Date: 1880

Title: Beal First President of the American Association for the Advancement of the Science of Agriculture

Description:

The college's good national reputation was evident when Dr. Kedzie, Dr. Beal, and Professor Cook helped organize the American Association for the Advancement of the Science of Agriculture in Boston in 1880. Professor Beal was elected as the association's first president.

From The Spirit of Michigan State, by J. Bruce McCristal