Auburn University - Glomerata Yearbook (Auburn, AL)

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a.Alabama Extension Service THE extension service of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute is a joint enterprise between the United States Department of Agriculture and the College. Under the terms of the Smith-Lever Act, passed by Congress in 1914, all of the work must Ik administered by the Alabama Polytechnic Institute. Funds for the work are derived mainly from three sources: First, the Federal Government; second, the State of Alabama, and third, Appropriations by County Boards of Revenue, Education and other sources. 'Pile purposes of this work are to give instruction and practical demonstrations in agriculture and home economics to | er-sons not attending college. The extension service organization of the College has four main divisions as follows: First: The Administrative Force, dealing with general administrative matters, including the securing and the budgeting of funds, the auditing of expenditures, and other general administrative matters. Second: The Supervisory Force, including four district agencies for men’s work and four district agents for the women’s work. Third: A force of highly trained technical men who keep thoroughly in- formed on all of the latest developments in their respective lines, and who work in co-operation with the County Agents. Fourth: Men agents are now at work in fifty-six of the sixty-seven counties. Women are employed in thirty-six counties. It is contemplated that, ultimately, the Extension Service will have a highly trained and thoroughly competent man and woman in every county in the State. LUTHER NOBLE DUNCAN graduated from the Alabama Polytechnic Institute in 1900, with the B. S. degree. Later in 1907 he received the M. S. degree. After this he took special graduate work at University of Tennessee and the University of Illinois. From 1900 to 1905 he taught and directed school farms in District Agricultural Schools in Alabama; 1905 to 1909 lie taught agriculture and research work in agronomy; 1909 to 1920 Superintendent Junior and Home Economics Extension Service. From 1920 to the present date he has held the office of Director Alabama Extension Service, Alabama Polytechnic Institute. Vat 8

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 Department of Home Economics AUBURN is the oldest co-educational institution in the South, women having been admitted by the Trustees in 1892. Four graduate and one hundred nine undergraduate women students are registered in 1923-1924. Fifty per cent are registered in the Department of Home Econom-ics, and with the exception of one in the Department of Architecture and two in the ScIkx)! of Pharmacy, the remainder are registered in the general course and in the School of Education. The Department of Home Economics was established in 1922, and it now includes courses in Food, Clothing, Household Administration. Home Economics, Education and Home Economics Extension Training. The Extension Service owns the Practical Home which is used by the students in this department as a laboratory for the study of home management and for carrv-ingout research work such as: The use of electrical appliances in home-making process, including refrigeration, heating and lighting the home; the use and care of other equipment such as plumbing and lighting fixtures; dishwashing and laundering of clothes with modern equipment. Students in this department may be prepared for the following professions: Home Making, Home Economics Research, Teaching Home Economics, Home Demonstration Work, Hospital Dietitian Work, Tea Room and Cafeteria Management, Hotel Housekeeping. Home demonstration agents arc employed in thirty-eight counties. At present there is a great demand on this College for graduate Home Demonstration Agents. AGNES ELLEN HARRIS is a graduate student of Columbia University. It was there that she received the B. S. degree. She is a member of National Home Economics Association, Chairman Home Economics Section of the Association of Land Grant Colleges, Council of the Southern Region of Research Committee, Chairman of Living Costs Committee of Alabama League of Women Voters, Chairman Department Rural Social Problems, and Alabama State Conference Social Work. Agnes Eli.ex Harris Dean of Women I’agc 37

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Division of Student Activities THE division of student activities is one of the four major divisions of the college and is the only official department dealing exclusively with the general business of the student body. It includes the administration of all activities of the students where continuity from year to year is a factor and especially where funds or fees are collected by the college in behalf of the student organization. It comprehends the business, but not the technical, administration of athletics, the social activities, the religious life, and the various publications of the student body. This office was formerly administered by numerous faculty chairmen, but due to the increased work the Board of Directors deemed it advisable to bring the many activities of the students together under one department. Hence the organization of the division of Student Activities co-ordinate with the other three divisions: Extension, Experiment Station and Instruction. This is the first year the Division, as such, has operated, and in time it is hoped to make it the general clearing house for the student organizations and activities of all kinds. ROY DIMMITT was graduated from the University of Missouri in 1901 with the B. S. degree. He then moved to Birmingham, where he was supervisor of industrial education until 1911. He then occupied the chair of industrial education for the summer sessions at the University of Alabama. From 1915 to 1910 he was inspector of the State High Schools of Alabama. He was next employed by the United States Government as Director of Industrial Education. From there he was called to Maryland as the State Director of Vocational Education. It was from this state that he came to the Alabama Polytechnic Institute to accept the position as Director of Student Activities. Roy Dimmitt. Director Page 2Q