Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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c : t s -.i : v 4 :«A ' 7:. :4 :i« r.«[ 2ai K : t flvKi 4;cT ] : i If :i c ?l [«j i i; 3c; SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING NGINEERING work was begun at Oregon V ' ■ 0 State college in 1889 and was continued ; with a gradual growth until 1908, at which time the school of engineering and mechanical arts was established. The gradual growth continued until a verv marked development occurred in 191S. Today, the school of engineering is second in size on the Pacific coast, and stands in the upper ten per cent of the schools in the United States. Its laboratories are well equipped and conveniently arranged. Its staff is actively identi- fied with engineering and educational developments. The graduates have attained wide recognition by win- ning scholarships and industrial appointments in keen competition and by high standing in engineering exam- inations. [2;]

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K : t s :i : v 4 iKk ' i :f :« :i«i } [VM a li : 1 4i» :« 4:ci ] : wi f: c 4i j i % tf. SCHOOL OF COMMERCE HE school of commerce was organized in 1908, although courses in business were offered as carlv as 1868. As now organized, ir consists of five departments; economics and sociology, finance and administration, political science, secretarial train- ing and a cooperative department of commercial educa- tion. Each of these departments offers one or more majors toward the bachelor ' s degree. The master ' s de- gree is offered in agricultural economics and rural soci- ology and also in commercial education. In point of attendance and also as to buildings and facilities of in- struction, the Oregon State school of commerce is third largest institution of its kind west of Chicago. Aside from its regular resident instruction the school of com- merce is endeavoring to raise the standard of business practice in every walk of life. Wit Fr¥¥N Tinn3RFCnTWtTNTV ' =iqtiT TW£NTV-NINfe [ 4]

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c : c « :i :fiV 4 i ' i :f m ;i«i«J w«r i a c : 1 4Z« i iter ] : i I ' ll c : •[•] i c c SCHOOL OF HOME ECONOMICS HE school of home economics of Oregon State college, one of the first divisions of home economics in the United States, was established in 18S9. Since that time it has served thou- sands of students and granted degrees to nearly 1500. It now has an enrollment of 450 undergraduate major stu- dents, an increasing graduate enrollment and serves hundreds of students enrolled in other schools on the campus. These students and graduates represent many states and foreign countries. The primary objective of this school is to give training and establish standards for a higher tvpe of home-making with special emphasis on training for parenthood; also, to train for the many wage earning occupations open to home economic grad- uates. The future of the world lies in the hands of its parents. NlNttT NHUNDRi-P ' TWfeNTY- iG4 l 1WfeNIY ' NiNfc [26]