Syracuse University - Onondagan Yearbook (Syracuse, NY)

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Forestry The New York State College of Forestry was estab- lished at Syracuse University in 1911. As a state insti- tution it is obligated to undertake special research both in the field and in the laboratory with the hope of solving the forestry problems which confront the citizens and the State itself. It is the recognized State institution for educa- tional work in Forestry — both technical and popular. Twenty years ago Forestry was considered to be largely a land problem and concerned the growing of repeated crops of timber upon non-agricultural soils. Today it is realized that Forestry not only comprises the production of raw ma- terial for saw-mill or pulp and paper plant, but, in its broadest aspects, touches society on every side. In its economic phases the forest yields wages for thousands of em ployees in the forest industry; tonnage and freight income for our transportation systems, and a continuous supply of forest products means thriving communities — a high standard of living. The primary purpose of the College of Forestry is to produce trained technical men for the ever broadening field of Forestry. The fact that 62l 2% °f its graduates are now engaged in the practice of their profes- sion and are year by year assuming positions of greater responsibility is a source of pride to every member of the faculty. XUVC CtAyi OCl 6- - y Franklin F. Moon Dean Summer School There are thirty-five Summer Schools in the American Association. The enrollment in these schools varies from 219 to 13,857. The total enrollment in all of these Summer Schools in 1927 was 104,207. There were 30,421 more students enrolled in Summer Schools in 1927 than there were in 1921. This striking increase in the summer students is primarily due to the fact that the summer terms have incorporated the University cur- ricula in good cross-section. The definite policy at Syracuse is to have the work of each de- partment so well represented that the offerings shall care for the can- didate for higher degrees as well as for the Bachelor degrees. This program provides for departmental teaching staffs of such caliber and interests as are desirable and necessary for the enrichment of the col- lege atmosphere which most favorably expresses itself in seminar and group discussion meetings. Ernest Rked Director Twenty-eight

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Teachers ' lCollege Teachers ' College is concerned with the study of Edu- cation and with the training of teachers. At present its efforts are confined to the training of teachers for the secondary schools. But believing as we do that the prin- ciples of secondary education are based upon those of ele- mentary education we must soon have a well organized de- partment of elementary education if our service to the sec- ondary schools is to reach its maximum. There are great opportunities for the Syracuse Teachers ' College. The schools of central New York are its constituency and its laboratory. In the past quarter century we have done much to meet the needs of these and other schools in the way of preparing teachers. In that period we have trained more secondary school teach- ers than any other institution in the East, and our graduates are found in every grade of the profession from the assistant teacher to the super- intendent, and today we are carrying out to the teachers in service through our Extension division, the opportunities they missed in earlier life. But there is much to be done in the future ; State Department re- quirements are changing. Teachers in training must have practice teach- ing; administrators must have a scientific knowledge of administration and supervision ; researcn in education must be carried on if the depart- ment hopes to maintain its standards of efficiency. These are problems of the future for the college. Albert S. Hurst Dean Ct ViA-y Public Speech and Dramatic Art Hugh M. Tilroe Dean In many ways this has been the best year in the history of the School of Public Speech and Dramatic Art. I might mention student enroll- ment, student morale, course content, and community service to indicate this. The increased enrollment places an additional burden upon the teach- ing staff, but the addition of a professor in Recital, Miss Leah I. Jones, and a professor in Dramatics, Mr. Sawyer Falk, considerably relieves the situation and makes the faculty quite adequate for the increasing needs of the school. In both scope and content the courses offered are abreast of the times. The extent of the community service undertaken by the school may come as a surprise to those unfamiliar with the work. During the year over two hundred visits are made to hospitals, churches, libraries, schools, and other social centers. An innovation has been the radio broadcasting program one full evening each month. Twenty-seven

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Agriculture The first college of agriculture in this country, in fact in the world, was organized in Michigan seventy years ago. The latest one was organized in Syracuse fourteen years ago and is known as the Joseph Slocum College of Agri- culture. This latest college receives no government sup- port. The other fifty are supported through federal land grants and state taxation. In the tax sup- ported colleges tuition is free. In the Slocum College tuition has varied from $75 to $175 a year. In its thirteen classes this college has graduated 199 students. Students graduating from the tax supported colleges are costing the government from $500 to more than $1000 each per year. The latter figure applies to New York State. The average registration in the Slocum College has been about 100. Syracuse University has therefore rendered to the State, during its 14 years, a value in tuition of about $1,400,000. The courses offered in the Joseph Slocum College of Agriculture cover the entire range of agricultural subjects, permitting the student to specialize in any department of agricultural subjects. Lately two new groups of subjects have been added to the curriculum — one a combination of agriculture with business courses and preparing the student for busi- ness farming and the other, a very complete course in landscape garden- ing. All technical courses are preceded by a thorough basic study of the related sciences. ' Reuben L. Nye Dean Library Science Wharton Miller Dean The passage of the laws in many states requiring the employment of only trained workers in certain library positions, especially in the school libraries, and the realization by other libraries of the value of employing graduates of library schools has had marked effect on these schools which have strengthened their program and increased their faculties. The School of Library Science, now in its twentieth year, offers a four-year program of studies leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Library Science. During the first three years, students pursue courses in Liberal Arts subjects with special emphasis placed on literature and the humanities. In the fourth year, which is de- voted to technical training, students may specialize in work with chil- dren and schools or in adult library work. Twenty-nine