1964 In the Department of Biological Science at Florida State University (updated 10 July 2009)On 11 February 1964, a Florida Flambeau article said,"Memorial Gardens Under Construction. A memorial garden in honor of Dr. Chester S. Nielson, former professor of biology who died this past summer, is now under construction in front of Landis Hall between Florida Drive and Jefferson St. Mrs. C. S. Nielson, Dr. Nielson's mother, is establishing the memorial. It will consist of a garden of 175 camelias from Nielson's personal collection. Henry Martin, University horticulturist, has designed a circular garden with three inner-ring walks. The walks will be made up of stepping stones and grass patches. In addition to the camelias, Martin is planning to use some azaleas and holly around the perimeter. Two concrete walks will divide the garden into four quandrants. A third broad walk will lead from Florida Drive, directly across from Landis, to the center of the garden. Here a dedicatory plaque will be placed. Up to the time of his death last summer, Nielson was the chairman of general education for the biology dept. He came to FSU in 1946. Since that time he had taught 8,600 students." A note in the 1 June 1964 issue of FSU News says that the State Board of Control "approved a University request to buy a 100-acre site, at a cost of $27,000, on the Gulf of Mexico near Turkey Point (48 miles from campus) for an oceanographic laboratory. A 1964 newspaper story says, "100-Year Old Theory Disproved by Student. Lawrence Espey . . . doctoral student at Florida State University, here holds the pressure transducer with which he disputed a 100-year-old theory as to how the egg breaks out of the ovary. The research was conducted under the direction of Dr. Harry Lipner, associate professor of physiology . . . ."
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1964 in the FSU Biological Science History project