Texas A and M University - Aggieland Yearbook (College Station, TX)

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sm Ikf-m m W Tte School of Veterinary Medicine DEPARTMENTS Veterinary Anatomy Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Veterinary Pathology Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology Mark Francis, D.V.M. Dean npHIS course has for its object the advancement of the medical profession. The instruction dL given in this school embraces those matters pertaining to animal diseases and their relation to public health. The importance of this is readily understood when we recall that Texas has about eight hundred million dollars worth of animals, of which we lose about two per cent annually from preventable causes. The College attempts to train young men in the cause and treatment of diseases, also in those physical and biological sciences that are so essential to the understanding of those problems. The oourse of .study extends over four years and is arranged to meet the requirements of the Civil Service Commission. Our graduates are eligible to appointment in the Army, in the Department of Agriculture, in the State Livestock Commission, and in Public Health Work. To many men it offers a very important field for usefulness. The freshman and sophomore years are, in a large measure, devoted to those physical and biological studies that contribute so much to an understanding of the problems of the course. The junior and senior years are devoted almost entirely to studies of a highly technical nature. Those who expect to engage in ranching, dairying or some other branch of animal industry, will find the course of great value to them in preventing serious losses from diseases or mis¬ management of their animals. Several men who have a biological mind have found the work to be an interesting life study, and such men are in great demand in matters of public health or as investigators in Experiment Stations. Those who pursue the course from commercial motives find its rewards are similar to those of any other form of human endeavor in that these will always be in proportion to the intelligence and energy displayed by the individual. There is a course which offers an opportunity for students to get training both in Animal Husbandry and in Veterinary Medicine. It is so arranged that the courses of study in both curricula can be completed in six years. In many instances it is desirable that students entering into the animal industries have a more thorough understanding of Veterinary Medicine than can be given in the four-year course in Animal Husbandry. Many positions which are open to graduates in Veterinary Medicine carry with them the responsibility that requires more training in Animal Husbandry than can be offered in a four-year course. The course offered for graduate students affords an opportunity for observation of the more intricate and recent phases of the profession. It is arranged for advanced students or teachers who wish to make a study of modern experimental methods. The work is arranged to suit the needs of the student and to be in harmony with his previous experience and training.

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The School of Eng in eer in g DEPARTMENTS Architecture Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Drawing Mechanical Engineering Municipal and Sanitary Engineering Textile Engineering F. C. Bolton, B.S. Dean in ' HE departments of the School of Engineering give instruction in the technical subjects Ji. of the several engineering courses. The course in Architecture is planned to train a young man in the arts and sciences which are the foundation for the design and construction of build¬ ings. The course prepares for a wide range of occupations varying from the practice of the pro¬ fession of Architecture and the various associated professions to the business of the building contractor. The course in Chemical Engineering prepares the student for technical work in those in¬ dustries in which raw materials undergo a chemical change in the process of manufacture. The training of the chemical engineer has a broad enough engineering foundation to enable the student to advance to a full understanding and mastery of an industry. Civil Engineering students have a choice of three divisions. The first division of the course is for those most interested in surveying or the erection of structures of various types; the second division provides intensive instruction in the construction and design of highways and highway bridges; the third group is for those who wish to specialize in municipal engineering work or in the new field of sanitary engineering. The Electrical Engineering student is given the opportunity of preparing himself for the various branches of electrical engineering such as are found in the great electric power systems; in the electric railway industry, and in the rapidly growing field of the electrification of steam railroads; and in the communication field where large numbers of trained electrical engineers are required to maintain electrical channels of communication throughout the country. The Mechanical Engineering student is trained to design, construct and erect machinery, power plants, factories and mechanical equipment in general, and to operate them with the great¬ est efficiency. Students may specialize in the fields of power production, industrial engineering, or transportation engineering, each of which presents a wide opportunity for men with proper qualifications. The purpose of the Textile Engineering course is to prepare young men to enter the field of cotton manufacturing. Texas presents a splendid opportunity for textile development. Graduates of this course find employment in positions of responsibility in cotton mills. The College has a large enrollment of engineering students, ranking eighth in size in the entire nation. The graduates of the School of Engineering hold positions of responsibility in practically every type of industry, public utility, and public works in Texas, and that a recogni¬ tion of their training and ability is not confined to the State alone is shown by the number of important engineering positions throughout the nation which many of them are filling so suc¬ cessfully. Page 23

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The School of Vocational Teaching DEPARTMENTS Agricultural Education Rural Education Industrial Education C. H. Winkler, B.S., A.M., Ph.D. Dean lOOUR courses of study may be pursued in the School of Vocational Teaching; each of them A- leads to a degree. The course in Agricultural Education is designed to give the teacher of vocational agriculture the preparation and training, in both technical agriculture and in educa¬ tion subjects, required to qualify under the Federal Vocational Education act. The purpose of the course in Industrial Arts is to prepare men to teach Industrial Arts or Manual Training as offered in the public schools. The course in Industrial Education is intended to train teachers, supervisors and directors for the general continuation and trade and industrial schools of Texas. The course in Rural Education is offered in response to the increasing demand for high school principals and superintendents who have had the benefit of an agricultural college education in their preparation for leadership in the solution of rural-life problems. The graduate work of the school occupies an important place in the College. During the preceding year the enrollment in the graduate courses of the School of Vocational Teaching amounted to eighty per cent of the total enrollment of the Graduate School. Each year a large number of the graduates from this school take their places in the educa¬ tional system of the State. Two out of every three of the teachers of Vocational Agriculture trained in Texas are graduates of this school, while four out of five obtained the major part of their technical training at the A. and M. College. The influence of the high school tuition bill passed by the Thirty-ninth Legislature is bringing into small-town high schools many farm boys who were heretofore denied the privilege. This in turn has resulted in the establishment of a larger number of new departments of Vocational Agriculture in such high schools, thus increasing the demand for teachers of Agriculture. Since the inauguration of Industrial Education under the Federal Vocational Education Act in 1917 Industrial Arts has been grossly neglected by the high schools of Texas. Presumably this attitude was due to the assumption that Industrial Education would take its place. There is now a renewed interest in Industrial Arts and a clearer concept of its function in the high school curriculum which has created a demand for trained teachers far in excess of the supply. Through the Industrial Education Department in co-operation with the various departments of the School of Engineering, the school now offers every requisite for the complete preparation of these teachers in one of its four-year courses. Through the Division of Visual Instruction, films, lantern slides, and chart services have been maintained by the School for teachers of Vocational Agriculture, county agents and other exten¬ sion workers. Page 25