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

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W. L. FLOYD, B.S., M.S. J. SPENCER, D.V.S. scientifically trained men in the field of agriculture been so great as it is at the present time. The College is meeting these rapidly increasing demands by the establishment of new courses and in giving to the students enrolled the very best practical and scientific education and training possible. In order to do this new departments are being established. Last year a department of C. II. WILLOUGHBY, B.Agr. Veterinary Science was created and the college proposes to establish a department of Poultry Husbandry this year. Under the direction of Dean P. H. Rolfs, Asst. Dean W. L. Floyd, Dr. .J. E. Turlington, Dr. John Spencer and Prof. C. H. Willoughby as heads of their respective departments, the College of Agriculture is especially favored. These men, together with their assistants and the cooperation of the professors of the Twenty

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College of Agriculture FACULTY P. H. Rolfs. M. S. Dean of the College of Agriculture E. C. Arnold, A.B., LL.B. Professor of Law L. W. Buchholz. A.M. Professor of Eduaction and School Management H. W. Cox. A.M., Ph D. Professor of Philosophy and Education H. S. Davis, Pii.D. Professor of Zoology and Bacteriology J. M. Farr. A.M., Ph.D. Professor of English Ixtnguage and Literature W. L. Floyd. B.S., M.S. Ass't Dean of College of Agriculture and Professor of Botany and Horticulture V M. Gomme, District Agent of Farmers’ Cooperative Demonstration M’orAr in Florida J. J. Grimm, B. S. !«’ Professor of Botany and Bacteriology G. L. Herrington. B. S. State Agent for Boys’ Clubs S. W. Hiatt District Agent for Farmers' Cooperative . Demonstration Work in West Florida h. W. Jenkins. B.Ped., District Agent for Farmers’ Cooperative Demonstration Work in Central Florida C. Miltimork. B.S., Librarian J. L. McGhee. A.B., Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry C. K. McQuarrik, State Agent in Charge of Farmers’ Cooperative Demonstration Work and Farmers' Institutes F. Rogkrs. B.S.A., Professor of Soils and Fertilizers A. P. Spencer, M.S., Assistant Director of Extension Division J. SPENCER, D.V.S., Professor of Veterinary Science T. M. Simpson, M.A., Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics J. E. TURLINGTON, B.Agr.. M.S., Pll.D., Professor of Agronomy S. L. Vinson. Editor of Agricultural News Service and Instructor in charge of Correspondence Courses and Agricultural Journalism Col. E. S. WALKER, U. S. A. (Retired), Commandant of Cadets and Professor of Military Science and Tactics C. II. WILLOUGHBY, B. Acr., Professor of Animal Husbandry and Dairying PREEMINENT among the colleges of the University stands the College of Agriculture. Not only has it the largest enrollment and offers more courses to the students enrolled, but it comes in contact with and is of service to a greater number of men and women of the State than any other college on the campus. Never before has the demand for Nineteen

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College of Arts and Sciences are accomplishing results unsurpassed by her sister colleges. She is very fortunate to have in the faculty men who are experts in their field and who are well prepared to teach the subjects belonging to their departments. They are entirely in sympathy with the work of the college and the welfare of the students and residents of the State. The College of Agriculture stands with beckoning hands to every man of scientific or of practical talent. The courses offered are many. First it offers a four-year course leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture. This course involves courses for students specializing in Agronomy, Animal Husbandry, Horticulture, Agriculture, Agricultural Education, Chemistry and General Horticulture. A middle course is given for students who have not time to complete the four-year course. This course emphasizes the practical, technical and scientific problems that confront the farmers of the State and leads to the title of Graduate in Farming. Very Practical one-year and four-months courses are offered to those who have only a working knowledge of the common school branches. To those who do not find it convenient to attend these courses the college offers a ten-day short course which is becoming very popular and attended by large numbers. Correspondence courses are also conducted which reach many people who are unable to attend the institution. Twenty-one