Auburn University - Glomerata Yearbook (Auburn, AL)

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MARION JACOB FUNCHESS LUTHER NOBLE DUNCAN ' Dean School of Agriculture and Director Alabama Exiension Service Director Agriculture Experiment Station constantly being solved, to the benefit of all classes of citizens of the State. The Alabama Extension Service is one of three major college divisions. Its work consists primarily of service to Alabamians in agri- culture and home economics, but these are interpreted and applied broadly in order to render maximum service to all the people of the State. The Extension Service includes the supervisors and specialists who 'have headquarters at Auburn and the county farm and home agents in their respective counties. The work of this division has been enlarged and enhanced greatly bl' the Agricultural Adjustment Act which was one of the early major achievements of the administration of President Roosevelt. U The School of Science and Literature is the service school of the institution in that it offers the fundamental scientific, cultural and liter- arY Subjects necessary for the proper training of students in all of the schools of the institution. Moreover, this school offers courses leading C0 the degree with special emphasis upon each of these fundamental Subjects. Finally, there is administered by this school the courses in Foreign Service, Business Administration, Pre-Law and Pre-Medical. The School of Architecture and Allied Arts embraces the Depart- ments of Architecture and Applied Art. The school is a member of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture and is recognized by the American Institute of Architects. The Department of Architecture offers degree courses in Archi- fecrural Design, Architectural Construction, and Landscape Archi- -o- TWENTY-FIVE -0- JOHN WINFIELD SCOTT Dean School of Science and Liferafure FREDERIC CHILD BIGGIN D I School of Architecture and Allied Arts

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WITH THE DEANS The School of Engineering offers training in the development and operation of industry. The different phases of this training deal with construction, with materials, with machinery, and with all the processes of manufacture. Curricula are offered in all the important engineering fields and stu- dents are encouraged to register for advanced worlc leading to higher degrees. The Engineering Experiment Station has been organized to promote research along industrial lines and to assist industry in utilizing to the best advantage the resources of our State. The Graduate School coordinates the work of all divisions of the institution in courses above the Bachelor's degree. Higher training with much emphasis upon research and higher standards of scholarship are essential for the Master's and Professional degrees. The Dean of Women is a general adviser to women, and through this oflice a personal contact is secured for them. A close relation is insured which gives increased incentive for higher scholarship as well as a desire for a more active participation in college activities. The Social Director exercises indirect supervision of the dances and other social events through JOHN JENKINS WILMORE Dean School of Engineering and Direcfor Engineering Experiment Sfafion the Social Committee. . The most important function of the School of Agriculture is the training of men who fill positions of leadership in the whole field of agricultural activity, and especially in such work as that of county agents, extension specialists, teachers of vocational agriculture, college teachers, and research workers for both state experiment stations and the Federal Department of Agriculture. The training of vocational teachers is in cooperation with the School of Education. The School of Agriculture is also rendering a valuable service through its varied research program. Important farm problems are GEORGE PETRIE Miss Zoe moans Dean of Graduafe School Dean of Women and Social Direcfor it SMM' 'O' TWENTY-FOU R '0-

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WITH THE DEANS tecture. The Department of Applied Art offers courses in Interior Decoration, and Commercial and Graphic Arts. The Extension Teaching Division serves those who cannot come to the campus for instruction. This is done through classes organized in different centers throughout the State and through cor- respondence study courses. Worlc of this type carries regular college credit. Non-credit courses, general lecture courses, club study programs, and speakers for special occasions are also provided on request. In conformity to requirements of the Land Grant Morrill Act of Congress in 1862 and subse- quent Federal Laws, Military Training has existed at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute for the past sixty-two years. The courses offered, in addition to qualifying students in the Organized Reserves of the U. S. Army, are designed to be of benefit in Civic pursuits. For the lastfourteen successive years this training has received the highest rating awarded by the War Department, a record achieved by only two other institutions among the one hundred and twelve non-essentially military colleges in the United States which offer similar courses. T The School of Home Economics offers courses leading to the degree Bachelor of Science in Home Economics. The most popular courses train young women as teachers of home economics in high schools, as homemalcers, as demonstration agents, as child specialists, as dietitians, and in a combination of home economics and nursing. The School of Chemistry and Pharmacy offers degree courses in chemistry and chemical engineering designed to give students an under- standing of the basic principles of chemistry and other subjects which add to their cultural and professional training. The School of Chem- MAJOR G. H. FRANKE P. M. S. 8 T. and Commandanf School of Military MISS LOUISE P' GLANTON , Science and Tunes Head of School of Home Economics BENJAMIN ROSCOE SHOWALTER Director of Extension Teaching ,r . . , -of TWENTY-SIX -o