Virginia Military Institute - Bomb Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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Scaled: Lieutoimiit Coloiiol I.eo L. Xicl.ols. Jr., ' nIoTiel .Tohn S. J;iiiii.,.,,, Jr.. Mr. .Man V. K«ei. Standing: Secoml Linitniaiit William . . Klli.il, CiloiuJ Cary S. Tucker. t.lii.s curriculum. TTiiwcvcr, tlic .studi ' iit wIid (liie.s complete this course of .slmly lia.s llic liackiiicniid ami knowledge which will enable liini hi . teji iiihi aii, licld ciinceniiiig electricity and acconi])iish the job, no mailer Imw ditKcult. :H. D. Burton ■Throw the .switch here, and . I,L the lights go out.

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CoLONtL JvMISON Head, Department of Electrical Engimcninj The staflF of the Electrical Engineering Department itself is composed of men who, with the exception of instructors, have at least one advanced degree and con- siderable professional experience. Additions are made each year to the basic laboratory equipment of the Department. Rather than purchase costl.y commercial equipment the Department prefers to assemble its own laboratory appara- tus, using the more economical component parts. In this way more useful equipment maj- be bought while, at the same time, experience is gained. Colonel Jamison, head of the Department, feels that the prospective student should have a sincere interest in electrical engineering, and should not allow himself to be drawn into the field for reasons of high salary alone. Thus, due to the stringent ])rograni of training which cadets are subjected to, there are very few distinguished graduates in DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING THE electrical engineering curriculum pniviiles a very broad but basic understanding of the fundamentals of electrical engineering. This curriculum has been revised and, at i resent, the Third Class is following the new pro- gram. While it does not have options in the two major components of electrical engineering, power and electronics, the ciu ' riculum does call for a closer coordination between all courses, with a distribution of work in power and electronics, and the elimination of nnich du])lication. Of the graduating electrical engineers, a large per- centage take graduate courses in connection with their employment, as contrasted with full time graduate work. This graduate work in some cases leads to an advancetl degree while, in other cases, only those courses pertaining t(j the immediate position are pursued. II electric pencil sliarpeiier.

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Colonel Dillard Head, Department of English majors. In view of lliis growth, the Department continues to strengthen its teaching staff and faciHties. All members of this staff haA-c miLsters degrees, a high percentage hold doctor ' s ilcurers, and several are in the process of obtaining the latter. ' J ' lie si .e of the English Department allows each student to have a personal advisor among the faculty members with whom he has frequent consultations con- cerning grades, courses, and future plans after graduation. The Department is in the process of building a strong departmental library and wide facilities, for work in the fine arts. The English Department is the only one which offers a comprehensive examination at the end of the student ' s senior year, and those with good records are urged to take this. The courses otferiMl by tiie English Department are of two basic types: one is the broad, inclusive, survey of a wide field or a long period; the other is an intensive exami- nation of a smaller area, done with a more concentrated DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH THE Department of English aims ]M-imarily at provid- ing a strong basis of humanistic learning in literature, history, foreign languages, and the arts recpiired of civilized society, along with a foundation in the natural and social sciences. A comparatively large number of electi -e courses are offered vith the stipulation that the student take half of them outside of the English Department in orfler to provide him with a wider base of education. An important consideration throughout the student ' s cadetship is given towards a preparation for graduate stud.y in such fields as law, the fine arts, teaching, and literary or i)rofessional writing. The English Department, though it is the youngest of the academic departments, is growing rapidly in enroll- ment and facilities. The number of students graduating with degrees in English increases yearly and many high positions in the Corps of Cadets are held by English thoroughness. They are designed to blend into a wide knowledge of the cultural advance of Western man, with specific stress laid on that of England and America. Extracurricular activities of the Department include sponsorship of visiting lecturers, the R. E. Dixon English Society, cultural tours to special events in the Virginia area, and a summer tour of Europe conducted yearly by some member of the staff of the Department. After four years of study under the guidance of the English Department, the V. ' SI. I. cadet graduates with the assurance that he has been exposed to as thorough an indoctrination in humanistic learning as is available in anj ' other undergraduate institution. The excellence of the instruction received may be seen in the fine record which V. M. I. English major graduates hold in graduate schools all over the United States. : R. R. Evans