University of Florida - Tower / Seminole Yearbook (Gainesville, FL)

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agriculture fertilizer, fresh air arid florida Dr. E. T. Yorke, Jr. Dr. Marvin A. Brooker Provost Dean The College of Agriculture, a unit of the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, has the objective of providing students with the best possible preparation for service in the fields of agricultural sciences, business, and technology. To achieve this objective the offers three corresponding specializations while fulfilling the requirements for a major. These are structured within the framework of 198 credits required for the baccalaureate degree. There are 17 subject matter departments offering major fields of study. Also, there is a pre-veterinary program available for those interested in Veterinary Medicine. The College of Agriculture attracts from many foreign countries, mainly tropical and sub-tropical areas, around the world. Tropical agriculture programs, with orientation in animal science, plant science, farm management and marketing, or general agriculture, are available for those students or for American students who are interested in preparing for agricultural or related careers in tropical areas of foreign lands. The basic requirement for a professional career in agriculture is an interest in science and the ability to use scientific knowledge to solve problems. While agriculture is usually associated with the biological sciences, opportunities are by no means limited to those with preparation in this area. Challenging career opportunities are available for agricultural producers and also for those interested in the related aspects of supplying producers with the instruments of production and in the distribution and marketing of agricultural products. With the change over from the trimester to the quarter system, courses have been and curricula reorganized, so it is hoped greater flexibility can be achieved and thus contribute to more efficient of the objectives of the College. 40

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It was probably in the Autumn of 1925 that the late Rudolph Weaver be gan to furnish training in Architecture and Allied Arts here at the University of Florida. Total in the School numbered 34 that first year and the classes were taught in the attic of Peabody Hall. Today the College has 770 students in upper and graduate school and is housed in seven buildings—three of which form a Architecture and Fine Arts Complex that not only enhances the College but the and the Community as well. The College provides instruction for who seek professional careers in the building arts and the fine arts; it offers to other students of the University creative and cultural opportunities in these arts; and appropriate related services for the citizens of Florida. Undergraduate degrees are offered in interior design, landscape building construction, fine arts (painting, print-making, sculpture), history of art, crafts, advertising design, art education, music and music education. Graduate degrees are offered in architecture, building construction, art and music education. With the growth of the College new and methods have been developed which provide firm bases for the most evolution of the instructional function of the College. This in turn allows the College to serve the people of Florida more surely by producing graduates who are soundly to become professional practitioners in the Building Arts and the Fine Arts. 42