West Central School of Agriculture - Moccasin Yearbook (Morris, MN)

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Foreword 'EV NOTHER Annual Board has finished a year's work and the results of its labor lies in our hands. We, of the Board, have worked ' X hard at it but the work was not altogether unpleasant. ln truth we have half way liked it and we have become fond of the work and the book as we watched it grow. We have even hoped that you would like it and we regretfully write these first words for you to read for we know they are prosaic. But there are some prosaic things about Annual Board work. For instance, we have had. sometimes, to think about such sordid things as dollars and cents. Our dollars are limited, you see. while our hopes of pleasing you were unlimited and we had to compromise the two. We have felt that we ought not to spend more money than we had, and so we have tried to return to you, in our Book and our Work, just what you have given us in money and loyalty. If you will miss some things, you will understand-if you should find in our book any- thing that you like, you will know that it is paid for. And now, Friends, Good Morning to you. As you spend time with us today, we hope that you will be happy, that you will smile once in a while, and that some where within these pages you will find ,reflected a glimpse of that spirit of which we think so much, namely the Spirit of the West Central School of Agri- culture.

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Dedication O. 0. BYE is the only faculty member, who was present when the first teaching staff was organized in 1910. During his twelve years X of continued service hundreds of students have profited from the training received in his class rooms and shops and have learned to cherish his friend- ship. 1-Iis interests have always been those of the stu- dents and for the welfare of the school. As instructor in woodwork and farm structures, his thoro knowledge of his subject matter, enthusiasm for his courses and the successes of his students have resulted in the de- velopment of an agricultural engineering department at the West Central School which today is one of the leading departments of the school. As Superintendent of Buildings, Mr. Bye has brought splendid judgment. skill and ability to the large and difficult task of de- veloping the splendid physical plant which is now the home of the West Central School of Agriculture. The transition from the Indian School of 1910 with its many old and dilapidated buildings strewn in haphazard fashion over the campus to the present equipment of new and modern buildings has been the result of his guiding and directing hand. As an expression of our appreciation as well as that of the faculty, student body and alumni,-We, the Class of 1922, dedicate this book to O. 0. BYE.