University of Missouri - Savitar Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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I ' limil of Ediii sitioii De.w Irion XIary Jim Barns Mary Jim Barxs Marie Howell Charlotte Buchalter Charlotte Lotter President ice-President Secretary Treasurer THE University of Missouri is a State University. Such an institution must always strive to pro- mote the cultural life of the commonwealth through the actixities of all of its colleges and depart- ments. There is no dixision of the Lni ersity so closely identified w ith the major endeavors of the State as is the School of Education. It must fit in with, and exert a directing influence, upon all the arious state educational enterprises. The University of Vlissouri, early recognizing its duties in this respect, has offered professional training courses for teachers since 1867, being one of the first state universities to undertake this work. Since 1902, the School of Education has operated as a separate college of the Uni ' ersity, conferring the degree Bachelor of Science in Education upon its graduates. The School of Education seeks to fulfill its obligations to the State in se eral ways. First, and of surpassing importance, stands the w ork of educating and training teachers for the various positions in the public school system. .-Xgain, through well organized graduate curricula, this division of the Uni ' ersity trains school super -isors, administrators, college teachers of Education, and experts for highly specialized, technical educational services. Furthermore, in the true spirit of a university, the School of Education seeks to disco er new and better information about learning and education through well directed researches. The results of such in estigations are published and widely dis- tributed for use. Finally, and of great importance, are the direct service activities of the School of Education. Through committees and achisory commissions an attempt is made to offer assistance in the solution of educational problems arising within arious local school systems. Through sur eys and supervisory projects, the School of Education hopes to be of direct ser ice to many communities within the State. Dean T. W. H. Iriox. Page IS

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4. . i tlk School of lUi iiiio s iiiiil I ' lihlic Ailiiiiiii»»ti aitioii RuFus Smith Dean Middlebush T. R, Smith Paul Gpaber Minnie Kaufman Gilbert May President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer AL THOUGH a professional school designed to give students of the University of Missouri special- ized training in the respective fields of business administration, social and governmental service, this division does not i estrict its services to these curricula. The faculty and administration of the School has always taken the position that, in so far as possible, its schedule of courses should be open to students of other div-isions who may be interested in a particular course or courses offered in this division although they may not, for various reasons, care to register in the school. Whenever conditions warrant it, special courses are offered to meet the needs of students in other divisions. For example the Department of Accounting and Statistics is now considering offering a service course in this fieki. The School of Business and Public Administration bi ' ings to the campus from time to time men prominent in the fields of business and public service in order that they may be heard by the student body and each year, in April, a special Commerce Day Program is given. The members of the faculty of the school are frequently called upon for addresses on the campus, in the city, and out in the state, and innumerable requests for information falling within the fields covered by this division are answered. It is our great regret that our limited resources and facilities make it impossible for us to render even more effective service in these fields. Dean Frederick A. Middlebush Piigc 1 4

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ri»lh ;;jo of Eii iiiooriii John Chadwick, Jr. Dean McCal ' Stland John G. Chadwick, Jr. President Stuart Johnson Vice-President T. J. McMahon Secretary Fred Hubbell Treasurer Harry Frank Business . Ianas.er RECENTL ' an expert estimate was made of the needs of the State of Missouri for the training of professional engineers which indicates a remarkable increase in the number of practicing engineers within the State. The growth has been from 2,647 in 1900, to approximately 7,200 in 1928. It is estimated that 240 engineering graduates per year are now required to meet the needs of the industries in the State. All of the engineering schools together in Missouri are graduating annually only about 175 stu- dents and at least twenty per cent of these do not practice the profession but transfer into other fields of endeavor. In the last four years the University of Missouri has graduated engineers as follows: 32 in 1927; 48 in 1928; 56 in 1929; 74 in 1930. In the present class there are about 85 candidates for degrees although the final number may be less. None of the schools in the State will be satisfied, of course, to limit their output to the needs of the State, since their duty is to prepare men for best ser - ice wherever their field of action may be found. In spite of widespread business and industrial depression during the past year the senior class has been interviewed as usual and placements are fully up to the record of previous years. Certain types of industry finds the need of engineering advice no less valuable in times of financial depression than in times of peak output. The reason is not far to seek: the engineer is the apostle of economic production and efficient distribution so that in times of depression, as in times of prosperity, his serv- ices are invaluable in reducing costs and in marketing output. Industry has passed the stage of concentrating its best efforts on production, and is now recogniz- ing the problem of distribution as of equal importance. This opens the way for men w ith engineering training, and this training as offered in IVlissouri is not narrow. The engineering curriculum is strong in mathematics and physics; requires twice the amount of English that is required of students in the College of Arts and Science; affords an insight into the field of general economics; and, in addition, relates the sciences and economics to industry. That this is accomplished in four years is a tribute to Missouri ' s school system of which the University is the cap sheaf. Dean E. J. McCaustland. Page 1 6