University of Arizona - Desert Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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Agriculture F i iilt College of Agriculture 'Pherc will always lie agriculturists. Imt even now men have ceased to l e of the soil, for of all vocations, agriculture has passed most distinctly through succeeding stages of evolution, until today it is doubtful that the primitive man would recognize his vocational brother. Agriculture is the oldest of professions, for it satisfied man’s greatest primitive need, and every early man had to combat the problems concerning the tillage and cultivation of natural products. As land is the basis of human and animal existence, knowledge of its productivity is of major im|M rtancc and cannot Ik stressed too much in the minds of the youth of today. Since land follows the law of diminishing returns, and since the human race multiplies every year, it will always be a problem to find new ways of increasing the yearly production of food stuffs. Therefore new scientific methods must constantly he sought out. and for this purpose a good fundamental course in the secrets of the soil is necessary for those who have decided to enter Agriculture. Dean llurgess has done much to increase the source of agricultural knowledge since his short stay here in the College of Agriculture. Perhaps his efforts have I teen successful because he is so personally interested in this great economic problem. Dean Bury ess Twenty-three

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College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Embracing the largest number on the Iwsis of student enrollment of all the Colleges offered in the University of Arizona, the College of Letters. Arts, and Sciences may well acknowledge its success as a popular as well as a fundamentally important department. It not only offers the richest and most varied curriculum in Arizona, but it offers a cultural polish to a foundation of elementary knowledge as well and brings the students in contact with a wide range of elective courses which give a general knowledge of many useful and interesting subjects. The student is allowed in a great degree to ciloose what he feels will be of most benefit to his individual needs, thus permitting him to fit in a large variety of subjects. I lowever. it should not be the impression that this College fails to fit students adequately for profitable activity after school days are over, for this is not true, as the large number of professional men and women, as well as cultural artists has proved, even to those who are inclined to be skeptical. Much of the achievement of this College is due to its Dean. Dr. E. E. Kiesen, who has consistently proved himself an able and enthusiastic leader. Dean Riesni Letters. Art , ami Science Faculty Twenty! wo

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i gii, itsert College of Mines and Engineering Every convenience that the modern world enjoys is tlte result of painstaking effort on tl e | art of some engineer, no matter how seemingly insignificant the device or comfort may he. It is a matter for pride that our own University is doing much toward the development of men such as these, who will devote their lives to the effort of making the world more livable for their fellow human beings, by means of the College of Engineering. This is truly a vocational department and only those Students who are ready and willing to engage in hard work may enroll in its courses. The faculty in this college is necessarily carefully selected as training is put to the severest tests when the graduate students arc forced to prove the quality of their educations by-success or failure in the hard after life that follows the learning period of the University. Dean Gordon Montague I’.utler, a very capable and thoroughly business-like man. leads the Arizona group in its work. With his faculty and well equipped lalntra-tories and instruments he is able to keep the standards of teaching on a continual upward trend. Proof of his worth in instruction is given by the constant stream of letters that he receives making requests for graduates of the school. Dean Butler ai«I KikginccrtniC Keculty Twenty-four