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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (June 5, 1944)
MONDAY, JUNE 5, 1944 THE BATTALION PAGE 11 A. & M. College Divided Into Four Interwoven Schools Each School Divided Into Departments Of Learning for Majors There are four schools of higher education at Texas A. & M. and the incoming freshman or trans fer student is at liberty to enroll in the one which will best fit his particular situation. The School of Agriculture with E. J. Kyle as dean is fitted for those who wish to follow agriculture as a vocation in future years. H. W. Barlow, acting dean of the School of En gineering, the school has sent many Aggies out into the world to be successful engineers. Dean T. D. Brooks heads the School of Arts and Sciences for students who de sire to major in language or simi lar subjects. For those who are medical minded, there is the School of Veterinary Medicine with Dean R. P. Marsteller 3,8 head. It is in this course of study that students go into their future as veterinary doctors or meat and food inspec tors with other smiliar fields open to them. Other information about these four schools follows: The School of Agriculture The School of Agriculture offers a wide course of instruction in a variety of fields, closely connected to agricultural interests. In the curricula offered are courses in Agriculture, Agricultural Engi neering, Agricultural Administra tion, Agricultural Education, and Landscape Art. In addition to these four-year courses, a two-year course in Cotton Marketing and Classing is offered, intended for those who expect to enter the cotton business either as a buyer Welcome! AGGIELAND FRESHMEN - - - for - - - EATS DRINKS SMOKES it’s “the old reliable” CASEY’S AT THE “Y” Serving Aggieland for 26 Years or office man. Students in the school of Agri culture are praper for the pur suit of scientific investigation in the field of agriculture as well as for the more practical aspects, such as county demonstration agent, farm managers, and teach ing in high ^schools and agricul tural colleges. The curriculum in agricultural engineering is planned to give the student an engineering training with an agricultural viewpoint while the purpose of the program in landscape arts is to train stu dents in the development of out doors areas, such as flower gar dens, estates, parks, playgrounds, cemeteries, and landscaping of the surroundings of buildings. The School of Arts and Sciences In the School of Arts and Sciences there are offered curricula in Liberal Arts, Science, Education, and Physical Education. The course in Liberal Arts in cludes the study of Economics, English, History, Mathematics, and Modern Languages. These studies are intended for students who are interested in general rather than technological and scientific studies. The curricula in Science and Education are planned to prepare students for practical work and advanced study in the fields of Biology, Chemistry, geology, and Physics, especially as they relate to agriculture, engineering and allied industries, and to train other institutions of learning. The School of Engineering The School of Engineering of fers a highly specialized training in a wide choice of fields. Includ ed in the four year curricula are Aeronautical Engineering. Chemi cal Engineering, Civil Engineer ing, Electric Engineering, Indust rial Education, Management En gineering, Mechanical Engineer ing, and Petroleum Engineering, while five year curricula are of fered in some fields, including Architecture. In all courses the training is highly technical. The School of Veterinary Medicine Texas A. & M. is favored with one of the foremost schools of Veterinary Medicine in the United States. The school is organized into six departments, namely Vet erinary Anatomy, Veterinary Hy giene, Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, Veterinary Pathology and Bacteriology, Veterinary Para- sitiology, and Veterinary Physio logy and Pharmacology. The course of study in the Vet- (See A. & M. Page 12) GREETINGS NEW AGGIES SUPPLY YOUR NEEDS AT OUR STORE Campus Variety Store North Gate WELCOME- NEW AGGIES We extend to you our best wishes for a successful semester and trust that you will find your stay at A. & M. pleasant and profitable. —When In Bryan Visit Our Store— CALDWELL JEWELRY CO. BRYAN I WANT- THESE BOOKS CALCULUS PHYSICS ANALYTICS HISTORY 306 ENGLISH 203 All Advanced Engineering Books All Advanced Vet-Med Books We will pay you highest cash values for these books and all other texts you have to sell — SEE — LOUPOT’S “TRADE WITH LOU — HE’S RIGHT WITH YOU”