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scope of the present course be maintained, and that adequate provision 

 be made for teaching it. From all sources that have been available to 

 it has come indorsement of your Committee's firm and unanimous con- 

 viction that a well-carried out University course of degree standard in 

 agricultural science is, now more than ever, essential to that acceleration 

 of progress in agricultural industries without which the State will be 

 unable to meet the national obligations imposed upon it. While there 

 may bo artificial devices capable of stimulating agriculture, genuine 

 and permanent increase of output from the land can only follow on the 

 application of agricTiltural practice of the teachings of the sciences, and 

 even such devices must be aided by improved farming practice for them 

 to realize their most advantageous results. 



The application of science to agriculture requires a body of agricul- 

 tural science, research workers, and evangelists, the former to attack 

 problems and the latter to urge and accomplish the practice of methods 

 demonstrably certain to increase output and profits; and we have the 

 testimony of leading officers of the Department of Agriculture here, as 

 well as the experience of America, Germany, and Denmark, to show that 

 the possessors of an advanced agricultural education are the only per- 

 sons who can successsfully carry out the propaganda necessary to trans- 

 form those who at present farm " by the light of nature and the rule of 

 the thumb " into diligent followers of the profitable practices dictated by 

 the achievement of science. 



Your Committee therefore recommends the continuance of the course 

 for the single degree in agricultural science, conditional on the Govern- 

 ment undertaking to appoint annually six graduates, and on adequate 

 arrangements being made for the laboratories, equipment, and additional 

 stafi^ required to teach the subjects indicated with * in the course set 

 out below. These additional lecturers may or not be members of the 

 present staff, but special courses should, after the first year, be given 

 to the agricultural sttidents. 



As the arrangements and, details of subjects are by Statute and 

 custom of the University, matters to be decided by the appropriate 

 faculty, it may be pointed out that the syllabus set out is given in order 

 to amplify and make clearer the nature of the Committee's recommenda- 

 tions. 



Suggested Degree Course in Agricultural Science. 



First year — 



Chemistry, Part I. 

 Natural iihilosophy, Part I. 

 Botany, Part I. 

 *Agricultural zoology. 

 Second year — 



Attendance for practical course, as prescribed by Faculty, at State 

 Eesearch Farm, Werribee, over four full days per week dur- 

 ing the year, and also 

 *Animal physiology. 

 *Veterinary science and stock breeding. 

 *Dairying. 



• Note. — The subjects indicated tlius are subjects not at present provided for, and additional 

 lecturers should be appointed in these subjects. 



