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

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Track Mileage The vast area of Texas teas first opened to industrialization by the railroads. Today hundreds of trains whiz back and forth each day, carry¬ ing thousands of passengers and hun¬ dreds of thousands of dollars worth of produce and merchandise. All year long trains rush across Texas at express speed, carrying fresh vegetables and fruits from the Lower Rio Grande to the Northern and East¬ ern States. Some of the fastest and best equipped passenger trains in the Union are to be found traversing Texas. Texans should be quite proud of the service rendered them by the rail¬ roads in the State. ADMINISTRATION

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THE ANIMAL INDUSTRIES BUILDING The Animal Industries Building and a large judging arena provide housing facilities for instruction and the administration of the animal hus¬ bandry department. In the Animal Industries Building, laboratories for determining the chemical and energy value of feeds, and small animal laboratories for de¬ ficiency and vitamine studies are provided. The building is also equipped with a thoroughly modern laboratory for the study of wool and mohair. Scouring equipment, driers, microscopes, micrometer calipers and fiber testing machines are all available for class work. These laboratories are equipped with temperature and humidity control. The meats laboratory with killing, cutting, cooking and refrigeration facilities was completed in the fall of 1933 and is now in use.

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THE PRESIDENT DR. T. O. WALTON The College is closing its fifty-eight years. The physical plant is equal to that of any of the southern agricultural and mechanical colleges and is far supreior to that of a large number. This fact is due to the efficient leadership of its president, Dr. T. 0. Walton. Dr. Walton has been the president of the college for the last eight years and has done much to gain national recognition for the school. His chief am¬ bition has been a closer relationship between the faculty and the student body, an ambition that has been fulfilled to the utmost of his dreams. Not only is he an out¬ standing leader in the agricultural world but also one of the most renowned edu¬ cators in the United States. His thorough understanding of the life of the student and the problem that he is confronted with and his ability to advise the student in these matters has gained him many a lasting friend and staunch supporter. His office is open to students and their representatives at all times, and he is willing to lend a helping hand to any movement relating to the welfare of the students and their activities. Not only does he understand the problems that confront the student while he is here but also the problems that will confront him after he has finished here, and he is continually preparing him for these by having leaders in the business and pro¬ fessional world come and address the student body. This plan has met with the approval of the student body as a whole. The President is ably assisted in his work by Mrs. Melle Williams, his secretary, and Mr. S. G. Bailey, executive secretary of the College and secretary to the Board of Directors. Page 16