University of Missouri - Savitar Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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J l DEAN . H. HRUW BUSINESS AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Dr. Harry Gunnison Brown, Dean of the School of Business and Public Administration, has been on the University of Missouri's faculty since 1915. He is professor of one of the most widely favored courses on campus, General Economics. Dean Brown has written several books and is known as one of the leading economists of this country. Genial, smiling, but quiet, he is much more interested in talking about the other person than about himself. Oddly enough, Dr. Brown skipped the usual Master's degree and was given a Doctor of Economics degree at Yale. Most of his infrequent spare time is devoted to his Victory garden. Page I9 World War II has made heavy demands on HB. and P.A.,,' as the school is called. Many members of the faculty are in government work. This school is a member of the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business, an organization whosemember- ship is limited to some 52 schools in the United States. A chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma awards honors to students of exceptional ability. In addition, a few outstanding senior. students may be elected to an associate membership in Alpha Pi Zeta, honorary social science fraternity. -

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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

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HHN . . Il RTI The first school of civil engineering was estab- lished in 1859. The College of Engineering has grown until it now consists of five professional departments- agricultural, chemical, civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering. ' Located on the west side of the Red Campus, the main building has the characteristic Engineer's symbol, the green shamrock over the door. Con- nected to the original group is the new Engineering Laboratory, a modern fireproof building having sixty rooms filled with the latest equipment. An engineer- ing experiment station which publishes many bulle- tins on various research projects is also operated by the College. ' This year, Dean Harry A. Curtis had the vital job, in addition to his regular University position, of guiding the government engineering program of the Army Specialized Training Units stationed in Colum- bia. Holding a B.S. and a M.A. degree in Chemical Engineering from Colorado, a Ph.D. from Wisconsin, and a D.Sc. degree from Colorado and Wisconsin, Dean Curtis has held his position here since 1938. Curiously enough, the Dean's favorite pastime is working in his tool shop. The Dean's most embarrass- ing moment, he confesses, was when as a young man he had his pockets picked while out with a young lady and had to borrow money. . Page zo