University of Minnesota - Gopher Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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school of chemistry Since chemistry is a fundamental science for all industries, it is a contributary force in the progress and in the development of industrial methods, in the invention of new processes, and in the perfection of materials used in commercial production. Artificial materials produced in chemical laboratories have so H completely revolutionized production in some fields to New ■ . and coal products examples 'ft rfl results ol chemnal research A fertile field ol chemical CRT i B present, is that t petroleum and its ' j I problems. I V I he main purpose ol the School ol henmtrv is to give to a selected body of students an intensive training in the ideas and methods of the chemist and the chemical engineer. Many of the graduates enter the chemical industrial field and eventually attain important roles in the development and utilization of the nation's resources. A smaller group devote their attention to the problems of pure science and to investigations in which there may be no immediate utilitarian objective, but are. nevertheless, fundamental to progressive achievement in society. Although the primary aim of the School of Chemistry is the instruction of students to enter their professions, constant effort is exerted to increase the bounds of knowledge through research, and to render useful service to the community and state. The research and experimental work carried on by both students and faculty members of the department is so prolific as to warrant the use of the laboratories both day and night. Science is organized knowledge, and the School of Chemistry aims to give its students organized and systematized knowledge blended with those ideas and highest principles of life which the true scientist must have. Ora M. Le’and has been dean of the school since 1920 after the administration of the School of Chemistry was combined with that of the College of Engineering and Architecture. Samuel C. I.ind is director of the school. SC. I.nul

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college of engineering and architecture Development of civilization has been greater the last one hundred years than in the entire period of time previous to it. and things we accept as common today were unknown a generation ago. This advancement is due largely to the efforts of the engineer. The world is indebted to engineering for mining and metallurgy, communication, modern agriculture, sanitation, transportation, hydro-electric power, machinery, steamships. and irrigation. Engineering was established on the university campus in 1868, as a part of the College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. Later it was combined with Mines and Metallurgy. In 1916 Architecture was added to the College of Engineering. The graduating class which consisted of three members in 1875. had grown to one hundred and seventy-five in the 1929-1950 period. In the fall quarter of 1950 the enrollment totaled 1.476. The public utilities industry which has expanded rapidly in the last few years has drawn many engineering graduates into its field. Special developments along the lines of increased efficiency and convenience of living accompanied by an appreciation of esthetic beauty arc the aims of the School of Architecture. Particular attention is given to research in the heat insulation of buildings. While instruction of students is the primary purpose of the college, it also strives to in crease the bounds of knowledge through research and to render useful service to the com munity and the state. Research work has been conducted this year by members of the faculty, which is of especial importance in the fields of civil, mechanical and electrical engineering. Dean Ora M. I eland was appointed head of the College of Engineering and Architecture and the School of Chemistry in 1920 to succeed Lauder W. Jones. Previously Dean Leland had been a member of the civil engineering faculty at Cornell University. He commanded a regiment of engineers in the World War and later was associated with the J. G. White Engineering Corporation in New York City. O- A . I.tland F.xptrimcntdl Etuitnctring Building 25

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school of mines and metall With mining and metallurgy, two of the oldest industries of the world, and the story of their development running parallel to the history of all civilization, it is only natural that the School of Mines and Metallurgy should be one of the oldest institutions of the University After four years of planning and invest! gation. the School of Mines and Metallurgy was formally opened in January. 1892. F:or a time the school was affiliated with the College of Engineering and Mechanical Arts, but this connection was severed in 1897 and William R. Appleby was appointed Dean of the College of Mines and Metallurgy, a position which he still holds. Realizing the importance of the mining industry to the state, the college organized its Mines Experiment Station in 1911 for the purpose of promoting the development of the mineral resources of the state. From 1909 to date the School of Mines and Metallurgy has acted in the capacity of consulting engineers for the Minnesota state tax commission. Since the earliest day when only two students were registered, the school has advanced rapidly in both attendance and equipment. It now occupies two large buildings especially designed for mining and metallurgical work and has an average attendance of one hundred and fifty students yearly. An equal number of students from other colleges on the campus attend various classes in the School of Mines and Metallurgy to receive instruction in subjects allied with their chosen profession. The enrollment for this year has reached one hundred and sixty-five, an increase of approximately ten per cent over recent years. I hat the Minnesota School of Mines and Metallurgy is performing magnificently its double task of service to the state and industry is realized by all those who call upon its graduates for varied and efficient service. Graduates of the college are to be found in all parts of the world. Yearly it contributes its quota of well-trained and efficient graduates to those basic industries which are so vital to the advancement of civilization. V. H. Appleby urgy Mines liuilding