AGRICULTURE AND HOME ECON0mCs as
to the Extension Division. Many have national and international reputa-
tions in their respective fields. Some have brought distinction to themselves
and the College by their discoveries and investigations, others through
books that they have written, and still others by their work on state and
national problems of many kinds. The privilege of associating with and
studying under men and women who know how to teach and who have
the ability to contribute to the solution of current problems in agriculture
and home economics is an important point to consider in the selection of a
college.
Buildings and Equipment. Adequate, modern buildings and equipment ‘
are essential for good instruction in agriculture and home economics. In
addition to the general University buildings the College of Agriculture and
Home Economics has several buildings devoted specifically to the work of
the various departments. .The Agriculture Building houses the office of the
dean, the department of horticulture with its student laboratories, the
section of forestry, classrooms for marketing and rural sociology, and lab- ,.
oratories for the use of students in crops, soils, and agricultural entomology.
The Dairy Building has modern, well equipped laboratories for work in dairy
manufacturing, incubation, nutrition, and genetics. The Stock Judging
I Pavilion has classrooms and an arena for livestock judging and other phases
_ of work in animal industry. The Agricultural Imgineering Building has
shops and laboratories for tractors, stationary engines, and machinery, as
` well as a commodious drawing room. The Animal Pathology Building has
Z classrooms and laboratories of the most modern type for the study of animal
_ diseases. All classes in farm economics meet in this building. The Tobacco
Laboratory is well equipped for the study of plant diseases. In the Meats
Laboratory are modern freezer lockers, a sales room and rooms for slaugh-
S tering, cutting, and curing meat. The Experiment Station Building con-
t· tains no classrooms, but offices of many of the members of the teaching
9 staff are located there.
3 ~ The Home Economics Building is one of the most modern in America.
`_ It was open and ready for occupancy in September, 1940. As conditions per-
€ mit it is being equipped with classroom and laboratory fixtures of the latest
__ design. In addition to offices and classrooms the building contains lab-
Q oratories for foods, clothing, nutrition, dietetics, experimental cookery, cos-
3, tume design, and interior decoration. A home management house and a
)f child—care center are located near the Home Economics Building. The Uni-
yr versity cafeterias are used as laboratories for students in institution
re economics.
se On the farm are modern barns for all kinds of livestock. Representatives
1- of several of the more important types and breeds are kept for instructional
purposes. These include Shorthorn, Hereford, Aberdeen Angus, Jersey, and
_i_ Holstein cattle; Southdown and Hampshire sheep; Duroc Jersey and Hamp-
d_ shire hogs; mules; farm horses; and several varieties of poultry. Near Lex-
Bd mgton are many large livestock and horse farms and the owners very gen-
Bn erously permit the use of their animals for instruction.
gi ‘ Admission. Requirements for admission to the College of Agriculture
and Home Economics, as a freshman, or with advanced standing, or as a