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horticulture and forestry, the growth of other departments, and. 

 other practical considerations, led to the adoption of a change of 

 plan, and now the College offers one course in agriculture in 

 which 162 of 214 term hours, or credits, are definitely fixed, and 

 in connection with which 35 to 40 additional hours of agriculture 

 must be elected and 17 to 12 hours of additional non-agriculture. 

 This gives great flexibility to the situation. In the agricultural 

 line, groups of electives are offered in agronomy, animal husbandry, 

 dairy husbandry, horticulture, forestry, poultry husbandry, and 

 milling industry. 



The course in veterinary medicine has been carefully revised 

 and strengthened in several points, and graduates from it are 

 fully recognized by the highest authorities in this country. Men 

 over 21 years of age are admitted to its advantages as special 

 students if unable to meet the full entrance requirements. 



The engineering courses were not changed much in this 

 revision, and are still separately stated as specialized courses in 

 mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, civil engineering, 

 and architecture. 



The course in home economics was not changed very much, out 

 several minor adjustments were made. It includes no mathe- 

 matics, and its strongest scientific work is in chemistry. House- 

 hold physics, human physiology, zoology including embryology, 

 microbiology, and household entomology constitute the remainder 

 of the work in sciences. Extensive instruction is given in domestic 

 art and domestic science, and 24 hours of elective work give oppor- 

 tunity for additional study in home economics, sciences, profes- 

 sional educational branches, or other subjects. 



The course in industrial journalism was changed but little 

 and remains as a special formulation of work suitable to accompany 

 two years of journalism proper, though much of the course is 

 elective. 



The course in general science gives training in fundamental 

 lines in English, mathematics, chemistry, physics, botany, and 

 zoology, with certain cultural subjects, and allows election of the 

 remainder of the course from a considerable number of elective 

 groups. It is especially adapted to the needs of those who are 

 planning to teach sciences or technical subjects in the high schools, 

 and those who are fitting themselves for experiment station work 

 in the sciences. Electives may be chosen in bacteriology, botany, 

 chemistry, English, English literature, German, history, economics, 

 pedagogy, agriculture, home economics, manual training, industrial 

 journalism, and other subjects. 



This imperfect sketch of the development of the scope of the 

 instructional work at the College shows that throughout the half 

 century of its existence there has been a steady development in the 

 scope and quality of the courses offered. It is believed that the 



