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four years or college course, the two years course, and the 

 short courses of two to four weeks in length. The above 

 courses may be summarized as follows : four years courses in 

 agriculture, forestry, and domestic science ; two years courses 

 in agriculture and domestic science ; short courses in dairying, 

 horticulture, general agriculture, poultry management, and a 

 summer course in agriculture, rural and social economics. 



EOUR YEARS COURSES. 



The four years courses lead to the degree of Bachelor of 

 Science. A course in agriculture has been offered since the 

 establishment of this institution but as the years have passed 

 and the importance of the various lines of agriculture have 

 become magnified, the need for specialized courses has ap- 

 peared. The College has recognized these needs by the estab- 

 lishment of special or major courses; and students are given 

 the opportunity to specialize in agronomy, animal husbandry, 

 dair\' husbandry, poultry husbandry, biology, and horticulture. 

 It is planned to give the student not only a knowledge of the 

 science but also a thorough training in the art of agriculture. 

 A large number of graduates in agriculture go back to the 

 farm and there is an ever increasing demand for well trained 

 men to enter the service of Colleges, of High Schools, and of 

 Academies as teachers of agriculture, of Experiment Stations 

 as investigators, and of the State and United States Depart- 

 ments of Agriculture as experts. 



The course in forestry trains men in the science and art o£ 

 making the best use of the forest. It is designed to meet the 

 needs of two classes of students, — ist. those who desire a 

 general knowledge of forestry; 2nd, those who wish to prepare 

 themselves for the profession of forestry. Students who com- 

 plete the forestry curriculum are admitted to advanced standing 

 in the graduate schools and are thus able to shorten the time 

 required to obtain a Master's degree. They are also prepared 

 to engage at once in practical work and thus far the oppor- 

 tunities awaiting graduates have been especially attractive. 



The course in domestic science gives instruction in cookery, 

 dietetics, marketing, sewing, serving, household economics, 

 laundry work, and handwork. It also prepares women to 



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