Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-11-06
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE BOARD
MEETS AND CHOOSES THEIR
SUCCESSORS.
VOTE OF THREE TO FIVE
NEW MEN ARE CARL W. GAY OF
PENNSYLVANIA AND ALVIN
kEYsER OF NEBRASKA.


University of Pennsylvania, one of the
most noted authorities on animal hus
bandry in the country, was elected to
succeed Dean Carlyle at the State Ag-
ricultural college by the state board of
agriculture Wednesday, and Prof. AL
win Keyscr of the University of Ne
braska was appointed to take the place
of Prof. w. II. Olin as the head of the
department of plant industry and
agronomy. The committee which rec
ommend.d the two men announced
that 1t would be ready in n short time
to report to the board a nominee to
succeed President Aylesworth. The lat
ter stated that he was ready to step
out, as soon as his successor was
selected.
The board met in Governor Buchtcl's
office. Governor Buchtel, Eugene
Grubb and 4. A. Edwards, who have
all along been opposed to the removal
of Professors Carlyle and Olin, voted
against the committees recommends
tiOns, while President Aylesworth. b.
F. RockafellCw, b. U. Dye. Franklin
L. Brooks and Jared L. Brush voted
Chatfield We're not present. DIR. Cor.
win. Mr.. Brooks and President Ayles-
worth were the members of the com
mittec. Neither Dean Carlyle nor Pro
fcssor Olin appeared before the board.
Dr. Gay will be valuable acquisi
tion TO the college and will be
worthy successor to Dean Carlyle. He
was first suggested to the committee
by Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
who named two men, either of whom
would be satisfactory.
DIR. Gay, who Is only thirty-five
years old. graduated from the New
York State Veterinary college, Cornell
university. in 1899. being awarded
graduate fellowship for postgraduate
work the following year After leav-
ing Cornell he became instructor OF
veterinary science In the Iowa State
college. DR.. Gay was professor in the
veterinary division three years. and
assistant professor of animal husban-
dry ore year. He later went to the
Ohio State university as assistant pro-
fcssor Of animal husbandry for one
year. and associate professor Of the
same department for one year.
During the past year he has served
MS professor of animal husbandry at
the University of Pennsylvania. He
has also been in charge Of the horse
breeding work innuguratcd by the
state department of agriculture of
Pennsylvania. In institute work and
Judging OF stock, he has had much ex.
pcrIccnc in Iowa. Ohio and Pennsyl-
In 10 az "
the horse trophy" in the student judg-
ing contest held in connection with the
international Live Stock exposition in
Chicago three years ago.
Professor Kcyscr also comes highly
indorscd in his line of work. He Is
younger than Professor Gay, but has
already made his mark as an authority
on aRronomy. He was graduated from
the agricultural department OF the
University rf Nebraska, and took
years post graduate course in agro-
nOmy and plant breeding in the Uni
yersity of Minnesota under DR.. Hayes,
now assistant secretary of agriculture
at Washington. For the last four or
five years he has been professor of
the agricultural department of the
University of Nebraska.
President Andrews has written the
committee that Professor Keyser is an
extraordinary desirable man DR..
Galloway of the head of the federal
department of plant industry has also
recommended him In high terms. He
is especially noted as a classroom in
struCtor and institute worker.
DIR. Gay will begin his work with
the college February |. while PrOfes-
sor Keyscr will take up his duties
probably January /. DIR. Gay expects
to visit the college in December. in
order to familiarizc himself with some
Of the features of his new office.