Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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$eterinarj Jttebittne - 6. Veterinary inspectors (milk inspectors, health officers, etc.), 7. General veterinary practitioners. 8. Small-animal practitioners. 9. Veterinary research workers. 10. Veterinarians for serum companies, city zoos, humane socie- ties, poultry stations, etc.). No profession offers greater opportunities to those genuinely interested in animals and professional career. . No institution is better housed, equipped, or officered for the teaching of veterinary medicine than the Kansas State Agricultural College.

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Kansas State Agricultural College is one of the leaders in veterinary education. The first veterinary degree conferred by it was in 1907. Since that time a total of 25S such degrees have been granted. A survey indicates that the 268 graduates in veterinary medicine are engaged in the following activities: 1. Army veterinary officers. 2. Government veterinarians (meat inspectors, sanitary in- spectors, tuberculosis eradication workers, etc.). 3. State veterinarians (dairy inspectors, tuberculosis eradication work, etc.). 4. Salaried veterinarians (dairy companies, cattle companies, etc.). 5. Veterinary instructors (veterinary colleges, agricultural col- leges, extension workers, etc.).

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Btbteton of xten$ton TT MAY be trite to say that we are living in a most progressive age, but such is a fact nevertheless; and consequently one of the great- est educationally as well. Progress and education are interdependent. Probably each is responsible for the other, but certainly progress is dependent upon education, or practical and fundamental knowledge, and cannot take place any faster than our educa- tional development. This is an important fact not only from the standpoint of the public, but from that of the individual and particularly he who has had the advantage of a course of instruction in an institution of higher learning secured by his residence there. Regardless of the standard of academic knowledge one may attain, such standard can only be maintained by constantly supplementing it with recently discovered facts. He, who has had the advantage of a degree from an institution of higher learning, must recognize this responsibility. Since progress is dependent upon knowledge, one ' s ability to keep abreast of progressive times is determined by his ability to keep himself informed. Educational institutions in recent years are coming to recognize more their function in assisting those individuals who desire to maintain their knowledge. They realize that they must concern themselves not alone with resident teaching, but also in assisting individuals, who are engaged in the every day walks of life, to develop their fundamental and theoretical knowledge. The activities of mod- ern institutions are no longer confined to the campus proper, but wherever the individual may of necessity be in the every day business of earning a living for himself. These institutions have a vital function to perform in the life of him who has a realization that his ability to progress in his vocation is dependent upon a constant source of practical and fundamental knowledge. H. J. UMBERGER