Missouri State University - Ozarko Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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llGl2ICU LTU RQ The Agriculture Department became a separate department on luly l, l947, with Dr. G. E. Karls at its head. This marked the beginning of a bigger and more effective agriculture program at SMS. Since l935 the agriculture work has been a part of the Science Department, and classes have been held in the Science Building. The department is now housed in the Agricultural and Industrial Arts Building recently constructed on the south side of the campus. The entire west half of the building is used for agriculture rooms and offices. There are two large lecture rooms, a poultry laboratory, a soils and crops laboratory, a dairy laboratory, and two offices. ln the soils and crops laboratory is housed one of the most modern soil testing units in the state. The courses offered and the program of work and activities for the Agriculture Department will be based on the needs of Southwest Missouri. Dairying will be one of the important parts of the program. New courses are being added in this field and the modern dairy laboratory will add greatly to the training program. Poultry and soils and soil conservation will also constitute an important part of the program. ln the near future it is planned to add horticulture and landscape gardening to the list of enterprises. Special courses for teachers of agriculture in both elementary schools and high schools are an outstanding feature of the program. Over l5OO rural elementary teachers of Southwest Missouri State College District and many high school teachers of general agriculture look to this college for agriculture training. 2 GLENN E. KARLS, Ed. D. Professor of Agriculture and Head of Agriculture Department W. W. HOY, A. M. Assistant Professor of Agriculture

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'? 'k. M ME C. HAMILTON A. M. AY , Professor of Art and Head of Art Department VIVIAN FORD, B. S. Instructor in Art lll2T This year has been one of particular progress in the art department. To the courses in basic art principles, commercial art and art history three new courses have been added. Graphic art, sculpture, and eventually ceramics make new steps toward broadening the scope of the department. New tools and materials also are necessary to extend the limits and possibilities of courses and give the student a wider variety of experience. New equipment is being added as it becomes available while the old equip- ment continues to be used at a maximum. The art department is well arranged for the exhibits made available not only to the art students but to the student body in general. From loaned exhibitions the student sees the various types of work being done in different fields-both past and contemporary. Regular exhibitions of students' work are also arranged. An extensive collection of prints, valuable portfolios, and books about art and artists are available for classroom and student use. The art department makes many contribu- tions to the school and the community. Per- haps the greatest contribution is to the student, for stress' is placed on originality, freedom of expression, and choice of mediums to create a broad outlook and an opportunity for participation in numerous creative activi- ties. .... ,. .1 pw - f 6 f .f ,1 ,, W V 1'-: .i f 1 ,Z A f V f?.,.,77QW! , . , W - - i f-asf ' 'W 4 f 4 . ' .w ' yf,v!ff'. E f A. f hy., '- 'f if ,off yu! 5 A .ff mf., f flyfm. ,S 1 f .,,. V ' . ' if 1 , . y,,,W,f i x. '49 ! if , f yff V .2 f , f f fi! r ffy I f Z L.. . '-J....Q waz.- DEBORAH WEISEL, A. M. Professor of Art and Emeritus Head of Art Department WINSLOW AMES, A. M. Instructor in Art july l of a b the ag classe1 Arts E entire There labora labora T Agricv. Dairyii are be greatly will al: it is p enterpi Si and hif rural e and me for agr XA, KRRH -...si Wu 4, .tg

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Per Cupllq. 'itl ,i EQli'1llA illlN fl? ' 'Y .IU lI'lM'l. ??'7Cll'?'l,llUll l'l l'Pll iv ilmrnpdn Fri' lllli llll Mark Reynolds, Marion Kimmons, Archie Sloan, testing soils. Analyzing soils is an important part of the agricultural program at SMS. Students in soils classes are given practical experiences in identifying soils and making soils analyses. Soils are the floor or foundation of our whole agricultural industry and the last two great wars have proved that the nations having the greatest soil and food resources are winners. Laboratory work in agriculture courses are supplemented with field trips to leading agriculture farms and plants of this area. Hoyt Acuff, Otto Cracher, Bryce Hendericks, and lack l-ledgepeth, members of the dairy production class, are examining some of the experimental equipment found in the laboratory of the M. F. A Artificial Breeding Farm south of Springfield. Dairying is the numbei one industry of this area and is our greatest source of income. Southwest Missouri is often called the Dairy Capital of the world. Marion Kimmons, Mark Reynolds, and Bill Fulbright, members of the Crops class, are making a detailed study of crops found to be especially adapted to the soils of Southwest Missouri. Crop produc- tion is closely geared to national and world demands, particularly those pertaining to poultry and dairy. b Practical poultry studies and experiments are important parts of the poultry counses because Southwest Missouri is a great poultry district. Over 93 percent of our farms keep poultry, and the total income from poultry is second only to the great dairy industry. Some of the largest poultry plants in the world are located in this area. -un..