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J. P. LaMaster 1892–1971
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References
(1) Dickerson, R. W., Jr., and R. B. Read, Jr. 1968. Operating characteristics of a cleanedin-place flow diversion valve. J-. Dairy Sci., 51:810. (2) Diekerson, R. W., Jr., and R. B. Read, Jr. 1969. Thermometric lag of four types of temperature sensors in milk. Abstr. J. Dairy Sci., 52: 898.
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(3) Ling, S. C. 1960. Heat transfer characteristics of hot-film sensing element used in flow measurement. J. Basic Eng., Trans. Amer. Soc. Mech. Eng., 82:629. (4) U.S. Public Health Service. 1965. Grade A Pasteurized Milk Ordinance---1965 Recommendations of the Public Health Service. Public Health Service Publ. 229, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
MEMORIALS
J. P. LaMaster
1892-1971
Joseph Paul LaMaster, 79, Head Emeritus of the Department of Dairy Science, Clemson University, passed away May 2, :1971. He retired in 1957. A native of Campbellsburg, Kentucky, he attended the State's University where he received the B.S. degree in 1913 and M.S. in :1928. An appointment to the position of bacteriologist for the Ehncndorf Farm, located at Lexington, Kentucky, was accepted upon gradnation from the University. For five years he served in dairy extension in Mississippi J. P. LaMaster and Georgia, and then as dairy field representative of the United States Department of Agriculture in the Southern states. He became extension dairy specialist with the South Carolina Extension Service in J a n u a r y 1920. On October 1, 1920 he was named head of the Clemson College Dairy Department and served in that position 37 years. He was a leader in dairy cattle breeding studies and nutrition and was the first chairman of the regional technical committee on breeding better dairy cattle in the South. He was a director of the various cattle clubs in the state and the South Carolina Dairy Association. Through his efforts the Brown Swiss breed was introduced to South Carolina in :1943. He helped develop Clemson Blue cheese by the South Carolina Agricultural Experiment J . DAIRY SCIENCE VOL. 54, NO. 12
Station. He developed the electric calf dehomer now commonly used. His ability as a judge of dairy cattle was recognized officially and he judged in many shows. Professor LaMaster served as chairman of the southern division of the American Dairy Science Association in 1925, secretary in 1927, and was active on many committees through the years. I n 1954 he received the Honors Award from the Association. He was a member of the feed survey committee of the American Feed Manufacturers' Association. The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture named him as a member of the nationwide Dairy Industry Work Conference in Washington in 1953. He also served on the executive committee of the Southern Pasture and Forage Crop Improvement Conference in the southern states. After retirement from Clemson he received a two-year assignment with the International Cooperation Administration under auspices of the U.S. Department of State as livestock advisor in Brazil. Other foreign services included a 1919 assignment as representative of the French government in charge of a Holstein shipment at sea, and in :1953 the government of Cuba invited him to judge its dairy cattle livestock exposition. Professor LaMaster was a member of the American Dairy Science Association, American Society of Animal Science, Association of Southern Agricultural Workers, A Fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Phi K a p p a Phi, Alpha Zeta, Alpha Tan Omega, and Lamp and Cross (honorary scholastic society). He is listed in American Men of Science. W.A. K i l n , Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina
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References
(1) Dickerson, R. W., Jr., and R. B. Read, Jr. 1968. Operating characteristics of a cleanedin-place flow diversion valve. J-. Dairy Sci., 51:810. (2) Diekerson, R. W., Jr., and R. B. Read, Jr. 1969. Thermometric lag of four types of temperature sensors in milk. Abstr. J. Dairy Sci., 52: 898.
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SCIENCE
(3) Ling, S. C. 1960. Heat transfer characteristics of hot-film sensing element used in flow measurement. J. Basic Eng., Trans. Amer. Soc. Mech. Eng., 82:629. (4) U.S. Public Health Service. 1965. Grade A Pasteurized Milk Ordinance---1965 Recommendations of the Public Health Service. Public Health Service Publ. 229, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
MEMORIALS
J. P. LaMaster
1892-1971
Joseph Paul LaMaster, 79, Head Emeritus of the Department of Dairy Science, Clemson University, passed away May 2, :1971. He retired in 1957. A native of Campbellsburg, Kentucky, he attended the State's University where he received the B.S. degree in 1913 and M.S. in :1928. An appointment to the position of bacteriologist for the Ehncndorf Farm, located at Lexington, Kentucky, was accepted upon gradnation from the University. For five years he served in dairy extension in Mississippi J. P. LaMaster and Georgia, and then as dairy field representative of the United States Department of Agriculture in the Southern states. He became extension dairy specialist with the South Carolina Extension Service in J a n u a r y 1920. On October 1, 1920 he was named head of the Clemson College Dairy Department and served in that position 37 years. He was a leader in dairy cattle breeding studies and nutrition and was the first chairman of the regional technical committee on breeding better dairy cattle in the South. He was a director of the various cattle clubs in the state and the South Carolina Dairy Association. Through his efforts the Brown Swiss breed was introduced to South Carolina in :1943. He helped develop Clemson Blue cheese by the South Carolina Agricultural Experiment J . DAIRY SCIENCE VOL. 54, NO. 12
Station. He developed the electric calf dehomer now commonly used. His ability as a judge of dairy cattle was recognized officially and he judged in many shows. Professor LaMaster served as chairman of the southern division of the American Dairy Science Association in 1925, secretary in 1927, and was active on many committees through the years. I n 1954 he received the Honors Award from the Association. He was a member of the feed survey committee of the American Feed Manufacturers' Association. The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture named him as a member of the nationwide Dairy Industry Work Conference in Washington in 1953. He also served on the executive committee of the Southern Pasture and Forage Crop Improvement Conference in the southern states. After retirement from Clemson he received a two-year assignment with the International Cooperation Administration under auspices of the U.S. Department of State as livestock advisor in Brazil. Other foreign services included a 1919 assignment as representative of the French government in charge of a Holstein shipment at sea, and in :1953 the government of Cuba invited him to judge its dairy cattle livestock exposition. Professor LaMaster was a member of the American Dairy Science Association, American Society of Animal Science, Association of Southern Agricultural Workers, A Fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Phi K a p p a Phi, Alpha Zeta, Alpha Tan Omega, and Lamp and Cross (honorary scholastic society). He is listed in American Men of Science. W.A. K i l n , Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina