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

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,,..J ff. Engineering Has Big War Burden Under the directions of the Engineering, Science and Management Defense Training division of the government, courses are now being offered in engineering drawing and industrial man- agement. Under the same setup, courses will soon begin in the use of surveying instruments and surveying field procedure, tomographic mapping, radio technic, materials inspection and others. There are now 165 young men being trained as Welders, machinists or radio technicians un- der these government-sponsored programs. Despite the extra load, the school is carrying on with its training of college level as usual.

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4,33 Dean R. M. Dolve Engaged in teaching and administrative duties since 1912, when he came to North Dakota Agricul- tural College, Dean R. M. Dolve has seen plenty of practical experience in the engineering field. Before coming here he was an engineer with the U. S. Geo- logical Survey in North Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota, an engineer on the drainage reclamation of the Red Lake Reservation in Minnesota and a d l eve opment engineer with the Bell Industrial Locomotive Works in Bound Brook, New Jersey. In a war of machines the stu- dent in Engineering is an all important cog. His is the duty of harnessing machines and re- sources for the all-out effort against the axis. 6 Engineering Adding to the burden of the engineering department this year is the United States, War effort. Besides tr of the future who will soon direct the work on Americas long production lines, the now engaged in training non-col- lege students in specialized fields under government supervision. aining the engineers school is At present all graduates of the school are immediately employed in the defense in- dustries. The engineering department is now con- ducting defense training courses in primary and secondary pilot training under the auspices of the Civil Aeronautics Authority.

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Dean Alba Bales After attending Oberlin College, Dean Alba Bales transferred to Columbia University where she received her bachelor's and master's degrees. She taught at Kansas State Normal and Montana State College be- fore coming here, being the head of the home eco- nomics departments at both institutions. In 1920 she came here as dean. Having traveled extensively in Europe and Mexico, Dean Bales says travel and the collection of early American glassware are her favor- ite hobbies. H ome Economics The foresight and advanced thinking of John H. Worst, the third president of North Dakota Agricultural College, is responsible for the beginning of a course in Domestic Science at the College. Said Dr. Worst at that time: 'The girls, the future homemak- ers, should be educated for the duties and responsibilities of the wife and mother. Miss Hayes, who had a degree in Domestic Economy and who was matron of the girls' boarding home Cher own house on 7th street North! was the first professor of f'Domestic Economy . The girls were given courses in food preparation, in the kitchen of Miss Hayes' home. From this small be- ginning in a laboratory which offered a definitely practical opportunity, girls of the North Dakota Agricultural College were given equal consideration with men and the Domestic Economy courses grew in scope and interest so that when in 1893 Francis Hall was completed, four rooms of that building housed the department and a sur- prisingly large number of courses in the de- partment are listed in the catalog of that time. In a nation at war, nutrition plays a very important role. Ac- tual experience in food prepara- tion such as is given in these cooking classes prepares NDAC Coeds to better do their part. 28