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THE BATTALION
MONDAY, MARCH 27, 1978
Page 3
One in 20 U.S. ag students is a Texas Aggie
Across the United States one in
20 students embarking on an ag-
cultural career will attend Texas
j&M University.
This is the finding of a recent na-
onwide agricultural school study
irected by Iowa State University
searchers.
Texas A&M has had the largest
single campus enrollment in agricul-
ure since 1974. More than 5,500 ag
I gtudents attend the sprawling
|7,000-student central Texas uni-
ersity that also has the free world’s
rgest College of Engineering.
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Currently 1,513 females are
enrolled in Texas A&M’s College of
Agriculture, also reflecting a na
tional trend in agricultural educa
tion.
Dr. Harry Kunkel, dean of the
college, says a nationwide record
was set last fall in ag school
enrollments. Some 98,000 students
were involved throughout the coun
try on a university level, including
30,952 women.
“As the role of women increased
in society, we have seen the trend
reflected in women entering ag
riculture. When women first came
to the university, there was a ten
dency toward animal science and
wildlife science careers. Now, there
is a general move to all the depart
ments,” Kunkel says.
“One of the last fields women
entered was agricultural engineer
ing and range science. Today, that
number increases with every semes
ter,” he adds.
In 1976-77, the college graduated
1,257 undergraduate and graduate
students. A huge jump over the
1966-67 total of 478.
It has only been in the last four
years that Texas A&M has been tops
in the country as far as enrollments.
One point is that this is single cam
pus enrollment, and not satellite
campuses around the state,” Kunkel
says.
“Since people have become aware
that we are a large college, there has
been a wide array of job openings
for our graduates,” he says. “Today
the job market is mixed. Some mar
kets are terribly good, and some
jobs you are going to have to hunt
for.”
On a nationwide basis, wildlife
sciences are difficult markets to
enter. Forestry is another tough
career to enter, but Texas A&M
students don’t seem to have much of
a problem being placed, Kunkel
says.
Kunkel says one advantage a large
school has is the broad range of
courses available.
The larger the faculty, the greater
the opportunity to find the courses
wanted. Also, there is a greater op
portunity to meet fellow students
who have a much broader outlook
and experience.
Looking ahead, Kunkel predicts
there will continue to be a need for
agricultural graduates, and that the
current problems in agriculture are
only temporary.
“Only with professional people in
agriculture can we continue to
provide the foods desired by the
American people and meet the de
mands of international trade,” he
says.
Take heart all you adventurous
West Texans.
Those stinging, choking, gritty
jst storms that were supposed to
rtundate the plains for nearly three
onths won’t be as prevelant as first
bought.
A prediction was made recently
bat West Texas would have 84 days
f blowing dust during the year.
However, indications from what is
illed the “Palmer Drought Index”
jo not put the figure nearly as high.
“The records we have do not indi-
ate a drought cycle,” said Dr. Jim
IcFarland, meteorologist in charge
of the Enviromental Studies Service
lenter at Texas A&M University.
jThis does not mean the dust is not
Ding to blow. It just won’t blow for
nee months.”
“The West Texas region averages
' days of blowing dust annually,
he highest record average was in
053, when 59 days had dusty skies,
pis year will have dust, but it won’t
Je as dusty as 1953.”
Using the Palmer Qxought Index,
dications show conditions are no
orse than normal for the High
tins area of Texas, he said. The
idex does show the plains are dry.
In the Lubbock area, the soils are
jvjsry dry in spite of good rains last
A long growing season allowed
tton and other crops to draw a lot
the moisture out of the ground.
“We are coming into the primary
ason for dust storms,” he said,
he storms are usually on the in-
ease when we shift from winter to
ing meteorological conditions.”
Texas’ worst years for droughts
d dust storms were in the 1950s,
[said McFarland. The droughts of
the 1930s were bad, but they were
located in the more extreme areas of
West Texas.
The longest drought period in
Texas, according to the Palmer in
dex, was in South Texas from Oc
tober 1950 to February 1957.
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