Excerpt from Dedication of Jenkins Laboratory: October 11, 1932 Just seven years ago today, and in this same tent, we gathered here to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. It was a notable event, for this was the first station, the pioneer enterprise of its kind, in this country. In the words of its founder, Prof. Samuel W. Johnson, its purpose was, and still is, to put science at work for agriculture. Today we have come together on an occasion of equal moment. The completion of this new laboratory is, of course, a matter of importance to the Board and the Staff. For the past ten years we have been living under crowded conditions that made scientific work extremely difficult and sometimes ineffective. Naturally we are happy in our new quarters and your presence here is evidence that you share in our satisfaction. But while the convenience and comfort of the worker is impor tant, that alone would not justify the effort and cost. The Station was founded, and is maintained, for service to the State. There fore, we may confidently expect these new facilities will enhance that service. Serious consideration of the need for more space began some eight years ago, but true to its New England tradition, the Station always has been modest in its requests of the General Assembly and deferred laying the matter before that body until the last session, when the appropriation was made. We hope you will like the result. Much of the credit should go to our architect, Mr. Douglas Orr, and his staff and to Mr. Allyn Wadhams, the builder. They cooperated with us splendidly and were very patient with the unusual ideas and needs that a group of scientists are always sure to insist upon. But of greater significance than the completion of the laboratory is the fact that we are here to pay honor to the man whose name it bears, Dr. Edward H. Jenkins, who for so many years was our leader and friend. If it were possible to epitomize his life and work in a single word, that word would be loyalty; loyalty to his antecedents and training, loyalty to his ideals; and above all, loyalty to the Station. May we who carry on his work be filled with the same spirit. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.