Virginia Polytechnic Institute - Bugle Yearbook (Blacksburg, VA)

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and predominately. The work at V. P. I. will be so arranged as not to encroach on the areas of the other state institutions. The Agricultural and Engineering Experiment Stations and the Agri- cultural Extension Service will intensify their in- vestigations of current problems arising in indus- try and disseminate the information uncovered to the persons and agencies that will benefit by it The Agricultural Experiment Station which has been conducting research in the field of agri- culture since 1887 will continue experiments to find better farming methods. However, added emphasis will be placed on its study of the mani- fold problems of distribution, marketing, and social activities in order to make suggestions toward a better community life for the families in the rural sections of Virginia The facts learned through this research are distributed to the farmers and their families by the staff of the Agricultural Ex- tension Service. The Extension Service, serving as the connecting link between the Experiment Sta- tion and the rural families, now plays an integral part, and in the future will play an even greater part, in the life of every Virginian At present we do not have an extension service in the field of engineering, but we do have an experi- Our artist ' s conception of a portion of the new hospital as seen from the Mall The East Gate will connect Patton Hall and the new Engineering Hall ment station which is conducting some worthwhile research, which in most cases is connected with some phase of Virginia ' s industries. Virginia Tech has engineering branches in four of the leading industrial centers of the state: Richmond, Norfolk, Bluefield, and Danville. The Engineering Divisions, operating in cooperation with other educational institutions, offer the equivalent of six quarters instruction in any engineering curriculum taught at Blacksburg. The curricula taught at V. P. I. will continue to cover the fields of engineering, agriculture, and commerce, with added stress being placed on the preparation for positions in Virginia ' s industry. Al- though no additions are planned for the immediate future, the curricula will be kept abreast of cur- rent developments and trends with courses and departments being added if the need for them arises. The functions of resident instruction, research, and extension work are so closely related that each aids and strengthens the other. Since the experi-

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standing in the doorway of the gymnasium looking toward Burruss Hall. You will see, in the future, on the left of Burruss Hall the applied science group including Davidson Hall and the Academic Science Building. At the far left, radiating from the oval, will be living quarters and the extended agricultural group. On the right of Burruss Hall will be Patton Hall, McBryde Hall, and the com- pleted Mineral Industries Building comprising the engineering group. At the far right on the major axis of the oval will be the memorial On rising ground behind the memorial you will see the Graphic Arts Building. To the right of the mall will be the new library in the same location as the - 7 ' v Agricultural Unit Number Four will connect the General Science Building and the Agricultural Engineering Building 2M if j|- p.-- ii-i|l ; mJt ' « - 1 1 1 sbBi .iist ' isis ■ ' in ' . I oaaS ' USiK ' ' . ! f. m -,ii|: iw ft! h i I w ■ m r. ' Above is shown the Building which will connect the New Agriculturol Hall and the General Science Building present structure. Beyond the old quadrangle there will be new dormitories and the necessary dining facilities. As V. P. I. is a state institution the proposed buildings must be financed through the State Budgetary System, Thus, plans can be adopted and buildings designed but nothing may be erected until appropriations have been made by the Gen- eral Assembly Prior to 1948 partial appropriations have been made for the completion of the agri- cultural group and engineering laboratory, addi- tions to the infirmary, and erection of an academic science building. The money for the other develop- ments has been requested but as yet has not been approved. The expansion of Virginia Tech ' s physical facilities will not change the institution ' s primary aim; rath- er it will strengthen her position and increase her usefulness. V. P. I. will continue to serve the stu- dents, the state, and the nation in the fields of teaching, research, and extension Virginia Tech will continue to operate as a tech- nical professional college serving Virginians first . ' ., ' ,.! ' ■ Irtri 1 ' « The Soils Laboratories will be housed in the Agronomy Lab, shown above

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ment stations are in contact with agricultural, in- dustrial, and commercial interests, the student ' s attention is focused on practical situations, current attitudes, methods, and objectives. The student ' s introduction to the environment in which he will work after graduation and the broadened pros- pective the professors gain from research results in improved instruction. As more practical applica- tions of the courses are added to the curricula more students will realize that they will benefit by specialized graduate work in their chosen field. At present the degree of master of science is con- ferred with majors in twenty-six departments: the degree of doctor of philosophy is offered with majors in four departments. The college ' s enlarged facilities will make it possible for the graduate school to offer these degrees in other fields if enough students indicate a desire to take advan- tage of this training. In the past seventy-five years V. P. I. has grown from a college with a student body of 132 until it is now the largest school in the state. Following the same ideals that have given her a successful past, and with the students and professors, backed by loyal alumni, working with improved facilities, Virginia Tech looks to an even greater future. The staff of THE BUGLE is indebted to Messrs. Corneal and Johnston, architects and engineers of Richmond, for much of the information presented in this article. To them, and to Mr. J. Ambler Johnston in particular, we extend our heartfelt thanks. IB Our artist removes the trees and takes a look at Burruss Hall flanked by the Applied Science and Engineering Quadrangles