Fresno State College - Campus Yearbook (Fresno, CA)

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Animal Science Department D. Dethlefsen, R. Glim, R. Selkirk, W. Ball, E. Rousek, F. Hixson, J. Bell. industry and poultry husbandry. All are maior fields. The department maintains purebred herds of Hereford, Shorthorn and Angus beef cattle, and several breeds of sheep and swine. The Dairy Husbandry department maintains a herd of purebred Holsteins, Guernseys, and Jersey dairy cattle and a grade A dairy barn and feeding lots. It is the dairy industry department which processes the dairy products and offers them for sale in The Roundup. Even eggs get graded at FSC. Plant Science Department x J. Heitz, W. LeValley, G. Ilg, 0. Braun, V. Petrucci, M. Van Elswyk, Jr., R. Harrison. The plant science department offers maiors in agricultural inspec- tion, crop production, enology, horticulture, ornamental horti- culture and viticulture. For training in these fields the college farm becomes a 1,100 acre laboratory with 140 acres in vineyard, 80 acres of orchard, 15 acres in nursery. The viticulture depart- ment now offers a complete course in wine making. About 425 majors take part in a great many activities and clubs. Outstand- ing events are the FFA livestock show and the Aggie Day Round Up. There are also various contests for high school students including livestock shows and vine pruning contests. The clubs sponsored within the division are the Agriculture Mechan- ics Club, Agronomy lfor crop production maiorsl, Viticulture, Hor- ticulture lfruit growingl, Block and Bridle lanimal husbandry ma- iorsl, Dairy Club, Rodeo Club and Chi Beta Alpha, local honor fraternity. The agriculture executive council, presidents of all the clubs, supervises the various student activities. Head of the di- vision is Lloyd Dowler.

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5 E!! '21 W- slss f ef -'ll ,ew Agriculture Division Agricultural Mechanics Department Now, this is the way to overhaul a tractor. The Agriculture Division offers programs leading to the Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture with 13 spe- cialized maiors and in agricultural engineering, a three year technical curricula course for students who do not want degree or transfer credits and an agriculture minor for the Bachelor of Arts degree. Students may also qual- ify for a general secondary credential with a teaching maior or minor in general agriculture. There are three departments in the division, Agriculture Mechanics and Engineering, Animal Science and Plant Science. The Agriculture Mechanics department offers training in the fields of farm equipment sales and service, farm struc- tures, rural electrification, teaching vocational agriculture and farming. The Animal Science department provides training in animal husbandry, dairy husbandry, dairy C. Jensen, R. Conrad, W. DeTar.

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Air Science Division s w Cadet Corps forming for parade. The Air Science Division, under Lt. Col. Robert Hogg, offers regu- lar instruction in the form of a two year course designed as the first step in air age citizenship and to provide training in mili- tary subiects common to all the armed services. Instruction in- cludes units of the Reserve Officer Training Corps and a two year advanced course which grants a commission as second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. Besides the usual trips to air force bases and flights in air force aircraft the department this year acquired its own plane . . . a retired one engine trainer. ln February the Air Science Division-sponsored AFROTC chose a different method for advertising their annual Ball. It was a bright yellow veteran of training and combat, an F-86 Sabreiet, set up at the Shaw Avenue entrance. Color Guard passing in review. Lt. Col. R. Hogg, Maior B. Wasserman, Capt. M. Carlson, Cqpf, M, Ga,-cia- C