Clemson University - Taps Yearbook (Clemson, SC)

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LEFT TO RIGHT— FIRST ROW: J. L. Brock, W. G. Crandall, W. H. Washin 3 ton, H. S. Tate, J. B. Monroe. SECOND ROW: L. R. Booker, W. C. Bowen, W. E. Johnson, B. H. Stribling, J. L. Fulmer. 1L SCHOOL 4 VOCATIONAL EDUCATION That there is a growing national interest in education is attested by the fact that education was an issue in the national political campaign of 1936. Furthermore, a provision for the expansion of vocational education was passed by Congress in 1936 through an annual expendi- ture of twelve million dollars, effective July 1, 1937. If this proposed program goes into effect, the field of voca- tional education will be greatly enlarged — an opportu- nity for young men of character, ability, and per- sonality. There is a growing interest in the improvement of public education in South Carolina and an increasing demand for Clemson-trained teachers. This year the service of the School of Vocational Education was en- larged to include a Department of Educational Re- search, under which investigations in public education in this state are already under way. This year saw an increase in the enrollment in General, Vocational, Agri- cultural, Industrial and Textile Industrial Education. The students, through their direct contact with pub- lic schools, mills, and farms, and through their pro- fessional organizations, receive an added acquaintance with the problems of public education. Clemson can justly feel proud of the fact that in the field of educa- tion her sons are now holding positions of responsi- bility in local, district, county, and state programs rang- ing from teachers to State Supervisors of Vocational Education and State Superintendent of Education. DEAN W. H. WASHINGTON :u

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1L SCHOOL 4 MILITARY SCIENCE A young man graduating from an institution of learning such as Clem- son College immediately finds himself confronted with the necessity of coming in contact with his employers and with officials who supervise and manage departments of the business or activity with which he be- comes identified. Nothing makes so favorable an impression upon such employers as the gentlemanly and courteous demeanor learned in the multitudinous contacts with superiors and subordinates in the Military Department. Incidentally, the cadet at Clemson College prepares himself for serv- ice in the armed forces of the United States. A graduate of Clemson, if he has applied himself in his military studies, is ready to take com- mand of military organizations of the army in peace time and to be responsible for the lives of the individuals in such organizations in time of war. Those students who successfully complete the prescribed four years of military training constitute a most valuable asset in the scheme of defense of this country. The R. O. T. C. is the only real recruiting ground for the greatest of the National Defense Components — the Officers ' Reserve Corps. Clemson ranks high in the estimation of the War Department. Its R. O. T. C. graduates pass at once into the Officers ' Reserve Corps without further examination, a privilege of great advantage, as would be attested by the thousands who attempt to be admitted by examination. The number of Clemson graduates now in the Regular Army is large and the excellent qualities of these men are recognized. No better facilities for building character and developing the attributes of a good citizen exist anywhere in the United States than are found at Clemson College. COL. C. W. WEEKS LEFT TO RIGHT— FRONT ROW: Dumas, Major R. F. Walthour. Major D. E. Barnett, Major J. P. Gammon, Col. C. W. Weeks, Major A. H. SECOND ROW: Major G. L. Ramsey, St. Sst. G. E. Naramor, Sgt. K. R. Helton, Sst. H. J. Wilkinson. 33

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1L ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF The administrative staff has general supervision of all activities of the various schools and departments of the in- stitution. This group is composed of the President, the Busi- ness Manager, the Deans of the Schools of Agriculture, Chem- istry, Engineering, General Science, Textiles, and Vocational Education, the Director of the Experiment Station, the Direc- tor of the Extension Division, the Commandant, the Registrar, the Treasurer, the College Surgeon, the Librarian, and the Secretary of the Alumni Association. This group meets at the call of the President as the occasion may demand to discuss general plans and problems that concern the whole field of activities of this institution. A smaller administrative group made up of the Deans of the several schools, the Commandant, and the Registrar, meets with the President three Wednesdays every month to consider educational matters pertaining to the college proper, such as future development, curriculum, scholarship, rules and reg- ulations, and student activities. These conferences are frank and informal round-table discussions of suggestions and recom- mendations concerning the various phases of the college work. LEFT TO RIGHT-FRONT ROW: D. W. Daniel, S. B. Eaile, E. W. Sikes, C. W. Weeks, HP Cooper. SECOND ROW- J H Woodward, F. H. H. Calhoun, W. H. Washington, Miss Cornelia Graham. THIRD ROW: H. H. Willis, J. C Littlejohn, G. E. Metz. 35