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

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ROM l» - • SSPr The School of Engineering Dr. Wallace Carl Ridciick as Dean of the School ot Eugineering and as former Pres- ident of this institution, occupies a niche all to himself in the annals of State College history. He has seen the college grow from a small struggling institution to the fore- most college in the state, and all the time he has had a vital part in effecting this growth. The School of Engineering is the largest school of the college. It is the largest and most completely equipped, and teaches more stu- dents than any engineering department in any institution of the state. Important research is in progress with its stimulating effect upon teachers and students and the Extension Service is ful- filling its promise of usefulness. The purpose of the School of Engineering: (1) to educate men for professional service in Aeronauti- cal, Architectural. Ceramic. Chemical, Civil, Con- struction, Electrical, Highway, Industrial, Mechanical, ilining, and Sanitary Engineering, and at the same time equip them to participate in commercial and public affairs and to develop their capacities for intelligent leadership: (2) to aid in the development of our commerce and industry through research and experimentation, to investi- gate natural resources and demonstate their value to the people of the state: l3) to cooperate with private companies, municipalities, and public authorities for the purpose of improving our pub- lic utilities, and with commercial and industrial organizations through scientific research and in- creasing technical skill, improving the value of manufactured products, and eliminating waste. W. C. RiDDICK Dean Twenty-five

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g :Q g The School of Science and Business Benjamin Franklin Brown lias been Dean of the School of Science and Bnsiners since its humble beginning and has been, primarily, responsible for its great success. The school has in a short number of years grown to be one of the largest schools of the institution. Under the masterly supervision of Dean Brown it attracts yearly to State College an increasing number of desirable students. This school was established in response to the growing need for the application of broader scientific and business methods to the ex- panding development of the state ' s resources. This increase in productive power of our people n requires: (1) the widening of our markets as an outlet for our goods; (2) the improving of our methods of business management to reduce cost - - - of production and increase net incomes, and (3) for further ileveloping and improving of our system of banking and credit which is so essential to economical production. It is the main purpose of the school to give men technical training in the various sciences which underly all modern industry and agri- culture, and in the several fields of economic en- deavor outlined above, in order that our resources of all kinds may be .still better developed and the economic well-being of our people still further improved. H. F. Bhown- Dean Twenty-four

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The Textile School In 1925 the Textile Department was expanded into one of tlie six major divisions of tlie college. The department was organized in 1900. Since Dr. Thomas Nelson, in the position of Dean of the Textile School, has worked for the development of this school and has primarily heen responsible for its greater success. The purpose of the Textile School is: (1) to promote the textile interest of the state by giving instructions in the theory and practices of all branches of the textile in- dustry; (2) to cooperate with the textile mills of ■ii the state in securing, through scientific research l HB I data to a HJI p 1 the industry; (3) to educate men for professional • F . 1 service in Textile Manufacturing, Yarn Manu- facturing, Weaving and Designing, Textile Chem- it B « 1 istry and Dyeing, and at the same time develop their capacities for intelligent leadership so they may participate in public affairs; (4) to demon- strate the value of economic diversification and to aid in the development of the Textile Industry through research and experimentation. Students are prepared to till such positions as: owners of mills, secretaries and treasurer, mana- gers, superintendents, foreman designers, textile chemists, purchasing agents, and salesmen of tex- tile products. Thomas Nelsox Dean Twenty-six