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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ROYAL PURPLE iqio MISS ANTONETTA BECKER Professor of Domestic Art Miss Becker has been at the head of the Domestic Art De- partment since January. 1906. Owing to the popularity of the course throughout the state, the work of the department has grown to such an extent that the entire second floor of the Do- mestic Science and Art Hall is required for the accommodation of the students taking the course. Miss Becker had the first experience as a teacher while yet a student at Drexel. assisting in the evening classes of that institu- tion for two years. During her work here, the Domestic Art course has been greatly strengthened and is now the best west of the Alleghenies. The new course adopted by the Board of Regents broadens the scope of the work still more so that we may safely prophesy great things for the future. MISS GERTRUDE BARXES Librarian Tap ! Tap ! Tap ! Won ' t you please go outside to do your talking, says Miss Barnes, the librarian. This is not the place to hold committee meetings. If you are there for business, however, the chances are that Miss Barnes can find your book and have the place marked before you would have found whether the book was in the library or not. She also knows it is not happen-so that you always sit across the table from the same boy or share the window seat with him — you see she knows its Clo-oo-zing time. L. E. COXRAD. M.S., C.E. Professor of Civil Exgixeerixg After the Department of Civil Engineering had been estab- lished at K. S. A. C. the regents in looking about for a man to place at the head of it, found that in the matter of qualification. L. E. Conrad stood far above anv other eligibles. Born in Iowa.