Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-05
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Reorganization o. Veterinary Do.
partment o. the lows stats
College at .Amea
Dr.. ]. q. McNsal, d Omaha, and Dr..
Klein, Of PenEsylvania Univer.
sity. Secured.
Professor Stalker Rettres From 40.
tive Teaching, But Will Give
Lecture Course
Special TO Times-Repub


Amee. Sept. ga reorganization Of
the veterinary department of the Iowa
State College was perfected yesterday
by the faculty committee OF the board
Of trustees. This matter has been de-
terred on account of the attempt to in
duce DR.. Myron Reynolds, head OF the
veterinary department Of the Minnesota
Agricultural College, and an alumnus
of Ames, to come here and take charge
of the work here. Prof. Reynolds wac
elected to the position, but declined, as
he is conducting many important exper-
iments there which he did not care to
leave. By the change made hereafter
the president Of the college will be dean
OF the department. Dr. John ii. McNeal,i
OF Shoshone, Idaho, and DIR. Lewis
Klein. an instructor in the veterinary
department of the University of Penn
Ssylvania. were added to the present
teaching force Of this branch. and both
men bring with them regulations which
make them important additions to the
institution. DR.. NJ. Stalker, who has
been at the head Of the veterinary de-
partment since it was instituted, retires
from the active teaching force. He will,
however, be retained as a member OF
the faculty and will give course OF leo
lures on the subject Of communicable
diseases. The board, recognizing his
long service in the institution and the
important work he has accompli shed in
veterinary education, dealt very kindly
with the doctor and he was given the
choice Of the amount of time he wishes
to use and the topic to be taken up.
DR.. Stalker is a graduate of this coll
ilege in the class of 1873, the second
class. and has ever since been one OF the
stand bys of the institution. He is a
bachelor and has been an extensive
traveller all his life. He is the acknow-
lodged best speaker Of the faculty and
lis an after dinner orator Of more than
local reputation. The doctor has been
very successful In his business affairs,
and is able to retire after years spent
in the class room to a great deal more
Of ease than is the lot of the average
college professor. DIR. Stalker thinks as
much Of literary affairs as he does Of
the anatomy of animals, and will be
able to spend much of his time from
now on in gratifying his taste in this
line and in travel.
The veterinary department at the
Ames college wac the first one in the
country to adopt the three years course.
and has probably supplied more profess
sors for the different agricultural coll
lleges of the United States than any 9TH
Ter one college in the land. Students
leone here largely for that purpose and
also to learn meat inspection rather
than to prepare for the practice Of vet
Urinary medicine. Many of the gradu-
ating class every year get into the gov
eminent meat inspection. which is on
the civil service list, and which pays
$1,000 from the start, with prospects for
advance. At the same time the profess
sion of veterinary medicine has not,
been &overcrowded of late years. and
many OF the students from here ars. en-
Ijoying lucrative practices. especially
those who have located in cattle raising
districts The numbers in attendance in
this department has been on the in
crease for the past few years and this
fall many new students have entered.