Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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the direction of the Department of Industrial Journalism and Printing, located in Kedzie Hall. Prof. C. E. Rogers returned to head the department this year after a year of AAA public relations work at the nation ' s capitol. How to best take advantage of facilities of knowledge available in the library, is taught in Library Economics. Headquarters of the faculty is naturally located in the College Library, considered by many the most beau- tiful building on the campus. Mathematics, History, Military Ten capable persons are responsible for the worry of a number of college students over figures (those on paper). These are the members of the Department of Mathe- matics headed by Prof. B. L. Remick. History and Government is another valu- able department of the General Science divi- sion. Who was who and what he did ages ago to the modern day is explained to the stu- dents by Prof. R. R. Price and the faculty. Under the General Science Division comes the Department of Military Science and Tactics, a part of the curriculum of all fresh- man and sophomore students through the request of Uncle Sam, being given through the organization of the Reserve Officers ' Training Corps. Lieutenant-Colonel John S. Sullivan heads the corps of regular army officers comprising the staff. Juniors and seniors electing the advanced course make up the corps of cadet officers. practice, gaining microscope technique in botany lab., wrestlers posing, hard at work, elementary chemistry.

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number of months of ill health, causing sorrow among the thousands of his friends and admirers. Many embryo-teachers of Kansas schools get their start in the Kansas State College Department of Education under the expert guidance of the staff directed by Dr. E. L. Holton, who serves during the summer months as dean of summer school. College rhetoric and allied English courses are taught in several different buildings on the campus by many different teachers in the Department of English, but the teachers congregate in the upstairs of Kedzie Hall for department meetings. Prof. H. W. Davis, who heads the department, is known through- out the state for his Sunflowers column. Entomology, Journalism Prof. George Dean, as head of the depart- ment including five other instructors, teaches students enrolled in the department that in- sects are among the dominant forms of life. They teach and experiment in the field of entomology, mainly in Fairchild Hall. Also occupying Fairchild Hall are mem- bers of the Department of Zoology and Geol- ogy, headed by Dr. R. K. Nabours. Here students are instructed in the structures, functions, and relations of animals, and are given a basis for understanding our physical environment. Would-be journalists learn the essentials of the profession in the four years spent under A typical class in physical education, studies in zoology, instruction, in the physics laboratory, and at the loan desk of i college library.

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To Concentrate on a hard Assignment Students Often Retreat to the Quiel of the College Library Language, Physical Education Prof. Fritz Moore is in charge of the De- partment of Modern Languages, whose two- fold aim includes a practical and a cultural advantage to the student. The faculty teaches the fundamentals of German, French and Spanish. And where would this institution be with- out the college band and orchestra, the stu- dent and faculty music recitals, and the music department faculty, to present selec- tions at assemblies, meetings, and conventions? The staff which teaches and entertains is headed by Prof. William Lindquist. Perhaps the most publicized department in college is the Department of Physical Edu- cation, which not only aids in keeping all the college freshmen and sophomores in proper physical condition, but which is directly and indirectly responsible for the college athletic teams. The well-known M. F. Ahearn, direc- tor of athletics, heads the department. Prof. J. 0. Hamilton, honored and re- spected by colleagues and students alike, and his ten associates make up the faculty of the Physics Department, which has also been seriously handicapped by the loss of all equipment in Denison Hall fire. Public Speaking Four popular men compose the depart- ment of public speaking. Among other duties, the department faculty teaches students how to keep from stuttering and to keep their knees from shaking as they address an audi- ence. In addition, they give instruction in oratory, debate, and dramatics. Dr. Howard T. Hill is the department head. The twenty-year plan of the division, included in the twenty-year development plan of the college, calls for the physical re-grouping of departments, and suggests the combina- tion of physics and mathematical work in one building, the biological sciences in another, the social sciences in another, and the English and speech work in still another. Pate 24