The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-11-05
CARLYLE and
0LIN ARE TO GO
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.

Denver.-Dr. Carl w. Gay of the
University of Pennsylvania. one of the
most noted authorities on animal hus-
bandry In the country. was elected 10
succeed Dean Carlyle at the State Ag-
ricultural college by the state board OF
agriculture Wednesday. and Prof. AL
win Keyser 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
ommended the two men announced
that 1t would be ready in 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 Buchtel's
office. Governor Buchtel. Eugene
Grubh and A. A. Edwards, who have
all along been opposed to the removal
of Professors Carlyle and Olin. voted
against the committees recommends
tons. while President Aylesworth. b.
F. Rockafellow. B. U. Dye. Franklin
T.. Brooks and Jared l.. Brush voted
for 1t. DIR. X. w. Corwin and James l..
Chatfield were not present. DIR. Cor
win, Mr. Brooks and President Ayles-
worth were the members OF the com
mittee. Neither Dean Carlyle nor Pro
fessor 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. DIR. Gay was professor in the
veterinary division three years. and
assistant professor of animal husban-
dry one year. He later went to the
Ohio State university as assistant pro-
fessor OF animal husbandry for one
year. and associate professor Of the
same department for one year.
During the past year he has served
as professor Of animal husbandry at
the University Of Pennsylvania. He
has also been In charge of the horse
breeding work inaugurated by the
state department OF agriculture OF
Pennsylvania. In institute work and
Judging OF stock. he has had much ex-
periecne in Iowa. Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania. He coached the team which won
the horse trophy" in the student judg-
ing contest held in connection with the
International Live Stock exposition In
Chicago three years ago.
e Professor keyser also comes highly
Endorsed in his line. of work. He is
Younger than Professor Gay. but has
already made, his mark as an authority
on agronomy He was graduated from
the agricultural department OF the
University Of Nebraska and took a
years postgraduate course In Agro
nomy and plant breeding in the Uni
.versity of Minnesota under DIR. Hayes,
now assistant secretary OF agriculture
at Washington. For the last four or
five years he has been professor oil
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
ia especially noted as n classroom in
DR.. Gay will begin his work with
the college February ], while Proies-
sor Keyser will take up his duties
probably January 1. DR.. Gay expects
to visit the college in December, In
order to familiarize himself with some
Of the features OF his new office.