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THE BATTALION
Agricultural Plant Valued at More
Than {1,000,000; One >f the Most
Modern and Serviceable In America
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Presidentjof Texas A and
1 Addresses State High
College
>1 Students
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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
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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.
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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
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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-
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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<t
athletic plants in the South.
Every kind of athletics are provid
ed for the students of the college
and every pos-ible facility is
maintained by tha college for the
training and use of the students.
In addition to the: material, the
college has provided the athletic
department with a personnel that
cannot be bettered anywhere ia
the United States^ and one that
has a record of achievements that
cannot be approached by any oth
er staff of coaches and instructors
in any Southern school
At the head of tfce Texas A and
M coaching staff is Homer H.
Norton. From 1921 to 1984 at
Centenary College, beginning
with leas than on* hundred boys
in the school and ending with less
than three handred) he compiled a
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IN GREAT DEMAND BTU. S. GOVERNMENT
Gal Hubbard, who for many
years was an All-American pro
fessional football star, to first
assistant to Coach Norton.
Agricultural Engineering at A
and M College includes the study
of practically every type of en
gineering problem which concerns
modern farm practice, such as
farm buildings, irrigation and
draihage, and farm machinery and
poertr. This department has one
of the several new buildings re
cently completed at the college,
giving it the most modern in the
United States, including adequate
class room space and the various
necessary laboratories for the
practical study and use of tM
modern equipment. Another on
portfnt asset of the department to
the use of the two large agricul
tural engineering farms included
in the limits of the college proper
ty
Seven modern laboratories are
available to the student! in this
department, equipped with' all the
necessary and modern tools and
machinery for graduate and under
graduate study. The gas engine
laboratory has many types of
farm engines, automobiles aad
truck*, and the student learns the
use, operation and maintenance of
these pieces of machinery.
AH of the in portant features
taught in the laboratory classes
are practiced on the two larfe
farms by the students. The farms
are 100 acres and have two large
i on them. Experience in
planting, terracing, testing of and
practical usee of the machinery to
obtained, being Considered from
the standpoint of economy. The
large combine to aeed for harvest
ing and the students learn the
of it. Putting all these fen- ! Science
tures together, the Agricultural
Engineering Course at A and M
College to recognized as one of the
best in the United States.
Agricoltural Engineers go into
many fields of practice after
graduation. Some of these loca
tions are listed here: such as,
home loan banks, salesmen of
farm buildings and machinery,
governmental employ, soil erosion
work, drainage and irrigation
work, rural electrification, and
teaching of the same work. All
the grediates in this course from
A and M have been located, and
on a recent request from the gov- r
enjaaeat for 26 agricultural en
gineers, none were available as
they were all steadily employed.
There are throe regular profes
sor* in the department and three
graduate aaaistants who help with
the teaching. Donice Scoates, who
is head of the department, receiv
ed his Master of Science degree
and hia Bachelors degree from the
Iowa State College, receiving hto
Professional degree since gradua
tion there. He to past president of
the American Society of Agricul
tural Engineers, and has been
consulting editor on the McGraw-
Hill Publications Staff for the Ag
ricultural Engineering ‘Serie* for
eight yearn. F. R. Jones to a grad
uate of the University of Wiscon
sin, getting hto Master of Science
degree st lows State University,
■e also has written “Farm Gas
Engines and Tractors” which has
0 moot widely read. M. F.
ited from Baylor
.4 Master of
from A and M. ^
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