4 :.'. f ■ * i THE BATTALION Agricultural Plant Valued at More Than {1,000,000; One >f the Most Modern and Serviceable In America f Presidentjof Texas A and 1 Addresses State High College >1 Students ! 1, Th« purpose of tho School of A^nculture. according to E. J Kyle, dean of the School, la to train young men for petition* of leadership in agricultural business, research and educational endeavor. Special work is offered in (1) Ag riculture, which prepares young men for the business of mo farming and ranching, for scien tific agricultural investigation, for work as county demonstration agents and extension service spec ialists. and for teaching in high school and agricultural colleges; (2) Agricultural Administration, which aims to prepare men as ag ricultural economists, for poei tions with the Farm Credit Ad ministration, business leade r s , statisticians, accountants, agri cultural advisors, county agents, and instructors .and research students in economic and commer cial subjects; (3) Agricultural En gineering, which gives the student training in engineering from an agricultural viewpoint*; (4) Land scape Art, which trains the student in the development of outdoor areas. In brief, coarse* of study in the School include accounting and statistics, agricultural eco nomics, agricultural engineesing. agronomy,* animal husbandry, the departments of animal hus bandry; genetics, and poultry hus bandry; the college creamery (1923) contains the dairy bbora lories 4nd creamery, which is equipped for the manufacture and distribution of ice cream, butter, cheese, ard market .milk; beef rattle, hog and sheep barns pro vide facilities for the handling of the various classes of livestock; the dai#y bams <1916 and 1926) are modern barns with s capacity for 126 cnws. feed rooms, milt rooms, and offices; horse barns (1933) contains stalls and equip ment fo^ fifty horses; poultry ad ministration building ( 1926) houses laboratories far egg cand ling. baby chick brooding rooms, and two class rooms for judging poultry. ! lflqny other buildings and up-to-date equipment are at the atMMfi MbpaMlt - ** courses of *u.l> i$ thf School of Agriculture branch IMd a departments. The tUcreres of any school is properly jbdged by the quality of its hamgn product. Graduates of the Sekobl of Agriculture 'are now filling (hectically every agricul tural ixtsitioft' of importance in the state, as well as many of the more important positions in the Ifnited States Some of the out standing* government pocitions number of different I A and M Engineering School Rated Among Best In *0 S; Eight Complete Engineering Courses Are Offered dairy husbandry, poultry husband- now being held by A and M men ry, and rural sociology. With the completion of the ag ricultural engineering, animal in dustries, horse bam and dairy buildings, the School of Agricul ture will have a physical pbnt valued at more than a million dot- brs—easily one of the most mod em and mdst serviceable of any are: the director of the Federal Land Bank; president of the Bank for Co-operative*; directors in the Farm Credit Administration; vice- praaidenri af the Bank for Produc tion Credit; principal economist of the Natienal Agricultural Experi ment Statioa; Washington, D. C; pteaidsafU iaerrstary, and economic agricultural plants in the United advisor <)t>r the Farm Credit Ad States. A few of the more recently ministrat^*; state director of the constructed buildings are: the ag- C W A f° r the study of - ricultural building, erected i n farm tax delinquencies; head of 1922, which**) includes administra-j C W A project to survey farm liv- tive offices, class rooms, and lab- ing costs 1 state director of C W A oratories for various agricultural departments; agricultural engine ering building (1933) in which are the claas rooms, offices and lab oratories for the study of gas en gines, tractors, and farm machin ery; animal husbandry pavilion, (1916| contains a larg> judging arena surrounded by concrete seats for 1600 spectators, around the edge of which are class rooms and offices; animal industries building (1933) provides offices, class rooms, and laboratories for pest moSquito control project; head of fc W A soil survey pro ject in .Oklahoma and Texas; landscape, architect for the State Park Bc>4r4; landscape architect for the School of Park Improve ment prqj^t; eight foremen an the Nations! Park in Alabama; landscape, anginebr for the State Highway Gommioaioa; landscape foreman on State Parks in Okla homa; heed, of the Base Map Sur vey; heaq >f Homestead Subsis tence Movement in Texas. New Veterinary Medidne Building » 1 • t ‘ . A 4 By Dr. T. 0. Walton, president of Texas A and M College and preaident of the 1-and Grant Colleges. Thousands of young men throughout Texas and other states of the Nation are now nearing the completion of their high school tain fields of epdea\ of the tal. years. Collage days are just over sharpen his vor, a definite training of th* talents in order that the individial may attain suc cess in material fields. Through this training a[ young man may jndergraduate schools in school of agriculture id program, the school rring, the school of arts and sciences, the school of ve»eri- meotal tools end gain nary medicine and the school of refinement of existing mechanisms the horison for them. For many skill in their ube to the end that vocational teaching. The college al- and processes was in evidence long profession may be found an equally the prospect has the appeal of a bis efforts will bring him in great- so offers s two year course in cot- before the present depression freat opportunity in the develop er returns than those enjoyed byton riarketing and classing. cadsed a stoppage of construction, event aiM operation of electrical the unskilled and the untrained. The military phase of the col- The work of the engineer in im- communication systems. The cam- The selection of the particular ) e ge is an outstanding feature and prdvmg proMpe* and methods is paratively recent development of college to attend is a matter that with the strong physical education ■*> evidence in every phase of in- the vacuum tube has opened up an deserves careful consideration on program offers discipline and duitry. Engineering is an old pro- entirely new vista, not only for the part of th* prospective stu- body trailing that are so essential fesaion. It has played its part in the communication engineer, but dent. Several thaigs are to be con- j n the battles of Jife. The student the development of our civilization, fbr its application to electrical pak#4 up( ore of the largest senior Engineering is a broad profes-j power a* well. R O’t C units in the United Stat- sion.. Someone has said that the The mechanical engineers are to ks. Sixteen regular Army officers engineer works with Methods, Ma- be found wherever power is used Instruct in miliUry science and Aerials, Money, and Men. His use and wheels turn. This profession tactics and students completirq* the of the first two must be based on offers a wide choice of occupation Inquired four year course receives the experience of himself and of from the design of delicate instru- dommissians in the Officers’ Re- others. menu to locomotive building. The dtrve Corps of the U. S. Army. 4 >* the function of the arehi- mechanical engineer who special- final period of systematic intensive to live and work, in his own sUte, Six units are represented in the tcci and the architectural engineer ties in industrial engineering finds training for the battle of life to it behooves him to develop friend- dorps,I infantry, cavalry, field ar- not only to plan buildings but they outlet for his activities in manu- new and exciting adventure, a per iod of new friends sad new scen- new paths of learning, new heighU of mental deveiophient and achievement This is as it should be, for the college /days of a young man can and should make up a period of high adventure in his preparation for life. They are days of tremen dous importance in the training of both his mind and his body for the tasks ahead. They make up his Several of the larger newspapers of the country recently carried s ries of article* analysing the feral vocations and professions which are open to young men. The author of these articles had made a rather comprehensive investiga tion of the opportunities id the principal professions and his con- clasions may be Uken as repre senting the present situation. He m^kes this »tatenant: “Engineer ing may be overcrowded today, but tomorrow will be another story. It is the only one among all the pro fessions where this writer discover ed undiluted optimism.** The engineers’ services are re el red not only in the design and he construction but also in the naintenance and the operation of most industrial and public utility enterprises as well as in public wdrks. The part that the engineer has taken in planning and con- -t rue! ;mr itroat engineering under takings has been so well recognised that the public has not always realised the important part that he is playing in their continued suc cessful operation. The shift in emphasis in the engineering pro fession from construction to the sation of most construction but not only is this creating a gap in our normal construction which must be filled later, but the sur veys which have been made in connection with relief work indi cate that more than 60% of the American homes fall short of the minimum standards and there is a substantial shortage of modem low-cost housing. Civil Engineering is the oldest branch of the profession but it still finds a broad field in which to operate. Highway development and the-growing demand for men train ed to apply engineering methods in I’n-viTition of disease and the im provement of sanitation are but two of the branches in which there is an active demand. Our modern situations have found need for en gineers in practically every phase of their governmental operation. The civil engineer is not concern ed with mass production. Each of his problems must be worked out juidividiiABy. Electrical Engineering la atilt young enough to be in an active state of development. The produc tion, transmission, distribution, and utilisation of electricity involve many technical problems and re quire the services of trained en gineers. In another branch of the side red First, perhaps, is the ques tion of where the particular train ing desired is tlie most complete. There is in addition the question of friendships add contacts, for col lege friendships !*s a rule are the most enduring and the most last ing of life. If a young man intends come. Perhaps the most important phase of all in the training that college affords ia that relating to preparation for good citizenship. To reach the most worth while very vital questi+n to many young goal in life, a man must have with- men today. in him the instincts of good citi- For the young man of Texas who senship which are but the instincts wants specific training in a parti to live properly among his fellow- cuiar field, training for good citi ships among those with whom he dllery,' coast artillery, signal corps must prepare specifications and de- fseturing and in improving man- will have oppor^inity to come in and corps; of engineers. tail drawings, then they must pro- ufacturiag processes, contact after cnllbge days are over. Student life at Texas A aad M inJr f M timatea and direct the let- Those who have studied the There is also tile economic ques- ^ „,*,*.* 0 f contrasts and finally super- present trend feel that competi- tifn of expease, a <£ Ter y student stands on tion, the questi( men and to give patriotically of his thought and hia actions to the welfare and the development of Ms owfi feet. The sixe of his purse or his social standing are inci dental to his standing with his fel lows. What he is and not who he if is t^e thiag that counts. Self- reliance mid the ability to get re salts ia-Spite of obstacles are stressed. Many of the outstanding students 6f the college are young men who.; are earning their way r m VETERINARY MED SCHOOL CONSIDERED OUTSTANDING ONE IN WORLD BV MANY The School of Veterinary Medi cine in the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas is one -of the six of its kiyid in the United States. It ia undoubtedly one of the leading schools for Veterinary Medicine and is considered by ^ many authorities as the outstand ing one in the world. The dean of ~ the school is Dr. Mark Francis l> who is perhaps the world’s leading 1 authority on horses. He came to 'Paw a« A a awl VI mtvrfciik f iarea Texas A and M about forty-five years ago when the school was first established. Graduates in Veterinary Medi cine from this institution hold seme of the leading positions in this science in the country. Many have made a success as private practitionees, establishing hospitals of their own. Other A and M graduates hold positions with The Bureau of Animal Industries, in state and municipal works, teach ing and in research work in state agricultural and veterinary col leges and experiment stations, in the army, and with private cor po ratio ns doing administrative and scientific work. The School of Veterinary Medi cine eras established at Texas Agri cultural and Mechanical College as a direct result of the menace of the Texas Cattle Fever. Dr. H. J. Detmera, who was born and edu cated ia Germany and was one of the outstanding pathologists of hia day, was sent by the Secretary of Agriculture to Texas to study he Texas rattle fever. The Board if Directors became interested in his work snd deckled to begin in struction in Veterinary Medicine, so they aMced him to take charge of the Veterinary School. Since he was the head of the Veterinary School at 6hio-State University at* Columbus, ;he could not accept the offer. He suggested Dr. Mark Francis, who later became one of the foremqst veterinarians of this country^ j ‘ Dr. Mark Francis had graduated in June 1837 from the University of Ohio and had spent the remain der iof ’87. and the spring of *38 in the Anxrrican Veterinary Col lege in New York. He was work ing,pn the Veterinary Hospital of Dr. J. C. Mayer of Cincinnati at the time he received word about the position at this institution. He accepted the position and arrived at College Station in the summer of ’88. Since Dr. FVancis has been con nected with this institution, he has been instrumental in discovering the cause and means of prevention of some forty diseases of domestic animals. One of his most import ant pieces of research work that he has don* was hia discovery of the cause aad;means of prevention of the Texas fever in cattle. This discovery has saved* untold thous ands of cattle and pointed the way ♦o the meahs of controlling not senship. for service, the Texas Ag ricultural and Mechanical College, Texas’ oldest state supported in- his state and country. In keeping stitution of higher learning, has a with the doctrine promulgated by eery definite firtd of opportunity the fathers of the Republic, we to offer. Nearly 6,000 young men, they go have assumed and are following trained in mind and body for the | the principle that the State, in or- upbuilding of their state and na- , Texas A and M < ol der to progress, must insure the tkm, have gone out from this in- 1 * r, “ '*, * jthing that hss made it right of educational opportunity stitution during the fifty-seven *4^ * ■ or f* ,n *tate. If reflects to its citizens. We have emphasis- years of its operation. They have *nd the pride of the ed this principle but in doing so gone into agricultural, industrial, n »** n w *’° h * ve • tt * nd * d the co, - it is possible that we have not en»- commercial and professional fields , t ‘*** r< t the institution where phasized enough the duty toward of service and the imprint of their tl, * y ^ t ^ e ' r trmin ' n 6- Texas the State of the citixen who is hands has been written it large ^ «nd'M College has played an educated at public expense. Y’oung letters across the scroll of prog- part in the develop- men as well as young women have res* of Texas a- d the Southwest, "ft 01 l> f the state, in a prac tical a very definite responsibility in It is in this particular field of well as a cultural way. Its teach- this respect. Acceptance of the coordinated training, the develop- , staff includes men who are State’s bounty automatically im- meat of mental talent and the up- hlsting trails in educational en- poses upon them an obligation to building of physical vigor t# apply ddavor;; it graduates men who give a part of their time and tal- it, that the Texas A and M College I h*ve translated training into ser- ent to the service of the State, functions most .completely. The Thus the training for good citixen- complete field of service of’the col- ship should be a very definite part lege includes instructional, re- of their work in college. search and extension activities. There is in addition to the cul- The instructional program is made visS the construction of the build- ; tion is demanding better trained mgii. A man trained in architec- men for the several branches of turk has excellent preparation for engineering. A technical college any) branch of the construction in- training is becoming more and dustry. As is always the case, a more aa absolute prerequisite for financial depression causes a ces- success in the fields . New Agricultural Engineering Building tural advancement and the oppor tunity to prepare for the deties of citixenship, a more practical side to college training. This has to do with specific preparation for eer- ’P' of four years in five under graduate schools, and the graduate school that offers the degree of master of science and professional degrees in engineering. vice. New social and economic trends are evident in our national life to ddy. To iaeet these, practical and scientific training and sane think- in$ are required .This is encourag ed at Texas A and M College where the hard facts of life are stressed aa well as* the need of cultural val- 4 Tj,. Aggie Athletic Plant Most Complete In South-West -ft A well rounded education mustf r -- —— — £ I HEAD FOOTBALL COACH only the Texas fever in animals but also malaria aad yellow fever of H. H. Norton has record as a football is bead of the A are department. an enviable mentor and I M Athletic A well rounded education must include adequate systematic phy sical training. With this in mind, the Texas A and M coll provided in Kyle Field, the center of the athletic activities of the College, one of the best equipi>e