Show Prof W M elected Assistant Professor of Ag- - Jardine- - The alumnus who is at present receiving the greater part of our e attention is Professor W M He was recently chosen to fill the position of Agronomist in charge of Dry Land Investigations in the U S Department of Agriculture and left here January 25 to take up his new duties at Washington D C Jardine is a member of the class of 1904 He took out a degree in Agriculture For two years prior to his graduation he filled the position of Assistant Agronomist at the Experiment Station while pursuing his Junior and Senior studies He continued in this capacity until March 1905 when he became Secretary and Manager of the TTtdi Arid Farny Company In July of the same year he was Jar-din- ronomy and Station Agronomist returning to the college to occupy this position In April 1906 he was made full professor and he held this position until he accepted the new one as stated above He has done much for Agriculture in a public as well as an academic way His writings in “Scientific Farming” of which he is associate editor have created widespread attention In his college career Jardine was always a leader He played football during his entire course acting as captain during the season of He has left his impression 1903 on more than one opponent of the White and Blue Personally he is the proverbial “hale fellow” To know him is to be his friend It would be difficult to find another with so much |