Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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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.

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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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Y Lwaev . 4' 'P' r'.: 'ffa fa E 11. SCHOOL OF HOME ECONOMICS or W i-IE School of Home Economics was organ- ized as a separate school from the School Science at Purdue a few years ago. It has been established on the campus since 1905. In ct, the Home Economics School at Purdue University is one of the oldest of its kind in 2 United States. It has only been in relatively recent years that people came to realize xt the profession of housekeeping required training of any sort. The business is one of a ny sided aspect, because a successful wife and mother must be a financier, a poet, a gen- il, a diplomat, and an artistg she must have a dehnite knowledge of the technical, scientific id aesthetic phases of the profession: she must combine all these into one nature. And then still further, nearly every woman is confronted at some time in her life with these problems, and it is necessary that she be able to carry on in a manner intended for the bet- terment of the particular community in which she may reside. Enrollment in the School of Home Economics is growing from year to year and public interest is turning toward this more and more. This increase of enrollment is apparent not only at Purdue but at other and smaller institutions. Certainly this increase is natural since there can hardly be imagined any profession of more importance than that of learn- ing how to make a successful home-a home endowed with cheerfulness, hospitality, beauty and love. Dean Mary L. Mathews, as head of the school, has done a great deal in developing it to the high plane of success which it now enjoys. The activities of the School of Home Economics are not limited to those enrolled at the University, for it Conducts various informatory and practical short courses for the bene- fit of girls throughout the state. These short courses serve the double purpose of bringing home many important facts to girls attending them and of bringing the University to a closer relationship with the citizens of the state. With its great importance in che everyday life of the country, Home Economics as a profession and the School of Home Economies of Purdue as a means of spreading knowledge of the profession, will become even greater factors in educational procedures of the country.