East Texas State University - Locust Yearbook (Commerce, TX)

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60 092 6ll l'l'l Many new improvements have been added to East Texas State's new experi- mental farm. Among them is a dormitory to accommodate 50 student workers. Boys majoring in agriculture pay for their room and board while learning the latest techniques in farming and livestock rais- ing. The farm is located just south of the campus and is used as a laboratory for agriculture courses. Care of farm machin- ery, growing field crops, vegetable gar- dening and landscape gardening are some of the many courses put to practical use on the farm. The farm helps the gradu- ating student to cope with any problem he may encounter upon teaching agri- culture or running his own farm. ll' K C' Ji Stl of tl hour is lv of t Orclj also ities .-.y.- is r,:p,. . -.V ', X1 --4-4 il fiijgc . I r 11, -,yr - 4, if: -J.-..'-f Af. . . ur

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l,Ly . . . Also newly completed is the Agriculture Building, located south and west of the main campus. This building contains spacious class and laboratory rooms for agriculture students. It is located on the road to the College Farm. Newly com- pleted, the building had not been landscaped nor the grounds leveled when the picture was made. Both the Agri- culture Building and Dealey Hall Cabovej contain inde- pendent heating units and are modern and comfortable in every respect. One of the newest buildings on the campus is the journal- ism-Speech Building- This structure has been named in honor of the late George B. Dealey, publisher of the Dallas Morning News. Dealey Hall houses the offices of the school publications, photography studios, engraving and printing plant. All speech classes are also held here. The journalism Department, in new quarters, promises to grow into one of the outstanding departments of the state. gricu fare . . . Hn at

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glee Cofige oalaifa . Strange sounds emerge from this building all hours of the day as interested music students put in many hours of practice. The Instrumental Music Building is used for classes and as a practice hall for members of the colleges two instrumental organizations, the Orchestra and Band. The EasTexans, dance band, also practice here. The building also contains facil- ities for broadcasting. Cgndfrumenfaf Wnudic The College Hospital affords medical care for students. It is equipped With X-Ray facilities, a lab- oratory, kitchen and comfortable rooms for student patients. The hospital is supervised by Miss Ola Farris, RN, and is visited daily by Dr. Clarence Allen, College Physician. To this staff is added Mrs. Inez Hance as nurse, a cook and student assistants. A new wing of the hospital is now nearing comple- tion which will include an operating room, nurses quarters, additional rooms and a large ward. J-la!