Texas Tech University - La Ventana Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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Ray Mowery with his class at the sheep pens. . . . A. W. Young shows class one of the methods of testing soil. . . . Prof. Mowery instructs students in bobbing of lambs' tails .... K. M. Renner with a lecture class in dairy manufacturing. AGRICULTURE The curriculum in the DEPARTINIENT OF AGRI- CULTURAL EDUCATION is designed to qualify the prospective teacher of vocational agriculture to teach un- der the Federal Vocational Education Act, and to supple- ment the student's instruction in technical and profes- sional agriculture. The flexibility of the course permits sufficient range in the choice of electives to permit stu- dents majoring in several fields of technical agriculture to qualify without undue loss of time. The objective of the DEPARTIYIENT OF AGRI- CULTURAL ECONOIVIICS is to provide instruction leading to the solution of the basic economic problems of technologically trained students and to the study of the business aspects of farming and ranching. Emphasis is placed on a study of consumer demand for agricultural products and of the methods best adapted to supply such demand most economically, to increase the standards of living of farm people, and to improve the agricultural industry as a whole. DEPARTMENT OF DAIRY MANUFAC- TURES offers courses designed to instruct the student in Page 21 the fundamentals of the science of dairying. The de- partment maintains a small dairy plant with modern equipment for laboratory instruction and this dairy helps supply students of Tech and the people of Lubbock with all dairy products. DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY provides instruction designed to train students to select, breed, feed, manage, and market farm and ranch animals and poultry. The department owns many different breeds of livestock for class instruction. In pre-war years, before the decrease of agriculture students, compe- tition was strong to get on livestock judging teams to compete with other colleges. DEPARTNIENT OF PLANT INDUSTRY offers work in horticulture, agronomy, farm machinery, and genetics. The department maintains field plots and an orchard and vineyard in which many varieties of farm crops, fruit trees, and grapes are grown to illustrate prac- tically all of the material that it is possible to produce in this region. A nursery, greenhouse, apiary, honey house, and farm machinery shop are part of the equipment.

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K. M. Renner and student watch while L. G. llarmon operates the ice cream freezer .... E. L. McBride conducts a class in economics. . . . Ray L. Chappelle and a class of agricultural education. . . . Aggies in an A. H. class .... Joe llysinger with one of the animals to he used in the stock judging class. 'M DEAN W. L. STANGEL DIVISICDN CDF The Division of Agriculture aims to afford its students a liberal education, including instruction in the scientific and technical subjects which are fundamental to an un- derstanding of the agricultural industry. Special courses of study are offered in Agricultural Education depart- ment headed by Ray L. Chappelle, Agricultural Econom- ics department headed by Elmer L. iXIcBride, Dairy hlanufacture department supervised by Kenneth II. Renner, Animal Husbandry department under the con- trol of W. L. Stangel, and Plant Industry department headed by Arthur VV. Young. VVhen a student receives the degree of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture he has a broad occupational under- standing of southwestern agriculture and he is also a specialist in a particular field of his choice in the depart- ment in which he has majored. A candidate for a degree in agriculture must have had satisfactory farm, dairy, or other experience in labor or management during the recent years of his life. In this way graduates in agriculture from Texas Tech have practical experience which will give them confidence and will also cause their associates to have confidence in them. Page 2U

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eww. 1 z s'l'tr da. -.1-16:-,L l -e MW .surf 4? f is C. V. Bullen and class look over electrical equipment .... C. C. Perryman tells an engineering drawing student how .... A student practices clay modeling .... L. E. Parsons operates a loomg Mechanical Engineering professors, J. C. Hargrave, Robert Newell, H. F. Godeke, L. J. Powers .... O. A. St. Clair in Engineering drawing class. DEAN O. V. ZXDAIVIS DIVISICDN CDF The importance of the Division of lfngineering in Texas Technological College is stressed in the first sec- tion of the bill by which the Thirty-eighth Legislature established this institution. It is there pointed out that the commercial development of our State depends largely upon the opportunities for students to receive thorough training in engineering and manufacturing fields. The course of study in this division is planned with the View of giving the student the essential, basic training which he can not get after graduation, leaving a large part of his specialfzation to his later professional employment. 'llhe engineering student upon graduation usually spends a period of time in subordinate positions securing experience and preparing himself for the more important work ot the executive, the designer, the consulting engi- neer, the teacher, or the operator. DICPARTKIIQNT Ol ARCHlTl'fC'l'URlQ AND Al.l,ll'fl3 ARTS, headed bv Florian Arthur Klein- schmidt, offers curricula leading to three degrees-Bacliw lor of Architecture, llachelor of Commercial Art and llachelor of Arts. The department has an excellent li- brary and a collection of photographs relating to the work. The department sponsors the Texas Tecliiiological College Art Institute, the Clargovle Club and is affiliated with the American lfederation ot Arts, the College Arts Association, the Hluseum of illodern Art and is rein- Page 22