In )Metnory of 



Dr. f)enry Baird favill 



Cbe idea of an Industnal Laboratory for the 

 dairy interests was the cherished ideal of our late 

 president, Dr. Benry Baird fa\>ilL eminent in the 

 medical circles of the nation, a leader in the higher 

 civic life of Chicago, an earnest and enthusiastic 

 dairy farmer, he gave liberally of his time and genius 

 to the study and advancement of the dairy farm, 

 which he loved. 



Bis superb leadership as first president of the 

 National Dairy Council during a time of great 

 stress expressed itself in giving direction to the 

 Council idea upon a firm policy of imperative im- 

 provement of our cattle and rigid insistence upon 

 unceasing progress in the quality and handling of 

 our products. 



It was Dr. favill's earnest conviction that an 

 industrial laboratory was an essential requisite for 

 the achievement of these ends, and his belief is 

 unanimously supported by the best men in the in- 

 dustry. 



Hs a fitting memorial to our late departed 

 leader, the industrial bboratory to be established 

 is to be named — 



Rcnry Baird favill Laboratory 



endowed with the spirit of earnestness of the 

 man whose name it bears, working diligently and 

 unceasingly toward his high ideals, your laboratory 

 will be a fountain of knowledge, an inspiration for 

 uplift, a generator of incalculable good for the indus- 

 try and the millions of consumers of our products. 



