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United States to the Philippine Islands to report on the agri- 

 cultural and educational development, and had opportunity to 

 visit Japan and China at the same time. In 1909 he was made 

 a member of the Kansas State Board of Education and in 1913 

 a member of the State School Book Commission for Kansas. 

 His interest in the direction of general education led to his elec- 

 tion as president of the Kansas State Teachers' Association in 

 1911-1912. During the year 1913-1914 he presided over the 

 International Dry Farming Congress. In 1914 and 1915 he was 

 president of the Society for the Promotion of Agricultural Sci- 

 ence, and during these years brought out the most complete high 

 school text book on agriculture yet published, entitled "The 

 Essentials of Agriculture." During his years of research in the 

 University of Missouri, Dr. Waters published several papers 

 on the maintenance requirements of calves, growing cattle and 

 mature animals, but his particularly chosen field of research was 

 the influence of the plane of nutrition on the type and body form 

 of the animal. In 1918 the weekly Kansas City Star offered him 

 so broad an opportunity to reach the farmers and cattlemen of 

 the southwest that he resigned liis presidency at Manhattan and 

 entered into the editorial field. During the war Dr. Waters acted 

 as chairman of the Kansas National Council of Defense, Food 

 Administrator, Chairman of the Regional Board of War Industry, 

 and Member of the 1917 Commission to fix the Price of Wheat. 

 In 1920 he was appointed a member of the Industrial Commis- 

 sion authorized by President Wilson. His appreciation of the 

 problems of the practical farmer and small stockbreeder have 

 made his work of almost classic importance to the students of 

 animal husbandry and to the cattlemen of the shortgrass country. 

 Dr. Waters' portrait was presented to the Saddle and Sirloin 

 Club by the students of the University of Missouri and friends. 



