Oklahoma State University - Redskin Yearbook (Stillwater, OK)

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a. cf M. ' Continued . . Q tiraduatcs ol' the college have rcndercd indiy idual serv icc to the state hy y lrt uc ol personal aclncvcnient. lzngnueers graduating lroni X. and Xl. college hay e assumed an important place internationally as w ell as within the state. Xmong' them is Fred X. lxershner. '21 recognized as one ol' the Southvvest's hest Architectural delineators and designers. his design ol' the Tulsa .Xirport huilding and the Pawnee tfounty courthouse are only two ot' his projects which have won acclaim. Other lfngineers who have received state-wide recognition are .lohn llassler. '32, State l tility lin- gineer: li. Xl. Neuman. tfhiel' tleolo- gist ol' the tlarter oil tio.: Julia lilackford. '28, State llighway De- signer: and tierald Nlctlullough. Chief lfngineer. tlasoline Department. Phil- ips Petrolelnn tlompany. .X numher ol' lfngineers have received national and international recognition. rellect- ing honor upon their mother state. Xniong thcnl is 'l'ruet1. Blue, 'tt0. who spent lil years in .lapan in sales and promotional work lor electrical de- velopment: tiuentin tiraham, 'I l. who has done some outstanding work in Westinghouse lflectric and Xlanu- . . , ltlt'tlII'lllg1 t.on1pany on synchronous machines: J. ti. Woodson. 'l5. who is general manager ol' the Westinghouse Works in Nlanslield, Ohio: lying ll. Gould. '2l. now employed at the Bell l,alro1'atol'ies, New York tlity, and lioy lf. llayman '26, doing ltural lflectrilication work as head ol' the llural Service Department. Oklahoma tlas and lflet tric tionlpany. Xlrs. Nlaude ltichman tlalvert. Organizer ol' Alot hercralit NN ork in Oklahoma. I're-sident ol' the Oklahoma l'en VAVOIHPII l,eaguc, long time llonle lzcononncs l'.tlllt'illlOll lhrector ol Oklahoma and author ol' two hooks in llome lzcononncs is at graduate ol A. and Nl. 'lihere are twenty home demonstration agents in the state who are graduates ol' the college as well as at least ISIS home economic instructors ln stale schools and colleges. Four graduates ol' the Agricultural School now hold positions on the X. and Nl. tfollegc faculty while tilarence ltoherls, 'l5, is now liditor ol' the Oklahoma Farmer-Stockman, state agricultural puhlication. Out ol' ahout three hundred gradu- ates ol' A. and Nl. college listed as college teachers, this number includes eight state college presidents, twenty- two college coaches and instructors in physical education and others in various phases ol' college teaching. Not only does the college Oll-Pl' opportunities for mental activity hut it plans for physical well-heing as well. ,lfmliltwg M 6 vw' 2 Q We livery llOl'Ill of athletics is otl'ered to the student and Oklahoma A. and Nl. has gained an important place in the athletic world. 'l'his is evidenced hy the fact that several hoys came to A. and Nl. this tall for supervised training for the Olympic tiames to he held in Berlin this summer. Oklahoma A. and Xl. College per- forms still another function for her state. liach year hundreds of' grad- uates go out into Oklahoma, increas- ing considerably' the states' quota ot' educated citizens. College politics quite often rellects state govern- mental policies. for after all, a college is merely a rellection ol' the tendencies ol' general society. Students know the value ol' organization and co- operation through student govern- ment. Such an organization has heen called a kind ol' satirical play upon the errors, follies, and iniquities of popular government. and as such it all'ords the student actual experi- ence with political prohlems. As a result of four years ol' campus political experience. the student as a citizen is prepared to act. intelligently upon prohlems dealing with state govern- ment. Lastly. A. and M. College Oll.PI'S the opportunity for making friends. Daily contact with a great variety ol' people, most of whom are natives ol' Oklahoma brings individuals to- gether, where they may know and understand each other hetter. A. and Nl. realizes that social and politi- cal lil'e and activities outside the eurriculumv are only slightly less valuahle than the mental training. 'liherelore every ell'ort is made to provide students with the liner type ol' education which is allorded hy lyceum numhers, puhlic addresses by national figures and personal confer- ences with well-known educators. During its forty-live years of con- tinued service to the people ol' the great state ol' Oklahoma. Oklahoma A. and Nl. College has remained true to the purposes for which it was founded. llowever, in fulfilling these purposes it has not forgotten to expand hy adding new purposes. Since in general the aim of Okla- home A. and Nl. College has been to provide higher educational opportuni- ties l'or the agricultural and industrial classes, it is with a sense of pride and gratitication that this brief record ol' the services of the college to the state is written. llere is evidence that the college has set a new standard for land grant colleges, namely, serv- ing men and the needs of men. Page I8

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what Cl. cf .JVL tb ta Qktahama . . . This Great Institution Serves the People of Oklahoma KLAHov1,y is young, so young that she often takes things for grant- ed. having not yet learned to appre- ciate the value of things within her grasp. Realizing that the educational pro- gram offered by Oklahoma A. and Nl. College is definitely affecting state development, Oklahoma has accepted the college as an educational main- stay. The boys and girls who attend the Agricultural and Mechanical tfollege, are, as a rule, not young men and women whose parents possess great wealth, but those who are seeking to find a place in life, where by honest endeavor they may prepare them- selves to live reasonably well and render splendid service to others. ln order to meet the demands of such students, the educational pro- gram of Oklahoma A. and Nl. college deviates from the conventional forms. emphasizing instead the importance ofa practical application of knowledge to everday problems. Although no definite name has been given this type of education, vocational education is an aspect of it. Dr. lf. ti. Bennett, president of the college adequately ex- pressed its purpose when he said that it aims not so much at fitting men into society as it does at helping them to analyze that society intelligently, and change it to more nearly fit men. To the young citizen, the college offers opportunity. Ilere he may gain a liberal education at a surprisingly low cost. The citizens of Stillwater cooperate with the college in endeavor- ing to provide work for young men and women who nmst earn their way through school. Regardless of social status. these students hold a definite place on the campus. Not only is there an opportunity for study of en- gineering, agriculture and all of its allied sciences, education, mechanical and industrial work of all types, and preparatory work for the professions, but students may also receive training in the fine arts, music, art, dramatics. etc. Practically all of the young men and women are serious minded, of' Page I7 E' By MARGARET JANE EDWARDS .1 ef: n , if' I PY I high endeavor, and there is little of needs of men demanded more effec- the dissipation so often prevailing in higher institutions. Students recog- tive service, themen and women who ha ll: li! nize that A. and Nl. is a school of human relationships. the discovery of opportunity and with grateful feelings attempt to he worthy of their school. To the agriculturists throughout the state, the college offers oppor- tunity in the form of programs to stimulate interest in farming and helps farmers to manage their farms and ranches more efficiently and economi- cally. Such programs are a part ofthe college's concept of educational free- dom and opportunity. The I-ll tlluh. the llome Demonstration .-Xgent, the tfounty fkgent. forum discussions. short courses. outfield experiments and demonstrations stations, state. district, and county fairs. soil erosion projects, farm congresses, conferences of specialists, experiment station pro- jects. faculty field trips, farm visita- tions. puhlic addresses and daily radio broadcasts. and manifold personal ser- vices are only a part of the contribu- tion the college makes to agriculturists of the state. ln a period when men and the new knowledge of practical signifi- cance. and the application of knovvl- edge to the satisfaction of lniman need made chief contributions to the nation and state. ln every case the man called upon handled his work skillfully whether it was in connection with the manv different divisions of the gkgricultural Xdjust- ment ,-Xdministration. State Droutli ltelief. soil conservation camps. the Ntate farm housing survey. the lf. fi. lf. lbittlog'it'zil survey. fllt' rural resettlement and rehalnlitation ork. the relief meat canning pro- gram. tiovernor Nlarland s unofficial committee on ltevenue and lavation. 1 rs v . . as the htate lax t.omnnssion. the len- nessee Nalley authority. the Public Vtorks Xdministration. the Works Progress Xdministration. lfmergency Nursery schools, the rehabilitation training schools. or any tif the addi- tional programs of the state. ve devoted their lives to study' of

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I' Jfze E ,ian Qiuioicuz . . . Serves the Rural People of the State. lntroduces Scientific Agriculture ancl Modern Home Making N 'rms eighth day ol' Nlay this year the lixtension Division celebrated its twenty-second year of service. The division's work covers the entire state. The work being directed from the central ollices lo- cated in Gardner llall on the A. and M. campus. On the above date in I9l8 Presi- dent Wilsoii signed the Smith-Lever bill and thus provided the cooperative system of rural education through which the college now reaches directly into 2l-11,000 farms and farm homes. The Director of lixtcnsion is re- sponsible to the president ol' the col- lege as are the deans of the various resident faculties, and under him a central oliice stall' supervises and -assists the work in the lield. The staff consists of lirnest li. Scroll as acting director of extension with Fred lt. ltlerrilield as assistant director. bliss Nlorma Nl. Bruin- baugh is the state home demonstra- tion agent. and li. A. Pratt is the state l-ll Club agent. To complete the stall' there are four district agents for men's work and four for women's. Too, there are a number of specialists in various phases of farming and farm home-making. In every county there is a farm agent and a home demonstration agent. They are farm-reared and By C. P. BASWELL college-trained in agriculture and home economics. and act as repre- sentatives of the extension division and ol the l . 5. llepartment ol Xgri- culture. Thev are emploved under a co- operative agreement between the county and the college. ln turn the college and the department of Agri- culture have a cooperative agreement under which the extension work is carried on. The extension division does not wait for the farm lo come to the college, but takes the college to the farm. This is done by the power of example instead of by classroom study. Cooperating with the county agents are progressive farmers who adopt improved practices and demon- strate them in actual practice so that their neighbors begin to adopt them too. The real picture of the inlluence of the extension division can be given only in the terms of farms made more productive of good livings and farm homes creative of good citizens. llowever even in cold print there is meaning in such facts as these: ln 1935. of III l,000 farm homes in tlklahoma. lt5.Il0t were directly in- fluenced by the work ofthe extension division. The 18.000 l-ll tflub mem- bers in L025 clubs came from 38,567 li. li. Scuou, . . . . lakes the college lo the furrn homes. While on the subject of l-ll work. the national l-ll club champion, Xiley .lohnson. for this year. comes from tlklahoma and is now a freshman at X. and ll. tlollege. The extension division has always been the tirst line of defense in any emergency allecting farm people. The administration of the X. X. .-X. was put in charge of the extension div ision. From the beginning of this program to the end of W35. a total of Soft.- l38.I20t.lo was paid to cooperating farmers throughout the state. Page 19