Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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Although enrollment in the school of Forestry has declined to a small fraction of its pre-war mark, the curriculum this year continued to offer specialized work in the three phases of the school: logging engineering, technical forestry and wood products. (( Interest in forestry is greater in Oregon than in any other state in the Union. The largest amount of standing timber is within its boundaries, and it produces more lumber annually than any other state. For these reasons, there is a great demand for trained foresters to supervise the logging industry, the protection of our forest resources and the development of new wood products. Facilities at Oregon State include a state forest of 75,000 acres, 4,800 acres just 7 miles from the campus in McDonald forest, a forest products laboratory and dry kiln and the modern Forestry building. (( Plans are already formulated for the expected post-war increase in enrollment. This year, more than 40 per cent of the total enrollment was made up of veterans of World War II. Evidence of the fact that women are taking over more and more of the positions formerly occupied by men is demonstrated by two women enrolled in Forestry this year. (( A survey compiled by the school traced 540 graduated into post-college occupations from 1932 to 1944. Figures, distorted by the war, showed 46 per cent of the graduates in the armed ser- Wom,n ‘« l ► « uii timber, vices. Twenty-four per cent went into Federal forestry and 3 per cent into State forestry. Private industry claimed 13 per cent in logging and milling, and 14 per cent went into miscellaneous occupations. 21 What happens to the big ones. Loots completed, doesn't it? Of OOUGLAS ft

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The school of Education at Oregon State is concerned primarily with the preparation of teachers for the high schools of Oregon and with the promotion of high standards of secondary education. Work is offered for the preparation of teachers in the fields of science, mathematics, agriculture, home economics, industrial arts, commercial education and approved combinations of subjects, and for educational and vocational guidance. Personal attention is given to students on the improvement of reading ability and vocabulary through the methods of study classes. Testing facilities are available upon the request of students in the education and psychology departments for scholastic ability, aptitude and vocational interests. (( Because of the increasing need for teachers in the secondary schools of Oregon, emergency teaching certificates are issued upon completion of nine credits in education. These enable graduates to teach one year without the additional fifth year requirements necessary for a permanent certificate. (( The school of Education provides a large number of elective credits. In the four-year course, 72 credits are required, while 120 remain to be elected by the student with guidance in their selection from staff members, (T The outstanding record made by the school fall term showed fewer failures and probations than ever before. No students were lost because of D'“ '«■ '««“ » ““»'” with hi. « .«u.v scholarship deficiencies, and there were no downright failures among those taking the methods of study course. 23