Oklahoma State University - Redskin Yearbook (Stillwater, OK)

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. . . . . . . . . Cmfzw. to ww uate School is the development of the power of independent thought, the pro- motion, the spirit and technique of re- search, and the training of men and women for the greatest possible effici- ency as school and college teachers. The department since its establish- ment in l9l5 has grown steadily. Absolute cooperation between students and faculty has resulted in such high Abernathy, Aekenbom, Culbertson, Dryer, lligginhothain, Reedy, Reynolds, standards being required to receive a de- gree that those students who have re- ceived awards from the school are much in demand as scientific investigators in research institutions, and as teachers in universities, colleges and high schools in practically every state in the Union. The depression and competition for positions has made many people realize the advantage of additional training and laylor, Story, Towry, Trask, johnson, 'S' Page 19 Jones, Van Noy, Vllilcox, XVoods. -2 if it is probable that the enrollment of the Clraduate School will continue to in- crease during the years to come. The first year of the Graduate School there were only lf? students en- rolled for graduate study. ln the sum- mer of V732 the enrollment reached the high peak of -HS seeking higher learn- ing. Since that time the enrollment has fallen off until the summer of 1934 when the enrollment was 208. The first masterls degree was granted in lfllf with only one student being graduated. ln lflll, l6S degrees were conferred, but in 193-l only 102 were given. Qklahoma is a new state and many of her citizens come from other states. 'l'hey are interested in securing addition- al training in the state where they ex- pect to make theii future residence since this will meet their needs much better than if they were forced to return to the institutions where they received their under-grzuluate degrees. ln order to obtain the services of the best instructors in a department, it is often necessary to provide conditions for research and other facilities necessary to progress. The Graduate School is attempting to meet the need for higher degrees and it is an obligation the institution owes to the citizens. The regulations of the Graduate School are being reorganized in order to increase the efficiency of the training. Courses of instruction are being classified so as to make a more definite difference between graduate and under- graduate work. This is being done by the departments with the approval of the Committee on Higher Degrees, and of the College Council. During the past few years there has been a decided increase in the qualifica- tions of the members of the faculty. The increase has come about by the improve- ment of present members of the staff, and by the careful selection of new members. The improvements must con- tinue if this institution is to maintain its place with other educational institu- tions. The graduate school has as its head Dean Daniel C. Klclntosh which speaks for growth of this division.

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dents for leadership in certain fie 'WW M 3 . .W i .ig .y I if f af 1 gg A, faet'5'?'j'J' Qeefa., al :,.eI4i:'. 'V I H ' esiafv tit. ff Agigiiimzg , fs? 322 151315 f ffgswig A , ., 9' it A 'L' -Ioiz Sroiziiv, . ln' llflllfi' flffllfllllfc' 411111. The Graduate School has as its principal objectives: the advancemen 1 f Q our t of knowledge through research by staff and students: the training of stude for teachingg and the training of stil- lds. Hts There has been a larger percent of advanced students enrolled in the col lege during the past five years due to the increasing demand for people master's degrees. f - , . . XY l he number ol graduates of othci in stitutions who are coming to the C homa ykgricultural and llechanical Tkla- 1 w Kol- lege encourages the plan of the irrad- uate School for continued improvements. ln the 4-l departments of the college there are .111 departments in which grad- uate work has been carried on di the live year period, l'120gl'93-1. iri During the past five years the col Th. , , . lege has conferred all master's degrees is was -S percent of the number of bachelorls degrees granted during the sanie period. The large number of masters degrees granted from the col lege as compared to bachelorls degree is a reflection of the fact that all state institutions of high learning now rt cpnre the instructors to have obtained at least their master's degrees. Graduate 'ehool l'llenoinenal Growth Has lV1arketl the Course UI' liratluate Selmol for a Ten Year Periml Hy Lllll VELLA NIIIIRGAN Klasters degrees were comparatively few during the years 19l5e19.21. From 1021 on, however, the mnnber in- creased steadily until 1933 when the col- lege conferred 1fiS which is the largest munber of master's degrees ever con- ferred by Oklahoma Agricultural and lklechanical College in one year. The evidence of progress which the Graduate School has shown since its establishment in 1915 leads to the con- clusion that the Graduate School is be- coming more important with every year and that the number who seek advanced degrees will increase as the school pro- gresses. X1Vhi1e most of the graduate students live in Oklahoma at the time they work on their masterls degrees many of them received their bache1or's degrees from in- stitutions in other states. During the five year period students from 13 institutions in Oklahoma, and from SS institutions in ZS other states were enrolled in the Graduate School. The other institutions and states were en- fact that so many people from rolled in graduate work here points out that the Graduate School is realizing one of the aims which it was founded to accomplish. The above statement em- phasizes the need of the college to offer , fzrljmwgv in znmlcrzz fl'lll'llilI!j IIIUILIIUIIS, D. C. MclNTosH. agree graduate workg otherwise these people from other states will not have the op- portunity to receive any of their educa- tional training in Oklahoma. There is a large number of graduates of institutions in Oklahoma who need to continue their training but who are not in a position to go to institutions in other parts of the United States. 11Vhi1e it may not be advisable for all those who secure positions in Oklahoma to receive their training in this state, it would certainly be a mistake to fill all those positions with people trained elsewhere. ln order to obtain the services of the best instructors in a department, it is often necessary to provide conditions for research and other facilities necessary to progress. These conditions are part of the requirements for graduate study. The watchword of the Graduate School is research, original investiga- tion in the various phases of the fields of arts, science and literature. lilven be- fore its organization as a separate school in September 1929, the school had reached a conspicuous place of leader- ship in pushing forward the bounds of knowledge through the researches of its faculty and students. lfmphasized in the requirements for degrees and courses offered in the Grad- . S'lll',.f fifty sizzle fvofiiicizzzl, TQXTIT Gaixr Z.-XNEIS. Page 18

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Mai 'tutlent 'enate Nlanaging Slutlenl Allalirs and Aetivities Has lleeoine Easy Ioh lor Student Senate lly Il!-lLl'H llASllll Representative Committee. This com- R.xi,1'H R.xsoR, . he 111111111 Srizfzfe nzonry. Complete rule by student government, that altruistic aim of every educational institution, has been exemplified from year to year by the Student Senate, rul- ing body of the Student Association which is made up of every regularly enrolled eollege stude Through the years, the Student Sen- ate has conscientiously and ellfectively devoted its time to developing student government to bring about a closer re- lationship between the college adminis- tration, the faculty, and the student body: to recommend and to take such steps as were advisable and necessary to support and carry into effect any policy . 1 1 upholding thc n llllt ot 0111 lllfillll A md - w Xl. Lollege. lust who hrst started the idea ol stu- dent ffoycinmcnt at Oklahoma A. and 9. Kl. ls not dchmtely known, except the propaganda was first taken up tor dis- cussion m the Commerce Club in the Iall ot 1914 lhe Commerce Club in- yited all ol tht picsidents ot the dil- Ierent student organizations to attend its first meeting in xlanuary, 1-113. Ar this meeting plans were made tor the organizing of :1 student governing body but were never used because those pres- ent had not bet -n authorized to take such steps. ln lfebruary the various stu- dent organixations elected one represen- tative to what was called Wlihe Student mittee, after gathering from other eolleges and ties, appointed from its available data state universi- membership a committee to formulate a constitution for a student goyerniiig body at Okla- homa A. and Rl. ln the latter part of Tifxiifriz liEN11RU0ls1, . . . . 111' l'1'1'fw,1' onfer .m111eIin11',s'. llarch, Russel Scriyer, a member of the class of 1916, and Harry johnson, of the elass of 1917, presented to the eommittee the first student Constitution. The committee aceepted this constitu- tion and on Tuesday, April 6, 1915, the student body voted unanimously for adoption. XfVith b11t few amendments 7 this original document served until 19.w2 when it was abolished by the l'resident. Dr. Henry fi. llennett. ln the spring of 1932 the New Student Constitution was approved by the President and adopted by the student body. 1916 .lore L. Roizixsox . l'1l2RNl,UXYRY . H,XlillN'klll1lNSllN Snr 1917 l'l.fXRRY lf. .lor-ixsox Qlirxiiis A. llmeii . SH1iRx1.xN liRlSIllZR S1 1918 SHIZRNIAN KRISIIIER . IVAN SOlf'I'HXVlCli . 11. Rn' SKINNIER Se .IT ffl' P1t1'sizf1'11I IIN'-lJl'f'SIl1t'lIf efury- 'lll't'IlXllIAt'l' ljI'l'3'llJt'lIf Ilef-lJl'f'Xlllt'lIf 1'I111'y- ,llI'lYlXl1l'1'l' lJl'l'.Ylllt'lI I Iiizst'-P1'esi1f1'11I furr- 71l'l'IlSllI'l'I' 1919 1IoRG.1xN XV.xLK1rR . M1-xL'n12CARR . . . JESS HOKE . . Sec 1920 jess Hoigu . . XVARD CHASE . . . . . Pl'1'.ti1f1'I1 I Ilift?-IJI'1'Nilll1 llf refzlry- ,ll!'!'!l3'llI'f'I' 1JI't'XI1if'lI I II11'-P1'1'.tiz1'el1I 1313RNis l3RiGGs . S1'rr1'mry- 1921 joe S'l'.Xlf1'URlJ . . Sl'l'l'l'fIlI'Vl IQ 7 7 Dieu l'll.'RST . Lll,AL'l7li S.Xl.li . Claw P1 1T'rs . . Il!'1'llSlll't'I' lJ7'l'3'It!t'lI I Yll'l'I15'llI'1'l' IJH'SIl1'l'II I lYIl'l Pl'l'.liilit'1lf H .XTTI li H.-XYMAN S1'1sr1'I111'y- ylI'l'IlSl1I'f'l' gloHN CURRY, 1 . . nthlefir 1s11f1i111'I I't'f7!'l'Xt'llfIll'l'Z'f'. 1923 R.-wxioxn l'1THlZRlDGl2 VV.-'XLTIZR NVEAVER . ICLRERT PAGE . 1924 LRE lf. ciILS'I'R.XP . 1923 l'1lJDlX 'l0RRlSON . . 13111. l3RAn1.1zx' . . . Preside ll I I 11217-Pl'f 5ll1lf7llf S1'1'1'eI11ry- 111171511 ITF Pl'l'.l'IIlt'lI I Pl'1'SI1fKIl1' flu'-Pr1'si11e11I 131 LI, C.-xI.LXI IES . Se1'r1'I11ry- Trmszzrer 1926 filEURGli CoNNoR . Dox RonG15Rs . . . XV,-x1,R12R Sroxe Sw 1927 llI,XL'RIClI AICSPADDEN Doecinxs AIITCHELI, F com' If D EVVITT Ser PI'l'.1'II1lK'II I I lu'-Presizfellf 'I'l7fflI'j liice y'I'l'IlSIlI't l' Pr1 5i1fe11I -Presidenf refury- 121171511 ffl' Page 20