North Carolina State University - Agromeck Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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The School of Engineering The School of Engineering of the North CaroHna Stare College of Agriculture and Engineering embraces the departments of Aeronautical. Architectural. Ceramic, Chemical. Civil. Construction. Electrical. Highway. Industrial. Mechanical. Mining, and Sanitary Engineering and the Engineering Experiment Station. Important research is in progress with its stimulating effect upon teachers and students, and the Extension Service is fulfilling its promise of usefulness. Measured by its facilities for instruction, irs shops and laboratories, its technical and industrial equip- ment, the personnel of its force for teaching and in- vestigation, and the number of students, the School of Engineering is substantially equipped to render, and is rendering, great service in engineering education and in the State ' s industrial development. The purpose of the School of Engineering is three- fold: (1) to educate men for professional service in Aeronautical. Architectural. Ceramic. Chemical. Civil. Construction. Electrical. Highway. Industrial. Me- chanical. Mining, and Sanitary Engineering, and at the same time to equip them to participate in com- mercial and public affairs and to develop their capaci- ties for intelligent leadership; (2) to aid in the de- velopment of our commerce and industry through re- search and experimentation, to investigate natural re- sources and demonstrate their value to the people of the State; (3) to cooperate with private companies, municipalities, and public authorities for the purpose of improving our public utilities, and with commercial and industrial organizations through scientific research for increasing technical skill, improving the val ue of manufactured products, and eliminating waste. Dr. V , C. RiDDICK Dean -4 29 }.5 -

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THE ACiIP.cn ECIKI - V B - , .y ■ A fV y -m m W B i - - J ■ K ■H ' ' - ' V ■ ' p iP ' m Hh v, -. nM Tlue T Instruction in textile work has been given at Stare College since 1 00. at which time the Textile Department was organized. The Board of Trustees at its meeting June 8. 1925. decided to expand the Textile Department as one of the six major divisions of the college. The Textile School comprises the following divisions: (a) Yarn Manufacture, (b) Weav- ing and Designing, (c) Textile Chemistry and Dyeing, (d) Textile Research. The aim of each division is definite, and the courses and curricula offered make special contribution to the profession. F S The purpose of the Textile School is: (1 ) ro pro- HH I mote the the State by giving H struction in the theory and practices of all branches f 1 ' ' ' textile industry; (2) to cooperate with the 1 ' H textile mills of the State in securing, through scientific I . research and experimentation, reliable data pertaining to the textile industry: (3) to educate men for pro- fessional service in Textile Manufacturing. Yarn Manu- facturing. Weaving and Designing, Textile Chemistry and Dyeing, and at the same time develop their capaci- ties for intelligent leadership so they may participate in public affairs: (4) to demonstrate the value of • -■ economic diversification and to aid in the development ■ m K H of the industry through research and experi- I H k H Students prepared to such J H l °f mills, and treasurers, managers, ll „ . superintendents, foremen, designers, textile chemists, purchasing agents, and salesmen of textile products. Uk. 1 lli)M. s Ml. SON 1-6 6 F Dean - 28 )ij -

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THE ACilR ' ON lECIKI The School of Science and Business The School of Science and Business wns established July 1, 192 5. in response to the growing need for the application of broader scientific and business methods to the expanding development of the State ' s resources. This increase in productive power of our people requires; ( 1 ) the widening of our mar- kets as an outlet for our goods: (2) the improving of our methods of business management to reduce costs of production and increase net incomes, and (3) for further developing and improving of our system of banking and credit which is so essential to economical production. It is the main purpose of rhe school to give men technical training in the various sciences which un- derly all modern industry and agriculture, and in the several fields of economic endeavor outlined above, in order that our resources of all kinds may be still bet- ter developed and the economic well-being of our people still further improved. The courses offered in the School of Science and Business are: (1) Curricula in Chemistry. Biology. Physics, and Geology: (2) curricula in Business Ad- ministration with majors in Accounting. Finance, and Marketing; (3) the cultural subjects are offered in the Economics Department in problems of internal private business management, and problems of national poHcy ; (4) the English Department offers courses in Com- position. Literature. Public Speaking, and Business English: (5) the History Department offers courses in American. European, and North Carolina History. Commercial Geography, and Government: (6) the Modern Language Department offers courses in Spanish. Ircnch. and German. B. F. Brown Dean M 30 }• -