New Mexico State University - Swastika Yearbook (Las Cruces, NM)

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agriculture and home economics «« the state is our campus ♦♦ New Mexico State University is a land grant institution established originally for the puipose of agrieultural and industrial pursuits. As sueh, it benefits from a partnership in ' tween the uni- versity, and the local and federal governments. This partnership in turn proxides a unique edu- cational situation adxantageous to facult), stu- dents, and the people of New Mexico. Almost the entire teaching staff is connected with the experiment stations or the research staff. This double function, a special characteristic of the Agriculture and Home Economics faculty, is of great benefit to the students. Instructors are acti el ' in oK ed in their individual areas of in- struction, and thus have access to practical knowledge and experience which they may intro- duce into the classroom as an educational bonus. The college is not only a center of formal education. Informal education extends to the people of New Mexico through the Cooperative Extension Service, the headquarters of which is located at the universit) ' . The Extension Service is coimected with the United States Department of Agriculture, and provides the student with a luimber of opportunities for practical experience and careers in any field of agriculture or home economics. In addition, agricultural research throughout the state is coordinated through NMSU. The university is also the only New Mexico institution in which active research is conducted in the Department of Home Eco- momics. The College of Agriculture and Home Eco- nomics, therefore, contains truly unique oppor- tunities for the students. Here is the center of statewide agricultural activities; here is a location of nationwide scientific activities in agriculture and home economics; here the student may touch upon nearly every phase of life in some way. The college offers a practical education— not an ab- stract one. NMSU extends education to all ages as it con- ducts the annual 4-H Conference in which over 600 4-H members compete in judging and de- monstration contests. Members of the Middle Rio Grande Branch .Station at Los Lunas confer o er an experimental seed bed.

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Wildlife majors study the habits of native animals such as these javelinas as they prepare their theses. U The Nortiieast Branch Station at TucmiK-aii is the site of New Mexico ' s bull testing program. The Home Management House on campus provides another opportunity for f ' ome Ec majors to gain exper- ience for a future in their own homes, or in the education of others through the E.xtension Service. 20

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Frank Roberts and Jeanette Rh ne pose w itli Dr. |errv Zaborski. former member of the Department of Earth Science. The poHce science department includes a comse in judo for majors and other interested students. Ricky Gordon makes use of the many practice rooms in the music building. yLBlilL 22