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REPORT OF OFFICE OF EXPERTITFNT RTATIONS. 



Tlie Htaiidiinl scries of ('7ifr:iiir(» rc(|nin'nM'iits rcfcrrcil ti> mIiovc is as follows: 



(1) riiysical gc'ojj:rapliy. 



(2) United States history. 



(3) Arithmetic, including the inelric system. 



(4) Algehra, to ((uadratics. 



(5) Enjilish <;ranuuar and composition, toj^ether with the English reijnirements of 

 the New Enjjcland Association of ('olleges and Preparatory Schools. 



(6) Plane geometry. 



(7) One foreign language. 



(8) One of the natural sciences. 



(9) Ancient, general, or Englisli history. 



The general relation of the natural-science courses to those in agriculture.and other 

 sul>jects may be seen in the following outline of the agricultural course in college as 

 laid down in a previous report of this committee: 



Agricultural course in college.^' 



a A general outline of this course, without reference to its division according to years, was given in 

 the .second report of this committee. (See U. S. Dept. Agr., Office of Experiment Stations Bui. 49 and 

 Circ. 37.) The number of hours assigned to each subject includes the time given to laboratory exer- 

 cises, each of which would occupy two hours. Thus, for example, 150 hours of physics may be divided 

 into 60 lectures or recitations, and 46 ( = 90 hours) laboratory exercises. Our committee has not 

 attempted to say how the time should be divided between lectures or recitations and laboratory 

 exercises, but presupposes that a reasonable number of laboratory exercises or practicums will be 

 given in all the science courses. 



The arrangement of the college course here suggested proceeds on the assumption 

 that it is best for the student to devote his time largely during the first two years to 

 language, mathematics, and the fundamental sciences, physics, chemistry, and botany. 

 He will thus be prepared for a better understanding of the more complex sciences of 

 agriculture, zoology, animal physiology, and veterinary medicine in the second half 

 of his course. 



The course in agriculture has been arranged with reference to taking up first in 

 sophomore year some of the simpler topics in zootechny, such as stock judging and 

 types of breeds, which do not require scientific knowledge, but are well calculated to 

 arouse the interest of the student in agricultural subjects. Agronomy may then be 

 taken up systematically and run along with the study of meteorology, agricultural 

 chemistry and botany, and the more scientific study of zootechny may be parallel 

 with the study of i>hysiology and zoology. In senior year a considerable number of 

 electives could be offered, one or more of which might be substituted for veterinary 

 medicine, horticulture and forestry, or history and i:)olitical economy, so as to enable 

 the student to specialize in agronomy, horticulture, zootechny, dairying, farm me- 



