Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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DEAN POTTER, SCHOOLS OF ENGINEERING HE Schools of Engineering of Purdue Uni- dr: dr: - . E . versity, besides having one of the greatest enrollments of the various schools of the country, are recognized as among the best. These schools are contributing to the welfare of Indiana and the XVorld by training men to be- come more successful engineers and able citizens. Each year these schools send out men who are resourceful, capable, courageous, hard-working men, who have personalities which make them outstanding as college graduates. Engineering knowledge is spread by the Engineering Extension Department, under the direction of Prof. XV. A. Knapp, by means of lectures, special classes and publications. This information is given to thousands of persons in various lines of engineering work and serves greatly to enhance the value of Purdue as an institution. During the leave of absence granted Dr. XV. K. Hatt, Professor R. B. NViley is acting Head of the School of Civil Engineering. Professor Wfiley fills this position very capably and well, though it is not exactly a novel position for him, he having served in the capa- city a few years ago, during Dr. Hatt's absence. The Purdue Chemical Engineering school is one of the pioneer institutions of its kind in the country. Chemical Engineering has attained a very commanding position in the life of the nation since its more or less recent advent. Graduates of the Chemical Engineering school are trained to control production processes. Prof. H. C. Peffer, head of the School of Chemical Engineering, is a very able man for the position, and his ability is greatly proven by the quick success of a great majority of graduates of the school. Presiding over the destinies of the mechanical engineers is Prof. G. A. Young, an en- gineer of great repute and remarkable ability. Witli the completion of the new mechanical laboratory and the proposed completion of the entire unit, this particular branch of en- gineering bids fair to become even more popular than at present. Professor Harding, head of the Electrical School, has brought about a condition of ex- cellency of the school, such that Purdue graduates of electrical engineering are recognized as technicians of unfailing ability and knowledge.

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THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES N a school of .my dimensions whatever, it is necessary to have .1 Board of Trustees to formulate the school's policies in all undertakings. In fact, it is as necessary to have this board at the helm of a school as it is to have an administrative board in a corporation. 0,7 0.7 Purdue University might be likened to a corporation. Its stockholders are the tax- payers of Indiana-its board of directors-the Board of Trustees. These men and women are appointed by the chief executive of the state and serve as indirect appointees of the Citizens of the state. The Board of Trustees must pass on all things that have to do with Purdue and indeed the activity of this body has not been of little consequence particularly since the last few years' expansion program has been entered into and Purdue is increasing in enrollment as Well as in size of physical plant. It may easily be seen that such a board 1T1LlSt be fair-minded, public-spirited, and not of entirely local make-up. This description applies to the Board of Directors of Purdue, which is made up of the following persons: David E. Ross, Lafayette, president, James W. Noel, Indianapolis, vice-president: Mrs. Virginia C. Meredith, West Lafayette: Josiah K. Lilly, Indianapolis, Palmer R. Edgerton, Marionq J. Emmet Hall, Indianapolis, John A. Hillenbrand, Batesville: James L. Kimbrough, Muncie, and Robert Simpson, Vincennes.

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SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE out 0: URING the last eight or ten years agricul- ture has been passing through a period of unrest and change in which problems of organization, marketing and cooperation have come to the front and have been given attention. Farm management and agricultural economics thus have come to a high plane of importance in the daily life of the average farmer. It is one of the purposes of the School of Agriculture of Purdue University to fit its graduates to talk and act intelligently upon these relatively new problems. The School of Agriculture has for .1 goal the training of men who can think straight, men who have leadership and courage, men who are willing and eager to strike out in new fields and apply new forces developed by science and economics to the solutions of agricul- tural problems. Agriculture is a basic and fundamental industry. It is the source of a great amount of the necessities of life, food and clothing. It is the industry upon which other industries have been built. Expert training along agricultural lines is bound to afford wonderful oppor- tunities to men who understand its relation to the business and commerce of the country and who have the knowledge to meet new situations and cope with problems daily arising. Under the leadership of Dean H. Skinner, the School of Agriculture of Purdue has come to occupy a foremost position in the realm of American agricultural institutions. Wonderfully equipped, sensibly and thoroughly directed, and practical in its purpose, the school each year turns out graduates who are able not only to meet the problems of the world in their particular held, but to add much in a cultural light. Alumni of the school are upholding its ideals and purposes as citizens on the farms of Indiana and elsewhere, and as important cogs in educational, industrial, and business pursuits throughout the world. Thus it is seen that much credit must be given the School of Agriculture and its parent organiza- tion, the University itself, for its manifold services for the development and prosperity of the Country. Dean Skinner has done much to further the University's name in many circles as head of the Extension Department as well as with his work as Dean of the school.