▁of ▁Michigan ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁for ▁his ▁father ▁in ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Plant ▁Indust ry ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Agricult ure . ▁From ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁he ▁took ▁up ▁his ▁father ' s ▁position ▁as ▁Chief ▁of ▁Farm ▁Dem on str ation ▁Work . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁he ▁became ▁Chief ▁of ▁Southern ▁Ext ension ▁Work ▁for ▁the ▁States ▁Rel ations ▁Service ▁of ▁the ▁US DA . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁he ▁became ▁Dean ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ark ansas . ▁From ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Oklahoma ▁Agricult ural ▁and ▁Mechan ical ▁College . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Alabama ▁Poly techn ic ▁Institute , ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁A ub urn ▁University ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁of ▁Texas ▁Techn ological ▁College ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁At ▁Te ch , ▁he ▁en list ed ▁assistance ▁from ▁several ▁New ▁De al ▁programs ▁to ▁build ▁d orm itories , ▁p ave ▁streets , ▁add ▁a ▁golf ▁course ▁and ▁sw imming ▁pool , ▁and ▁to ▁rev ital ize ▁and ▁landscape ▁the ▁campus , ▁located ▁on ▁a ▁semi - ar id ▁ste ppe .