University of Arkansas Fayetteville - Razorback Yearbook (Fayetteville, AR)

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Engineering There will be no pavement pounding for graduates of the lifngineering school. jobs are waiting for these students, and many recommendations are asked by the government and such big-name concerns as DuPont. The College of 1fll1Q1l1CCl'll1g is the one school on the campus most likely to keep its enrollment near the peace-time peak. For the lfngineers are exempted from military service as long as they do satisfactory work. Dean Stocker reports their progress to federal authorities. During YYorld Xvar I in 1918. the enrollment actually increased. The freshman class of that year was larger than all four classes had been in preceding years. And oflicials look for history to repeat itself. Doing its part in the national emergency. the College of Engineering has charge of the defense courses offered in cooperation with the goyernment's defense program. Training in drafting and machine shop work is given to high school graduates in preparation for war-time industries. Since its establishment in 1872 the University has housed some kind of engineering department. The first departments were civil and mining. Nlechanical engineering was added and the mining depart- ment dropped. ln 1895 electrical engineering became a part of the curriculum. Chemical engineering is the newest department. All phases were welded into the College of Engineering in 1912, with Professor Knoech at its head. Dean G. P. Stocker is a busy man these days since the national emergency has caused a demand for all the engineers that can be trained. He came to the University one war ago as head of the civil department. Served in that capacity until 1936 when he became dean of the Engineering school. Has no hobbies: hobbles he says, instead. Says he isn't old enough to play golf yet. Got his college degree at the University of Wvisconsinz his master's from lowa State. Did graduate work at Cornell and went on to teach at New Nlexico State College and Nlississippi A and NI. lYas also head of the department of civil engineering at Swarthmore College. Belongs to the Newcomen Society of London, group of prominent engineers from all over the world. DEAN G. P. S'1'UC'KIiR Page 29

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Education Born in Scandinavia, Hlisconsin, Dean ld. G. Hotz first absorbed higher learning at Ushkosh State Normal. Took Nl. A., Ph. B at University of VVisconsin, Ph. D. at Columbia. First tute- lage was in form of enlightening' students in a one-room country schoolhouse. After several years with schools in Vllisconsin, he taught at Vililliam and Nlary and from there arrived at Arkansas in 1919. Been with College of Edu- cation ever since except for two years spent as high school supervisor for Arkansas, 1923-1925. Made dean in 1934. A chess fiend, Dean llotz keeps a constant battle array in the mails with his brother who lives in Vvisconsin. Takes about a year to play a game, and the Dean is usually the winner. Also likes to putter around in his garden. ls now work- ing on a book, Tzfarlwm' iwmzzzal for Conser- wzlion for KIIJCLIIISLJS f':l87llt?1'Il6ll'j' and Secondary Sclzfmlx. DEAN H. G. HOTZ It was 1898 A.D. when the College of lfducation first saw the dawn under the erudite appellation, Department of Pedgagogy. ln 1918 it assumed the less pretentious name of Department of lfducation. and three years later became the present College of liducation. In the traditional red brick schoolhouse, Peabody llall, the future despots of desk and rod garner 'lbook larnin and theory from ljducation intelligentsia, Drs. Bent, Cross, Kronenberg, and Reinoehl. ln the University training school, student practice teachers discover why teachers turn gray, as they forget their theory and struggle with practice. Over a hundred students enroll each year for practice teaching, and several enroll for directed coaching. Annually the Teachers' Placement Bureau helps hnd schools for the graduates. ln spite of the war situation, the enrollment has not dropped appreciably, for there is still about the usual number of potential abecedarians to carry on in noble form the triple R curriculum. The aims and ideals of the education profession continue along their way: giving students a broad general education: teaching them to master the special subject or subjects they wish to teach, supple- menting this training with courses to give them skill in teaching techniques, and actual practice under supervised direction. Biggest headache of Dean Hotz is planning the annual summer school session. This year offers new problems since more courses are being offered. so that those who wish may get their degrees before the draft gets them.

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qriculture Dean VValter Horlacher of the College of Agriculture is more than just a dean. He is also director of the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Agricultural Extension Service. A native Jayhawker, Dean Horlacher landed at Arkansas in 1936 as head of the department of animal industry. Became dean of the college three years later. Took his first two degrees, HS. and master's, at Kansas State. Acquired a doctorate by way of the University of VVisconsin. Pre-Arkansas teaching career of Dean llorla- cher included his alma mater, Kansas State, Uni- versity of Texas, Texas A 55 Nl. Has a pet peeve-farm boys who study at college for city jobs. Believes greatest opportu- nities are on the farm. Feels farmers and those who train them have a big responsibility during war-time. DEAN VVALTER HORLACHER Accredited with turning out more graduates who stay directly connected with the school than any other college on the campus. the College of Agriculture remains constantly in touch with the agricultural interests of the state through its Exension Service. This year the Agri school helped in the national effort for an all-out war program. It took charge of the Food for Victory campaign to get farmers to raise necessary crops, and directed campaigns in machinery repair, fertilizer, and seed. Four instructors left the College to enter the armed service, and many others accepted government jobs. Dating its beginning from the founding of the University in 1872, the College of Agriculture is the only school with two buildings exclusively its own on the campus, one for agriculture and one for home economics. The University farm, two miles northwest of Fayetteville serves as a lab for agri experiments. lVlen in the College are offered a wide scope of courses and subjects, designed to train them for any work in agriculture from down-to-earth farming to Smith-Hughes teaching and research work. lVleals prepared with less rationed suger, clothing tailored to avoid unnecessary waste, and the advantages of proper nutrition are taught to the home economics girls under the direction of Dr. Isabella Vvilson. K Page 30