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

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College of Veterinary Medicine The College of Veterinary Medicine at A M is the primary source of doctors of veterinary medicine for Texas and the Southwest. Veterinary subjects studied include veterinary anatomy, medicine and surgery, microbiology, parasitology, path¬ ology, pharmacology and veterinary public health. Facilities for study include new, modern buildings equipped with the latest technical aids such as closed-circuit television. The college operates a large and small animal clinic on campus and maintains a special veterinary library. An extensive research program in animal health and disease is carried on by the faculty and staff of the college and a large portion of the teacher faculty is engaged in research. The Veterinary Hospital and Ambulatory Clinics are operated within the college to provide clinical laboratories for the veterinary training program. Two years of pre-veterinary study are required before enrollment in the professional course. The number of stu¬ dents admitted to the professional level is limited each year and competition for admission is keen. 23

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College of Science The scientist at the undergraduate level must have the foundations of his discipline in depth and have been held accountable for his competence. Not only is there dignity and importance in the mastery of useful knowledge but there is value in the self-reliance which the rigorous training gives the student. A proper blending of courses from the liberal arts and from engineering is deemed important to achieve a well rounded, inspired student. Graduate education in science introduces the advanced student to research—the activity which brings about the discovery of new facts. The need for scientists in the nation and especially in the Southwest is evident to all men. The demand in Texas for scientists at all levels of education and in all disciplines far exceeds the present supply from this region of the nation. It is to the economic self advantage of the peoples of Texas to invest heavily in the training of young scien¬ tists, and this is the direction taken at Texas A AA University. Instruction in the College of Sciences is offered in four departments: Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics. Attention is called to the curriculum in Pre-Medicine and Pre-Dentistry which may lead to satisfying re¬ quirements to enter a College of Medicine or Dentistry. This curriculum may earn a Bachelor of Science degree from Texas A M University after one year in such a professional college provided the proper credit hours are completed. 22

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Zems JlUritiutt Academy The Texas Maritime Academy offers an opportunity for the high school graduate and college freshman to qualify as an officer in the United States Merchant Marine, to earn a commission as Ensign in the United States Naval Re¬ serve, and to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in marine engineering or marine transportation. The Texas Maritime Academy program begins with the freshman year on the A M campus at College Station. The remaining three of the four-year course are spent on the newly developed Texas Maritime Academy student campus in Galveston. To supplement classroom instruction the Texas Maritime Academy student spends three summers aboard the academy training ship, Texas Clipper, in training cruises to ports of call in various parts of the world. The Texas Maritime Academy is the only one of six maritime colleges in the United States dedicated to serving the maritime industry on the Gulf Coast. This industry, as a center of our foreign trade and travel, is a vital and dynamic part of Texas and the nation ' s economy, as well as an essential element of the United States defense pro¬ gram. In the two fields of instruction available, the Marine Transportation course is designed to familiarize cadets with ship operation and management and places particular emphasis on the economic and business aspects of the mari¬ time industry and foreign trade. The Maritime Engineering course, which is closely related to mechanical engineering, emphasizes the design, op¬ eration, and maintenance of conventional and nuclear fueled marine power plants. The student also receives instruction in the humanities and social sciences to qualify for his Bachelor ' s degree. 24