FACULTYDepartment ChairWilbur F. Stewart began his third decade as chair of the department. During this period, he served as business manager and editor of The Agricultural Education Magazine and served as vice-president of the American Vocational Association.

DEPARTMENT LOCATION 1937-1947

At the start of this decade, the department had been in room 323 Campbell Hall for 8 years. The department would stay in Campbell Hall until 1948. Campbell Hall provided two classrooms for the Department of Agricultural Education. One included a storage room - a private office for the chairman and a sizeable area for the secretary and the other members of the staff.

Harold Kenestrick, John McClelland, Ray Fife, Chester Hutchinson, and Claude E. Rhoad.

1937 to 1947

Department Faculty: 1937-1947The third decade started with Wilbur Stewart, H. G. Kenestrick, and John McClelland. McClelland left in 1939 to accept the position as Chairman of the Department of Agricultural Education at Iowa State University, a position he would hold until his retirement in 1966. In 1938, Ray Fife returned to Ohio State to head up the program of research and to assist in graduate education. Chester S. Hutchinson (BS ‘24), a former instructor at West Liberty, joined the faculty in 1939. Hutchinson remained with the department for three years before leaving to become Junior Dean of the College in 1941. Claude E. Rhoad (BS ‘33, MS ’37, PhD ‘43) joined the resident staff in 1941 to fill Hutchinson’s position. Rhoad had previously been an instructor at the West Jefferson training center.

CurriculumA new class was added after Ray Fife returned to Ohio State. This graduate course, 809: Research for Teachers in Vocational Education, was devoted to a study of the techniques and procedures appropriate to studies in graduate education. The course promoted research with individual projects in planning, organizing, and projecting appropriate studies.

In the mid-forties, the number of credit hours required for graduation was increased to 210. A quarter of field experience, called Apprentice Teaching, was added in the 1946-47 academic year.

Training Center Locations

The third decade began with five training centers: Canal Winchester, Hilliard, Grove City, Westerville, and the newly added West Jefferson. Grove City would close as a training center in 1941 and Summit Station would replace Grove City. Summit Station (below) would also close after a year.

Agricultural Education students work on a hit-and-miss engine in the large photo above. Bottom left: students work on tractor repair. During the war, farm equipment was rationed and there was a country-wide

effort to repair machinery. Evening schools were revamped with a focus on Machinery Repair: “Now as never before there is a need to encourage the repairing and rebuilding of farm implements that have been

discarded or are out of adjustment. In the photo bottom right, high school students learn woodworking. Staff 1937-1947:Hellen Killworth entered her 9th year of service in 1937. This decade started with two staff: Killworth and Robert Barb. They were joined by Fred Ludwig in 1937 and Virginia Stolle in 1938. Barb took a position as an accountant for the Division of Vocational Education in 1939, Stolle left in 1940, and Ludwig took a position as secretary for the downtown office of the Department of Agricultural Education in 1941. Veronica Waidelich, Gay Dalrymple, Pauline Gerber, and Jean Nawman would also spend some time on staff in the department. The decade ended with two staff members: Killworth and Nawman.

Left: H. E. Ridenour, Centerburg, and DeReath Palmer, Painesville demonstrate simple methods for making charts as part of a class on teaching aids. Right: High school students are participating in laboratory learning.

Instructors in Training Schools 1937-1947Canal Winchester: L. B. Fidler (1930-1937). Ralph E. Bender (1938-1947)

Hilliard: Charles Flickinger (1934-1940), Ralph J. Woodin (1940-1948)

Grove City: Floyd Ruble (1925-1941)

Westerville: Howard McClarren (1928-1939), Willard H. Wolf (1941-1949)

West Jefferson: C. E. Rhoad (1937-1939), Willard Wolf (1939-1941), C. H. Clary (1941-1942)

Summit Station: W. E. Stuckey (1941- 1943)Campbell Hall

R1: Elvin Belt, William Black, Robert Boyd, Frank Britt, Louis Cryder, Ray DillerR2: David Easterday, Donald Foos, Glenn Gallaway, John Hamilton, Allen Hansen, David Holdson, Luther Howell, Daryl HunterR3: David Jones, Ira Jump, Glenn Kinney, Everett Koenig, Cyril Moore, Henry Prior, Paul Tawney, Clarence UlrichR4: John Wells, Chester Zimmerman Not Pictured: Francies Dalrymple, Ray Diley, Howard Dumford, Edward Green, Claud Griffith, Kenneth Holtrey, Horace Hummel, Raymond Mills, Charles Newburn, Joseph Parrish, Loften Phillips, John Shank, Charles Shaver, John Shepard, William Yant

1938

R1: Fred Abel, Hugh Austermiller, Wilfred Barnhart, Wilbur Beach, James Beam, Arthur BeasleyR2: Thomas Berry, Robert Clymer, Dale Dargitz, Raymon Deacon, Milan Dunam, Edgar Fawley, Kenneth Gearhart, Wallace GilloglyR3: Donald Hutchinson, Edward Keirns, Elton Kinney, William Laybourne, Dale Lee, Floyd Madden, Vernon McNair, Kenneth PetersonR4: Charles Phillips, Lewis Rader, Marion Rickly, Harlan Ridenour, Donald Russ, Leland Schuler, William Scott, Donald TroendlyR5: Stanley Tschantz, John Wilson, Thomas Wonderling, Russell ZimmermanNot Pictured: Kenneth Bush, George Fuller, John Hilt, James Jenkins, Donald Jones, Roy Keely, Robert Kenreich, Wilbur Larue, Harold Loxley, Charles Rank, Mervin Ransom, Harold Ruggles

1939

R1: Robert Barnes, Walter Bates, Harold Benedict, Edwin Bissell, Earl Blayney, Martin BonarR2: Forest Bower, Leroy Bratton, Elmer Caldwell, Kenneth Cassell, Robert Clark, James Elliott, Donald Flory, Glenn GriffithR3: Gilbert Guiler, Rees Hackenbracht, Robert Hammett, Leroy Hasenpflug, Samuel Kimpel, Amos Meyer, Hugo Meyer, Lyle MyersR4: Melvin Myers, Harry Plank, Robert Pugh, Rollan Rader, Chester Roof, Jacob Shawan, Wilber Shisler, Harry SmithR5: Lloyd Smith, Robert Stutzman, Edgar Watkins, Ernest Williams, Lewis Winegardner, Vance Yates Not Pictured: William Berger, Marvin Campbell, Joseph Clark, John Cordray, Dallas Cornett, Clyde Cross, Richard Dabney, Robert Dew, Joseph Difranco, Victor Eichhorn, Steven Mawer, Clinton Reynolds, Berman Ross, William Smith, Wilbur Stevenson, Lester Snyder, Ralph Voorhis

1940

1941

R1: Albert Addison, Bernard Ball, James Bratton, John Bricker, Allan Brotzman, Clarence CattellR2: Loy Clark, Merritt Corbin, Robert Davlin, Franklin Deeds, James Dougan, Robert Dush, Robert Farst, Paul FosterR3: Albert Gehres, Elbert Hargensheimer, Thomas Jones, Edwin Kirby, Harold McConkey, Frederick Mengert, Lehr Miller, John MooreR4: Orlo Musgrave, Loren Pyles, Ernest Reeder, Russell Sharples, Homer Smith, Dale Strong, Lowell Walker Not Pictured: Samuel Cashman, Archie Cochran, Charles Cole, Joseph Crock, Joshua Crouse, John Feisley, John Fraker, Willis Fravel, Walter Furbay, Roger Garver, Charles Gorsuch, Frederick Grimme, Boyd Headings, Donald Holt, Ivan Logan, Lloyd Lutz, Robert Meade, William Meyer, Donald Oman, William Stengel, Clyde Stout, Bruce Strickling

R1: Loren Beck, Myron Bogan, Lincoln Borton, Leon Boucher, Albert Cobb, William CorneliusR2: Charles Eno, Eugene Fairall, Marion Fryer, Keith Gage, Herbert Hadley, Roy Hance, Paul Herschler, Henry HorstmanR3: Lewis Israel, Harold Kauffman, Howard Keller, Donald Kiracofe, John Lawrence, Robert Mallow, Rodney Marhoover, Paul MechlingR4: Gerald Morris, Louis Orians, Ned Place, Harold Reinhart, Lawrence Sarbaugh, Waldo Scheid, Bert Showman, Lyle SpiessR5: Warrren Ware, Leo WeneNot Pictured: Frederick Body, Clarence Castle, Leslie Crabbe, Robert Eckert, Marion Greenler, Robert Jackson, LaurantSchlotterbeck, Willard Staley, Kenneth N. Wilson

1942

R1: Charles Aiken, Paul Dammeyer, Roy Harvey, Thomas Lerch, Norman Merwine, Warren MillerR2: Boyd Moore, Howard Nolan, Lemoine Noling, Raymond Sininger, Lloyd Taylor, Roy Von Ins, Henry Wilson Not Pictured: Wallace Barr, Charles Bradshaw, Eugene Crile, Milton Lucas, Gerald Massie, Lloyd Morningstar, Roy Perkins

1943

R1: Walter Bomeli, Clarence Bunning, Fred Collier, Earl Dabney, Orlando Elshoff, Roland MillerR2: Robert Pero, James Wilson Not Pictured: Richard Dyer, Lawrence Everhart, Arlie Lydick

1944

1945R1: Anthony Badurina, Fred PursleyNot Pictured: Charles Cander, Floyd Heft, George Winkle

R1: Roy BeckerNot Pictured: Alvin Ackerman, Donald Clegg, Russell Elsom, Charles Kerns, Lowell McLear, Wesley Mettert, Howard Miller, Kenneth Nuzum, Austin Ritchie, Gideon Seymour, Andrew Warner, Charles Wildey1946

R1: Paul Brown, Lloyd Carmony, Charles Coles, Wilbur Frantom, Harold Groves, John HamillR2: Stanley Sharp, James Shiverdecker, Dwight Smith, Robert WorrallNot Pictured: Eugene Baker, Jack Bartram, Herbert Brum, Calvin Leimbach, John Mowbray, Elmous Mowrey, James Newman, Roger Park, Robert Phillips, James Rush, John Starling

1947

333Total Degrees

304Bachelors

19Masters

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Degrees 1938 - 1947

Undergraduate Masters PhD

STUDENTS

Graduate Degrees Earned 1938-1947

1938MS: Garcia-Hernandez LorenzoPhD: Omer Clyde Aderhold, George Ekstrom1939MS: Thomas J. HornePhD: Russell Walter Cline1940PhD: Harold W. Kennedy, John B. McClelland1941MS: Ralph E. Bender, Herschel B. Drake, Warren Ganz Weiler1942MS: John W. Dunbar, Charles F. Flickinger, Dale Friday, Donald Robinson, Marion Wallace, Willard H. Wolf1943PhD: Henry Brunner, Claude E. Rhoad1944MS: Milford Schmidt, William Stuckey, Ralph WoodinPhD: Leslie W. Nelson1945MS: David Colville, Bruce Stribling1946MS: Ralph Lemon, Wilkin Teegarden1947MS: Harry HansuckerPhD: Ralph Bender, James Kirkland

Graduate StudiesThe department graduated the first PhD awarded by the department in 1938. The department would graduate a total of 10 PhDs and 19 Masters’ degrees during this decade. Wilbur F. Stewart would serve as advisor for the majority of these graduates, advising seven PhD dissertations and nine Masters’ theses. Fife, Kenestrick, and Rhoad would also serve as advisors during this decade.

An Expanding Adult Program was another focus of the war effort, Adult Evening Classes had been a focus before the war, but these efforts increased dramatically during the war years. Below left, high school

students learn poultry calling. Below right students participate in a local stock show.

Left: Site of the new FFA Camp in Ohio in Muskingum in 1943. This camp was originally designed as a work center for the National Youth Administration. Right: Scrap metal drives were a popular FFA activity to help with the war effort. In this picture, FFA students from Canal Winchester, advised by Ralph Bender, proudly

show off the 100 tons of scrap they collected for the war effort.