Auburn University - Glomerata Yearbook (Auburn, AL)

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.Research For untold thousands of years when rnenashed nature 'fWhat?',, ffHow?'5, and l Why? , they turned inward to their imagination and reason for- answers, resulting in an: intricate metaphysical conception of the world. 'Through fan almost' equal period of time this was. the only way questions were answered. But' withthe progression of tiine and the process of lifving ronetp breediofi inen evolved. F orsaking thetitne honored 'method of speculative intuition, theycontrived' a new way, the experirnent,.and science was born. No longer content with the old answers, they struck out on their own, .determined that ,mire should' yields her secrets and: grudgingly, she dirt. There was, and still is, imaginationjand speculation, but they are tempered with the 'experimental test, never accepting traditional' ,a'ns.wers without proof. -As surely as Science has changed the world, it has-changedlthe 'University ,andlour University, Aztuburztl lt is, science that has brought RESEARCH ,tor A uburn., !1u'lzufrnQ University Qi's dedicated to new and betterianswersi to the' eternalquestions of mankind. .To some degree, research is the 'business 'of ' the graduate student, the professor, andthe research -organizations, but ,not entirely. Each time a student tries, to answer his own questions, .each time two people try to incl ways of mah-ing a better life, new knowledge is discovered. ,What isfthe' birth fplnceof anew idea, a better way? Thoughtful iinornents, endless reflection about the old g careful observation, casual ,con.11er.sationg trained minds and raw materials-all of these arekeach' - 'irnpQrjtant. But 'above all, git is the spirit of search that shapes the destiny of an idea. Acquaintance with the forrnergntirne for reflection, an atmosphere of learn-ingnndt growth, these aspects of our U njversqity Go7nm,uFnity, produce' research at Auburn, Research, the discovery- of new knowledge, whether it be -what, how, or why is the secondzp part of the university process nt Auburn. I

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Extension H ow pleasantly warm are the beams and shafts of our sun, filtering through the treetops, casting shadows hither and yon, touching each little part of our world breathing into it, Life. For the influence of the sun is broad. From one fire ball ninety million miles distant extends in each direction the energy for all existence. Auburn University is a sun, in a sense, as its Extension is a broad invigorating force in the community at large. What is EXTENSION at Auburn? Transcending agricultural extension is Total Extension, the dijusion of all knowledge from its central core-the University. Extension in this broad sense is the Band or the Football team spreading the name ofthe uni-versity far and wide, attracting an old alumnus, who, ever giving of his time and effort, secures new capital for Auburn University. It is the well prepared graduate, who in his constant interaction. with the world about him, extends the importance and influence of his experience at Auburn U niversityg The humble freshman, awestruck, reporting the mystery of university life to his parents or his hometown friends 5 The lasting echo of a War Eagle , a parody of the spirit that is Auburn's, born of zeal and lust for lifeg The quiet, obscure scientist who has forced from the earth ' still another of her secrets in a lonesome laboratory, a secret which perhaps makes the earth Rower with the splendour of new growth. The bread of learning cast uponwthe waters does multiply arul flourish, as on Commencement Day hundreds of men and women go forth in all directions, with the impetus of University education as their driving forceto change the world. Extension is more than all else a measure of a university's greatn It is extension which justifies its existence. Whenever the products of a university such as a new architectural method, an engineering process, or an educational technique are applied to the world at large, progress results and the university process is complete. This is the uplifted goal, this is Extension at Auburn University.