Utah State University - Buzzer Yearbook (Logan, UT)

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ADMINISTRATION I purpose of tin' ompt roller's office is (• serve as the ■ financial nucleus of tin entire ItiMiliilioii. If this office is manned efficiently mid functions intelligently, it exercises wisdom and judgment derived from acciininlnted experiences of every department, so far as linn mini problems are involved. The Student-body officers have co-operated loyally during the past year, anti I lake this opportunity of expressing to them my sincere appreciation. Ill SSKI.I I IlKItNISON Comptrbllrr ’jr lit-: Information and Public .Service Department continues to function as an important unit in the affairs of the college. The scope of work carried oa is enlarged each vear to meet increasing demands for service and publicity. Some of the features recently included are regular radio broadcasts, musical ami educational programs, and contests. The Band contest t be sponsored this spring will bring to l.ogau and the I . S, . ('. eighteen High School Bands for two dnvs of competitive pluyiug. The Department establishes ami inninlaiiis High School relations. handles I lit- publicity work for students in regular uml summer session and distributes college news m papers of the iiitcrmooiitaiu region. f •I ' Registrar’s Office, while many and 'varied in detail, may be summed up in a few words: Personal attention to the problems of the faeolty and tin student' and the public in general. Whatever success hits been attuined lias been due in large part to the patient and untiring efforts of the Assistant Registrar. li . Mlie Burgoy tie. who. through many years of service as contact officer at the w imlow. has made thousands of friends. I ven in the task of enforcing rales which otherw ise might make one appear us a taskmaster, she has gained tin confidence and respect of faculty and students alike because of the personal interest which 'lie has taken in those whom she served. To be able to solve the problems associated with the recording, transcribing, and evaluating of students' credits is basically important but to lx- able to interpret inanimate records into terms of live. Iiumnn problems affecting the development of human character lifts the work of the Registrar’s Office from routine drudgery. C. IESTKII POCOCK P parlmcnl of I'uhlinlp W. If DELI. Rfghtrar

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' E. J. MAVNARD I),a ii nf I hr School of Afrltullurr OlimisriNh ft. C l XYTOJj Ornn I hr School of Home hoiiomUi ADMINISTRATION 7A ami agricultural tminiii|C lime will enable yoiiiif: mi n to wrwl a comfortable iiiiiI full living from the soil. fundamental scientific background with view into the special fields of Agriculture ami Kimstry. Purebred livestock of correct type ami cpiality. scientific agri-cnltnral equipment of the latest design ami training facilities of the highest order that young men may visualize their calling mid go on into specialized fields or hack to the farm as lenders in the new agricultural eru fiTT nr economic crisis of the past year has l»ecn a challenge '- AC to the practicability of I Ionic Keonomic courses. The financial situation has offered u first rate opportunity to the teachers hi the School of Home hcouomics for instruction in ways and means of solving the problem of a diminishing income without the lowering of satisfactory standards of living. Pile l oods and Nutrition courses have emphasized the selection and preparation of foods at the minimum cost, adequate diet for families and lor “batching students. Since the clothing allowance in the family budget is the first to l c cut. the Textiles department has developed the iim- of made over clothing ami the w ise selection of low cost, high qunlitv materials. It At B. WEST •'«« of Ihr School of Kniliirrnut (rtX3T a'm be Schmil id Kugiiieering to give the »tu- dents a broad foundation in the fundamental principles of engineering, together with sufficient knowledge of professional practice to be able to apply these principles. Hie engineering program i planned to train our graduates in salving, particularly the irrigation and road building problems of the intcrmoiiniain region. The Mechanic r!s Department, with its newly remodeled quarters, is now in a position to offer splendid work in building construction, forging machine work, automotive engineering, aviation and radio work. I 14) -

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ESSES l n. JAMES II. IINFOKO Ihtn lor Vummtr S'ruliin SUMMER SCHOOL —y ' iien iii 1903. tlu I tali State Agricultural College established a Summer Sc hool CO T 1 there were only fifty-one similar institutions in tin- Ini ted States. toda there are over six hundred: then many were private projects conducted by members of the various faculties, today the Summer School has been made an integral part of the institution. From the first the 1. S. A. ( . Summer School has made available to the teachers of the Rocky Mountain West excellent opportunities for professional advancement. I In-appeal has not been to teachers only; the curriculum has been so organized that students who wish advanced standing. especially in senior college ami graduate courses, may work very advantageously. Kver since the summer of 1914 the practice of bringing to the institution leading lec turers and outstanding teachers from the leading universities and colleges of the country has been in effect, thus making available to teachers and students of the intermountain region the latest thought in science, art. literature and pedagogy. ( 161