University of Arizona - Desert Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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College of Agriculture P s» 27 Personally interested in the great economic problem of feeding a constantly growing nation, Dean Burgess has proved himself an enthusiast as head of the Agricultural Department. Since land follows the law of diminishing returns, it will always be a puzzle to find new ways of increasing the yearly production of food stuffs. Hence, the importance of developing new, scientific methods in the treatment of crops and the care of livestock can scarcely be over-emphasized. So much has been done in this line already that the primitive man, or even the man of the Middle Ages would probably fail to recognize a brother in his vocation of today. Agriculture was the earliest of all man’s occupations and has always filled an important place in the life of society. Consequently the necessity of the perusal of scientific methods cannot be emphasized too greatly. The aim of this college in Arizona is to offer an opportunity of preparation for the solution of the complicated problems of a semi-arid region. DEAN BURGESS

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 College of Arts and Sciences DEAN RIESEN Under the able leadership of its Dean, Dr. E. R. Riesen, the College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences embraces the largest number of student enrollment of all the colleges offered in the University of Arizona. One reason for its acknowledged success as a popular and fundamentally important department is its rich and varied curriculum. On entering the liberal arts college the student is allowed an astonishingly large field from which to choose his subject matter. This college is not so largely business preparatory as it is a school offering a chance for the development of personal aptitudes and enjoyments covering a very wide range of subject matter. It maintains a degree of polish and culture not found in any other of the colleges, as well as a background for professional and artistic pursuits. The student is allowed in a great degree to choose what he feels will be of most benefit to his individual needs. rase 26

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College of Mines and Engineering This is a truly vocational college and only those students who are ready and willing to engage in hard work may enroll in its courses. It has for its purpose two very distinct aims: through its teaching departments to offer the highest type of training to young men who desire to serve their generation by becoming professional engineers, and through the activities of the Arizona Bureau of Mines, to be active in the promotion of the development of Arizona’s mineral wealth. The faculty in this college is necessarily carefully selected, for training is put to severe tests when the graduate students are forced to prove the quality of their education by success or failure in the hard after life that follows the training period of the University. At the head of the college is Dean Gurdon Montague Butler, who leads the Arizona group in its work with the aid of his faculty and well equipped laboratories and instruments. Ample proof of the reliability of this school is shown in the constant stream of letters received making requests for graduates of this dean butler college. Past 28