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. The College of Veterinary Medicine is organized with seven departments. They are Anatomy, Medicine and Surgery, Microbiology, Parasitology, Pathology, Physiology and Pharmacology, and Public Health. Each department is responsible to the dean of veterinary medicine for all programs assigned or developed in the department, including teaching, research, extension and service. A Veterinary Hospital and Ambulatory Clinics are operated within the college to provide clinical labor¬ atories for the veterinary training program. An extensive research program in animal health and disease is carried on by the faculty and staff of the college. A large portion of the teaching faculty is engaged in research. Two years of pre-veterinary study are required before enrollment in the professional course. The num¬ ber of students admitted to the professional level is limited each year and competition for admission is keen. 25

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College of Ccience The scientist at the undergraduate level must have the foundations of his discipline in depth and have been held accountable fo r his competence. 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 sci¬ ence 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 de¬ mand in Texas for scientists at all levels of education and in all disciplines far exceeds the present supply from this region. It is to the economic self-advantage of the peoples of Texas to invest heavily in the training of young scientists. This is the direction taken at Texas A AA. Instruction in the College of Science is offered in four departments: Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. Attention is called to the curriculum in Pre-Medicine and Pre-Dentistry which satisfies require¬ ments for admission to a College of Medicine or Dentistry. In the Graduate College, the College of Science participates with Master of Science and Doctor of Phil¬ osophy degrees in each curriculum. 24

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Texas Maritime Academy The Texas Maritime Academy is one of six such schools in the United States and the only one on the Gulf Coast. The four-year course of study offers a Bachelor of Science in either Marine Engineering or Marine Transportation, qualification as an officer in the Merchant Marine and a reserve commission in the U.S. Navy. To fulfill the opportunities, the Texas Maritime Academy program begins with the freshman and sopho¬ more years on the A M campus at College Station. The remaining two years are spent on the newly developed Texas Maritime Academy campus in Galveston. To supplement classroom instruction, Texas Maritime Academy students spend three summers aboard the academy training ship, visiting ports of European, Caribbean and South American countries. The marine transportation course is designed to familiarize cadets with ship operation and manage¬ ment and places particular emphasis on the economic and business aspects of the maritime industry and foreign trade. The marine engineering course, which is closely related to mechanical engineering, emphasizes the design, operation, and maintenance of maritime power plants and associated equipment. 26