Clemson University - Taps Yearbook (Clemson, SC)

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The sophs work hard in organic lab. What are you doing there Heddon, trying to set up a still? The freshmen try to learn a few practical aspects of chemistry. Let ' s not copy any old lab manuals, boys. These rat chemistry labs can become intriguing. Don ' t drown in that test tube. Get all the poop you can from the professor now, men, you ' ll need when you try to write this experiment up. Dr. Polk has to tell a few jokes to keep the rats awake in Freshman lectun Don ' t bother to get it all boys, half of you will be back next semeste

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The old Chemistry building has served its purpose well for over fifty years. THE SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY that the elements miakt b r Without question the most rapidly expanding school at Clemson, the School of Chemistry is now preparing to move into its new large and modern building. When the building is complete, it will contain the most up-to-date equipment available, the addition of which will be in accordance with the vast expansion program now under way. A beginner in the field of Chemistry will encounter few courses that differ from those taken by other majors. He will spend his time with frosh chemistry, English, math, etc., while he becomes acquainted with the broader aspects of a college education. As do most other students who major in a particular field, his specializa- tion will not begin until his sophomore year. With the addition of a deuce to his collar, the sophomore will find himself caught up in a maze of new and perplexing subjects. Qua! and Quan analysis with Doc Schirmer, in addition to calculus and English Lit, add to his bewilderment. If he should survive these two semesters, he has yet stiffer obstacles to surmount. Doctor Pollard ' s Physical and Doc Rhyne ' s German begin to show the future chemist how complicated the realm of the unknown can become. Yet, if he should survive the three years required to become a candidate for graduation, the student can enter his last year feeling that he has the best training available. If he can manage to get past another year of Dr. Schirmer and Dr. Carodemos, then he can feel that he well deserves the sheepskin that he has struggled so long to acquire. J te conauere To Dr. H. L. Hunter, Dean of the School of Chemistry, falls the task of expanding the school into its new building.

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Small in size, but large in scope, the Education Building is the home of the future teachers. THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION that man mi kt earn W. H. Washington, Dean of the School of Education, keeps our high schools staffed. The School of Vocational Education, headed by Dean W. H. Washington, prepares men who plan to follow a teaching career. Education is a varied curriculum with the prospective graduate taking many courses in the other schools during the first two years. Along with freshman math, English, and government, the rats are exposed only to an orientation course taught by Washington, Monroe, Brock, and Gentry. In the sophomore year, the yearlings take further courses in general fields such as organic chemistry, economics, and physics. In the junior year the education major is thrown against such courses as Kirkley ' s Introduction to Education, Washington ' s Principles of Secondary Education, and Stribling ' s Psychology, If you please. Industrial Education majors take Brock ' s Industrial Education Labs, prospective rural teachers absorb Doc White ' s Rural and Village School Problems. During the senior year, by far the most important for education majors, the undergraduate spends most of his time practicing teaching on high school and adult students. The rest of his time is spent learning the theory and techniques that make a good teacher. Important among these courses are directed teaching courses such as Problems in Adult Education, and Secondary Education, courses in farm management, and cultural courses such as Art and Music Appreciation. After struggling through these four years and receiving his diploma, the graduate aspires to someday make his mark in the largest profession, Teaching.