OF THE SADDLE AND SIRLOIN CLUB 23 
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 iis 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 
Cus by the students of the University of Missouri and friends. 
