North Dakota State University - Bison Yearbook (Fargo, ND)

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MRS. ETHEL IVICVEETY The Library More than 58,000 books on every conceivable subject are available for the students at the North Dakota State College. The library grows at the rate of approximately 1500 volumes annually. More than 7400 volumes of government publications have been deposited in the library by the United States government in addition to the United States Congres- sional Record from 1833 to the present time. A complete file of the United States Department of Agriculture publications as Well as the publications from the various state experiment stations are received regularly at the library. Publications from the Carnegie Institution of Washington and the reports from the Smithsonian Institution and the United States National Museum are received as gifts. The books of the International Relations Club add greatly to the material on current economic and social problems. The present library building was erected in 1905 to serve an enroll- ment of 300 students. Every conceivable foot of space has to be utilized to serve the 1937 enrollment of 1500 students. During the 1935 leave of absence of Miss Harriet Pearson, assistant librarian and instructor in Library Methods, and with her subsequent resignation in 1936, Miss Sarah Olson was advanced to the position of assistant librarian while still retaining her position as cataloger. Miss Angelin Tesdel is now the instructor in the Library Methods course which aims to give the students guidance in the use of library facilities. The library is at the service of the students, not only for required reading, but also as an ideal place to browse for pleasure reading. Page 24

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In every one of these schools it would be too expensive to organize a separate class for one or two students, but through the State Corre- spondence Study project, the cost is the same whether there is one or one hundred students enrolled from the same school. Enrollments from dif- ferent localities in one subject will soon constitute a large number of students in a particular subject. The North Dakotay Agricultural College is the home of this new development in secondary education. A staff of over 25 experts comprise the faculty of the state headquarters. Over 4500 enrollments were re- ceived during this school year. The records reveal this group to be splendid, serious-minded scholars with a number of geniuses in the making. Through this project it is hoped that the whole secondary educa- tional system of North Dakota may be improved, and every boy and girl in the state be given a reasonable and a decent chance to obtain a high school education irrespective 'of whether they live on a farm, in a small town, in a city, or in a hospital. The Division of Correspondence Study and Extension Classes at the Agricultural College also offers college correspondence courses and night classes for college credits. T. W. THoRDARsoN, STATE DIRECTOR Correspondence College Teachers At Work Page 23

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DR. WALTER LEE AIRHEART Fargo School oi Religious Education During the last six years sixty percent of each class graduating from the North Dakota Agricultural College has taken part of their Work accredited toward graduation in the School of Religious Education. This year a new building was completed and religion is now being taught in a modern brick building facing Ceres Hall. Dr. Walter Lee Airheart, the director of the school, has been in charge since its establishment by Wesley College in 1921. Holding the following advanced degrees, M.A. from Wesley College, B.D. from Garret, Ph.D. from the University of North Dakota, and the honorary degree of D.D. from Wesley College, Dr. Airheart is thoroughly trained for this work. The purpose of the school is to interpret the fundamentals of religion in terms readily understood by the college student so as to preserve the religious values which the experiences of our fathers have proved to be true values. The Work is based on grounds common to all types of faith represented in the student body and in keeping with a common purpose. Page 20