University of Arizona - Desert Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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College of Agriculture The College of Agriculture, with its organization of five departments, seeks to train men and women in the work of aiding humanity in two of its most basic needs—food and clothing. There is in the production of agricultural commodities the perpetual problem of preventing and remedying the condition of worn-out soil; more yield must be had per acre. There is also the problem of bringing wastelands into utility; more acres must be brought into service for still greater yield. Then there is the need for improved breeds of livestock and for their care. Beyond lies the imperative requirement of economy in method ar.d operation of agricultural enterprise. A nation must be fed. But more: other nations must be supplied with those of our products which we can better produce than they. With the “business end” of farming-actual tilling of the soil and raising of the animals—growing more and more complicated, there is little doubt not only of the importance but of the necessity that the state, the nation, and society as a whole be provided with persons trained scientifically to give man a constant and assured supply of his elemental necessities. Doctor Paul S. Burgess, as Dean, heads the college. The five departments: Agricul- ture and Home Economic Education, Agricultural Chemistry and Soils, Agricultural Engineering, Agronomy, and Animal Husbandry, give study, research, and formal and direct instruction in agriculture: physics, chemistry, analysis and microbology of soils; shop practice, irrigation, and drainage on the farm; production and management of crops, forage, cereal, cotton, and alfalfa; crops judging; farm management; production, judging, breeding, feeding, nutrition, prevention of diseases, and marketing of livestock Each department conducts also courses in advanced research work on special contemporary problems. The college has especially adapted its work to the specific needs of Arizona, whose semi-arid condition, warm climate, and irrigation systems present certain problems peculiar to the Southwest. DEAN BUROK88 Fact 2

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I I Dean E. W. Jones Dean of Women” calls up impressions of scowls and spectacles; they are traditional. There is but one tradition growing up around Dean Evelyn Wellington Jones: she is Arizona’s enigma of youthful enthusiasm in combination with serious practicability. Her job— it is no mere office—is to sponsor women students' activities. co-operate with other officials to provide a complete and pleasant environment in which every individual woman can develop her abilities, and to be generally responsible for their welfare. That last phrase, “to be generally responsible . . implies the work of only about a thousand mothers in the care of their daughters. No wonder half the world’s Deans of Women are made up of scowling spectacles, and the other half of bespectacled scowls. Greater wonder that Miss Jones is, instead, the smiling, kindly, sympathetic person of pleasant and simple dignity whom the co-eds come immediately to love. Mr. F. M. Walker To have on his shoulders all the buying the University must do, making purchases in such a way as will achieve nineteen thirty-four economy and at the same time obtain prosperity-quality products; to be responsible for salaries and the various detailed accounts that go into the business department of a university, to be handed at once a reduced appropriation and increased enrollment, leaves Mr. Francis Marion Walker still smiling, his well-known good humor intact and in excellent working order. Wildcats owe much to the skill and efficiency of this man and his expert staff of assistants. They are making it possible to enjoy a growing campus well provided with splendidly equipped buildings and beautiful grounds. Pftf 2)

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College of Education The College of Education stands at the head of educational activities throughout the state. Dean James Willis Clarson supervises the work of the college, whose students have at their disposal the facilities of every other college in the University. To enable the University to meet the needs of the state in the preparation and certification of teachers, supervisors, and administrative school officers, is the purpose of the college. Students arc prepared for teaching by acquiring a broad liberal education, a thorough knowledge of the subject they intend to teach, and a practical knowledge of pupils, teaching problems, and progress in teaching. The staff of six, professors, lecturers, and supervisors, are men thoroughly experienced in every phase of school work, men of real educational achievement. A student graduating from the university with a degree in education is by virtue of that graduation accepted by the State Boardof Education in Arizona for certification as an elementary or secondary school teacher. The requirements of the College of Education also meet the standards of the North Central Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges in respect to professional studies and proper election of subject-matter courses for purposes of high-school teaching. In its extensive work among the schools throughout the state, the personal aid of members of the faculty of the College and the College’s facilities for such work are much in demand. With Dean Clarson, president of the Arizona Educational Association, a steady policy of sound progress is possible to initiate and follow through, with perennial co-ordination of all the schools in the state. This makes for co-operation between schools to afford a uniform system wherein broad developments are feasible. That the College has had worthy success is shown by the large number of successful supervisors, administrators, and teachers in every line of educational activity, which it has turned out in years past. Such results are largely attributable to Dean J. W. Clarson, whose ability and effective endeavor are well known throughout Arizona. DEAN CLARSON PMe U