North Dakota State College of Science - Agawasie Yearbook (Wahpeton, ND)

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AGAWASIB . Business and Commerce Department Professor Rank Miss Walton Miss Inker INCK the organization of the State School of Science a department for the teaching of commercial subjects has been maintained. Two main courses are covered. Commerce and Secretarial work, each covering the regular secondary school work in three years, and continuing into the Junior College for two years. One hundred and twenty hours are required for graduation from the secondary curricula and 44 hours from the Junior College curricula. Short courses are open to students without the standard entrance requirements—one in shorthand and one in business, and a Winter Term. Another course is also open for high school graduates, covering one year. A student of ordinary intelligence, graduating from our courses in Commerce, or Secretarial work, in the Junior College, should be able to go into the business world and, with a year or more of adjustment to conditions there, be able to handle the most difTicult managerial, secretarial, or administrative job; and rank shoulder to shoulder with men and women already there from the best schools of the land. The work given is scientific, broad, and thoro and is in the hands of instructors who rank with the most able in the profession. An outline of the two courses offered in the Department, together with the descriptions of the various courses, may be found in the annual catalog.

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IV. Engineering Department Professor Riley Assistant Professor Mapes Instructor Ness HE engineering curriculum has been planned to serve two purposes. The first of these—and for the present perhaps the more important of the two—is to provide a course which will lit a man. upon its completion, to go out and deal with the engineering problems ordinarily met with in rural communities: the handling of the machinery of the farm, garage, small factory, the electrical generating or distribution systems; the second, to provide fundamental training necessary to lit a young man to enter some special branch of engineering, if he desires to continue his training for the professional engineering degree. Espccialy during the winter months, the Engineering Building fairly bristles with activity. One going past gains inspiration from the young men coming and going, clothed with greasy overalls. The noises that come forth are full of mystery to the student who does not take part in their making. At times large quantities of white smoke pour forth from the doors and windows and we are told that one of the boys had succeeded in starting a motor that he has himself taken apart and put back together. It is not hard to distinguish the student who has accomplished this great work, for he fairly radiates when he comes over to Burch Hall for dinner. The interior of the Engineering Building is full of wonderful things to the students of the departments. The main entrance of the Engineering Building is in the machineshop, where a number of lathes and other machines for the cutting of iron are located. Back of the machine shop is the forge shop, noted as a smoky, dirty place where the young engineer burns his lingers and raises blisters on his hands trying to learn to make a weld by sticking two pieces of red hot iron together. Back of the machine and forge shop is a large space used for the tractor and auto shop. Here are located several makes of automobiles, tractors, and trucks of various kinds and ages. Some of these machines are in a running condition and are occasionally seen, after they have been overhauled, making trial trips around the oval. Many of the other machines consist of separate gasoline engines, rear axles and other parts of automobiles, tractors, and trucks. The wood shop is located next to the tractor and auto shop, and is probably the cleanest place in the building- Here the future engineer is taught the handling of wood in all of its various branches. Adjacent to the wood shop, the old diawing room has been remodeled to make a modern automativc electric shop. This is the newest addition to the Engineering department. It consists of several complete starting-lighting systems, various kinds of magnetos, coils, switches etc. It is well tquiped and really something of credit to the college. HAUL TWENTY-ONE

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The J jb ra ry | Added Lines to Hiawatha] Should you ask me where the pupils Go straight to the Readers' Guide— Of the School of Science gather, That points out the page and chapter. When they seek the words of wisdom, That will tell you magic stories When they seek the books of knowledge? Men of recent times are telling: I should answer, I should tell you, Come with me into the building. To the tallest, biggest structure On the School of Science campus. To the north side of this building, Where the Northwest wind Kecwaydin, And the North, Kabibonokka, Play around the window sashes.” Here one day a maiden Cometh, Said her life was not worth living. For she could not give the answers When her teachers asked her questions. Then an older maiden answered: Many moons have I been coming To the book-room of the students. Wondrous things I’ve found within it, All about the Jap: Who can’t have the isle of Yap; When the airplanes like to race; Einstein's idea of time and space; How the doctors change a face; 1 low to sew and to bake; I low to use the garden rake; How Betelgucusc can be measured; How the radium grains arc treasured; Doings of the world and nation; Banks and trade and recreation; Church and school and picture plays; Printing-press and poets’ lays; Should, perchance, your search prove fruitless. Ask the one who tends the store-house. She, the symbols, will interpret.” Who’s Who books, fine books for reference. Then the maidens and their brothers Where the names of braves are listed And the deeds they have performed.” Tell me,” said the sad maid, tell me. May I once again be happy, May I find those facts of history And statistics that so haunt me?” Yes, indeed,” her sister told her. You’ll find many things besides these If you do as I direct you. From the prairies and the forests, From the land of the Dakota’s, From the Minnehaha country. All were glad that valued treasure. Giving them much greater power, Giving them much greater pleasure, Could be theirs just for the asking, Could be theirs if they would take it. —Miss Mirick I’AOH TWKNTY-THKKE