The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-11-30
SOUTH AMERICA
HON0RS DEAN ROLLS
viii Establish Southern institution
for Scientific ard Agricultural
Research.

prof p. ". Rolls VIII leave the Uni
vernsty o. Florida Jan. for South
Amsrica. where he win engage In a.
riculturai research and educational
work This was learned automatically
from univcratty authorities after the
board Of contkol had granted him re-
lease from his present position
Dean Rolls leaves Florida for Bell0
Horlz0nte. state OF Mines GerHes. Bra
AL The state department ~ this coun-
try was asked BY the government 81
that country 70 name q man or train
inN and qualifications FOR the estab-
ushmant OF an institution for research
and education along agricultural lines.
The state department called upon the
departmant % agriculture. which rec
commanded Dean Rolfs. Therefore h.
goes with the highest honorm and rec
concentrations. The fact that no was
selected from all the men IN this
country of scientific and executive
ability 90 on this most important po-
sltion Ga a sister republic r. dis
tinction Of international significance.
Tbs state o. 60 feel proud ~ that this
hir position calls one Of it, workers.
The state at the same time. n 20 feel
a serious loss ~ that Il loses the man
who has unquestionably meant more
10 it, agricultural development than
any other single man.
1t l. understood that he takes up
this new work with a free hand with
the government o. Mlnas Geraes. lie
will select his own scientists. except
that they are 90 be Americans Ito
will outline hts own work and say
with Just what Il shall deal His tn
etrucfions read. Locate. organize. con-
duct lie goes 60 new Held, with
hts own choke % helpers. unhampered
hy = critical government. and unhin-
dored BY lack ~ money. Ills office
will have charge % the expenditure ~
more money for the start than the
entire university Is asking FOR the
next two years.
Dean Rolfs viii leave the university
about the nrst OF the new year Hts
employers are % defray the personal
travelling expenses Of him and his
family including household effects and
library NOT only going but returning.
ue vii probably be able 20 take up
his new work about the first ~ Feb
ruarv n IL understood that his sal
ary win be something over $4,000
lie i q native % Iowa and educated
in iowa. but came 70 FLORIDA On 1881
ever since except for two years. tsea-
1901. spent at Clemson college. He was
hotmnlst and hortlcuiturist az tho Flor
ids Experiment station 1899 -93. pro-
lessor 81 botany and horticulture. Flor
ida Agricultural College and Expert
mcnt station. isa3-ea did research
work for the government az Miami
from 1897 uli 1905. when he was made
director 81 the Experiment station a.
GmInesviiie IN 1914 the directorship
~ extension was given him. and In
1915 the dcanship ~ the College 81
Agriculture was placed upon him Tie
belonas 90 twelve u the most distine-
live scientific societies ~ the country.
ranging from tho American Associa-
lian ~ Economic EntumoloGisfa 90 tho
American Association for Advance
ineut 81 Science he wrote two books.
Vegetable OrowinR ia the South Cor
Northern Markets and "Subtropical
vsge able Gardening
beside outlining all ~ the Fiorlds
Experiment station bulletins. he has
personally written fifteen ~ them.
Nineteen press bulletins have aiso
heem written ~ him. The United
states department If agriculture has
called upon him "a write ave OF its
bulletins number Of other very
important bulletins and circulars have
come from his pen
Dean Rolls has done for the state Of |
Flurida 4 tremendous amount ~ work.
- has specialized and generalixed /
fFla work has been - every conceiv Il
able nature 4e has served the whole |
state. the entire people Ills going -
great loss 90 an 81 FLORIDA. No part |
81 the states loses less nor more than /
another