Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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ROYAL PURPLE ion MRS. M RV P. VAN ZILE. Dean of Women,, Professor of Domestic Science Mrs. Van Zile. the woman who is keeping up the reputation of K. S. A. C. for sending out the best housewives in the world, is a native of Kansas and a former student of the College. She is a graduate of the Iowa State College and following her graduation was employed as an Instructor of Domestic Science in that Institu- tion. Later she taught in the Chicago Public Schools, resigning her position to become Dean of Women here. One mvstery of her department which remains unsolved is how they expect to keep up the reputation of being good housewives. They all claim that they owe it to the world to become teachers and furthermore, Mrs. Van Zile forbids the boys to visit the girls at work ; says that thev must call at the office and see her first. Verily, it is Ad Astra Per Aspera. T. D. RICK.MAX Superintendent of Prixtixg Like many other heads of departments. Mr. Rickman has wit- nessed the entire evolution of his department. He is a native of Iowa, but previous to coming to K. S. A. C. was employed for eight years in the state printing office at Topeka. He began his work here as foreman of the printing office in 1898, and the following year was made Superintendent of Printing. S nee then he has witnessed the growth of the printing department from a junk heap to a splendidlv equipped printing office, systematically built, with modern machinery. The course offered by this department is the onlv four-year course in printing offered by any college or university in the United States. The graduates have a good knowledge of practical journal- ism as well as actual shop practice, the aim of the department being to turn out country newspaper men rather than city reporters.

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24 ROYAL PURPLE iqio retired. The Regents have asked Lieut. Boice to remain another year, and if he does so he will have served the maximum time which an army officer is allowed to remain at this post. JOHN C. KENDALL, B.S. Professor of Dairy Husbandry Professor Kendall is our dairymaid. His mother taught him the secrets of the trade when he was a bit of a bov in the old New Hampshire home among - the hills. Later the A. M. College of New Hampshire put on a few polishing touches and gave him a degree of B. S. He is well known throughout Kansas and is carrying on a cam- paign by means of bulletins and farmers ' institutes among the farm ers and dairymen of the state that is having a large effect on the quality of our dairy products. J. O. HAMILTON, B.S. Professor of Physics Professor Hamilton ' s work with the Physics Department began in 1901. The growth of the department under his supervision lias kept pace with the phenomenal development of the school. The work of the department is necessarily heavy, as from two to five terms of Physics are required in every course offered. The standing of the work is exceptionally high and is accepted in all the leading Univer- sities of the country. Previous to his advent here, Professor Hamilton was occupied as a teacher and later as a Mining Engineer. Llis early education was received at Monmouth College and at the University of Chicago. In addition to his regular work he has charge of the U. S. Weather Bureau Station located at the College. During his connection with the College he has developed an efficient method of treating sulphated storage cells, constructed an electrical schedule clock which controls the bells in all the buildings, has edited Some Weather Studies and a Physics Lab. Manual. At the present time he is investigating the nature of the light of the fire-flv. He is also a consistent athletic enthusiast, being at one time the Athletic Manager.

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