Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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cience PROFESSOR I-l, E. ENDERS DEAN OF SCHOOL OF SCIENCE l l ie When Purdue University registered its first students in l874, its program centered around the basic sciences. ln l875, the first degree of the University was conferred in science, which antedated the first degree in agriculture by seven years, and the first in engineering by ten years. The University conferred degrees in science upon a total of fifty-seven persons dur- ing the first ten years of its existence. Prior to l926, departments such as home economics, forestry, and men's physical education were under the jurisdiction of the School of Science. When these departments were segregated the enrollment in the School of Science was temporarily depleted, but since then admission has increased rapidly enough to compensate for these losses. Within its province as a service school, the School of Science takes pride in its share in training every student in the University. Thus it has not only trained students en- ' 'edicine. and economic and technical fields. The successful achievement of every graduate is followed with keen interest, with the ardent hope that the rewards may continue to be worthy of the effort. Howard E. Enders.

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' f o .f x .- , '7Di ,Alf f' Q 7, PROFESSOR l. l-l. SKINNER DEAN or SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE Significant progress has been made during the fifty-eight years of serv- ice rendered by the School of Agri- culture to the people of lndiana. When the first students enrolled for instruction in agriculture in l878, the staff in the School of Agriculture consisted of a farm manager and in- structor who gave some instruction in the practical phases of agricul- ture. Increased facilities for classroom and laboratory work have been developed, and a trained staff of instructors has been developed which makes available to present-day students the latest technical information concerning profitable agri- cultural practices. The enrollment this year is the largest in its history, The first short courses were offered during the winter of l887 and these have continued through the years to be one of the important phases of agricultural in- struction at Purdue University. Some of the outstanding contributions the School of Agriculture has made to the people of the United States are: the eight-weeks winter course, the develop- ment of instruction on a technical basis, administration of graduate work, the grad- uating of more than 2,000 students, and the giving of instruction to over 5,000 students who have taken less than four years work in agriculture. john l-l. Skinner.

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uhm: Y'-TL ,ff ' . A, T, f Fi :qi ,,- lffifwn i Inf- ,1 , f- fe, 1' Q-J XY Lil L wil? lk..4ffS,f'fC'fi4f'c,'lQ,f iy4vf,sfs,' PROFESSOR MARY L. MATTHEWS DEAN OF SCHOOL OF HOME ECONOMICS The School of Home Economics has two functions ill to give the student training which will fit her to become a responsible citizen and an intelligent homemaker and house- keeper and l2l to train her for a skilled occupation by which she may become self-supporting. Courses in home economics were first offered here in l905, the work being given in one department of the School of Science. When the number of students increased and there was need for the development of training for other occupations than teaching, it became increasingly difficult for the students to meet the requirements for graduation from the School of Science and still complete the training which was required for a posi- tion ofa particular type. Therefore, in l926 the School of Home Economics was organized with five departments-applied design, foods and nutrition, clothing and textiles, insti- tution management, and home administration. There has been a steady increase in enrollment in the school and this year there were 654 majors taking work in this school. By the end of the Summer Session the enrollment will be over seven hundred students. Positions are available for all well-qualified graduates who have majored in any of the fields for which training is offered. MARY L, MATTHEWS i i l l i l l l i l i i i i l i l l i l l l l , l l ' i lui