Clemson University - Taps Yearbook (Clemson, SC)

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H. H. Willis, B.S. Dean SCHOOL OF TEXTILES CLEMSON TEXTILE SCHOOL was the third to be founded in America and the first founded by a Land Grant College. Its establishment in 1898 was largely due to Mr. D. A. Tompkins, a pioneer in textile engineering in the South. Today the school has 267 students. The textile school today has three departments: the Department of Carding and Spinning, the De- partment of Weaving and Designing, and the De- partment of Textile Chemistry and Dyeing. The textile industry is demanding more and better technically trained men today than ever be- fore. Clemson textile graduates are meeting this demand. Practically 9 5 per cent, of the textile graduates of the last five classes have gone into the textile industry and are making good. The work of the National Recovery Act has clearly demon- strated that textile education must in the future include not only knowledge of manufacturing pro- cesses and of economic trends, but also a knowl- edge of working people and all their hopes and ex- pectations. Clemson Textile School is making every effort to meet the needs of the industry in the face of these new conditions. Fit i Row -I vton, WcKenna, Dunlap, Willis, Shinn, Manning Second Ron — Rousf, Cartee, I.ee, Osmond, Hucmth Page 29

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W. H. Washington, M.A. Dean SCHOOL OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AT AN EARLY DATE Clemson recognized her responsibility in the training of teachers for the public schools. Soon after the passage of the Nelson Amendment to the Morrill Act a limited number of courses was offered. With the passage of the Smith-Hughes Act in 1917, more definitely planned teacher-training work was organized and specific courses for the training of teachers of vocational agriculture and vocational industrial education were offered. The percentage of men trained in these fields who have found employment in the public schools of this and other states is very high. Advance- ment for these men within the public schools and in related vocational fields has been most encourag- ing. With the approval of the 1931 certification reg- ulations by the State Board of Education of South Carolina, President Sikes appointed a committee to make a study of Clemson ' s teacher-training facilities. This committee recommended in its report that all teacher-training work be coordi- nated and that the work be broadened to meet the needs of the State and certification requirements. Upon the recommendation of the President in 1933, the Board of Trustees established the School of Vocational Education. First Run en win i, Washington, Bowen Second Kim ( i ii is. Brock, Iohnson, Monroi Pa , ' {

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♦A, m EXECUTIVE GROUP First Rou Colonei Moorman, Colon ei West, Dr. Sikes, Miss Graham, Dr, Barri Si , mi,l Row Mi Woodward, Dr. ilhoi , Mr. i 1 1 ■ i • iohn, Mr. Washington Third Dr. Milford, Mr, l ss, Mr. Willis, Mr. Metz Page 10