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MATHEMATICS AND ASTRONOMY
sity; The Department of Mathematics and Astronomy serves a three-fold
€Vi· purpose.
if a First; It provides courses in furtherance of the aim that a student, aside
from his specialized interests, acquire some understanding of the elements of
`£€s_ mathematics and the role it plays in society if his education is to be truly
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[ig; Second: It provides courses to fit the specialized needs of students in
mcg other departments and colleges. To this end it offers courses to prepare the
lble student for his work in agriculture, bacteriology, chemistry, economics, engi-
neering, geology, philosophy, and physics.
Third: It provides courses for those who wish to specialize in mathe-
ul" matics. Courses are offered in algebra, analysis, geometry, statistics and ap-
lfhe plied mathematics, and topology. The prospective secondary school teacher
mg will find courses suitable to his needs on both the undergraduate and graduate
as? level, while a variety of courses on all levels, leading to the Ph.D. degree,
em are offered for the research specialist and! or college teacher,
de` The Mathematics library is one of the best in the South. It contains sev-
_S€' eral thousand volumes as well as complete sets of most of the important mathe-
mg matical periodicals.
Two non-mathematical courses in Introductory Ast;ronomy are offered.
ies- Other courses of a mathematical and practical nature are offered from time to
iect time. The University has a small observatory with an eight-inch refracting
rwc telescope and other instruments. Occasional meetings are held at the ob-
ieir servatory to give the student an opportunity to view the more interesting
ted celestial objects. A portion of the departmental library consists of astronomical
books, joumals, and bulletins.
MILITARY SCIENCE AND TACTICS
The Reserve Officers Training Corps
The University of Kentucky maintains a unit of the senior division of
the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps in conformity with the provisions of the
National Defense Act of 1916, as amended.
Object. The object of the Reserve Officers Training Corps is to provide
systematic military training at civil educational institutions for the purpose
of qualifying selected students of such institutions as reserve officers in the
military forces of the United States. This object is attained by employing
methods which Ht men physically, mentally, and morally for pursuits of peace
as well as for duties as leaders in the defense forces of the nation in an emer-
gency.
Educaiional Aim. The course of study is designed to give to the student
a training which will be as valuable to him in his industrial or professional
career as it would be should the nation call upon him to act as a leader in
its defense forces.
General Policy. The policy adopted by the War Department to carry
out the provisions of the act of Congress of ]une 3, 1916, as amended, is to
qualify students for positions of leadership in time of national emergency and
to inculcate in them a respect for all lawful authority, and to teach the fun- p
damentals of the military profession.
The primary purpose of all training is the development of character,