University of Florida - Tower / Seminole Yearbook (Gainesville, FL)

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College of Agriculture FACULTY P. H. Rolfs, M.S., Dean 0. C. AULT, A.B., Professor of History and Economics L. W. BUCHHOLZ, A.M., Professor of Education and School Management H. W. COX, A.M., Pll.D., Professor of Philosophy and Education H. S. Davis, Ph.D., Professor of Zoology and Bacteriology J. M. Farr, A.M., Pll.D., Professor of English Language and Literature W. L. FLOYD, M.S., Assistant Dean and Professor of Botany and Horticulture J. J. GRIMM, M.S., Assistant Professor of Botany and Bacteriology H. G. KEPPEL, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics J. L. McGhee, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry F. M. Hast, Jr., B.S., M.S.A., Assistant Professor of Soils and Fertilizers N. L. Sims, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology and Political Science J. E. TURLINGTON, M.S., Ph.D., Professor of Agronomy O. W. Weaver, B.S., Professor of Agricultural Journalism and Correspondence Courses E. S. WALKER, Major U. S. A. (Retired), Commandant of Cadets and Professor of Military Science and Tactics C. L. WILLOUGHBY, B.Agr., Professor of Animal Husbandry and Dairying ten

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THE war has brought to light the fact that the educated man is the one who really counts in the world. The man with clear thought, sound judgment, and intellectual training makes the best officer and the most efficient soldier. It is the aim of the College of Arts and Sciences to give a man these qualities. It is here he gets that systematic training which means so much to him in after life. It is through the efficient faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences that the student gains these qualities; under such men as Dean Anderson, Dr. Farr, Dr. Crow, Dr. Keppel, Dr. Sims, Dr. Benton, Dr. McGhee, Prof. Perry and Prof. Ault that the student masters those principles essential to success. The student learns to form independent judgments and to stand by them. His vision is broadened, his abilities are increased, and he is enabled to become a more useful and influential member of society. He is “socially efficient.” But not only the individual qualities are stressed, the individual’s relation to his fellow men is considered. The College of Arts and Sciences does not prepare one for a special vocation—but after all, it is the general cultural and liberal education which counts most in present-day affairs. Accuracy, broad vision, and ability to think independently are essential to success in any vocation. nine

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PROBABLY never in the history of the University has the College of Agriculture been so prominent, as it is today. The demand for scientifically trained men to engage in agricultural pursuits is greater now than ever before. To meet this demand the College is making every effort to give the students enrolled the very best practical and scientific education and training possible. . The courses offered in this College are, first the four-year course leading to a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture. This course involves separate courses for students specializing in Agronomy, Animal Husbandry, Chemistry, Horticulture and general Agriculture. A special course has been arranged for students wishing to teach agriculture in State High Schools. A middle course is given for students who have not the time to finish the four-year course, which leads to the title of Graduate in Farming. This course emphasizes the practical, technical and scientific problems that confront the farmers of the state. The one-year and four-month courses require for entrance only a working knowledge of common school branches, the work of the course being mostly practical. Besides the other courses offered by the College is a ten-day short course. This course has been very popular in recent years, the largest enrollment occurring during this year. A correspondence course is conducted, in which some three hundred applicants have been enrolled. The College of Agriculture is very fortunate in having in the faculty men who are well prepared to teach the subjets belonging to their departments and who are entirely in sympathy with the work of the College and the welfare of the students and residents of the state. We have as Dean, P. H. Rolfs, a graduate of the Iowa Agricultural College, a recognized authority in southern horticulture, and author of “Sub-Tropical Vegetable Gardening.” The other members of the faculty are: Major W. L. Floyd, Assistant Dean and Professor of Horticulture; C. L. Willoughby, Professor of Animal Husbandry and Dairying; Dr. J. E. Turlington. Professor of Agronomy; F. M. Rast, Professor of Soils and Fertilizers; and O. W. Weaver, Professor of Agricultural Journalism. eleven