Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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SCIENCE Science is the foundation for all technical work. Agriculture and all branches of engineering have their foundations in such subjects as Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and Biology. Therefore, what the students of Purdue accomplish in their chosen field is very largely influenced by what they do in the sub- jects which are taught in the School of Science. In addition, a-certain amount of cultural Work is required of all students in Purdue. English. History, Modern Language, etc. add to our general knowledge and our appreciation of other phases of accomplish- ment in the world that are not covered by purely technical lines of endeavor. If a student prefers to teach. adequate preparation can be obtained with the cooperation of the Depart- ment of Education. If he prefers business there are courses given which will help him in his chosen profes- sion. If he desires to delve into the mysteries of nature and specialize along research lines there is abundant DEAN B- NI- KIOURE opportunity at Purdue for him to get the necessary training. All technical research has a scientific basis and therefore all material improvements which affect our comfort and happiness are largely based either directly or indirectly on scientific training and research. AGRICULTURE The School of Agriculture is a training ground for any boy directly interested in farming or its related fields. i lt seeks to give its students basic information in Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Chemistry, Agri- cultural lfconomics. i-'Xgrono1ny, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Husbandry. Entomology, Farm lVlanagement, Forestry, Horticulture, Floriculture and Poultry. The broadness of the agricultural training is shown in the work given in the various sciences. Botany. Zoology. Chemistry and Physics, which are funda- mental to agriculture. The cultural side of life is I1Ot neglected in the agricultural curriculum and instruction is presented in English, History, Literature. Education. Economics. lVlathematics and Languages, so that the agricultural graduate has not only been given practical basic information in his chosen field. but also has the opportunity of acquainting hmself with those subjects which make possible the enjoyment of the better things of lifefin a word. cultural advantages which give life a richer and broader outlook to the individual. DEAN j,H.SK1NNE1t li ll 26

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ELECITRICAL ENGINEERING Wihere will you beg what will you be doing in 1938? Such a question is worthy of the asking. One such graduate within the ten-year period started out recently to test the U. S. S. Saratoga. the new airplane carrier propelled by the electrical power of six battleships. Another is in charge of the accept- ance tests of the turbine generators on the Panama Pacific Line California. the largest electrically-driven ship of her class in the world. In February of this year. when Sir Gliver Lodge. speaking in London was heard by an audience of fifteen hundred electrical engineers meeting simul- taneously in New York, an accomplishment of trans- Atlantic radio never before attempted, Purdue grad- uates were in part responsible for the technical features of the program. During the same meeting. as the New York auditorium was filled with the unprecedented volume and delicate modulation of organ and orchestra by means of the new exponential loud speaker. we were aware that it was the result of the careful research PROP- C' F- HARDING of another recent graduate of Purdue. The class of IQ28 has had even a more thorough and fundamental training. What will you be doing in 1938? Think it over. Wie wish you well. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING The School of Mechanical Engineering. the oldest in the University. is perhaps the most popular one. also. It always has a large enrollment, and, due to the way the students are kept interested in it. it always grad- uates a comparatively large percent of that number. Although the building is quite inadequate for such a large number of students, the arrangement is such that every bit of available room is used to the best advantage. To show the prestige of the Mechanical School, it is only necessary to mention the brake testing laboratories established here by the American Railway Association. Besides being headed by a man of such engineering ability as Professor Young, the School of Mechanical Engineering has one of the most popular and likeable staffs of professors that any student could hope for. 1 Perhaps this accounts for some of the popularity of the coursesghowever, a great deal of the popularity is caused by the many different kinds of employment ' and positions open to graduates of lVlechanical Engi- Pnor. G. A. Yotvszc neering from a University as well known as Purdue. '73

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PHARMACY The Pharmacy School offers two courses. The Three-Year Course leads to the degree of pharmaceu- tical chemist and is planned primarily for those who wish to enter retail pharmacy. The course gives a thorough grounding in the professional subjects neces- sary to competent dispensing of medicines and a com- prehensive training in commercial pharmacy. Those students who wish to enter medicine may, by proper substitutions and selection of electives. secure the necessary premedical training and also the professional pharmacy training in three years, thus securing the Ph.C. degree and, at the same time, completing pre- medical training. Little or no training in commercial pharmacy is given the premedical students as these subjects are substituted by mathematics. physics. modern languages, etc., that are necessary for entrance to medicine. The Four-Year Course leads to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and is planned for those who wish to more thoroughly prepare themselves for professional pharmacy or for such laboratory positions as chemists, bacteriologists, public health workers, etc.. This course includes a con- siderable number of cultural subjects such as mathematics. modern languages, physics. history. economics, etc.. By the proper selection of electives a student may secure his premedical training While completing the BS. course. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Purdue is one of the pioneer institutions in chemical engineering in the Cnited States. ln the interim since the foundation of Chemical Engineering at Purdue seventeen years ago, this branch of engineering has assumed a commanding position , in the life of the nation. This position of importance will increase in the next generation. Improvements in production methods in this field have equalled, in many cases outstripped those along mechanical lines, particularly in the United States, which is now, due to intensive application of engineering methods, in a paramount position in the field of chemical technology. Chemical Engineering at Purdue is designed primarily to fit its graduates for the control of pro- duction processes. The broad and comprehensive train- ing necessary for this end likewise has proven to consti- tute first class training for those having research ability. Purdue graduates in Chemical Engineering now number over .g.oo. As a fair measure of the success of the School in accomplishing its objectives, it may be pertinent to refer to the unusually high proportion of its graduates who have risen in a comparatively brief period of time to positions of prominence in their PROF. H. C. PEI-'EER respective fields. , DEAN C. B. JORDAN 27