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

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TEXAS A M COLLEGE DR. WILLIAM J. GRAFF, JR. Dean of Instruction DR. A. A. PRICE Dean of Veterinary Medicine DR. FRANK W. R. HUBERT Dean of Arts and Sciences EXECUTIVE DR. R. D. LEWIS Director, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station DR. WAYNE C. HALL Dean of Graduate Studies Objectives of the A AA College are maintained by the Executive Committee as set forth by the College by-laws. Under the direction of President Rud¬ der in weekly meetings, the committee decides how best to keep the college heading toward its primary objective stated by Statute: The leading object of this college shall be, without excluding other scientific and classroom studies, and including military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanical arts, in such a manner as the legislature may prescribe, in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions in life. 14

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PRESIDENT EARL RUDDER A M COLLEGE OF TEXAS During the last year the College under President Rudder has oriented itself to new exciting programs including space technology, activation analysis, nuclear science, and others. New facilities have continued to be a hallmark of the Rudder administration. Acquisition of Bryan Air Force Base, the establishment of the Texas Maritime Academy, the completion of new wings on the Military Sciences Building, Physics Building, beginning of the Architecture Building, construction on the Plant Sci¬ ences Building and Olympic-Size Swimming Pool, among others, are good examples. September 1961, the enrollment at A M under Rudder ' s leadership was the highest it has been since the post World War II peak in 1 949. Progress in student life, retention of students and faculty, and an over-all move toward greater excellence continues to be accomplishments of the College under Rudder ' s leadership. 13

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COMMITTEE The following items are those which the committee has pledged itself to support: 1. To develop professional leadership in agriculture, medicine, forestry and their al¬ lied field; in engineering, including the mechanic arts and technical and industrial training; in studies and applied sciences. 2. To develop educational leadership through the training of teachers for agriculture, en¬ gineering, and basic and applied sciences. 3. To develop military leadership by pro¬ viding a strong and effective system of military training. 4. To develop in potential leaders the moral and spiritual values essential for effective leadership in a democracy. 5. To develop an atmosphere of scholarship within which the faculty can realize its full potential for service to society and within which the student can be inspired toward the realization of his potentials. J. E. HUTCHISON Director Texas Agricultural Extension Service JAMES P. HANNIGAN Dean of Students H. L. HEATON Director of Admissions and Registrar FRED BENSON Dean of Engineering DR. R. E. PATTERSON Dean of Agriculture 15