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

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' i dcc te Setlo t Dean Abbot and Dr. Brooks discuss a new proposal in the Graduate School. The first graduate degrees were offered by Departments within the Col¬ lege beginning in 1890, when two Master of Science degrees and two Pro¬ fessional degrees in Engineering were conferred. A Graduate School was formally organized in 1924. In 1936 the Doctor of Philosophy degree was authorized, the first one being conferred in 1940. Between 30 and 40 Ph. D. degrees have been conferred annually since 1954. Currently the Graduate School offers seven different degrees. For the various Masters degrees there are 68 possible major fields. At the Ph. D. level there are 34. In the Spring Semester of 1956 a total of 574 were registered in the Graduate School, an incr ease over the previous year of 31 percent. Alter careful deliberation on the part of college officials, who were concerned with the many common problems faced by students entering college and with ways of giving intelli¬ gent assistance with these problems, the Basic Division was started in the fall of 1950. All new students, regardless of major field, are enrolled in this Division for their first year. The Testing and Counseling Services of the Basic Divi¬ sion help many students toward a better understanding of themselves and a fuller recognition of their abilities and limitations. The fundamental philosophy of the Basic Division is guidance. It helps the new student help himself through close personal relationship with professional counselors on decisions relative to educational planning, vocational de¬ cisions and personal problems. It affords him opportunity to correct discovered weaknesses and assists in bis adjust¬ ment to college life. Fish Sherard and Mr. Ransdell talk it over in tin- Basic Division offices. 25

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1 ete ' iirt ' ' Kf ' ‘TftecUcctte J. Cunningham and Eugene Skidmore find a very reluc¬ tant patient in this cocker spaniel pup. This new Veterinary Hospital houses some of the most modern equipment in the country The School of Veterinary Medicine at the A M College of Texas was established in 1916 as an outgrowth of the old Department of Veterinary Science which had existed for many years. During 1954-55 the School was moved into new quarters on a 275 acre tract at the northwest corner of the A M College campus. Included in the veterinary campus is a research farm where investigations are conducted into the diseases of live¬ stock, including poultry. The School ol Veterinary Medicine is composed of the Departments of Veterinary Anatomy, Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, Veterinary Bacteriology and Hygiene, Vet¬ erinary Parasitology, Veterinary Pathology, and Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology. The Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery operates the Veterinary Hospital and ambulatory clinics. A large proportion of the faculty of 32 is actively engaged in research. In addition to undergraduate instruction, each department offers courses at the graduate level leading to the degree Master of Science and in some cases, to the degree Doctor of Philosophy. Training is such that graduates of the School of Veterinary Medicine are well qualified to deal with problems of disease and disease prevention in domestic farm animals, poultry, pet animals, zoo animals, furbearing animals, and wildlife. Graduates also are well quali¬ fied to administer and advise in the public health problems arising from intertransmission of diseases between man and the lower animals. Instruction and practical training are given in milk and meat hygiene and in the inspection of food processing plants. The School is accredited by the Council of Education of American Veterinary Medical Associ¬ ation and by the United States Department of Agriculture. It is the only School of Vet¬ erinary Medicine in Texas and one of only 17 accredited schools in the United States. The Veterinary Building is a part of the new Veterinary School west of the college. 24 Dr. Trevino performs surgery as members of the veterinary class look on.

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Sewicea Mr. Bennie Zinn, Mrs. Georgia Ben¬ son (Left) and Mrs. Virginia McCoy counsel the civilians, foreign students, and veterans. 26