University of Maryland College Park - Terrapin / Reveille Yearbook (College Park, MD)

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Responsible for the beginnings of the College Park branch of the University of Maryland is the College of Agriculture. In its Technical, Scientific, and Spe- cial fields, the College of Agriculture has trained stu- dents for agricultural and related occupations, and conducted systematic investigations on projects of im- College of Agriculture portance to agricultural interests concerning the home and the farm. Its four principal functions are Resident Instruction, Research, Extension and Regulatory. Not only does the College fit its young men and women for one or more of the fields requiring specialized training, hut it provides sufficient cultural subjects to give a rounded education. Today the American farmer is more important to the world than he has ever been. He is feeding an America and a world at war. The College of Agricul- ture is fitting young people for a today of war and a tomorrow of peace. Dean T. B. Sy. o.ms WR f AssiSTA.ST DiA.s ' IIakoi.1) F. Cotti;r. ia.v ' • ' • 18

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Graduate School C ounci l1 The Graduate School Council, primarily concerned with establishing requirements for degrees and inves- tigating and approving candidates, has continued to train students in the field of research, teaching and commerce. The Council, composed of the faculty, who are instructors in the school, offers instruction to college graduates, holders of Master ' s degrees, and advanced under-graduate students at College Park and in Baltimore. Dean of the Graduate School Council since the es- tablishment of that department in 1919 is Dr. Charles O. Appleman. Doctor Appleman received his degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Bacteriology at the Uni- versity of Chicago after graduating from Dickinson College, where he specialized also in botany and plant physiology. Before assuming his duties at Mary- land University, Dean Appleman traveled widely, covering Mexico, Canada, and most of the United States. With the cooperation of the Federal Research cen- ter at Beltsville and the laboratories of the Bureaus of Df.a.v C. O. Applhman Mines and Fisheries on the campus, facilities for grad- uate work have been increased. Industrial firms and the Federal Government have established fellowships, giving outside support to graduate and research work. Although the teaching staff has decreased and the number of students increased, the Graduate School Council continued to offer facilities for study leading toward all graduate degrees. The degrees offered are Master of Art, Master of Science, Master of Educa- tion, Master of B usiness Administration, and the de- gree of Doctor of Philosophy. Seated: Pyle, Appleman, Kemp. Stiinding: Joyal, Drake, Clark, Zukcr, James. 17

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College of Arts and Sciences Acting Dean J. Freeman Pyle The College of Arts and Sciences provides a bread education in the liberal arts and sciences. In the junior and senior years, the student completes a close- ly unified group of courses leading toward vocational, professional, or cultural goals. The v ork of the last two years is divided into four Upper Divisions, grouped under the following departments: Biological Sciences, Humanities, Physical Sciences and Social Sciences. Looking in on one oj the many classes. Despite the fact that many of its staff has left the University to engage in active war work, the College of Arts and Sciences has continued to maintain high standards and to offer the best courses possible for pre-medical, pre-dental, and pre-law students. Although many of the Army Specialized Training students left the University early in the year, those who remained were trained by the College in those subjects required. m If