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

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THE SCHOOL OF VOCATIONAL TEACHING Dean C. H Winkler may justly be proud of the School of Vocational Teaching at A. M. for he has developed it into the most modern teachers’ training institution in this part of the United States. The purpose of the School is to prepare men for the teaching profession in any field that they may select, and only the most modern methods of education are employed throughout the course. The school offers four-year courses in Agricultural Education, Industrial Educa¬ tion, Industrial Arts Education and Rural Education. So thorough and complete is the training of the graduate in this school, he meets the requirements of the State and Federal Boards for Vocational Education to teach vocational agriculture and the trades under the Smith-Hughes Act.

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F. C. Bolton THE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING Due to the efforts of Dean F. C. Bolton the School of Engineering at A. M. has gained the reputation of turning out excellent young engineers with a solid founda¬ tion for continuing in their chosen fields. The curriculum of each engineering course prescribes some courses in practically every type of engineering, so that the graduate is not only a specialist in his particular branch, but also has a general knowledge of all types of engineering. In the School of Engineering the following departments are included: Architec¬ ture, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Municipal and Sanitary Engineering, Textile Engineering, Petroleum Production Engineering, and Drawing.

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T H E E. J. Kyle THE SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE Although the importance of manufacturing, shipping, trading, mining and other such industries has been steadily increasing, agriculture is still the leading occupa¬ tion in Texas. Texans should be gratified to know that the School of Agriculture at this College under the direction of Dean E. J. Kyle has kept abreast of progress and is helping the farmers of Texas solve some of their many problems. The School offers the most complete course in agriculture that is to be found in the world and its graduates are to be found holding responsible positions through¬ out all nations. The following departments are included in the School: Agriculture Engineering, Animal Husbandry, Accounting and Statistics, Agronomy, Farm and Ranch Management, Marketing and Finance, Agriculture Economics, Genetics, Dairy Husbandry, Landscape Art, and Rural Education.