Auburn University - Glomerata Yearbook (Auburn, AL)

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Academic Department IN 1872 the State of Alabama took over from the Methodist Church a school at Auburn known as the East Alabama Male College, which o{)ened its doors in 1859. The memorial tablet on the South wall of Langdon Hall is dedicated to the students of this early College who lost their lives in the Confederate Army. The Classical College thus established became the nucleus around which was built the present Alabama Polytechnic Institute. It gives instructions in the fundamental subjects required for itself and the technical schools with which it is associated. It also maintains its own prescribed work, which is known as the general course, and awards its own degree for the Bachelor of Science. New subjects have been introduced from time to time and emphasis on the old classical curriculum has been -.abandoned in favor of more lil eral programs offered by modern colleges. By a grouping of electives a student is enabled to specialize in Art, Science or Business, in addition to the required work in History, English, Science, Modern Languages and Economics. After a period of aquiesccnce, interest in the academic work has re-awakened, perhaps, because of more liberal offering. The enrollment has trebled in two years. RUPERT TAYLOR received his B. A. degree at the University of Arkansas in 1908 and his M. A. degree in 1900. At Columbia University the Ph. D. degree was conferred upon him. When the United States entered the World War he gave his services to his country. From 1917 to 1919 he was a first lieutenant in the army; Executive and Confidential Assistant to Military Attache, American Embassy, Rome, Italy. On April 3, 1919, the Royal decree was conferred upon him, Knighthood in the Order of the Crown of Italy. In 1921 he was called to the Alabama Polytechnic Institute as Dean of the Academic Faculty, in which capacity he is still serving. Rupert Taylor, Dean Pate 24

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College of Engineering and cArchitecture AUBURN is a pioneer among engineering colleges, not only in the South but in the nation. It was organized as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama Polytechnic Institute and under this name the engineering college made rapid development. The department of Electrical Engineering was established in 1891, one of the earliest in the country. This was followed by the departments of Architecture, Chemical, Mechanical, Architectural and Highway Engineering. These courses are well established and are doing work of the highest nature. There has been a steady growth in the registration in Engineering courses, and at present we have the largest number in the history of the institution. The graduates from Auburn receive wide recognition from industrial concerns in Alabama and in other states which employ college men. A number of the largest companies in the United States take men from our graduating class. The work of Auburn has been an important factor in the industrial development of Alabama. The engineering college at Auburn has been fortunate enough to retain for a long period the same staff of loyal and efficient instructors. They have carried heavy schedules and with unbounded enthusiasm have cheerfully responded to every demand made upon them. An important step forward has been taken by the Engineering department in the development of research work by the establishment of an Engineering Experiment Station. JOHN JENKINS WILMORE received the degrees of B. S. and M. E. at Purdue University. He is a member of Tau Beta Pi and Phi Kappa Phi honor societies. He also.stands high in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Society for Promotion of Engineering Education, Alabama Educational Association, Fellow American Association for advancement of science. He started teaching in Auburn in 1888. In 1893 he was made professor of Mechanical Engineering and in 1907 Dean of the College of Engineering, in which office he is now serving. John Jenkins Wilmore, Dean Page 23

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Qollege of zAgriculture THE activities of the College of Agriculture of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute are divided among the following departments: Agronomy, Agricultural Engineering, Animal Husbandry, Botany, Farm Management, Horticulture and Entomology. Each of the above departments is engaged in research work and in teaching resident students. The purpose of the research activities is to discover new facts and principles pertaining to all phases of agriculture. The broad scope of the working progress is indicated by the fact that there are eighty-nine experimental projects under way in the several research divisions. While this may appear to be a large number of subjects under test it is really small when compared with the number of unanswered questions yet to lx? solved by the research workers Marion Jacob Fukchbss, Dean Some of the more important lines of research work are listed to indicate the broad field covered. Fertilizer problems, such as the determination of the best kind and the right amount for the main crop grown; the best variety of crops for the several soil divisions of the state. Investigations in soil fertility to determine the possibility of economically increasing the crop yield; clearing cutover lands; studies in tractor-wheel construction to the end that tractors may be used more economically in l x)se soils; nutrition studies with various kinds of animals for the purpose of discovering the best feeds and rations for live stock production; the pre-coloring of satsuma oranges, so that they may be marketed earlier; boll weevil control experiments, using various poisons; variety studies of peaches and apples and experiments to determine the best method of propagating pecans. MARION JACOB FUNCHESS attended Clemson College, where he was graduated in 190S with the B. S. degree. He then entered the University of Wisconsin and specialized in soils. In 1911 he received his M. S. degree. From 1911 to 1910 he was Assistant Professor in Agronomy at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute. In 1921 he served as Acting Dean of Agriculture and in 1924 as Director of Experiment Station. He is a member of Phi Kappa Phi and Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Fraternities. He is also author of several technical and non-technical books. rage 25