Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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AVA B. MILAM, dean of home economics, admires an oriental piece from her collection acquired during her travels to the orient. HOME ECONOMICS MAJORS study vitamin deficiency in experiments with white rats and guinea pigs. 28

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ACTUAL FIELD WORK in preparing men for forest manage men! and engineering is made possible by our nearness to the forest . Forestry in Three Divisions Our school of forestry is organized so men can learn to manage these valuable properties and to obtain the greatest production and economical distribution from them. In order to teach these men efficiently, the School of Forestry is divided in three main divisions— forest engineering, forest management, and forest products. The forest or logging engineer who is a native of our own Pacific Northwest, is trained in timber appraising, surveying of rough country, preparation of maps, location and construction of logging roads and plans, and in bridge design. Forest management is faced with two responsibilities: that of educating men to be of service in managing the national and state forests; also that of educating men to help in solving the problems of the forest industry. Lastly, forest products is concerned with teaching the student utilization of forest products, including a variety of manufacturing processes. This involves efficient plant design, organization and management, quality control, improvement and development of products, human efficiency, and scientific merchandising. Because of the proximity of the forests, the femhoppers are able to obtain actual experience in the field through their courses here at the college. 27 JIM IIAULEY, president of the Forester Club.

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For Better Homes A TEXTILE CLASS in which Minimi learn the color fa tne » of material hr ihe fndc-o-meter. MEN IN TEXTILES are learning the proper war of ewing in a |M‘ciul clan for them. The School of Home Economics celebrated its 60th anniversary in March of this year, with a total of 35,001 graduated students. Oregon State’s home economics department besides being one of the oldest in the West, is considered one of the best schools of its type in the United States. As well as preparing students to become efficient homemakers, mothers, and teachers, the department renders itself responsible in helping to develop a well-rounded personality, enabling a woman to deal with the problems of the ever changing modern world and her home, with its complex social and civic relationships. Dean Ava B. Milam, who has been supervising the department for many years, will retire at the end of this school year to enable her to carry on her work in foreign lands. HOME FHKNIS1IINGS CLASSES leach the art of furnishing a home from the standpoint of comfort, beauty and economy. 29