Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1914-09-18
Many NEW FACES
AMONG FACULTY
,sa,tions to Force of Professors and
instructors Numerous-Agricul-
tire and Horticulture Faculty
Considerably Changed

,assors and instructors among the
members of the faculty. The de-
oartment Of agriculture and hor;'-
.aIture. especially, are undergo ing
additions to and changes in their
tmching forces, while in botany,
home economics, English, and eco
romlcs, also, there are engagements
~ the Institutional corps.
william Hyslop succeeds r. e.
Ashby as professor of animal hus-
bandry. Hr. Hyslop grew up on a
large stock farm in Scotland, was
graduated from the University of
Edinburg, later came to America and
took post graduate work under
President Henry J. Waters of the
Agricultural College of Kansas. has
been at the University of Ohio for
the last two years, where he lad
charge of the training of the stock
Judging teams which made an eX-
teedlngly good showing. He has
travelled extensively in Canada and
Europe, studying live stock and live
stock conditions, and since his cleo
ton to the State College position has
visited most of the Middle Western
agricultural institutions.
T. H. Wright, Jr., succeeds o. w.
Holmes in the dairy division as in
Eructor In dairy manufacturing. He
has just graduated at Ames, there
being the honor man of his class.
He Is farm-bred, and during his
course at Ames, did much practical
work In the college creamery, and
since graduation has been working
In commercial creameries in prepare
ton for his Institutional work.
Mrs. Helen D. Whitaker, who has
had seven years of successful poultry
experience in the Puget Sound
country, succeeds Miss Lillian
Blanchard as instructor In poultry
industry. Mrs. Whitaker, in addi-
ton to her long and successful career
In poultry production, is a graduate
Oh the University of Chicago, taught
In the State Normal School of Mime
sofa, later was transferred to the
faculty of the University of Mime
sofa, and little later took up the
poultry business in Western Wash
ington. She is a sister to Architect
!. X. Dow Of Spokane, who designed
the large auditorium and library
building of the college.
Richard Hanna, who for the past
seven years has been in charge of
Sheep and swine at the Ontario Ag-
rleultural College, takes charge of
saeep, swine, and beef cattle at the
college this year. Walter Mcneil
succeeds w. D. Foster as foreman of
tne college farm, and comes from a
similar position on the large uin-
'ersity farm of the University OF
minnesota at st. Anthony Park.
I. ]. Newbill will be state leader
Vi boys and girls club work in the
bureau OF farm developm emit He is
On U. A. G. man, and has had large
aigh school work In Portland, the
'ast two years being principal Of
'neir Industrial school. His school
~ portland was the first to bring
INC educational garden contest prizes
VEST OF the Mississippi river. His
"ork was so excellently done and so
uisniy appreciated that he received
attractive offers to take similar work
unuer the U. 8. Department of Edu
Oa'lon at Washington, D. c. The
sumner just past he was east, lectur-
'us IN the Illinois Normal School,
qua also was employed by the Holden
committee to lecture on better farm
Ing in Ohio.
H. N. Miller, in the bureau of farm
development. will undertake the
WORK of farm efficiency agent. His
.orR will be somewhat unique in
:. s'naracter, but of great Importance in
sHe operations of the bureau of farm
N'seiopment. For example, he will
aAe an examination of and report
Spoh ~ farms of certain class, and
.s report, scrutinized in the U. S.
o',,ce OF farm management, and the
.Vhege people who cooperate with
wa. office in the farm development
"ofA' Will be the basis of recon-
.auations made to the county agri-
.ui'ural agents now established in
~ ,ae counties covered by Mr.. Miller.
.He work of the latter will therefore
~ DC outside of the counties which
-@'e taken advantage of the law pro-