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

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THE TEXAS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION The Agricultural Experiment Station is one of the main divisions of the A. and M. College of Texas, and under the expert guidance of Mr. A. B. Connor with his staff of able assistants, it has made much progress in disclosing valuable information on prob¬ lems of veterinary medicine, rural home research, plant pathology, physiology, farm and ranch econom¬ ics, feed control, entomology, chemistry, botany, apiculture, animal industry, agronomy and agricul¬ tural engineering. THE EXTENSION SERVICE The Cooperative Extension Service, A Federal- State-County agency for giving out very helpful in¬ formation in agriculture and home economics to all people of this state, is administered by the A. and M. College under the able direction of Mr. H. H. Wil¬ liamson. The Extension Service is not only concerned with the crops of the year and problems of the present, but endeavors constantly to better underlying condi¬ tions and correct passing evils due to habit or insuf¬ ficient knowledge. This work, rendered through direct correspond¬ ence, news articles, bulletins, radio broadcasts, and personal work has helped make possible the marked development in Texas. ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION The A. and M. College of Texas, seeing the great need for research in engineering problems, took a forward step in 1914 by establishing its own Engineer¬ ing Experiment Station in conjunction with the School of Engineering. Although Congress has not yet pro¬ vided financial support for projects of this kind, its researches have contributed much technical informa¬ tion of value to Texas and the Southwest. The Station has published bulletins relating to Highway Construction, Sanitation, Cotton Manu¬ facturing Industry, Household Appliances, Fuels, and various other subjects. Dr. F. E. Giesecke, who is director of the station, is assisted by the Engineering Experiment Station Staff, which is selected from time to time from the teaching forces of the various departments of the School of Engineering. The heads of these depart¬ ments constitute the advisory council of the Engi¬ neering Experiment Station. © f© G G G

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THE REGISTRAR E. I. HOWELL If a college education could be compared to a wheel, the Registrar ' s Office might be the axis on which it turns, as all the routine activities of the student center about this point. If a prospective student desires information of the College, he writes to this Office; when he gets to school, he looks here to find out what to do next, and throughout his entire college span, Mr. E. J. Howell and his trained helpers keep a close watch on his records and progress. Some of the most important functions of this Office are the examination of the credits of appli¬ cants for admission to the College and the publication of directories, catalogues, and official bulletins.

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Q N THE COLLEGE LIBRARY The Library, the home of approximately 40,000 volumes, exclusive of the files of Federal and State Documents, was built in 1930 and is equipped with the most modern of facilities such as reading rooms, periodical rooms, lounges and offices. It receives copies of all Federal Publications, leading news¬ papers of the state, and about three hundred standard magazines, reviews, and technical journals. fit the present Dr. Thomas F. Mayo, Chief Librari¬ an, is aided by five professional assistants and a num¬ ber of student assistants, who are always ready to help students find reading selections. THE HOSPITAL It has been the experience for the past year or two that a large percentage of the cadet Corps has been in the hospital at the same time with this or that epi¬ demic. As a result the hospital has been very crowded at times, and the school is indeed fortunate in getting the new wing added through the help of the P. W. A. This addition will accommodate approximately one third more than the original building. Dr. Marsh is assisted by a staff of six full-time nurses, with the aid of several students. The hospital is equipped with the ordinary facilities in addition to the operating room, the X-ray machine, and the laboratory. THE TEXAS FOREST SERVICE Mr. E. O. Siecke, who is the Director of all forestry activities in the State of Texas, very briefly sums up the work of his department as follows: Timber is a long time crop. Conditions in Texas are in many ways not similar to other States and it has been necessary to conduct much experimental work to ascertain proper nursery practices, methods of planting, fire protective methods, thinning and improvement cut¬ tings, and to determine the growth of second-growth timber. In this work the State forests serve as field laboratories. The work accomplished by the Texas Forest Service points the way for replenishing and preserving a valuable natural resource, and is the beginning of a woefully neglected task.