Ohio State University - Makio Yearbook (Columbus, OH)

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■IVMMiBAM COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES IN 1896, there emerged from the Ohio Agricul- tural and Mechanical College a new division which called itself the College of Arts, Phil- osophy and Science. Seventeen students were enrolled. This college is now the second largest Arts College in the United States. Under the Arts College are the departments of Bacteriology, Mathematics, Classical Languages, English, Geolo- gy, German, History, Chemistry, Philosophy, Physics and Astronomy, Political Science, Romance Languages, Speech, Optometry, and Journalism. D. LUTHER EVANS Junior Dean tliialMl 531 IjM I« 116 , The aim of the College of Arts and Sciences is to provide a liberal education for each student. Indicative of its philosophy and purpose is the abundant variety of courses this college offers. This year under the direction of Dean Stradley, there is an innovation in the college called the Exploratory Division Curriculum. The object of this new curriculum is to enable a student to fol- low his academic interests for two years in order to locate the field in which he wishes to specialize. Men Students 1,770 Women Students 777 Total 2,547 Degrees Granted 325 Faculty 336 Sketching by Mirror Lake Star gazin Botany 401 . . . springtime

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COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ri HE popularity of the College of Agriculture X is shown by its enrollment, which is the third highest in the United States. Back in 1873, the chief occupation of the state of Ohio was farming. So the first name of Ohio State University was the Ohio Agriculture and Mechanical College. Since that early date the Col- lege has had a two-fold function: to provide for students the finest possible technical training, and to give assistance to the farmers of Ohio. Any inquiry directed to the College of Agricul- ture will bring the farmer information and expert advice on any problem. JOHN CUNNINGHAM Dean BLANI LYMAN JACKSON Junior Dean The Agricultural student has broad fields for practical experience in a very literal sense, since 900 acres are provided for this purpose. The College cooperates with the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station at Wooster in carrying on experimental work. The College of Agriculture is housed in Towns- hend Hall, so named in honor of the first profes- sor of Agriculture at Ohio State University. The Home Economics department is under the admin- istration of this College. Inii abg I Ibti ihi, lo« lo Men Students 985 Women Students 531 Total 1,516 Degrees Granted 168 Faculty 146 This College ranks third in the nation in enrollment. Home Economics models Ice cream in the making Testing fertilizer

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COLLEGE OF COMMERCE AND ADMINISTRATION WALTER WEIDLER Dean CHARLES REEDER Junior Dean Men Students 2,175 Women Students 556 Total 2,731 Degrees Granted 295 Faculty 106 Second in the nation ' s enrollment, losing first place to the University of Illinois by one student. WITH its eniollnient running a close second to that of the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Commerce and Administration is becom- ing more and more popular on the Ohio State Campus. This College provides a general business course, and specialized curricula in Accounting, Marketing, Finance and Banking, and Public Admin- istration. The aim of the College is to fit the student for any field in business. Prior to 1915, the College of Commerce and Ad- ministration was known as the College of Commerce and Journalism. The department of Journalism was transferred from this College because the great num- ber of students desiring preparation for the various fields of business necessitated the existence of a College dedicated solely to that purpose. Students graduated from this school are so well qualified and have built up such an enviable reputation for the college that its growth has been nothing short of phenomenal. In line with its rapid growth the school has in- agurated many new features. Significant among these are the Bureau of Business Research and the Com- merce Extension Course. The former department came into existence in 1923, and is of great practical importance. Its function is to study the trends in modern business and to make these findings available to the commercial world. It serves as a laboratory for both faculty and students. The latter department conducts classes in many Ohio cities for the benefit of business executives and others who desire to keep informed as to changing business methods. This de- partment has been temporarily discontinued for financial reasons, but will be re-established in the near future. Balancing the books Compiling statistics 30