the farming field, especi- ally With soils and field crops. White-haired, energetic Dean Miller's life work, that of helping young people with agricultural inter- ests and of furthering progress in agricultural educa- tion and experimentation, has been closely associated with the aims of the ag schoolaathe improvement of farms and farm homes. To fulfill their aims, the College, founded in the 1860's, maintains an experiment station for the instruction of farmers and future farmers here and throughout the state in matters dealing with agricultural improvements. It investigates and tries to solve farm problems, assisting individual farmers in using the results of these studies. An additional agricultural extension service deals directly with farmers and their wives to help get maximum production in dairy, poultry, and cattle farming. O PROF. DYER fbelowj Page Z6

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ARTS AND SCIENCES DR. VILES We nominate Dr. Jonas Viles, of the history department, as our candidate for man with the oldest hobby. He has been gardening for the past fifty-five years, and expects to continue raising roses and planting petunias for many years to come. DR. HECKEL One professor hit hard by the War is Dr. Albert K. Heckel, in the history and citizenship departments. Dr. Heckel's hobby, candy making, doesn't see eye-to-eye with sugar rationing, so he's had to give it up. His vocation, though, is still enjoyable enough to pinch-hit as avocation. DR. ELLIS For thirteen years a professor of history and American government at M. U., Dr. Elmer Ellis is also an author. Of three books which were published simultaneously in 1941, the best known to students is Mr. Dooley's America, the life of Finley Peter Dunn. Serious and considerate, Dr. Ellis is often called upon for attendance at student meetings. PROFESSOR PIHLBLAD Tall and husky looking, with a slow, emphatic manner, C. T. Pihlblad, professor of sociology and criminology, has been on the Missouri U. faculty for thirteen years. On a temporary leave of absence from teaching duties, he is serving as member of the Office of Price Administration in Washington, D. C. DR. GIFFIN Energetic movements, sparkling blue eyes, and a ready wit have made Dr. R. B. GiFhn's Italian and French classes a joy to language students at M. U. for sixteen years. He gives credit for a genuine Italian accent to his residence in Italy for over a year. Page 25

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AGRICULTU - MR. DYER Cpage 265 Popular, tall, blond Albert Joseph Dyer, instructor in animal husbandry, is especially known in the Ag school for his appre- ciative sense of humor. Versatile, his interests vary from dancing, fishing, and gardening, to livestock judging. Miss BERESFORD Original in her costume designing as well as in her career, Miss Helen E. Beresford, professor of home economics, has made a valuable collection of dolls dressed in the fashions of past and present eras. Her special interest is in re-creating modern styles from those of olden times. PROFESSOR HOGAN When Professor Albert G. Hogan isn't lecturing to his classes about animal nutrition, he is often found gardening petunias, because they need so little nutrition and never fail to grow. His secret love is the violin, but I had everything but ability, he says. PROFESSOR TALBERT Professor Thomas J. Talbert, chairman of the department of horticulture and forestry, boasts employment from country school teacher and rural mail carrier, to Executive Secretary of the U. S. Food Administration for Missouri. Distinguished- looking, he is the author of several books on fruit growing. PROFESSOR SWARTWOUT . Dark haired and serious, with a smile that lights up his whole face, Harold Gordon Swartwout, professor in the department of horticulture, is intensely interested in his work and his students. Energetic, he's in and out ofu his office and the farm all the time. Page 27