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

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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.

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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 School of Agriculture Dean E. J. Kyle is dean of the School of Agriculture. Practically every phase of agriculture is embraced by the school and the degree granted means thorough grounding in whatever phase studied. Departments coming under the head of the school include; Marketing and Fi¬ nance, Accounting and Statistics, Farm and Ranch Management, Genetics, Agronomy, Agricultural Engineering, Entomology, Animal Husbandry, Land¬ scape Arts. Dairy Husbandry and Rural Sociology. The new Agricultural Build¬ ing houses practically all these depart¬ ments. Dean E. J. Kyle Broadly speaking, courses taken in the school prepare the student for the business of practical farming and ranch¬ ing; for occupying specialist positions in agricultural fields; for teaching; for agent and demonstration work, and for positions with private firms, cities, counties, states and the Federal government. The enrollment in the school is perhaps as great as that of any school in the Col¬ lege. Its remarkable growth during the past few years testifies to its importance The New Ag Building, and the Animal Husbandry Bavilion Page 19