University of Wyoming - WYO Yearbook (Laramie, WY)

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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

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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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N. W. Hilston Animal Production Mr. N. W. Hilston: Our ultimate aim in Animal Production is to produce better breeds of animals, and animals which put on more weight in less time with less cost. We will strive toward the production of the best lambs possible and toward an increase of the number of lambs being born through science. After many years of outstanding service to the Uni- versity, Mr. W. L. Quayle is retiring from the De- partment of State Farms. It is the aim of the College of Agriculture to expand this department of State Farms to even greater dimensions than it achieved in past years under the able supervision of Mr. Quayle. Mr. L. Floyd Clarke: Future anticipated develop- ments in the Department of Zoology and Physiology include the strengthening of existing programs and the addition of new offerings at the graduate level. Programs in the medical sciences and in Zoology, Wildlife Conservation and Management, are con- stantly being improved. Mr. C. F. Barr: The greatest challenges lie in re- search teamwork with other departments — in Atomic research, engineering advancement, indust- rial sampling techniques, and quality control. Even the social sciences and biological behavior are de- manding more and more from the various fields of mathematics. ; Mr. Herman H. Trachsel: With politics playing an increasingly important part in the lives of modern Americans, it is necessary that we become more familiar with local, national, and world politics. C. F. Barr Mathematics 32 W. L. Quayle State Farms L. P. Clarke Zoology