Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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152. Sl if ln came ginal years most great since PROFESSOR c, B. lORDAN DEAN OF SCHOOL OF PHARMACY l884 the School of Pharmacy into existence for the purpose of training students in the sciences on which pharmacy is based. The ori- plan of study requiring two of twenty weeks each seems inadequate now, but was a advance in those early days there were no educational re- quirements nor licensing provisions for the practice of pharmacy in Indiana, With the passing of years, the School of Phar- macy has altered its courses both in length and subject matter, not in keeping pace with the changes and advances in pharmaceutical education, but as a leader in that field. Today the original purpose of the school -to train in the sciences on which pharmacy is based- is maintained. Along with it is another purpose-to train individuals for useful and cooperative positions in the society of mankind. Medicines are manufactured and prepared for the Student Health Service of the University, thousands of prescriptions are filled, and hundreds of X-ray pictures are taken each year of students that give a positive response to the tuberculin test, ln addi- tion, an extension service is maintained which makes available information and facilities of the Pharmacy School to all druggists of the state. CHARLES B. IORDAN

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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

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rmjrfmfe ,,,,, t xx, , g , ,3 Sk,-7 W K If 4 xx , 'lun-7 PROFESSOR R. G. DUKES DEAN or GRADUATE SCHOOL The Graduate School offers ad- vanced courses leading to higher de- grees in order to meet an increased demand for preparation in studies beyond the undergraduate range. Such training is now essential for teaching in universities and colleges, as well as in the better secondary schools. There is also a great need for adequately trained research workers in the sciences, such as biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, psy- chology and their applications to agriculture, engineering, pharmacy, medicine, sanitation, and the industries. To meet this growing demand the University has established advanced courses and laboratory facilities in all its departments. On the satisfactory completion of the requirements the student is granted an appropriate master's degree. This will normally require the student's full time for one year. To those desiring to do still more advanced graduate work the degree of Doctor of Philosophy is offered. More than five hundred graduate students are enrolled during the present year. More than one hundred advanced degrees were conferred during the past year. Young men and women who desire to fit themselves for posi- tions of responsibility in the modern world realize that the training offered on the undergraduate level is no longer sufficient and are taking advantage of the facilities offered for advanced training. Richard G. Dukes.