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

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THE SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE Dean E. J. Kyle, M. S. A. TANY people think that the School of Agriculture is designed only for those students pre- T viL paring to be farmers or government research workers. However, various departments in this School prepare the student for almost any kind of Agricultural Business. The School of Agriculture consists of the following departments: Marketing-Finance, Accounting and Statis¬ tics, Farm and Ranch Management, Genetics, Agronomy, Agricultural Engineering, Entomology, Animal Husbandry, Landscape Arts, Dairy Husbandry, and Rural Sociology. Left to right, top rou .— Daniel Russell, Rural Sociology; E. P. Humbert, Genetics; S. A. McMillan, Farm and Ranch; J. O. Morgan, Agronomy; Chas. N. Shepardson, Dairy Husbandry; D. W. Williams, Animal Hus¬ bandry. Bottom row—V. P. Lee, Marketing and Finance; D. Scoates, Agricultural Engineering; F. W. Hensel, Landscape Arts; D. H. Reid, Poultry Husbandry; S. W. Bilsing, Entomology; O. A. Weinke, Accounting and Statistics. Page 21

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THE GRADUATE SCHOOL IT TNTIL 1924 the A, and M. College had no Graduate School. All of the graduate work was administered by a committee from the General Faculty, but at the present time the College has a well established Graduate School and graduate studies leading to degree of Master of Science. This degree can be gotten in Agricultural Administration, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agriculture, Architecture, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Education, Rural Education, Science, and Veterinary Medicine. Professional degrees in engineering—-Chemical Engineering, Civil En¬ gineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering—are offered on the basis of acceptable professional experience, a thesis, and an examination. Each year the Co llege offers a limited number of graduate scholarships and of graduate fellowships. The applicant for a scholarship or fellowship must meet the requirements for admission to the Graduate School and must express his intention for completing the master’s degree. Besides being Dean of the Graduate School, Dean Puryear is Dean of the College and is Head of the Department of Mathematics. With impartiality and with fairness to all, he helps the students of the Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College solve their many problems. Everyone who knows Dean Puryear admires him for his tranquil personality. Page 20

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Dean Charles E. Friley, B. S., M. A. || VERYONE who receives a degree from the A. and M. College must take a certain amount dl— of work in the School of Arts and Sciences. The School plays no small part in developing the student for the other courses of study because many of its courses are basic for work in other Schools of the College. It furnishes the cultural training which is essential for a successful career in life. In the School of Arts and Sciences are included the departments of Biology, Economics, Geology, Mathematics, Chemistry, English, Modern Languages, History, Military Science, Phys¬ ics, and Physical Education. Left to right, top row —O. M. Ball, Biology; D. X. Bible, Physical Education; C. B. Campbell, Modern Languages; F. B. Clark, Economics; S. R. Gammon, History; C. C. Hedges, Chemistry. Bottom row—]. T. Lonsdale, Geology; Col. C. J. Nelson, Military Science; Chas. Puryear, Mathematics; D. W. Silvey, Physics; Geo. Summey, English. Page 22