DEGREES AND CURRICULA
. IN THE
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND HOME ECONOMICS
Thomas Poe Cooper, B.S., D.Sc., LL.D., Dean
Levi Jackson Horlacher, B.S., M.S., Assistant Dean ~
Introductory Statement *
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Organization. Agriculture was one of the first subjects taught in the
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky. 'The Department of
Botany, Horticulture, and Agriculture was organized in 18'78 and existed as r
such until 1908 when it became the College of Agriculture. The Department ;
of Domestic Economy was organized in 1906 and in 1918 it became the De- 1
partment of Home Economics in the College of Agriculture. In 1941 the {
name of the College of Agriculture was changed to College of Agriculture (
and Home Economics. The first class in agriculture was graduated in 1898 5
and the first class in home economics was graduated in 1913. c
The principal function of the College is resident teaching in agriculture Y
and home economics and for this purpose it is organized into nine depart- Y
ments: Agricultural Entomology, Agronomy (including soils, crops, plant I
pathology, and farm engineering), Animal Industry (including animal hus- C
bandry, dairying, poultry, genetics, meats and nutrition), Animal Pathology, S
Farm Economics, Home Economics, Horticulture (including forestry), V
_ Markets and Rural Finance, and Rural Sociology. Associated with the Col- 9
lege are the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Agricultural Ex- 9
tension Division. I
Aims and Purposes. The College of Agriculture and Home Economics  
was established for a particular purpose that makes it different from almost. t`
any other type of college. Legislative acts establishing the College, the S
Experiment Station, and the Extension Service make the College primarily
an institution to serve rural people. The College is successfully aiding rural ‘
people and has developed an educational procedure that fits students to 2.5- I
sume responsibilities in various aspects of rural, as well as urban life. The U
aim of the College is to educate young men and women for careers as use- d
ful citizens and leaders in all phases of agriculture and home economics. O?
This may be on the farm, in the home, extension work, teaching, nutrition, U
research, commercial work, or any other work that requires knowledge of C]
the place that agriculture and home economics have in the world today. V'
The outside field of opportunity is as wide as the relation of agriculture Bi
and home economics to industry, commerce, and finance. In all of those
fields of endeavor new places and new uses are being found for well edu- 0;
cated, able men and women. pr
Faculty. To accomplish these aims and purposes the College of Agri- H
culture and Home Economics has built up a scholarly, able, and forward- F;}
looking faculty. The men and women who compose the faculty are selected ` In
because they are good teachers, have a thorough knowledge of their chosen 8*
fields, and have the ability to guide and inspire others in their study of .
these fields. Some devote part of their time to the Experiment. Station or al