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

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Graduate School The Graduate School has experienced rapid growth in reCCnt years as students realize the importance of advanced degrees in industry and the professions. In addition to the Increased enrollment, the research program has been expanded t0 Provide greater opportunities for the graduate students. PrOJCCts of national importance are among the variety of re- search programs oftered in the School. Since 1861 graduate students have been enrolled, but a separate Graduate School was not established until 1922. At that time there were 177 graduate students and 103 1'zteulty members who taught l-H courses. More than 1,400 students arc in the school todav with 475 facultv members teaching nearly 1,000 courses. 1 I A total of 5,590 advanced degrees were granted by the College from 1922 thru 1950. Included in this number are 667 doctorates and 15-1 technical degrees, the remainder being master's degrees. During 1950, 661 advanced degrees were granted. Penn State ranked first among Pennsylvania colleges and Universities in the number Of Doctor of Philosophy degrees awarded between 1936 and 19-15. During the same period, Penn State was 10th among the LandAGrant colleges, and among all institutions of higher 1earning in the United States, the College ranked 18th. An applicant to the School must have received a bacca- laureate degree from an accredited institution, earned under residence and credit conditions equivalent to those required by the College. Advanced degrees conferred bv Penn State are Master of ANS, Master of Education, Master of Forestry, Master Of SCiCnCC, Doctor of Education, and Doctor of Philosophy. Technical degrees awarded are Architectural Engineer, Chemical Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Fuels Engmeer, 1n- ustrial Engineer, Civil Engineer, Ceramic Engineer, Me- chanical Engineer, Engineer of Mines, Metallurgical Engineer, Petr010um Engineer, Aeronautical Engineer, and Sanitary nglneer. H. K. SCHILLING Dean, Graduate School 011 ?ANIZATION HAROLD K. SCHILLING - - JOHN H. FlaneusoN - - - - Dean Secrclary m the Graduate Faculty EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAROLD K. SCHILLINI, Chaimzan CLARENCE R. CARPENTER R. ADAMS DUTCIIER JOHN H. FERGUSON W. CONARD FISRNELIUS LLOYD M. JONES IIILLlaw R. LEBARON ELnunT F. OsmmN JOHN A. SAuun tsz

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RALPH W. McCOMB Librarian College Library In keeping with the quotation, HA University Is a Collection of Books, inscribed near the entrance to the Fred Lewis Pattee Library building, the library has grown from the original 195 volumes of 1858 to more than 330,000 volumes. The Central Library building contains current and bound periodicals, reference books, magazines, documents and news- papers. plus a great store of hction and non-Iietion. There are volumes in foreign languages as well as in English. Reference books pertaining to particular Helds are found in the Schools of Agriculture, Chemistry and Physics, Engineer- ing, Home Economics, Mineral Industries, and in reading rooms of the Departments of Animal Nutrition, Architecture, Forestry, and Physics. A newspaper room contains current newspapers that are of interest to students and Faculty and the library also has a valuable collection of leading Pennsylvania and other news- papers. some of them on microIilm. The Penn State Collection is housed in the Central Li- brary and contains correslmndence, publications, and other material rich in information about the history of the College. Many priceless photographs from the earliest days of the College. have been preserved here. The Audio-Visual Aids Library has a collection of 2,800 Iilms of 1,400 titles that are of value for campus instruction and through the Extension Services are used widely through- out the State. During the past year, the Central Library was named for the late Fred Lewis Pattee, professor emeritus of American literature, who during his many years on the campus and since his retirement, contributed many valuable volumes to the library. The past vear also saw the approval of plans that will greatlv increase the size of the librarv building. The program . ' V 1 ' , , . Will be completed by the General State Authonty. a

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1261 The Pennsylvalna State College during the past year continued its service to the Commonwealth and the Na- tion with 1111 active research and extension program. The research program alone, which helps to place Penn State high in the ranks 01 the Nations colleges and universities with respect to public service and welfare, was conducted 011 a budget that exceeded $4,100,000 during the 1949-50 115C111 year. The 111nds came from governmental agencies, State appropriations, private i11- Llustries and foundations, and from College sources. The Council 011 Research, with Dr. R. Adams Dutch- er as chairman, eo-ordinates the research activities 01 the Schools 01' the College. Its annual bulletin, Publica- tions and Research , lists 1111 creative work carried out Liming the 1ear. To foster the spirit of research, and to maintain and improve the quality 01 Graduate work, the Council L0 01L11ites e1ose117 with theD Graduate School. Each vear mants 111111d are extended to worthy faculty members. On matters 01 research and patent policy, the Council acts in 1111 adv isory capacity to the O11ice 01 the President It is aided by the Pennsylvania State C011e0e Research C01 1101110011 which is a unit vested with legal resl 011s1- hilit1' to protect and 10ste12 the research activities 01 the College. The largest allotment 01: funds during the past year went to the $011001 01' Engineering. More than $1,541,- 000 was used to 1inanee over 115 projects which centered 11111111111 011 problems involving comfort in the home, 10w- lirequeney propagation, 21nd high-altitude lubrication. The Ordnance Research Laboratory, operating under grants 110111 the Federal government through the Navy, made use 01 the worlds largest water tunnel, constructed on the campus during 1949. The School 01 Home Economics received its 111st speL'iIied grant 110111 the Council this year. More than $24,000 was granted 1012 projects in the iields 01 100L131 111111 Child development and family re1ations. The School 01 Agriculture, with $1,264,000, continr ued its vast program 01 dairy cattle breeding research, and more than 300 other projects conducted by over 250 investigators. Reseurc and Exie i 01 crystz 1 School 1 of petrol 11d psycholo . 11. Richard's 1 in the 'e1d Work 011 the examinati- Xlays was continued 111' P111sies, as 11011 11s 11 pro: '11 study 01 the biologiea tense sounds. The E11 tinued important wo textiles. With the e111Lient extraction 111ep11121 zation 01 0111 meat but dwindling minela ing more and m01e important, the resear the School 01 Minera1 Industries takes 011 signi1i- L'anL'e PlojeLts now in progiess are seekino new methods 101 seL'0nL11111' ieL'01 0111 of minerals as well as new uses 101 111ine1 2111s 01 power qua1it1' 01 111ine1111s that are not now in commercial use. During the past year the School continued to work with government agencies as well as public 111111 private agencies in its 10ng-range research program. The p10g1a1n operated 011 11 budget approach- 21110 $500,130 The Se11001 01 Education continued to conduct im- portant research work in seeking methods for i111p1'0ving instruction procedures. New techniques for producing more efheient educational films wele developed under the Instructional 1: 11111 Research Program conducted under the sponsorship of the 01506 of Naval Research. Although operating on a sma11 budget, the School 01 the Liberal Arts conducted more than 150 projects this year, and the School 01 Physical Education and Athletics, operating its research activities without specified funds, engaged in more than 30 projects. Findings in research and other information 01 impor- tance are carried to the Citizens of the C0mm0nwea1th through the extension services. These services are conducted by the Central Extension Division, directed by J. Orvis Keller; Agricultural and Home Economics Extension under 1 Martin Fry; and Mineral Industries Extension. directed by Dona1d C. Jones. . Cent12a1 Extension serves as a co-ordinating agency for the general extension services 01 the College. On-Campus work consists of institutes, short courses, workshops and clinics. 11s we11 as special services in the 11e1ds 01 motion 41111 n