DR. FRENCH RETIRES 



Dr. Arthur P. French, Head of the Department of Horticulture, retired on 

 July 1, 1961 after forty years of service to the University and the fruit growers 

 of the nation. 



A native of Ohio, he served in the U, S. Army from 1917 to 1919, seeing 

 action in Europe. After graduating from Ohio State University in 1921, he 

 joined the staff of the then Massachusetts Agricultural College at Amherst as an 

 instructor in Pomology. After receiving his M. S. degree at this University in 

 1923, he advanced to the position of Professor in Pomology and Plant Breeding in 

 1936. In 1947 he assumed the duties of Head of the Department of Pomology when 

 the late Dr. Ralph A. Van Meter became President of the University. He obtained 

 his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1950. 



In 1957 when the Departments of Floriculture, Olericulture, and Pomology 

 were combined into a Department of Horticulture, he accepted the task of guiding 

 the new department. 



Dr. French is probably best known for his study of the vegetative characters 

 of apple, pear, piimi, and cherry varieties. He was closely associated with the 

 late Dr. J. K. Shaw in the development of the Trueness-To-Name Nursery Inspection 

 Service and has served as the leader of this program for many years. For his 

 contributions in this field he was awarded the Marshall P. Wilder medal by the 

 American Pomological Society in 1960. Dr. French has also conducted research on 

 the genetics of the peach and the nasturtium and has been very active in the 

 variety testing program at this station. 



He holds membership in the American Society for Horticultural Science, The 

 Genetics Society, The American Pomological Society, Sigma Xi, and Alpha Zeta. 

 His service as Secretary of the Massachusetts Fruit Growers' Association since 

 1953 has been outstanding. 



Dr. French plans to continue his service to the fruit growers of Massachu- 

 setts as Secretary of the M.F.G.A. and to the fruit industry of the nation 

 through the nursery inspection program. Also, it appears, with the new trailer 

 he has recently acquired, that he and Mrs. French plan to travel and visit many 

 other areas of the country. 



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