Oklahoma State University - Redskin Yearbook (Stillwater, OK)

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Agriculture DICAN XV. L. BLIZZARD The farm, best home of the family, main source of the national wealth, foundation of civilized society, the na- tional Providence. The following departments comprise the school of Ag- riculture and each department grants the baccalaureate de- gree in science: Agriculture Economics, Animal llusbandry, Agriculture Education, Agriculture Journalism, Agronomy. Dairying, Entomology, llorticulture, Poultry llusbandry, and Sociology and Rural Life. To the School of Agriculture falls the task of training men who will not only be farmers of tomorrow, but will be qualified to be leaders in the manifold phases of Work connected with agriculture. It has been found that a very 33 small ercentage of the graduates of the School of Agricul- p 'rw n ture actually engage in farming, but the majority of them become County Agents, Smith-Hughes teachers, ljxperiment Station employees, or enter the Soil Conservation Corps. Forestry, Reforestration, or any one of the many national agencies set up with the prime objective of improving the lot of the modern farmer. Upon their shoulders falls the re- sponsibility of leadership. The school of Agriculture has many activities of interest to the student body designed for the purpose of fostering good scholarship, friendly rivalry and earnest work. The department organizations are educational and are valuable in developing initiative and leadership characteristics among members of the agricultural student body. Besides the school of Agriculture there is also the Agri- culture Experiment Station. It is operated solely for the benefit of the farmer or for people, other than the farmer, who are connected with agriculture. It is the lilxperiment Station that determines proper crop rotations, crops or varieties of crops. lt also furnishes practical feed rations for the different types of livestock, and solves innumerable other problems that confront the ag1'iculturist. The Oklahoma Agricultural and Nlechanical College is the only college in Oklahoma authorized to train teachers of vocational agriculture under the provisions of the Smith- llughes Law or the Federal Vocational ljducation Act. This training is the responsibility of the Department of Agricul- tural Education. The School of Agriculture is today more than ever be- for fulllilling its place in our national crisis. Page 29

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dministrati e Staff VV. T. MARSHALL Necessary cogs in the vital machin- ery of administration at Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Col- lege are the twelve following men: E. C. Albright, R. Garrett, E. R. Holland, E. Lowe, VV. Marshall, H. P. Patterson, H. C. Potts, VV. C. Thompson, R. R. Tompkins, and C. E. Trout. Occupying key positions in the multifarious departments of the col- lege, these men have through a long period of experience and practical training established an etlicient and dependable administrative procedure. Earle C. Albright acts in the capacity of assistant to the president and secretary to the college. Ray- mond Garrett heads the college's purchasing department. EARL C. ALBRIGHT n of time clerk is handled by R. Holland. Accepting the responsibil- ities of college librarian and directing policies are the duties of Edmon Lowe. VV. Marshall guides the financial policy of the college in his capacity of business manager. The activities of the Student Entertainment Bureau are skillfully handled by A. Frank Martin. Acting as chief clerk in VVhitehurst Hall is one of the many duties of T. B. lVICClendon. Dean of Administration is H. P. Patterson who is in charge of collegiate requirements. Recognized as a chef supreme, H. Clay Potts is director of short courses. VV. C. Thompson is thc administrative head of the college intirmary. R. R. Tompkins as director of educational extension supervises correspondence studies. As chair- man of the Board of Publications, Clement E. Trout directs editorials and publicity. Student employment positio Top Rolwf E. C. Albright, R. Garrett, E. R. Holland, E. Lowe, W. J. Marshall, A. F. Martin Bottom Ro'-w: T. B. McClendon, H. P. Patterson, H. C. Potts, VV. C. Thompson, R. R. Tompkins, C. E. Trout Page 28

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Its and Sciences DEAN SCIAIILLILR SCROGGS The School of Arts and Sciences has undergone several changes the past few years. The school itself was founded in 1896, the third to be created on the campus, following the schools of Agriculture and Engineering. Although the three schools were supposed to be individual units they were under the same dean until 1911 at which time W. VV. -lohnson, head of the English Department, was appointed Dean of Science and Literature. Then during the school year of 1938 and '39 the name of the school was changed from Science and 1.iterature to Arts and Sciences. The aim of the School of Arts and Sciences as expressed in the words of Dean Schiller Scroggs is to introduce its students to the most important general ideas in all the basic fields of knowledge in pursuance of an approximation of the ideals of a general education in a liberal college. After completing lower division work, and then being admitted to the upper division, one may specialize in any of the following divisions: the Biological Science group, the Physical Science and Aflathematics group, the Social Studies group and the llumanities. ln the Biological group are departments of Bacteriology, Physiology, and Veterinary Science, Botany and Plant Path- ology, and Zoology. The Physical Science group includes Chemistry and Geology, Physics and Nlathematics. ln the llumanities Division are the departments of Art, English and .Iournalism, Foreign Languages, Nlusic, Speech. and Physical lfducation. The Social Studies includes the De- partment of liconomics and Sociology, and the Department of History and Political Science. The Arts and Sciences Student Council was formed in the spring of 1938. This council was formed through the efforts of Dean Schiller Scroggs, when a need was seen for a means of bringing together student and faculty thought and effort in the Arts and Sciences school. Training for leadership is stressed in any course in which the student may enroll. Our civilization is rapidly becom- ing more and more complex and the person who has a diver- sified knowledge and training in administrative work and is able to apply these qualities has before him a bright-hued future unlimited in its scope. To students with requisite ability and energy, the School of Arts and Sciences offers, as its name indicates, a liberal ed- ucation in the sciences and in literature, as well as giving them an intelligent familiarity with modern civilization. Page 30