Washington State University - Chinook Yearbook (Pullman, WA)

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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Dear Alumni and Former Students: More and more college people are coming to realize that for the welfare of their Alma Mater it is of fundamental importance that they keep in touch with its activities. It is axiomatic that this should be so, for if those who have been intimately associated with the college are not interested in its growth and develop¬ ment, it is hardly to be expected that those who have never been within its walls will concern themselves with its problems. Particularly is this true for state institutions in these times of unusual financial depression. Every year the State College of Washington sends out into the world a large number of graduates, and every year at least twice that number leave the college, for some good and sufficient reason, never to affiliate with another institution. It is safe to assume that over 75 per cent of these former students are loyal “cougars” to the same extent as the graduates, in that their interest and loyalty is centered in the one college they have attended. Many of the most loyal and enthusiastic workers the State College of Washington has in the different communities of the state are those who from the force of circumstances were never privileged to receive a degree. Upon the devotion and loyalty of the alumni and former students the College must at all times depend. This is a state institution, but there are many of those who love it. They feel and know that they are a part of it, and that it in turn is a part of them. They are reflecting in their lives the ideals that they received while in its atmosphere. Should danger threaten the College they would unhesi¬ tatingly hasten to its support. Today there may be no danger, yet tomorrow it may come like a thunderbolt from a clear sky and a permanent injury be effected before the loyal forces of the College could be rallied to its support. Realizing this fact, alumni and former students are more and more inclined to keep in touch with the activities of the College, know its progress and its problems. The importance of this awakening cannot be over-emphasized. Cordially yours, HARRY M. CHAMBERS, Alumni Secretary. Twenty-three

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ADMINISTRATION OME people believed that with the signing of the Armistice by the German military representatives on November 11, 1918, democracy had triumphed forever. This was reflected in the speech of men and women in all parts of America; it was to be found in the newspaper headlines and editorials. For a while many people were deceived by this conclusion, and really believed that the battles of democracy were over. During this great World War eighty-five per cent of the officers in the American Army were college men. The great majority of these men did splendidly; a few, as one would expect, failed miserably. But the military leaders of America believed that the average college man is worthy of trust and is able to adapt himself to new and difficult conditions. In a word, it was a tribute on the one side to the man who believes enough in himself to want to get the best of training; and on the other a tribute to the worth of a college education. What has been said concerning the college men and their leadership in the world is applicable to women who are enrolled in the colleges and universities of the country. They, too, represent much of the best leadership among the women of America. The reconstruction period following the Civil War was a most difficult one. Economic conditions were bad and did not improve for many years following Lee ' s surrender at Appomattox. But, the poor economic conditions lasting from 1865 to to 1885 were not in themselves the most serious aspects of the situation. The great tragedy lay in the fact that the ideals, so much in evidence during the Civil War, were not maintained during the years of peace that followed. As a result there was a moral and ethical slump in the American Government and among the American people. Another reconstruction period, world-wide in extent, is before us. First of all, we need morale, the courage to meet with fortitude and good sense the problems our own country, and the world, are now facing. Secondly, we need more educated men and women who will be able to look below superficial evidences and understand the real needs of our people and our democracy. The hope of the American Government rests very largely upon the college men and women who are eager to do their part in raising and maintaining the ethical and governmental ideals and who have the capacity to understand what is best to be done in these difficult times when democracy’s battles must be won again. E. O. HOLLAND, President. Twenty-two

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COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE mtrn WILSON HALL The College of Agriculture is composed of ten departments and furnishes full four-year collegiate courses in the following groups: Farm Crops; Soils; Animal Husbandry; Dairy Husbandry; Poultry Husbandry; Horticulture; Landscape Gardening; Plant Pathology; Forestry; Range Management; Agricultural Journalism; Farm Management and Farm Business; Agricultural Engineering. Short courses in agriculture, eight weeks in length, are offered each year beginning after the holidays. Two and four weeks’ courses in gas engines and tractors and two weeks’ courses for creamery men also are given at this time. Twenty-four