University of New Hampshire - Granite Yearbook (Durham, NH)

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Dean Grinnell c,,f4,. ., gricu fare NE of the oldest agriculture schools in the east and continually achieving high distinc- tion in the field is the University of New Hamp- shire's College of Agriculture. The original basis of the whole University, it this year made an- other step forward in the naming of the Thomp- son School of Agriculture, a two-year course of study which has proved a maior success in the years it has been operated. Named after the University's first benefactor, Ben Thompson, the school provides one of the two main divisions of study offered by the Col- lege. The other is the regular four-year course leading to the bachelor's degree. This College gives a broad program of study in which every student receives a liberal education with train- ing in humanities, physical, biological, and so- cial scienccs as well as in his own specifically chosen field. Students specialize in technical knowledge relating to the various phases of agriculture, forestry, or home economics when they enroll in the College of Agriculture. Twelve departments make up the College, with an enrollment of about 300 students in courses leading to degrees. Available to degree students for specialization are more than twenty pro- grams of study, each with its own technical and professional obiectives. Putnam Hall, recently built and dedicated for agricultural use, is a good example of the de- velopment of the school paralleling the advance- ment of scientific agriculture throughout the nation. An increasingly large proportion of the grad- uates in agriculture are continuing their educa- tion in graduate schools throughout the country. Only a relatively small number turn immediately to farm production. More positions are available yearly for agriculture graduates in teaching, ex- tension services, research, state and national government work, industry and commerce. 19

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Dean Seely Cora? 0 ic NDER the direction of Dean Lauren E. Seeley, the College of Technology has become out- standing among the engineering schools in the East. About five hundred students are enrolled in the college's program. Instruction is offered in Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Building Construction and the four maior branches of engineering: Chemical, Civil, Electrical, and Me- chanical. UNH is practically unique in possessing a building, Kingsbury Hall, large enough to house all the engineering departments under one roof. Kingsbury is considered to be one of the most modern and complete buildings devoted ex- clusively to technology in the country. There are many laboratories equipped with the latest ex- perimental apparatus. Another part of the College of Technology is the Engineering Experiment Station set up to do research and analysis for New Hampshire industry. Dean Seeley is also the director of the Experiment Station. New Hampshire's technology graduates are eagerly sought by United States industry. ln .lune there are always plenty of iobs available for the engineering student. All departments of the College offer graduate work leading to the Master's Degree, with fi- nancial aids in scholarships and assistantships available for many students. Beginning this year, some fields in the College of Technology have been able to offer study leading to the doctor- ate degree. lt is another step forward for the University that has been gained by continued hard work, a superior degree of experimenta- tion, and proven merit. 18

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Dean Moss Qi-Mluafe ,Si 00 EPRESENTATIVE of the constant achievement and advancement of the University as a whole is the Graduate School. During the year the school became authorized to offer Ph.D. degrees for the first time. This step forward in education was brought about under the guidance of Dr. Herbert J. Moss, Dean of the Graduate School, and the graduate faculty. Established in l903, the Graduate School has always offered instruction with the obiective of bringing together faculty members and aca- demically qualified students in a progressive spirit of scholarship and research. The graduate student is given the opportunity to specialize in some field of knowledge specifically interesting to him. The school stresses the development of a maturity of thought and attitude toward the individual's chosen field so that his professional and his cultural life may be enriched and made more meaningful. During this academic year, l59 students were enrolled in the various departments of the Grad- uate School. Instruction is given in all three colleges, Liberal Arts, Agriculture, and Tech- nology and in over twenty departments in the colleges on the graduate level. Since the first University master's degree was given, almost 1200 students have received advanced degrees here. From some l0O educational institutions including most of the states and several foreign countries students have come to New Hampshire for post-graduate work. Fellowships and scholarships are offered in many departments as well as part-time working assistantships, to enable deserving students to attain higher education in their field. 20