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

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Tlie Division of Science THE remarkable increase in attendance at the colleges in this country since the close of the world war has frequently been commented on. The growth of enroll- ment in the General Science Division of Kansas State Agricultural College illus- trates this general tendency of the period. In the college year of 1917-18 the enroll- ment in this division was 307, while for the year 1927-28 it was 1221. , T- ,,. The nineteen departments in this divi- J . 1 . W ILL. RD r Draii aiidv,ce-Pr,ud,ntoi rheCoiiei,t sion are manned by a teaching force of nearly two hundred, but the efforts of these teachers are not all expended upon the students enrolled in the division, for the students in all the other divisions of the college are registered in the classes of the General Science Division for their basic work in English, Mathematics, Biological, Physical, and Social Sciences, Modern Languages, etc. This explains why the faculty of this division is larger than are the faculties of all the other divisions of the college combined. The varied nature of the work done in this division is indicated by listing the curricula offered which are as follows: General Science, Industrial Journalism, Industrial Chemistry, Public School Music, Piano, Violin, Public School Band and Orchestra, Voice, Physical Education for Men, Physical Education for Women, and Rural Commerce. These are all four-year curricula each leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Music. There is also offered a six-year curriculum in General Science and Veterinary Medicine leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. ,U, ' A W ' -1 WJ Page ' .

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The State rf .egeiits npHE Kansas State Agricultural College, includ. mg the experiment stations at Colhy, Hays, Garden Citv and Tribune, is under the control of the State Board of Regents. This Board, established July 1, 1925, has, in addition, control of the Uni- versity of Kansas, the State Teachers College of Emporia, the State Teachers College of Pittsburg and the State Teachers College of Hays. It consists of nine members, appointed by the governor for four vear terms each, who receive no salaries but are paid actual expenses v ' hen on school business. The members with the expiration dates of their terms are: V. Y. Morgan Chairman W, Y. Morgan, Hutchinson, Chan-man June 30, 1930 Mrs. Jas. S. Patrick, Satanta June 30, 1929 Earle W. Evans, Wichita June 30, 1929 C. M. Harger, Abilene June 30, 1930 M. G. ' incent, Pittsburg June 30, 1930 C. B. Merriam, Topeka June 30, 1931 C. W. Spencer, Sedan June 30, 1931 B. C. Culp, Beloit June 30, 1932 W. E. Ireland, Yates Center June 30, 1932 An assistant to the State Business Manager is ex-officio secretary of the Board. Mrs. Lola K. Crow is the present secretary. In Kansas ' earlier history each State school had its own Board of Regents, later there was a Board of Administration of three members for all schools; to this Board for a time was given charge of all State institutions including schools. The present svstem was finally adopted with two primary objects: To take the schools entirely out of politics. To operate all the State schools as a unit of higher education, eliminating unnecessary duplica- tion of.courses. The Board holds four stated and several special meetings annually, keeps in touch with the schools through committee visitations, prepares the budgets and acts upon matters of policy and practical priihlems of management. Wi Gulp Harcer Mrs. Pvtrick SptNcr-.H

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The Division of AgriciiltiuLre L. E. Call Dean ¥N MODERN lifs, there are two para- JL mount qualities indispensable for suc- cess. Thev are hii h personal qualities and adequate fundamental and technical train- ing. Without high personal qualities, training in itself has little value. With high personal qualities training becomes an exceedingly valuable asset and places in the hands of those who possess it the tools on which success in modern life is built. Under modern conditions adequate train- ing can be secured the most easily in college. The four-vear curricula in agriculture embracing as they do training in so many of the basic subjects that constitute the fundamentals of a general education are admirably prepared to provide the type of training that leads to success in modern life. Well balanced as they are in the theoretical, cultural, scientific, practical, and economic subjects, they afford an opportunity for training that is unexcelled. The Division of Agriculture provides training for those who wish to devote their lives to agriculture, the most ancient, the most necessary, the most honorable, and the largest industry in America. The division is admirably prepared to provide such training. It is manned bv a large staff of high-class, well-trained teachers who are specialists in their respective fields of work. It is equipped with numerous experi- mental fields and plots, large numbers of high-class animals, and adequate laboratory facilities that make it one of the best equipped agricultural organizations in the world.