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

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Car.lwell anil Prof. H. W. Da ' humorous one in spite of the realistic touch — is the practice of basic ROTC students saluting their cadet officers. BOTANY STUDENTS the class room lo study p) life on the campus (al)oi . . . Future geologist ' ( Manhattan. Every department is stepping up its training pro- gram in order to release technically trained people for war activities. Each department is cooperating with others to provide such a program. M. F. Mike Ahearn is the widely-known director of athletics of the College, which this year have suf- fered many reverses due to war changes. Student study of botany and plant pathology is di- rected by Prof. L. E. Melchers. International expert in his field, Dr. L. D. Bushnell explains the secrets of bacteriology to students. Prof. George A. Dean is teaching entomology to students. » ' .; , . Page 14

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Choice of cit;htccn curricula makes the School of Arts and Sciences one of the largest at Kansas State College. Intensive study is offered in departments stressing the liberal arts, such as English, education, economics, history, industrial journalism, library, mathematics, modern language, music, physical edu- cation and speech. Many Sciences Offered Sciences offered in this division include bacteriology, botany, chemistry, physics, entomology and zoology, of which geology is a sub-department. Military science has taken on a new importance since the outbreak of war. Male students find this department holds their fate in hand. As a land-grant college, Kansas State has offered military training since 1881, with the excep- tion of a few years. After the required basic training is completed, the trainee is eligible for advanced train- ing which leads to a commission as a second lieutenant in the Officers ' Reserve Corps of the U. S. Army. Each cadet officer must attend a three-months service school before this commissioning. Military Program Accelerated Military training has been speeded up since De- cember, 19 il, in order to turn out more officers for the Army. Men who completed ROTC work in January reported for service schools a nd were com- missioned in three months. Others will follow them this spring. Commanding this accelerated program to prepare officers for the U. S. Army is Col. J. K. Camp- bell. Evidence that the Department of Military Science plays a major role in the campus at war are the more than one thousand young men in the uniform of the Army. A strange sight on the campus — sometimes a and Sciences Offers Diversified Curricula ill III III Ml '

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION rl.sBcB (kft) siress the wurliint; iif«il for fitness. Below, l)r, E, J. Wimmer expluinB the mysteries of the humun unutomy to Dr. W, E. Grimes heads the Department of Eco- nomics and Sociology, providing students with a work- ing idea of our governmental and economic side of life. Speech Training Given The Department of Speech, headed by Prof, Howard T, Hill, prepares students for forensic activi- ties, in the form of public speaking, dramatics, debate and radio training. Similar instruction is given in the Department of English, with popular Prof, H, W, Davis supervising, Dr, E. L, Holton, dean of summer school and head of the Department of Education, directs the prepara- tion of potential teachers. Prof. Fred L, Parrish heads the instruction of history and government. Indus- trial journalism studies are under the guidance of Prof, R, I. Thackrey. Study of modern languages, more important to students in war-time, is supervised by Prof. Fritz Moore. Teach Air Crete A major part of the responsibility for teaching the 500 Air Corps trainees who arrived at Kansas State in February, fell on Arts and Science faculty members. Courses were taught in English, history, physics, speech and mathematics. ARTS AND SCIENCES department heads iiuluile: Prof. G. A. Dean Dr H T HMI Dr F L. Holton. Dr. 11. H. Kin? and Prof. IXi