Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-19
r. q. KEDZIE, M. A, M. D.
From the Rural Newly orker'


Agricultural science has made won
derful progress during recent years
A few years ago the idea that scienc'
might be built upon agriculture as ,
foundation, was laughed at by tn,
scientific world. But agriculture
science to day has reached an emf
nence that commands respect and rev
erence from all her devotees. No so
ciety That has for its object the forma
ton of general scientific knowledge,
is complete without representatives
from the science of agriculture. Til.
position has been attained mainly
through the devotion of those who
have been directly connected with
our agricultural schools and colleges.
Foremost among these scientific inves.
tigators is Robert Clark Kedzie. His
investigations in agricultural chemis.
try and his treatises on pnblc health
have received worldwide attention.
He now occupies the chair of chenlis.
try at the Michigan Agricultural Col.
lege. Connected with the institution.
as he has been, through four.nfths OF
its existence, there is perhaps no OTHER
man who is so thoroughly conversant
with its history and development.
He has watched over its gaowth with
jealous eye. From small and mod
est beginnings he has lived to see IL to.
day with its spacious laboratories.
broad acres and extensive museums.
all equipped with the best modern ap.
pliances and aids to study. He never
fires OF relating his experiences during
the first term of his professorship.
lie says of the chemistry class: 1.-The
maximum one, and reasonably full
class three. Lectures were written
md elaborate experiments prepared
often for class Of only two and occa.
sionally for only one. When the at.
tendance tell below this, one lecture
was omitted. But despite its small
beginnings, the chemical department
grew in strength and popularity. Tn
1911 the north wing and ANALYTICAL
room were erected. In 1888. the pres.
ent commodious class room and Of
ice were built. To day the laboratory
Is one CT the finest and best equipped
in the State.
Dr. Aedzie was born at Delhi. NY.
Jan. Is, 1923, of Scotch-Am'n. parents
with little early training ia the pub.
lie schools, he started for college with
go In bis pocket. After buying his
books, wash bowl and pitcher for hi.
room, he bad left jus. three shilling,
with which to go through college
but perseverance,, pluck aud determi
nation to win. sustained him and ena
D'ed him to remain at the institution
During bis course he engaged 10 to.oI
district school for the niunifyca,,
sum OK S3i for three months Tb;,
aided the depleted state of his finance
and finally in 1Sl7, he graduated will
the degree of NJ. A. -Four years late,
ne graduated with high honors fro,
tue medical department of the I'm,
Ferslty of Michigan. He practice
n'euieine In Kalamazoo for a sbor
time. but finally settled at Vermont
willie, Michigan, when the dnties o
ms profession engaged his attention
until 1861, when he enlisted in th,
war as surgeon of the 18th Regimen
Oh Michigan Volunteer Infantry. i,
1913 ne was elected to MI the chair o
chemistry at the Michigan Agricultura
College, where he has since beed en-
gagged, In 1867 he was a member o
'ne Michigan Legislature. In 1874 he