New Mexico State University - Swastika Yearbook (Las Cruces, NM)

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tfc V Hugh M. Mil Inn Acting Dean M I INO - DEAN DURING DEAN FLEMING ' S LEAVE OF ABSENCE PROFESSOR MILTON HAS SUC- CESSFI I I ■ CARRIED ON THE WORK OF THE SCHOOU. NEW COURSES AND EDUCATORS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE ENGI- NEERING SCHOOL. IIOOL OF ENGINEERING In an industrial nation it is es- sential thai there shall be an abundance of scientifically train ed men capable of directing the production of commodities and developing the natural resources to the end that the people may enjoy to the t ' nllest the bounties of nature. That the commonwealth of New Mexico may have such a wealth of engineering scientific talent the School of Engineering, through its curricula in Civil, and General Engineering, Electri- cal, Chemical, Mechanical pro- vides training in such fundamen- tal and applied sciences and cul- tural courses as will best fit the student for his vocation. Through its laboratories and the Engineering Experiment Sta- tion there is contributed to the existing store of knowledge ob- served data and scientific facts as will benefit the people of the state and the engineering profession. Twenty

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I NDER THE DIRECTION OF DEAN BALDWIN THE SCHOOL OK DEN ERAL SCIENCE II V- Bl I OME THE I IRGES I SI II IN THK in- I I i I riON, M ' l ONLY IN ' Nl MIIKII OF -II I ' I.N I- Bl I Al- so IN NUMBER I I i RSES OF- FERED. Percy M. Baldwin TIN I H I F ! rENERAL SCIENCE The School of General Science, which now includes ahoul half the studenl enrollmenl of the College, offers ;i liberal education in Arts and Sciences, and more specialized training in Business Administra- tion, in Home Economics, and in Music. Tlu- aims of the specialized fields are indicated by their titles. By a liberal education is un- derstood an acquaintance with the major fields f human know- ledge, fi . lowed by an intensive study in the field of the student ' s greatest interest and adaptabil- ity. Hence, the School aims to provide a combination of cultural ami vocational training; in other words, a preparation for life as weli as for making a living. Nineteen

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IHt 51 HOOI OF IGRN II I I RE UNDER DEAN GARDNER ' S DIREC TION HAS ' ONTINUED To GROW IN SIZK AS WEL1 in REPU- TATION. THE IGRICU1 TURAL FA- CUI TV MAS REKN I NUSUA1 I l FORTUNATE IN PLACING THEIR GRADUATES I.N RESPONSIBLE msITIONS. Hugh M. Gardner SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE The future of our civilization depends upon flic widening spread and deeping hold of the scientific habit of mind.— John Dewey. Justify tlio school of Agricul hire in 150 words; also, make it readable ! Due to the aesthetic touch added l y the photograph below mere words must not be permitted to encroach upon its space. Hence, it is hinted, we must be brief, very brief. The School of Agriculture Here abideth knowledge, skills, ideals and attitudes, and the greatest of these is ideals and at- titudes . Dr. Elmer Wooten, bo- tanist, forty years ago demon- strated on our campus the sig- nificance of a scientific attitude, and until this day encouragemen! of a scientific habit of mind has steadfastly been maintained here. The United States government now borrows of faculty members: requests are made for the early release of ag students, that they may report for duty earlier. Our philosophy accords with De- wey ' s thought ; and apparently our service to humanity is real, not assumed. Tw nty-one