Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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PURDUE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, INC. HBiI1!l'illg the past with the present for fbe future of Purdue A Friendly Message to the Class of 1933 It won,t be long now until a Com- mencement orator will be telling you how educated you are, so earnestly, that you may believe him. And then in a little while, about the time when perhaps you are be- ginning to find fault with your first boss qif you are lucky enough to have a first bossj you will start to realize that your education is only beginning. And, by that time, too, you will have a deeper appreciation of the fine start Purdue has given you in life, and of the advan- tages your background is afford- ing you over the less fortunate people working and living be- side you. Not until then will Purdue really begin to take definite form as your Alma Mater-to whom you owe so much and for whom you have a more genuine affection than you suspected possible. You will begin to realize that Purdue is more than a group of stately buildings surrounded by a magnificent campus. Yes! even more than an assemblage of in- tellectual leaders outlining, to aspiring students, the mysteries of the world in Ag- riculture, in Science or in Engineering. You will find that the University is more than an institution of learning that ranks high among other Universities of similar character in the nation. - You will begin to know that Purdue University is the heart throbs and ideals of many thousands of people, Purdue people, whose common emotions and devoted MEMORIAL UNION BUILDING UNIVERSITX' CAMPU OWEN M. BOOHER C225 loyalties set them apart from all other peo- ple in the world. People bound by a friendly, warming bond of common rem- iniscenceg people who have lived together, walked the old levee together, rooted vig- - orously for Purdue athletic vic- tories together. People who have known the Goldens, the Coul- ters, the Morans, the McCutch- eons and many other beloved Purdue personalities. People who have trod the traditional oval together, and sat under the campus trees while shadows grew long, and the light of day faded in the West. These people are the real University. You will begin to wonder where those old classmates and college friends are, and what they are doing, if and whom they married, and they'll want to know about you, too! The Purdue Alumni Association is the agency through which Purdue people Keep in Touchn and through which they are able to do many things in an organ- ized way for their Alma Mater. It is your organization, whose usefulness is limited only by the support it receives from those who are interested. We are sure the members of the Class of 1933 will be increasingly glad to have received from the University two years free membership in this very valuable and popular organization, and upon expira- tion of these two years will be willing and anxious to carry on for Old Purdue in their own right. Yours for Purdue, all ways and always, OWEN M. BOOHER, '08, E.Y8C1lffl'l' Sf'L'7'L'fl17'j' and Mmmging Editor.

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SCHOOLS OF E GI EERI G Dean A. A. Potter, head of the Schools of Engineering, received the highest honor which can come to an engineer within his own pro- fession when he was recently elected to the presidency of the American Society of Me- chanical Engineers. This honor was accorded to him for his years of work and research in the field of engineering. The University is honored to have as the head of its engineering school such a leader. Dean Potter manifests a sincere interest in all those who come to him with their problems, and everyone acquainted with him recognizes him as one having a pleasing personality and a gift for making permanent friends. Foremost among the offices which Dean Potter fills at the University is that as Dean of the Schools of Engineering. In this capac- ity he is responsible to the president and to the trustees of the University for the curricu- lum, methods of teaching, and equipment used in the various engineering schools. He is the head of the departments of applied me- chanics and practical mechanics which serve these schools, and, although there was a cer- tain amount of personnel work being carried on by the University when Dean Potter came in 1920, the present system was inaugurated by him. He aids in the development of the personality of the students under his supervi- sion either directly or through the medium of the personnel system. In addition, he makes an earnest effort to see that each graduate of the Schools of Engineering is placed in a posi- tion after leaving school in which he is inter- ested and for which he has been adequately trained. Dean Potter is a representative of the Uni- versity in all engineering matters, and it is 'one of his tasks to insure complete coopera- tion between the University and the different industries throughout the state and nation. Not only has he been interested in research at Purdue University from an administrative point of view, but he has taken part person- ally in much of the research. As director of the Engineering Experiment Station, Dean 6245 Potter supervises all research problems. This part of his work has resulted in an efficiency and thoroughness of investigation of engi- neering problems which has made the Univer- sity highly respected by the practical business world, and much of the experimentation on problems of world interest is being done at present at the University. DEAN A. A. POTTER Dean Potter has taught different under- graduate and graduate courses. In addition to this work he has found time to write a great number of papers and several textbooks on engineering. He is the author of three popu- lar text books, Tl701'll10dj'lIcIllZfCS, Sfeanz and Gas Power, and Farm Mofors. He has acted as consulting engineer for many utilities, in- dustries, and engineering institutions, as well as for the United States government. Dean Potter is one of the very prominent engineers in the country, and, under his guidance, the University has made rapid progress, until now it is indisputably the largest engineering school in the nation.