Auburn University - Glomerata Yearbook (Auburn, AL)

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ADIVII LT JOI-IN WINPIELD SCOTT Dean of The School of Science and LiTeraTure The School oT Science and LiTeraTure embraces The deparTme oT Economics. Sociology, English, Foreign Languages, I-lisTor MaThemaTics, Physical EducaTion, Physics, and SecreTarial Train ing, Degrees oTTered in This school are based on various com binaTions oT subiecTs presenTed by These deparTmenTs and in some cases. subiecTs oTTered by oTher schools oT The colle e g . The courses lead To a B.S. degree along culTural and liberal lines, Toreign service, business adminisTraTion, pre-law, and pre medicine lincluding pre-denTisTryl. The school also admin isTers The TundamenTaI culTural, scienTiT'ic, and Ii+erary subiecfg necessary Tor The proper Training ol: men and women in all branches of The insTiTuTion. ISAAC SADLER Iv1cADORY Dean of The School of VeTerinary Medicine The School- ol: VeTerinary Medicine, Through iTs Trained gradu- aTes, meeTs The greaT demand Tor quaIiTied veTerinarians Through- ouT The u T ' Th lc ' ' ' co n ry in e wor oT prevenTion and eradicahon oT diseases oT animals. GraduaTes oT The School are admiTTed by civil service examinaTions To appoinTmenTs in The service of The Bureau oT Animal IndusTry oT The UniTed STaTes DeparT- menT oT AgricuITure and To The UniTed STaTes Army, and also To membership in The American VeTerinary Medical Associa- Tion. The School oT VeTerinary Medicine aT Auburn has been approved by The American VeTerinary Medical AssociaTion Th B ' ' ' e ureau oT Animal lndusTry, and The UnlTed STaTes Civil Service Commission. MISS DANA KING GATCI-IELL AcTing Head of The School of Home Economics The Alabama PoIyTechnic InsTiTuTe oTTers courses dealing wiTh all phases oT home economics, leading To a wide range oT occu- aTi ' pf pns In pracTicaIly every Tield open To women GraduaTes I' or e .School oT Home Economics are holding responsible po- sITions in schools and in oTher proTessionaI enTerprises, and are rapidly makin Th ' g ear inTIuence TelT ThroughouT The naTion. The TacuJlTy oT The school includes Teachers Trained in child develop- men. cloThing and TexTiIes Toocl preparaTion and serving. house planning and equipnienT, home managemenT, nuTriTion. and hou h Id se o economics. The school also provides sTudies Tor graduaTe sTudenTs. - MARION JACOB FUNCI-IESS Dean of The School of AgricuITure Tcllie cgnurses in The School oT AgricuITure are designed To PFO' vi ' - e oTh a broad ToundaTion in The pure science and a Tair amounT oT culfural subiecTs wiTh The hope oT producing gradu- aTes who b ' ore oTh versaTlIe and culTured. The School of AQFI' CUITure has IcepT pace wiTh The rapid advancemenT oT agricul- 'rural meThods, and each year sends ouT many graduaTes To Tak? TTIQITGPIGCGS in The Trained field oT agricuITuraI speciaIis'fS. Prac'TicaI s I T' ou ions oT many Tarm problems are solved on The numerous ' ++ ?XP9rImenT sTaTions IocaTed in various parTs of The S GDS. A liberal policy is Tollowed in eIecTive sTudies, Thus GS- suring a bro d d ' ' -- - ' ' ' a e ucaTlon in addzTion To The specialized Training- nTs Y

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'IIS Office i idculTy, Vldleg H16 and ex- eTy, He 5 C0uncil 0FdinaT0f ' Whal- abour rr, N f E :Tics nce and iTing by e school e senior I gradu- y make in The rich noT JuT also ucaTion. courses rrTuniTy y every of re- a mosT as The . given STaTe. re al de- gineef' -kable aded more Mom' Close Nidef T he rfldar 5 'FOV i ilie nC?S. aiiers ing IVE DFFT E EREDERIC CHILD BIGGIN Dean of The School oT ArchiTecTure and Allied ArTs The School oT ArchiTecTure and Allied ArTs is composed oT The DeparTmenT oT ArchiTecTure and The DeparTmenT oT Applied ArT. Degree courses are oTTered in ArchiTecTure, Landscape ArchiTecTure, lnTerior DecoraTion, and Commercial and Graphic ArTs. All are open To boTh men and women. The DeparT- menT oT ArchiTecTure is a member oT The AssociaTion oT Col- legiaTe Schools OT ArchiTecTure, and is endorsed by The Ameri- can lnsTiTuTe oT ArchiTecTs Through The award oT iTs Annual Medal. The DeparTmenT oT Applied ArT is a member oT The SouThern STaTes ArT League. and, in addiTion To iTs proTessional degree course. oTTers a broad ToundaTion in all oTher lines oT arT work. JOHN JENKINS WILMORE Dean of The School of Engineering Auburn has long been noTed Tor her excellenT courses in The division oT engineering. The School oT Engineering includes The deparTmenTs oT Civil and Highway. ElecTrical, Mechanical and AeronauTical, TexTile, lndusTrial Engineering and Shops. Machine Design and Drawing, and The Engineering ExperimenT STaTion. Closely associaTed wiTh The School oT Engineering is The worlc in Chemical Engineering under The School oT Chemis- Try and Pharmacy. C5raduaTes oT Auburn's Engineering School are in consTanT demand in every secTion oT The UniTed STaTes as well as in many Toreign counTries. The courses oTTered have a broad scope including Training in indusTrial organizaTion and planT managemenT. CLIFFORD LEROY l-IARE Dean of The School of ChemisTry and Pharmacy The School oT ChemisTry oTTers Tour-year courses of insTrucTion in chemisTry and pharmacy which lead To The degrees oT Bachelor oT Science in Chemical Engineering, ChemisTry, and Pharmacy. The school also oTTers The basic courses in chemis- Try Tor all The oTher schools in The insTiTuTion. Special TaciliTies are oTTered advanced sTudenTs Tor doing research worlc on inTer- esTing problems in The more imporTanT Tields oT chemisTry. The School of Pharmacy is a sTandard accrediTed school oT The American AssociaTion oT Colleges oT Pharmacy Tor The Training of pharmacisTs and of pharmaceuTical chemisTs. ZEBULGN JUDD Dean of The School of EducaTion A mark of disTincTion Tor The School oT EducaTion is The TacT ThaT iT has placed a greaT maioriTy oT iTs graduaTes in responsible Teaching posiTions during The lasT decade. Since The school was creaTed. more Than Twelve hundred sTudenTs have gradu- aTed wiTh eiTher Bachelor's or MasTer's degrees in Educafion- Recognizing school service as a profession wiTh varied lines of acTiviTy, The School oT EducaTion has devised and seT up a number of specialized curricula as preparaTion Tor The various Tields oT endeavor in elemenTary and secondary educaTiOr1. school supervision. and school adminisTraTion. The school is cooperaTing wiTh The STaTe Curriculum DevelopmenT program.

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EFO' 6 ments 'Story Tfoin. Com. I and, lege. lberal Pfe- dmin- Qiects in all radu- :ugh- in of itted te of pa rt- also ocia- been tion. Civil with ccu- ates PO' are The lop- ing. ion. dies ir du- ri- ul- Ire sts. he he 65' iq. I E OFFICE T POSEY OLIVER DAVIS Director of Agricultural Extension Service The Extension Service of the Alabama Polytechnic Insiitute is a stat: educational service dealing directly with rural people and indirectly with all. Through county agents, home demonstration agents, assistants, and specialists the Extension Service extends Auburn into every county and community in Alabama. Instructional work of the Extension Service is based primarily upon research work done by the Experiment Station. The Extension Service has a large part, also, in administering the pro- grams of the Agricultural Adiustment Administration which last year brought into Alabama SI0,000,000 in benefit payments. It cooperates closely with the Soil Conservation Service, the Farm Security Administrar tion, the State Department of Education, and other agencies engaged in educational development work. Headquarters are maintained at Auburn as one of the three maior divisions of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute. The Extension Service personnel totals 373 men and women who are efficiently trained for their respective lines of work. ROSA LEE WALSTON Academic Adviser of Women Students The position of Academic Adviser of Women Students is a new one on the campus. created especially to assist the women in problems arising in connection with their classroom work. The academic adviser helps students to decide on their courses. studies individual cases and makes recommendations as to the hour-load. and checks on points of weakness or strength as may seem desirable. In case of misunderstanding, the academic adviser serves as a mediator between student and instructor. Another function of this office is to give recognition to those whose scholastic standing is of unusual merit. The general problem of adiustment to campus life is carefully considered and an effort is made to interest girls in those organizations which have particular value for them. The response of the girls to this service indicates that it is meeting a real need. CHARLES WESLEY EDWARDS Associate Registrar The Registrar's Office. where both current and permanent scholastic records are kept. is the veritable nerve center of academic activities at Auburn. Among the thousand and one details handled by the office is the acceptance of high school records submitted by new students and, in cooperation with the deans. the handling of scholastic records of those stu- dents who transfer from other institutions. Arrangement of registration procedure. commencement exercises, and confer- ences with students concerning their academic standing and the supplying of information on college records to prospective employers are some of the services performed by the Regis- trar's Office. WILLIAM TRAVIS INGRAM Accountant and Purchasing Agent The accountant handles all the funds of the College, the Ex- periment Station. and the Extension Service. I-le acts as the purchasing agent for all divisions of the College. l-le is the watch-dog of the treasury in that all receipts and disburse- ments are cleared under his efficient supervision. I-le is the business manager of the College, the collector of fees. the adviser of the President on all financial matters. The adminis- tration of the National Youth Administration heads up In the Accountant's Office. I-le acts as the financial adviser of all student agencies and activities. His work is vital to the successful administration of the College.