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Pasiteurization of milk as it's done today.

New Ag dean, Rudolph Froker.

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Agriculture . . .
No history of the School of Agriculture is complete with-
out mention of some of its outstanding deans. After the
ideal pioneering done by Dean Henry, Harry L. Russell, a
student of Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch, was appointed
his successor. He led in the tuberculosis eradication pro-
gram that wiped out T.B. in dairy herds. Industry, too, was
grateful for his discovery of a method to reduce the spoilage
in canned peas. His qualifications as a liberal educator are
not to be overlooked, however, for it was during his ad-
ministration that Home Economics instruction began with
Miss Abby Marlatt as head of the department. When Russell
resigned in 1931, he had broadened and deepened the teach-
ing, research, and extension of the "Ag" school.
What could be more fitting for an ag school dean than
a man worshipped by the farmers? This position was more
than adequately filled by Chris L. Christensen. During the
depression Dean Christensen foresaw a new place in society
for the farmer. He saw the growing interest in music and
art, and brought to the ag campus the first artist-in-residence,
John Steuart Curry. He added cultural courses to the school
curriculum and reorganized the farm short course. These
new outlooks have continued throughout the years. Ira L.
Baldwin became dean of the ag school in 1945 and after
his promotion to University vice president this year, Rudolph
Froker became dean.
The dispersion of information obtained through research
originally was channeled from the professors to their students
on the campus. Eventually a need was felt to disseminate
the results of research to interested people all over the state.

Future farmers register.

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