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

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The Graduate School and the College Dean Charles Puryear is dean of the Graduate School and of the College. In addition, Dean Puryear is also head of the Department of Mathematics. Under Dean Puryear, the Graduate School has become well established and offers graduate studies leading to the Master of Science degree in a variety of courses. Serving students in the school is a Graduate Hall which houses every graduate student. In addition, the Col¬ lege library provides several graduate study rooms for the benefit of those pursuing research work. Dean Charles Puryear The library also is replete with a wealth of material suitable for graduate research work. In Dean Puryear’s hands lies the function of issuing fellowships and scholar¬ ships and of issuing the Master’s degree. As Dean of the College, Dean Puryear is head of the Executive Commit¬ tee of the College. All petitions pass thru his office to b? acted upon by the Committee. Dean Puryear is another famous member of the A. and M. faculty. His reputation is national and his scholarship abundant. The College from the main gates Page 17

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The Commandant Col. Charles J. Nelson is comman¬ dant of the Military Department of the College. Practically every admin¬ istrative detail relative to the Cadet Corps functions thru this department. The office of the commandant is the seat of all discipline and, due to its na¬ ture, is the go-between in matters com¬ mon to the College itself and to the student body. The Military Depart¬ ment is therefore prone to come into closer contact with the student body taken both individually and collective¬ ly. Under its jurisdiction the Cadet Corps is organized and under its guid¬ ance does this organization function. Col. Charles J. Nelson The commandant, in addition to holding the position of College disciplinarian, is head of the Department of Military Science and Tactics and as such occupies a de¬ partmental chair in the School of Arts and Sciences. As a professor, the commandant has as his associates four¬ teen assistant professors. As commandant of the Military Department, he has as his associates John E. Mitchell, assistant commandant, a secretary and numerous minor officials who administer the details of discipline. Col. Nelson ivith his assistants Page lo

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The School of Arts and Sciences Dean Charles E. Friley, in addition to being dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, is also registrar of the Col¬ lege. Thru his office as registrar are ad¬ ministered affairs pertaining to the scholastic rating of the four classes, registration, matriculation and gradua¬ tion. Thru his office as dean of the School of Arts and Sciences are admin¬ istered the affairs related to the various departments which come under the head of this school. Departments included here are: Biol¬ ogy, Economics, Geology, Mathemat¬ ics, Chemistry, English, Modern Lan- Dean Charles E. Friley guages, History, Military Science, Physics and Physical Education. Assistants to the registrar are E. J. Howell and William E. Morgan. The School of Arts and Sciences has existed but a short time at A. and M. It has, however, attained importance and standing in this comparatively short time and today numbers as great a registration as any other school in the College. The B.A. degree offered for graduation in the school has attached to it the impor¬ tance of a thorough background in the arts and sciences.