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Harry Lucian Garrigus, 1876–1968: A Brief Biography

University of Illinois, Urbana 61801

Abstract

"Animal Husbandman of the East" was the accolade eamed by Harry Lucian Garrigus, who was associated with animal agriculture for nearly 90 years. He was representative of an era and of an area.

His agricultural interest, engendered by his early years on a livestock farm, extended through a long career of service in Agricultural Education and was actively maintained until his death. He was a leader in livestock herd and flock development and in the dissemination of the science involved, but most significantly in the development of students, of an educational institution, of a related industry and of society.

Background

H. L. Garrigus, bom in Wolcott, Connecticut, August 18, 1876, was the fifth of twelve children of Sophronia Upson Garrigus and Jacob Henry Garrigus. His academie inclinations were encouraged and he entered elementary school reading at the third level, ultimately advancing through Wolcott Academy.

His next goal would have been Yale University, presumably its Sheffield Scientific School, had family finances permitted. Developments relative to the conflict between institutions of the state, as discussed later in this text, would have made his enrolloment at Yale ironic in view of his eventual lifelong affiliation with the Storrs institution and his maturing philosophy toward the Land Grant concept.

¹ The author acknowledges D. M. Kinsman for contact courtesies.

² Note: The author appreciates the invitation to present his father and assumes that personal reference or bias will be understood.