Ice Cream Cones As Casualties The History Of Purdue Creametry And Smith Hall

On June 30, 1969, the Purdue University Creamery closed. After the doors were locked and production of quality dairy products on the Purdue campus ceased, only memories lived on, and many of those memories are the basis for this book. Ice Cream Cones as Casualties is a documented historical review of people, buildings, events, and products that made the Purdue Dairy Department one of the country's leading research, extension, and educational institutions for dairy manufacturing. Also included are personal stories of nostalgia as told by former students, faculty, and people of the West Lafayette community. Some of the world's greatest cheese and ice cream were sold through the salesroom of Smith Hall, the building called "the best known building on the agricultural campus." By reading this book, you find out about the differing views on the creamery's closing and imagine, or perhaps even recall, the attraction of eating a delicious Purdue ice cream cone. About the Author: John M. Cleland taught biology at Zionsville High School for 30 years until he retired in 2011. Indiana dairy history has been an integral part of his life ever since 1972 when a Purdue Animal Sciences professor gave him two milk bottles. Graduating in Animal Sciences at Purdue University in 1973, John worked in agribusiness before redirecting his life into teaching and coaching at the high school level. However, his interest in and knowledge of milk bottles and dairy history continued to grow. Today John is on the board of directors for the National Association of Milk Bottle Collectors and has one of the largest collections in Indiana. He has had several articles on Indiana dairy history published and has written three books on collecting Indiana milk bottles. In 2014, he was presented a Purdue Animal Sciences Distinguished Alumni award. John and his wife, Judy, have been married since 1973 and live in Indianapolis. They have three children.