Penn State University - La Vie Yearbook (University Park, PA)

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1 V I Q f THE PENNSYLVANIA-r JSTATE. COLLEGE1 a In the larger view, the year has been marked by a steady growth of the college in h Th f the good will and affections of the people of the Commonwealt . e importance 0 h ' easured by the fact that the college is dependent for its maintenance this growt IS m directly upon the opinion and support of the people. This growth in public sentiment b d 'n lar e part to the conventions held at the college by various organizations may e trace 1 g of the state' to the so-called Agricultural educational trains : to the work of the S h l f Mines in the Mining Institutes: to classes formed among shop apprentices by c oo o the School of Engineering: and to the clubs organized among the students to hold meet- ' ' th 'r res ective cities and counties during the Holiday vacation. Nor must we ings in ei p overlook the fact that this growth in popular favor is due also to the student body refraining from class fights and other disorders likely to be misinterpreted by the people and liable to be exaggerated in the newspapers. J d ' b the increasing number of lectures and legitimate entertainments: by u sms y large attendance upon these and other college functions: by diversity in the character f th S da addresses' by the growing pride in the appearance of the village, campus o e un y , and buildings: by the good feeling existing between faculty and students: by the prompt ' t ation and more regular attendance upon college work: by the establishing of new regis r courses of study: by the spirit of college song: and by the apparently increasing number of those leading clean lives, the college seems to be assuming the larger activity, the re- fining spirit and the broader outlook of university life. The future is in the hands of time: but that the college may continue to grow in these respects as well as in the number of students, that the present good feeling may x and not wane that the prevailing spiritual activity may increase rather than diminish, wa , must be the wish of every friend of Penn State. SUMMARY FOR 1909-I0 STUDENT BODY Post-graduate ................. . . l Seniors .... .........,. . . I49 ,luniors ..... . . 267 Sophomores ...... . . , . 349 Freshmen ............... . . 444 2 yr. Students in Agriculture. . . . 77 Winter Courses fAgri.J ........ . 92 Winter Course fHome Eco.J . . . . 3 Specials .................... . . l5 I397 INSTRUCTORS Professor Emeritus .............. . l Professors ..... 7 . . . . . 32 Associate Professors . . . . . I5 Assistant Professors . . . . 23 Instructors ...... . . 55 Assistants . . ..... 29 l55 l552 Total . Page Eleven

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1 iz ,Q I THE NINETEEN- -ELEVEN LA VIE' , THE YEAR IN REVIEW BY PRESIDENT SPARKS HE year covered by the publication of the LA VIE,,' as seen in retrospect by the college as a whole, differs only in degree from that seen by the indi- vidual. A few hopes have been realized, many fond ambitions have perished, many needed changes have been accomplished. In numerical growth, the year has been a repetition of the past ten years. It has seen the largest graduating class, the largest in-coming class, the'largest total attendance, and the largest appropriation by the State Legislature for support. Unfortunately larger numbers bring a demand for enlarged accommodations and additional equipment. Some relief from the over-crowding has been secured by equipping additional laboratories in the basement and attic of the Agricultural Building: by transforming the attic of the Engineering Building into drawing rooms: by fitting up five additional rooms in the Mining Building for work in ore concentration: by opening a laboratory of Physi- cal Measurements in the Physics Building: by the addition of a Chemistry of Foods laboratory to the Woman's Building: and the erection of a separate building known as the Chemistry Annex. The latter not only accommodates the large classes in Chemistry, but also many of the classes in the School of Liberal Arts. This school was formed during the year and completes the organization of the college into five schools, two departments and one institute. New schools are not likely to be added in the future, but growth and expansion will be met by creating new de- partments in existing schools. During the past year courses in architecture, industrial engineering, landscape gardening, manual training, pre-medicine, and pre-law have been thus established. During the past ten years less than one-half the students entering as Freshmen have been graduated and thus been identified permanently with the college 'as alumni. The new plan for government of the Freshmen class by advisers instead of through the deans of school is yet on trial: but since the number of Freshmen sent back to the preparatory schools for additional training was proportionately less at the end of the first semester this year than it has been in any recent year, it is believed that the system will result in an increasing ratio of graduates to the number entering the college. The year has brought large additions to the equipment of the various departments: a beginning of systematic campus planting and paving: the first annual meet for prepara- tory schools: the organization of inter-class games: and the founding of additional fel- lowships and scholarships. A prize essay has been won and a Civic Club established: but unfortunately the debating and literary clubs have not been equally sustained. The religious life of the college during the twelve months has shown an activity rarely paralleled in this or any other college. Equal to the victories on the athletic field should be counted the triumphant canvass for membership which places this state in- stitution second only to Yale in Y. M. C. A. membership. Equally strong should be the resolution to have the Association grow with the growth of the college in the future. i Y many promising plans have neither flowered nor fruited, and only a few of Page Ten

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DEANS OF THE FACULTY