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

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THE CHEMISTRY BUILDING In 1929 work was started on the magnificent new Chemistry Building; today in its completed form it is the most costly and one of the largest buildings on the campus. The laboratory facilities and equipment found in this building are the most modern and complete that years of research and experience and money could procure. Every student entering A. M., without regard to the course in which he is enrolled, is required to make at least a short study in chemistry. Each student is assigned to a lock desk containing the necessary equipment. Special apparatus used in technical work is available at the stock room. The industrial chemistry laboratory includes a complete cotton seed oil mill, and equipment for testing and experimental work in petroleum. Soap making and hydrogenation equipment is also available. There are adequate laboratory facilities for work in agricultural, analytical, inorganic, organic, physical, and industrial chemistry.

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THE AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING BUILDING The Agricultural Engineering Department is housed in a new, modern building which was completed in the spring of 1933. It provides the de¬ partment with special laboratories for farm machinery, farm motors, farm shop, automotive equipment for farm utilities, terracing, drainage and ir¬ rigation and farm buildings. There are also class and lecture rooms, to¬ gether with a drawing room for the use of the various classes. The department is also provided with a hundred acre farm which is used for laboratory work. This farm offers an opportunity to use in actual field practice, farm machinery and automotive equipment. It also has two artificial ponds which supply water for irrigation purposes.

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THE ACADEMIC BUILDING Prior to the erection of a newer building to accommodate growth this year, the old Main Building was the central figure in the campus layout. In spite of the fact that the newer structure tends to transfer activity to a different region of the campus, the Academic Building still is the hub of all college life. Situated so that it cannot be ignored by the visitor, this building sym¬ bolizes the sturdiness that characterized the founders of A. M. College. A statue of an ex-President, Lawrence Sullivan Ross, stands directly in front, while on each side, the building is flanked b the major buildings comprising the old campus nucleus. On the topmost height of the dome is the famous spotlight, known as Prexy’s Moon,” which is something more than just a light to the ex¬ student when he returns for a visit. It symbolizes that progress has been made, yet it also serves to form a connecting tie between his student days and today.