Syracuse University - Onondagan Yearbook (Syracuse, NY)

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Teachers ' lCollege Teachers ' College is concerned with the study of Edu- cation and with the training of teachers. At present its efforts are confined to the training of teachers for the secondary schools. But believing as we do that the prin- ciples of secondary education are based upon those of ele- mentary education we must soon have a well organized de- partment of elementary education if our service to the sec- ondary schools is to reach its maximum. There are great opportunities for the Syracuse Teachers ' College. The schools of central New York are its constituency and its laboratory. In the past quarter century we have done much to meet the needs of these and other schools in the way of preparing teachers. In that period we have trained more secondary school teach- ers than any other institution in the East, and our graduates are found in every grade of the profession from the assistant teacher to the super- intendent, and today we are carrying out to the teachers in service through our Extension division, the opportunities they missed in earlier life. But there is much to be done in the future ; State Department re- quirements are changing. Teachers in training must have practice teach- ing; administrators must have a scientific knowledge of administration and supervision ; researcn in education must be carried on if the depart- ment hopes to maintain its standards of efficiency. These are problems of the future for the college. Albert S. Hurst Dean Ct ViA-y Public Speech and Dramatic Art Hugh M. Tilroe Dean In many ways this has been the best year in the history of the School of Public Speech and Dramatic Art. I might mention student enroll- ment, student morale, course content, and community service to indicate this. The increased enrollment places an additional burden upon the teach- ing staff, but the addition of a professor in Recital, Miss Leah I. Jones, and a professor in Dramatics, Mr. Sawyer Falk, considerably relieves the situation and makes the faculty quite adequate for the increasing needs of the school. In both scope and content the courses offered are abreast of the times. The extent of the community service undertaken by the school may come as a surprise to those unfamiliar with the work. During the year over two hundred visits are made to hospitals, churches, libraries, schools, and other social centers. An innovation has been the radio broadcasting program one full evening each month. Twenty-seven

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cience -JLffg The College of Applied Science was established 27 years ago as a part of Syracuse University. During this period nearly 3,000 students have been enrolled and about 1,200 have received degrees in engineering. The alumni records show that these graduates are engaged in a wide range of engineering, industrial, and business pursuits. Those with a desire for public service are found in municipal, state, and federal positions. Others are associated with rail- roads, public utilities, electric and hydro-electric plants, and manufacturing concerns. Some are designers, builders, or con- tractors. Many are in positions of responsibility and trust as Several are successful teachers in the leading colleges and sec- ondary schools. Some, with marked success, have entered other fields than engineering but the habits of study, concentration, and accuracy acquired in their courses have been among the elements which have contributed to their advancements. Graduates from the College are in demand by the leading industrial companies that annually send representatives to Syracuse to interview members of the senior class. The attitude of the students, themselves, is illustrated by the fact that a large number of brothers attend the College and that engineering alumni are sending their sons back to the College for engineering degrees. owners, executives, or managers. u fe Louis Mitchell Dean Floyd F. Decker Director Syracuse University organized its Extension School in 1918, its purpose being to provide educational facilities for those who arc not in a position to use the full-time degree programs of study. The need of such people for university extension opportunities arises, in some cases, from the desirability of securing practical experience and college training during the same period; in others, from the necessity of financing their own educations ; in still others, from the desirability of securing some dis- tinct type of training. That the advantage of the Extension School is appreciated by those for whom it is designed is shown by the fact that the growth of the school last year was twenty-five percent. The registration this year is about 2500, including many candidates for baccalaureate and higher degrees. Many of these students from widely scattered homes have come to Syracuse because of the opportunity to secure a college education while gainfully employed. Others are en- rolled in courses which are given in extension centers outside of Syracuse. A recent statistical study indicates that the quality of the work done by those who earn college credit in the Extension School is fully the equal of that done in other divisions of Syracuse Uni- versity. Among the other activities of the Extension School is that of providing public lectures at vari- ous centers. More than 3200 people took advantage of this service last year. T ' Jcrud J?ulAq. tlkcJa c, Twenty-six

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Forestry The New York State College of Forestry was estab- lished at Syracuse University in 1911. As a state insti- tution it is obligated to undertake special research both in the field and in the laboratory with the hope of solving the forestry problems which confront the citizens and the State itself. It is the recognized State institution for educa- tional work in Forestry — both technical and popular. Twenty years ago Forestry was considered to be largely a land problem and concerned the growing of repeated crops of timber upon non-agricultural soils. Today it is realized that Forestry not only comprises the production of raw ma- terial for saw-mill or pulp and paper plant, but, in its broadest aspects, touches society on every side. In its economic phases the forest yields wages for thousands of em ployees in the forest industry; tonnage and freight income for our transportation systems, and a continuous supply of forest products means thriving communities — a high standard of living. The primary purpose of the College of Forestry is to produce trained technical men for the ever broadening field of Forestry. The fact that 62l 2% °f its graduates are now engaged in the practice of their profes- sion and are year by year assuming positions of greater responsibility is a source of pride to every member of the faculty. XUVC CtAyi OCl 6- - y Franklin F. Moon Dean Summer School There are thirty-five Summer Schools in the American Association. The enrollment in these schools varies from 219 to 13,857. The total enrollment in all of these Summer Schools in 1927 was 104,207. There were 30,421 more students enrolled in Summer Schools in 1927 than there were in 1921. This striking increase in the summer students is primarily due to the fact that the summer terms have incorporated the University cur- ricula in good cross-section. The definite policy at Syracuse is to have the work of each de- partment so well represented that the offerings shall care for the can- didate for higher degrees as well as for the Bachelor degrees. This program provides for departmental teaching staffs of such caliber and interests as are desirable and necessary for the enrichment of the col- lege atmosphere which most favorably expresses itself in seminar and group discussion meetings. Ernest Rked Director Twenty-eight