University of Missouri - Savitar Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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in -,wi IIE!-ll . ll. IIURTI The Dean of the upperclassman College of Arts and Science is Winterton Conway Curtis. Holding an A.B. and a M.A. degree from Williams College, a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins, and a Sc.D. degree from Williams College, Dean Curtis has held his present position since 1934. The upperclassman college prepares students for professional practice in advanced study and research in music, chemistry, art, public welfare, creative writing, and geology-to mention but a few. The resources of this college are very broad, thus furnish- Puge I7 ing the training for leadership in any of these lines for students after graduation. An A.B. degree is given to students who complete four years in Arts and Science and is a necessary re- quirement for anyone intending to do graduate work. Dean Curtis has made himself known to all his students as one who understands their problems. He derives his greatest enjoyment from watching sunsets and viewing scenery. His drawings are an expression of his artistic abilitity and belie his businesslike, calm manner of speaking.

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UEAN F. . TEPHE Being the only college set up in the beginning of the University in 1839, the College of Arts and Science lays claim to being the oldest division on campus. The college as a whole can boast of the largest enroll- ment despite the many slashes of Uncle Sam's knife. The purpose of the college, now more than ever, is to provide a liberal education in the arts and sciences as will assure a severe intellectual discipline, prepare for wide service in the world, and enlarge and make richer the studentls life. Also much attention is given to establishing in the student a critical under- standing of our culture. The College of Arts and,Science lays a basis on which the student is able to determine and build that particular profession or vocation for which he is most suited. It prepares for graduate work in various fields of research. It offers the basic courses required for admission to the professional schools. Frank F. Stephens, the Dean of underclassmen in the School of Arts and Science has been at Missouri for thirty-six years. The password for entrance into his ofiice should be I am one of your students, for his main interest is in his students and there is always a big smile of welcome on his face. On a bright Sun- day morning we might find our Dean in his garden fiddling around with his plants. Page 16

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DEAN M. F. HLLEH Merritt Finley Miller, who has been Dean of the College of Agriculture for four years, is also the Direc- tor of the Agricultural Experiment Station and Pro- fessor of Soils. n Missouri's Ag School draws hundreds of out-of- state students who have heard of its high merit. It makes up, practically, the whole of White Campus, including green houses and plots of ground containing some variety of farm produce. The agriculture course of study requires four years for completion and leads to the degree of Bach- elor of Science in Agriculture. It offers training for those students who are planning to enter the business of farming in any of its varied forms. Also providing the basic training necessary for county agricultural agent and extension work and for agricultural experi- mental work, it gives an ample opportunity for spe- cialization to meet the need of individual students. The College of Agriculture provides for experi- mental stations which engage in a considerable num- ber of projects, such as testing of soils, fertilizers, identiiication of weeds and bugs, and the study of animal and plant diseases. Farmers of the Middle West look to these stations for helpful pointers in im- proving their present methods of farming. Dean Miller, who spent his boyhood on an Ohio farm, loves a combination of young people and farm life. Page 18