Department of Chemistry

The first master's degree was conferred. Frank Theophilus Meacham was awarded a master's degree in chemistry.

The Department of Chemistry moved from Holladay Hall to Winston Hall.

The first degrees were conferred to women at NC State. The recipients were Jane McKimmon, BS in business administration; Charlotte Nelson, BS in education; and Mary Elizabeth Yarbrough, MS in chemistry. Yarbrough was the first woman to graduate who completed all coursework while at NC State, and she was the first woman to earn a master's degree at NC State.

The Department of Chemistry was placed with the administration of the School of Agriculture.

Department of Chemistry was renamed the Department of Agriculture and Biological Chemistry.

Woman chemist J. C. Richmond of State College was awarded a grant to study the Vitamin C content in goat's milk and the presence of nicotinic acid in cow's milk.

The Department of Agriculture and Biological Chemistry relocated from Winston Hall to Withers Hall.

Twenty-two women were listed on the faculty, most at the instructor or laboratory technician level. Departments with more than one woman employee included English (six), statistics (three), textiles (three), and modern languages (two). Women were also on the faculty in architecture, agricultural economics, mathematics, physics, social studies, chemistry, engineering, research, and agronomy.

The Department of Agriculture and Biological Chemistry was renamed the Department of Chemistry.

The Department of Chemistry was transferred from the School of Agriculture to the School of Physical Science and Applied Mathematics.

All chemistry lab students were required to wear protective eyewear, as voted on by the chemistry department, regardless of whether that student wore glasses.

The Department of Chemistry moved from Withers Hall to Dabney Hall.

Dabney Hall was built to house the Department of Chemistry and was named for Charles William Dabney, a charter member of the Watauga Club and a professor of chemistry.

The Swann Memorial Library of Chemistry was named for Dr. Ralph C. Swann, former head of chemistry, and was located in Dabney Hall.

The "Strolling Professor," a bronze statue in Gardner Arboretum that depicts chemistry professor William R. Johnson, was dedicated.

The Fox Science Teaching Laboratory opened as a new undergraduate chemistry lab facility for students.