1. brain games
2012

2. Objective
• To reinforce key points and notable dates
relating to the history of Land Grant
colleges, the Cooperative Extension
Service, NDSU, and the NDSU Research
Extension Centers.
• To provide an opportunity for Extension and
REC staff and specialists to get to know
others, interact on an informal basis.
• HAVE FUN.

3. Overall Rules
Your Table = Your Team
Don’t forget to use your brain game chips!
All electronics should be placed in
the MIDDLE of your team table

5. MINARD HALL
NDSU, 1905

6. EDGELEY
SUBSTATION

7.  Langdon REC
 Williston REC  North Central REC
 Carrington REC
Main Station
 Dickinson REC
 Central Grasslands REC
 Hettinger REC

10. WILLISTON
RESEARCH EXTENSION CENTER

12. HETTINGER
RESEARCH EXTENSION CENTER

14. LANGDON
RESEARCH EXTENSION CENTER

16. NORTH CENTRAL
RESEARCH EXTENSION CENTER, MINOT

18. CARRINGTON
RESEARCH EXTENSION CENTER

20. CENTRAL GRASSLANDS
RESEARCH EXTENSION CENTER, STREETER

24. MORRILL ACT
ANNIVERSARY

27. 1900’s

Philip Chandler, hog raising contest

28.  Clarence
Shatz,
Acre Corn
Contest
1914

29. M.B.
Johnson

ND’s 1st
County
Agent
Bottineau
1912

30. Model T Fold Torpedo 10 Roadster


31. 
Ward County Agent Mr. Peck said he does not believe in
riding in a Ford car,
so this year he bought a "Grant".

32. Hunter, ND Boys’ and Girls’ Club 1913


33. 
‘Farm Boys’ Camp at Mandan, ND

34. Thomas
 Cooper
1914
1st director of
Cooperative
Extension

35. Canning Class


36. Home Economics Extension
State Staff - 1928


37. Group of County Agent 1929


38. Grasshopper bait mixer designed and
built by the Ag Engineering Dept.


39. 1930 – Cotton mattresses made for the poor


40. Volunteer workers
during WWII


41. ND 4-H
 Delegates
4-H National
Camp,
Washington
D.C.

42.  North Dakota
Demonstration
4-H Team
going to
Regional
Contest

43.  North Dakota
State 4-H
Champion
Demonstration
Team

44. Extension’s Home Economics State
and County staff 1961-62


45. Arthur Schultz presents T.V. programs on
farmstead layout and house plans .


46. Today
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47. Sources
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 www.ndsu.edu
 http://www.flickr.com/ph
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archives/
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48. BRAIN GAME
100 Point Drop
To Play It:
• Teams wager the number of points (up to 100 points, in
increments of 10) it wishes to wager on that topic.
• Correct answers will be rewarded with the wagered points
and incorrect answers will be deducted that number of points.
• When time begins, the teams remove the card with the
questions from the envelope and begin answering by clearly
circling the correct answer.
• Unanswered questions will be counted as incorrect.

49. 100 Point Drop
The 1862 Morrill Act
When you hear the BUZZER, begin answering
questions.
When you hear the next BUZZER, STOP
answering questions.

50. Answers The 1862 Morrill Act
President Abraham Lincoln signed the Legislation was signed to create the U.S.
Morrill Act into law. Department of Agriculture on May
15, 1862.
The Morrill Act was signed into law on
July 2, 1862. The Morrill Act was first proposed in
1857 and passed by Congress in 1859
In addition to the signature of the but was vetoed President James
President, the act is signed by the Buchanan.
Speaker of the House of
Representatives and President of the The two privately owned and operated
Senate, pro tempore institutions in the original system are
MIT and Cornell University.
The first state to accept the provisions
of the Morrill Act was Iowa. The total amount of acres given to
North Dakota under the Morrill Act to
The first land grant college newly be used, or the proceeds from its
created under the Morrill Act was sale, to be used toward establishing and
Kansas State. funding the land grant institution was
90,000 acres.

51. 100 Point Drop
The History of ND REC’s
When you hear the BUZZER, begin answering
questions.
When you hear the next BUZZER, STOP
answering questions.

52. Answers The History of ND REC’s
In 1887, the Hatch Act creates the NCREC under control of the
Agricultural Experiment Stations. NDAC providing for a Board of
The first Ag. Experiment substation Visitors.
to be created was the Edgely In 1945, 100 acres of land were
Substation.
donated to the Dickinson REC by
Of the original buildings at the local ranchers/farmers for
Hettinger REC, the following still livestock research.
stand: Farm House and Horse Barn.
After the Williston REC was
Cavalier County is known as the relocated in 1954, the 80 acres
Canola Capital of the USA. retained by the state became the
One serving (1 cup) of juneberries site of Williston State College.
contains 27% of the Percent Daily Property of all of the branch stations
Value for Vitamin C. except those in Carrington and
HB 66 created and established Streeter was donated to the state by
local communities.

53. 100 Point Drop
The History of ND County Agents
When you hear the BUZZER, begin answering
questions.
When you hear the next BUZZER, STOP
answering questions.

54. Answers The History of ND County Agents
Before Extension was created by the ND Governor William Guy’s father was
1914 Smith Lever Act, North Dakota had a ND County Agent and County Agent
county agents that were hired and paid Supervisor.
by the Better Farming Association.
ND Governor William Guy was an
The first County Agent was M.B. Assistant Cass County Agent in 1947.
Johnson. He was placed in Bottineau
County.
Only five county agents have served
Williams County with respective tenures
Dickey, McKenzie, Morton, and Towner of 5, 8.5, 16, 38, and 31 years.
have had continuous county agent
service since 1914-1915.
In 1997, the language in the North
Dakota Century Code edited so all
Walter Mattson, Golden Valley County references to “county agent” or “county
has had the longest tenure of any agent work” were replaced to
county agent in one county in North “extension agent” or “extension agent
Dakota at 41 years. work”.

55. 100 Point Drop
The History of ND 4-H
When you hear the BUZZER, begin answering
questions.
When you hear the next BUZZER, STOP
answering questions.

56. Answers The History of ND 4-H
The first State Club Agent was Helen
J. Sullivan was appointed in 1915. The first State 4-H Citizenship
Shortcourse was held in January
Director Randlett discontinued all 1973.
club agent titles and placed the
responsibility for youth work with the The organization of the North Dakota
county agent in 1922. 4-H Ambassadors happened in 1970.
Counties to send delegates to the In
first National 4-H Club Camp in 1927 1944, Cass, Barnes, Ransom, Richland
were Pembina, Barnes, Richland, andand Saragent
Cass Counties. (Traill, Steele, LaMoure, and Dickey
Counties later became members of
In 1932, the first girl to win the the association) obtained 138 acres
National 4-H Stock judging contest of land. It became known as The
was won by Jean (Leake) Baeder of Sandhills Camp.

57. 100 Point Drop
The History of ND Family & Consumer Sciences
When you hear the BUZZER, begin answering
questions.
When you hear the next BUZZER, STOP
answering questions.

58. Answers The History of ND Family & Consumer Sciences
By 1934, 6 counties had Extension Home As early as 1914, Extension was
Economists. concerned about the lunches of school
children, so they published a bulletin
The first home demonstration leader was called “The Rural Hot Lunch”.
May McDonald who worked from 1915-
1918. Homemaker’s Club were officially
organized in 1922 with 48 groups
organized by Extension.
Three emergency home demonstration
agents who helped set a foundation for
future county home economists were Between the 1991-1992 and 1992-1993
from Barnes, Divide, and Burleigh. club years, the Homemakers Club
officially change to FCE clubs.
Agents with a specialty in the FCS area
have been known by at least 4 different Barnes County has the best record for
titles. They include: Home continuous county agent and home
Demonstration Agent, Home economist work: a home economist
Economist, Extension Agent, and FCS started September 16, 1917.
Agent

59. 100 Point Drop
History of ND Extension Communications
When you hear the BUZZER, begin answering
questions.
When you hear the next BUZZER, STOP
answering questions.

60. Answers History of ND Extension Communications
Three Extension publications were System (EMIS), and ND used the State
issued before 1914? EMIS (SEMIS) used which provided a
unified planning and reporting format.
From 1914 to about 1940, Extension
issued fewer than 6 new publications AGNET terminals were in place in
per year. county offices by 1982 and used until
1987. More than 5,000 electronic mail
During the 1920’s, radio broadcasts with messages were transmitted each year
scientific education were transmitted at the terminals were used.
the NDAC courtesy of the Extension
Service from Ladd Hall. The first NDSU Extension Service site
was linked to the USDA in June 1995.
In the late 1930’s Morton County Agent
Ralph Newcomer was one of the first A person had to go through 9 lessons to
agents to try radio broadcasts. become a Master Internet Volunteer
and give back 30 hours of service to the
In 1969, the first computer program for community.
Extension, the Extension Management

61. 100 Point Drop
Fun ND Extension Facts
When you hear the BUZZER, begin answering
questions.
When you hear the next BUZZER, STOP
answering questions.

62. Answers Fun ND Extension Facts
The World War II Liberty Ship was
named after which ND Extension The monthly FNP newsletter, containing
Worker: Arthur A. Penn, Dickey County. shopping tips, nutritional information
and healthy recipes, is called Food
In 1994, the current MPU model for Wise.
Extension was first piloted in unit 2 and
unit 6. Myron Johnsrud, NDSU Extension
Service director, went on to be the
ND’s first Extension Agronomist started national Extension leader with USDA.
on August 1, 1927 and was named E.G.
Booth.
The first Extension Director who was
born and raised in North Dakota was
A Sugarbeet specialist added to the Arthur Herman Schulz from
Extension Staff in 1969. Marion, ND.
NDSU has had only one of the Rodent
Control Specialists.

63. BRAIN GAME
Timeline Trivia
• Write your answers to the questions or
statements on each of the 7 colored game cards.
• Tape each card onto the square connecting the
event written in bold type on the card to the
correct date on the timeline.
• Remember to record your table number and
team members’ names of the back of this game
sheet.

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81. 1960
The name of the North Dakota Agricultural
College is changed to North Dakota State
University.
During NDSU’s history, the athletic teams have been
known by 3 different names. What are the 3 names?
FARMERS, AGGIES, & BISON
Buried under the lawn at the Engineering &
Technology building is a noted Jersey cow.
What is the full name of this cow?
NOBLE’S GOLDEN MARGUERITE

82. BRAIN GAME
Name that Picture!
• See the picture, write the answer.

83. Name That Picture
150th Anniversary of the Morrill Act
{15 pictures of extension now, then and more…
NDSU

84. 1.
These original three buildings (residence, horse barn
and seed house) were built in 1909 at this REC when it
began its work.

85. 2.
What REC does this building belong to?
*Bonus point if you know the building’s name.

86. 3.
This REC was established in 1907 along the Little
Muddy Creek. In 1953 a college established here.

87. 4.
This REC was established in 1905. The center currently
operates on 4,916 acres.

88. 5.
This REC was established in 1909,
essentially as a dairy station.

89. 5.
This REC was established in 1909,
essentially as a dairy station.

90. 6.
This REC was approved in 1957 and
started in around 1960

91. 7.
This newer REC was opened in 1977 and is located in
the Coteau area of North Dakota.

92. 8.
Name that experiment station

93. 9.
This educator, reformer, and farmer, was the genius
behind the Morrill Act.

94. 10.
Name that crop

95. 11.
This U.S. Representative and Senator was the chief
sponsor of the 1862 & 1890 Land-Grant Acts.

96. 12.
Which NDSU campus building is it?

97. 13.
What is this apparatus used for?

98. 14.
Which NDSU campus building is it?

99. 15.
What we now call classes and
programming, county agents used to
put on these instead.

100. How did you do?!

101. 1.
The Langdon REC was established in 1909.

102. 2.
The Vic Sturlaugson Learning Center
at the NDSU Langdon REC.

103. 3.
Williston REC

104. 4.
Dickinson Research Extension Center

105. 5.
Hettinger Research Extension Center.
In 1940 the focus turned to sheep. Today it has one of
the largest state-owned sheep herds in the U.S.

106. 6.
Carrington REC

107. 7.
Central Grasslands Research Extension Center
near Streeter, ND

108. 8.
North Central REC, Minot

109. 9.
Jonathan Baldwin Turner 1805-1899

110. 10.
Alfalfa

111. 11.
Justin S. Morrill 1810-1898

112. 12.
Morrill Hall, NDAC 1930’s

113. 13.
Canning

114. 14.
Bentson-Bunker Fieldhouse, 1940’s

115. 15.
Short Courses

116. A Look into the Past…
Pictures courtesy of the NDSU Archives

117. NDAC vs UND

118. Campus Gates, March 1922

119. Haile Chisolm, Blacksmith 1924

120. They come runnin' just as fast as they can,
'Cause every girl crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man
Group of County Agents at the
Williston REC, July 1929

121. NDSU Dairy Barn – 1913
Studies regarding Red Clover ensilage
were being done in one of the silos.

122. "On one of Mr. Peck's (county agent) Demonstrations.
The alfalfa on the right was grown according to his
directions, while that on the left was put in by the
farmer according to his ideas.

123. Miss Helen Sullivan teaching about
canning and preserving.

124. Women judging home canned food.

125. Eighty-five delegates of the North
Dakota Extension Homemakers Council
met June 3-7, 1941 at the Good Luck
Camp, Lake Metigoshe, N.D.

126. Thank you to the NDSU
University Archives for
the use of all the photos.

127. NDSU

128. brain games
Award winners
2012

129. References
• Agricultural Experiment Station and Agriculture Research Extension Centers (2008). Retrieved
from: http://history.nd.gov/archives/stateagencies/agricextension.html
• Bale, S.W. (1989).Hired Hands and Volunteers: A history of North Dakota Extension Service.
• Bergman, J. (personal communication, October 9, 2012)
• Fisher, J. (personal communication, November 2, 2012)
• Flage, L. (Interviewee, November 2012)
• Froelich, M. (Interviewee, November 2012)
• Hauge, L. (Interviewee, November 2012)
• Hoines, V. (personal communication, November 1, 2012)
• Mehloff, R. (personal communication, September 26, 2012)
• Monson, K. (Interviewee, November 2012)
• Neville, B. (personal communication, October 30, 2012)
• Oderman, J. (personal communication, October 21, 2012)
• Scharmer, L. (Interviewee, October 2012)
• Schauer, C. (personal communication, October 16, 2012)
• Schatz, B. (personal communication, October 12, 2012)