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Grinding.
Sop
h
omor
eKatyCodywatch
es
twice-gr
ound
porkcome out
of
the grinding machine. In the n
ex
tstep, sheadded fl
av
or
ing anda
rr
an
ge
d
th
emeat
in
sa
u
sage
wr
aps.
Photo
by
Doug
Malcolm.
Making
a clean slice.
Sop
homore
Josh
Philli
psus
es
ahands
aw
to
sepa
ratedifferentt
ypes
of
animalrib
s.
Students pr
ac
ticed thisin pre
pa
ration
of
trimmingmeatfrom thecarcass.
Photo
by
Dou
g
Ma
lcolm.
Academics
119
 
(
A
change in e horticulture program meansstudents from any concentration can study plants
Sowing
seeds
for the future.
A
Hor
ticulture Servi
ces
wo
rk
er tak
es
th
efirststepin plantgr
ow
th
.
As
th
e
see
dlin
gs
grew, studen
ts
would transportthem to lar
ge
randlar
ge
r pots.
Photo by Ni
co
leSmith.
120
Ac
ademics
Planting
~nd
taggmg.
Fr
es
hmen Geor
ge
Fr
ye
and
Kri
ste
n
Pl
ank pat
down
so
il
in
see
dl
in
g crat
es
.
Th
ese
pansi
es
were
th
en tagged and or
ga
ni
ze
d for fur-
th
er
ca
re.
Ph
otoby NicoleSmith.
 
~~c~
Ii;]
ortlcultureServicesstartedoutlike asee
d.
It
co
ul
dnot
[~
....
.
·II~.
guaranteeitsownsurvival,a
nd
it needednutrients a
nd
lots
r'---'J
(
-'"
of
care
in
orderto flouris
h.
Itneededpeople-gardeners -to take responsibilityforitss
uc
cess.Yet when the administration chose to cancelthe hOlticulture major, the fate
of
Horticulture Services seemed
"Now
,when a student comesto Berrywithaninterest
in
pl
ant sci ence,
th
e studentwillpursuethat
in
biology,and theycan l
ea
rn
thetrade
of
horticulturehere atHorticultureServicesoratOakHill," Jonessaid.JuniorMarlin Cox,ahorticulturemajor,hadworked inthegreen-
.r
houses andthegardenssince
hi
sfreshmanyear.
un
certainforsome.However, the decision to close one dooropenedanother, for plans were made to broaden thefocus
of
HorticultureServices.Since1990, Horticulture Serviceshad pro videdhorticulture ma
jor
swithvaluableexpe-
"HorticultureServices gives
me
working knowledge
of
pJdnt
"l
,,;I
bIOlogy
and
maintenance."
L·
e several
of
hi
sclassmates,he gradua
ll
yacceptedthechangesmade to
hi
sdepartment.
"F
irswasmad,
but
nowIsee thereasoning behi
nd
it,"hesaid. Thehub
of
horticulturewould remainthe
We
stcottbuildingand thegree
nh
ouses,located rience
in
gardening andmarketing, aswe
ll
asabasic knowledge
of
plantscie
nc
e. Undertheexpandedprogram,the sameopportunities wouldbeofferedtostudents
of
allmajors. Students cou
ld
also focus theirstudiesonhorticulture,accord
in
gtoAndreaJo
ne
s,supervisor
of
HorticultureServices.Jones graduated fromM
id
dle Te
nn
essee State Co
ll
egewithadegree
in pl
antandso
il
scienceandanemphasis inhorticulture. Herdegree,shesaid,would be
si
milartowhatstudents wo
ul
dpursue under thenew program.
-MarlinCox,junior
behind theFo
rd
dormitories.Run
li
ke abusi-ness,theprogram so
ld
mums,daylilies and poinsettiasduringfre quent plantsales.HorticultureServices wouldalsocontinuetosupply a
ll
th
eplantsfor campuslandscapingprojects. Although he wo
ul
dsoonchange
hi
smajorto
hi
story,Coxbelieved
hi
stime
in
thegreenhouseprov
id
edhimwithexperience
in
whatwouldcontinuetobe astrong interest."HorticultureServicesgives meworking knowledge
of
plant biologyand maintenance,"hesaid.
Play
in
the dirt.
Fres
hmanGeorge
Fr
ye
tr
ansplants
seed
lin
gs
individually
in
ton
ew
so
il.Beforereplantin
g,
hemi
xe
dthe former
dirtwith
fertilizer
to
make fresh potting
so
il.
Ph
oto
by
NicoleSmith.
-B
y
ALLISO
NWAGNER
Tender care.
Andr
ea
Jones,supervi
so
r
of
Horticuture Services,examin
es
plants
th
athave beennurtur
ed
bystuden
ts
. Jonesoversawthe care
of
plantsinthe gr
ee
nh
ou
ses.
Photo
by
Nico
leSmith.
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s
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