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

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THE SCHOOL OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING Dean C. H. Winkler, The Dean of the School of Vocational Training, is an authority on the modern methods of teaching and the School under his lead¬ ership has become one of the most up to date teacher’s training institutions in this part of the country. Only the most modern and successful methods are taught. Students may prepare them¬ selves for teaching in whatever field they may select. Dean Winkler, realizing the value of actual teaching practice, gives the stu¬ dents as much practice teaching work as is possible. The training school used for this work is located on the campus. Adequate facilities are placed at the disposal of the student teachers, giving them plenty of the right kind of good practice. The course in the Vocational Training is designed to meet the needs of the Vocational teachers. Under the Smith-Hughes act graduates of courses in Agricultural and Industrial Educa¬ tion meet the requirements of the State and Federal Boards of Vocational Train¬ ing to teach vocational agriculture and the various trades. THE SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE The School of Agriculture, under the leadership of Dean E. J. Kyle, has kept abreast with progress by supplying the constant demand for well trained men in the field of Agriculture. It is only in recent years that scientific investiga¬ tion along agricultural lines has made any advancement. Today such colleges as A. M. are preparing and equipping young men to step into the business of scientific farming. Throughout Texas and the Nation graduates of A. M.’s Agricultural School will be found holding responsi¬ ble positions as teachers, bankers, and agricultural advisors. The School offers the most comprehensive four year course in Agriculture to be found any¬ where. Men from the four corners of the earth are sent here by governments to learn the modern methods of farming. The following departments are in¬ cluded in the School: Agricultural En¬ gineering, Animal Husbandry, Account¬ ing and Statistics, Farm and Ranch Management, Marketing and Finance, Agricultural Economics, Agronomy Dairy Husbandry, Genetics, Landscape Art, and Rural Education. Page 18

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THE COMMANDANT Col. John E. Mitchell, the Com¬ mandant, acts as the go between for the College itself and the Student Body. Being a graduate of A. M. and com¬ ing in contact with hundreds of boys each year has well fitted this young man for his exacting position. Enforc¬ ing the rules and regulations of the College and maintaining discipline among some twenty five hundred youths is no mean task and calls for all the resourcefulness, tact, and firmness a man can command. Col. Mitchell gives the student the benefit of the doubt in reaching his decisions and is commended for his work. Because of his office, a stern counte¬ nance and an overly strict attitude have to be assumed but those who know the Commandant count him among their true friends. His ability to remember faces and names, and his willingness to speak to the students when passing them on the campus have helped to re¬ tard the waning of one of the finest traditions on this campus. Col. Mitchell, we salute you for your untiring efforts in behalf of the College. THE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING Dean F. C. Bolton, Dean of the Col¬ lege, and Dean of the School of Engi¬ neering is a nationally known educator and A. M. is proud to have his name associated with that of the College. He is a sound thinker, and a profound teacher and he has devoted his life to the advancement of the youths of the nation. The students seek his council in solving many of the puzzling questions that arise before them and on following his advice they find they made no mis¬ take in selecting him as their confidant. The enrollment in the Engineering School is as great as that of any other School in the College and compares favorably with other schools of the nation. Under Dean Bolton ' s jurisdic¬ tion in the School of Engineering are the following courses: Architecture, Chemi¬ cal Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical En¬ gineering, Municipal and Sanitary Engi¬ neering, Textile Engineering, Petroleum Production Engineering and Drawing. With such a large variety of subjects under his supervision it can readily be seen that the Dean has a full schedule. Page 17

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THE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Dean T. D. Brooks, although a com¬ paratively new figure on the A. M. campus, has gained the respect and the support of all through his willingness to help those who seek his assistance. Dean Brooks has been striving to im¬ prove the rating of the Arts and Science School and has succeeded admirably. More and more students are enrolling in this school each succeeding year and although it was only in recent years that the School was founded it has at present an enrollment as large as the registration in any other School in the College. The B.A. degree offered for graduates in the School has attached to it the importance of a thorough back¬ ground in the arts and sciences. Dean Brooks has taken over the duties of the Graduate School too. The Graduate School has grown rapidly and extensively in the past ten years and today graduates of universities and colleges throughout the nation come to A. M. to acquire the Master’s Degree offered in the various lines of endeavor. THE SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE Dean Mark Francis, Dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine and a national authority in his field of work, is one of the best known personages on the campus. His ability as a teacher and his comprehensive knowledge of the courses he teaches has equipped him to give the students in his school a thor¬ ough knowledge in the field of their life’s work. Because of the importance of the livestock industry in Texas, the need for well trained veterinarians is great, and the object of the Veterinary School is to turn out men fitted to meet the needs of the ranchers and cattle¬ men in Texas. The United States Government, real¬ izing the need for well trained men, will accept the application of A. M. grad¬ uates completing the four year course in veterinary medicine for appointment in the United States Army, and in the Bureau of Animal Husbandry. The students are also eligible for appoint¬ ment as Veterinarians in the State Live¬ stock Commission, and on the Board of Health in many cities in the nation. Page 19