University of Wyoming - WYO Yearbook (Laramie, WY)

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A. F. Vass Agronomy and Economics Mr. A. F. Vass: It is the duty of this department to teach future agriculturalists the essentials of sound farming procedures. In economics, we teach students how to make money as farmers and ranchers. This is an important phase of agriculture and we will continue to realize its importance in years to come. Mr. A. J. Dickman: The frontiers in our depart- ment are unlimited, but if the Legislature cuts our budget, and the enrollment drops, what projects can we make? It seems that hence-forward, we shall have to fit those frontiers to a reduced budget and to continue with as many advanced courses as the hard-worked instructors will stand. Mr. Ralph E. Con well: The frontiers which are still open for development in the Department of Economics and Sociology can properly be said to fall chiefly within the rich opportunities presented by our own state. In economics, sociology, social work, and anthropology, much can be done to bet- ter serve the state. Mrs. L. H. Summers: In the future, our department anticipates the offering of specialized classes for court reporting and for secretarial work in the professions of law and medicine. This would provide an op- portunity for adequate preparations by those seek- ing such positions. Mr. Richard R. Dunham: The completion of the new auditorium in the education building is the first step forward for the Speech department. With more room, needed workshops, and labs, the theater will be able to present more and better productions with more sudents participating. Mrs. L. H. Summers Secretarial Sciences A. J. Dickman Modern and Classical Languages R. E. Conwell Economics and Sociology 30

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A. A. Willman Music Mr. Allan A. Willman: Students and music super visors in the state are looking more and more to the University because of the program in music educa tion. The annual Band Clinic must be limited to an enrollment of 100 high school bandsmen each summer, so great is the interest in this project. Mr. L. L. Smith: The goals we are striving for are a continuation of present offerings, more attention to the humanities, larger demands for courses in American, English, and world literature, and better faculty conditions of service and salary. Mr. E. R. Schierz: The current development of the technique of using radio-active isotopes as tracers in chemical reactions has opened a promising field for future research. The Department of Chemistry plans to participate in the development of this frontier. Mr. R. A. Morgan was unable to be contacted for an interview, but it is easy to see that his depart ' ment is doing a remarkable job in training engineers. Few people graduate from the college without at least two job opportunities. It is hard to see how the school could develop. It ' s just about tops now ! Mr. Walter C. Reusser: Within the next five years we expect University Extension to double or treble the 1949 enrollment. Our Audio-visual department now reaches a half million people each year. There is no reason why it can ' t be increased many times. R. A. Morgan General Engineering and Drawing E. R. Schierz Chemistry W. C. Reusser Education Administration 29

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■ F. A. Holmes Vocational Education DEPARTMENT HEADS Mr. Forrest A. Holmes: It is our hope to further the guidance program in the future and to produce more Agriculture and Home Economics teachers. If war comes, we plan on training men and women for essential war industries. In peace, we will strive to develop our distributive education program. Mr. E. C. Bryant: The extension of more rigorous analytical methods to other fields appears to be the real problem facing statisticians in the coming dec- ades. The development of sound methodology in time series analysis and economic forecasting prob- ably poses the greatest challenge to modern day statisticians. Mr. James M. Boyle: Our primary objective in the Art department is to return to five instructors. The reason for this is to embark on a program with five major areas of concentrated study. These areas are painting, sculpture and ceramics, design, graphics, and advertising design. Mr. Gale McGee: The History department has two specific phases in mind for future development. The first is a program of American studies and ideas, broader than American history courses. The second is an expanding of the study of American foreign policy. Mr. W. G. Solheim: At the present time, this de- partment is in need of larger quarters, better equip- ment, and a library for use of the faculty and stu- dents in our own department. In the future, we expect to devote a good deal more time to basic research. Sometime, we also hope to be able to train candidates for Ph. D. Degrees in Botany. G. W. McGee History E. C. Bryant Statistics J. M. Boyle Art W. G. Solheim Botany