* MiSy ^' esu 'e > A/ c_ n h/is KANSAS STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE BULLETIN VOL. I July, 1917 No. 14 ANNOUNCEMENT DIVISION OF GENERAL SCIENCE 1917-1918 MANHATTAN, KANSAS PUBLISHED BY THE COLLEGE KANSAS STATE PRINTING PLANT. W. R. Smith, State Printer. TOPEKA. 1917. 7-252 The Kansas State Agricultural College Bulletin is pub- lished on the first and fifteenth of each month by the Kan- sas State Agricultural College , Manhattan, Kansas, to which requests for copies of the publication should be ad- dressed. Entered as second-class matter November 6, 1916, at the post office at Manhattan, Kansas, under the Act of August 2U, 1912. “Lovers’ Lane.” THE COLLEGE CALENDAR. 1917. Sept. 10. Admission and registration begins at 9 a. m. Sept. 12. Classes meet according to schedule at 1 p. m. Nov. 28 to Dec. 1. Thanksgiving vacation. Dec. 21. Winter vacation begins. 1918. Jan. 4. Winter vacation ends. Jan. 26. End of first semester. Jan. 29. Admission and registration begins at 9 a. m. May 29. Commencement Day. May 31. Registration for Summer School begins at 8 a. m. May 31 to Aug. 2. Summer School in session. Sept. 9. Admission and registration of students begins at 9 a. m. Sept. 11. Registration of students closes at 11 a. m. For further information in regard to the work of the Division of General Science, address Dean J. T. Willard, Manhattan, Kan. Information concerning all Divisions of the College is given in the catalogue, which may be obtained from President H. J. Waters, Man- hattan, Kan. Page Three Anderson Hall — Administrative Building. Page Four Choosing Your College Course. Choosing your college is a hard job. It ought to be hard, because your choice usually determines definitely the life work that you do after college. Anything that determines so much should be made difficult enough to cause you (and those that advise you) to think hard and straight. Choosing your college course is still more difficult. It re- quires the very best thought of which a young man or young woman is capable. It must not be done hurriedly if it is to be done wisely and well. Final judgment must be based upon a clear and definite understanding of what you want and need, and what various college courses have to offer. This booklet is designed to explain the aims and purposes of the Division of General Science of the Kansas State Agricul- tural College. It also seeks to tell what some of those who have graduated from this course have accomplished in the world of affairs, and what the earnest student may reasonably expect to accomplish for himself. We ask that you give these few pages some of your time, and that you pay particular attention to those parts that deal with subjects in which you are especially interested. Page Five Denison Hall. THE DIVISION OF GENERAL SCIENCE. KANSAS STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. The Division of General Science has for its aim the giving of a well- rounded cultural education plus a special and definite vocational train- ing. The cultural side includes work in the basic subjects of English, mathematics, physical and biological sciences, modern languages, history, economics, together with either military science or physical training. In vocational lines a student may elect further work in these subjects, or in agronomy, animal husbandry, dairying, milling, poultry, horticul- ture, forestry, soils, manual training, domestic science, domestic art, or education. Through these vocational electives it is thus possible for a student in the curriculum of general science to secure a thorough train- ing in some one branch offered in another division. Upon graduation the student will find himself, or herself, in possession of the broad cultural education represented by the required work, and, at the same time, of the training for some definite means of earning a living secured through the study of a complete course in some one of the elective groups. In like manner the curriculum in Industrial Journalism offers to its students in the first place fundamental studies of a literary, social, and scientific character. In the second place, the student is expected to elect subjects in agriculture, mechanic arts, general science, or home econom- ics, depending upon what portion of the field of industrial journalism he desires to enter, it being expected that every student graduated from the course shall have special knowledge of some prominent line of in- dustry. Page Six The positions for which this division fits its graduates fall roughly into four classes: First, positions in industrial or commercial work, re- quiring a knowledge of applied science. Second, government positions requiring research work in agriculture, engineering, or the sciences gen- erally. (The present war is going to increase the demand for men with such training.) Third, positions in journalism, especially in industrial journalism. Fourth, positions in high schools and colleges as teachers, particularly of those subjects emphasized in the curricula of this insti- tution. The following pages will explain the work offered by the different de- partments of the division of General Science, the types of positions to- wards which this work leads, and some definite results accomplished by students who have been graduated. • ♦ A THOROUGH COLLEGE EDUCATION. The fundamental purpose of any college education is to acquaint the student with the great truths of science, literature, history, economics, and art, in order that life may be fuller to him and that society may be made better and happier by him. Such is the purpose of the Di- vision of General Science of the Kansas State Agricultural College. Its chief aim is to give the student a college education of the highest stand- ard, one that is complete and thorough. The curriculum in General Science offers and allows a very large number of electives. This arrangement enables the student to devote a large part of his time to those subjects for which he is naturally fitted Page Seven A bit of campus. Nichols Gymnasium. and in which he is interested. At the same time, however, he is re- quired to take a sufficient number of courses in any one group of electives to insure that he get an effective, working knowledge of the field, and not a few scraps of information. The work of the division falls naturally into four general groups. The first group is that of the pure and applied sciences, consisting of mathematics, chemistry, physics and the biological sciences. The sec- ond group consists of such subjects as history, civics, education, eco- nomics, and sociology. The third group contains English, industrial journalism, modern languages, public speaking, and library economy. Page Eight To the foregoing must be added the work in physical training and ath- letics, military science, and music. Every thorough college education must include some study of the sciences. These sciences may be divided loosely into three main groups: First, the exact or mathematical science; second, the physical sciences, including chemistry, geology, and physics; and third, the biological sciences, including bacteriology, botany, and zoology. The general aims of these sciences are the training of the powers of observation and the training of the reason. Mathematics offers training in the exact science not only for its own sake, but also on account of its manifold applications. The courses in this subject are offered primarily with the following ends: first, the attainment of mental power and accuracy in the interests of general culture and special application; and second, the acquirement of facts and processes that will provide the student with an indispensable tool for further scientific and technical study. The biological sciences, which are discussed later, enable the student to interpret his environment by making him familiar with the many forms of life and with the principles governing them. The work in chemistry, also further discussed elsewhere, develops in the student the power to form independent judgments upon the problems of daily life in which chemistry plays a part. No college course is complete without a thorough knowledge of the fundamental laws and principles involved in all physical changes. The subject of physics is given both a theoretical and practical treatment. It furnishes a training in exact reasoning and a knowledge of principles needed for the solution of problems both in science and in every-day life. The equipment used is complete and extensive. The courses in geology make the student realize that he is dealing with natural forces which intimately affect his own well-being and that of his fellows, and strive to arouse in him an appreciation of the general princi- ples underlying the structure and formation of the earth. Next comes a group of subjects often known as the social sciences, in- cluding history and civics, economics, sociology, and education. Training for citizenship, breadth of view, historic-mindedness, fair- ness of judgment, and general culture are constant aims of each course in history and civics. As a result of the training received in these sub- jects, the student is better prepared to understand and appreciate the institutions in the midst of which he lives and of which he is part. Closely allied to history and civics is the work in economics. For the further discharge of his duties as a citizen, the student must have at least a general knowledge of the economic and social conditions under which he will live. Economics trains men and women for better and more intelligent citizenship. Special attention is given to agricultural economics — a field of supreme importance at this time of national crisis. The work in education is mentioned elsewhere. All courses in this subject are based upon the proposition that education supported by pub- lic taxation should result in social and vocational efficiency. Page Nine T Auditorium and Library. English, industrial journalism, modern languages, public speaking, and library economy comprise the third group of general science subjects. The fundamental purpose of these is to give knowledge of the great truths that are found in the best literature of the world, skill in the interpreta- tion of these truths in modern life, and ability to use the native language accurately, clearly, arid concisely. In addition, all of these departments cooperate closely with the technical divisions of the College to increase to the fullest the practical working knowledge and usefulness of the students. The work in English acquaints the student with the best standards of English practice and leads him to maintain these standards in all of his work. It also gives to the students a thorough knowledge of English literature and develops a taste for those things in literature which have proved themselves to be of great and enduring worth. English as it is used to-day in the fields of business, advertising and journalism is given prominence in the composition and rhetoric courses. Electives are offered in oral English, business English, advertising English, technical writing, and in many other fields where a knowledge of correct expression is a first essential. During the year 1916-1917 fourteen intercollegiate debates have been held. With very few exceptions no student is allowed to enter more than one debate. This means that from sixty to seventy-five students are given the thorough training necessary for intercollegiate debating that in most schools is given only to the few who already show pronounced ability. The work in industrial journalism is discussed elsewhere in this booklet. Many students who expect to be leaders in industrial, economic, and social life, but who do not expect to take up journalistic work, elect Page Ten courses in this department in order that they may do occasional writing for newspapers and magazines on subjects of special interest. Modern languages aim to give to the student a practical knowledge of French and German and an appreciation for the literature of these two great languages. The student who expects to go very far in the sciences, in the arts, or in literature, finds a working knowledge of French or German, or of both, almost indispensable. The conversational method is employed largely in modern languages, and clubs, are formed for those who are particularly interested in the work. Courses in practical and effective public speaking, open to students from any division of the College, constitute the basic work in public speaking. These courses center around extempore speaking, actual train- ing in the platform delivery, and practice in the business of making an effective public speech. The aim is to develop the student’s ability to» think while standing before an audience and to put his thoughts im- mediately into convincing and attractive words. Interest in public speaking at the College is high. The annual con- test between representatives of the eight large literary societies is the biggest event of the school year. In the spring of 1917 the representative of the College won second place in the Kansas State Peace Contest and third place in the recently formed Missouri Valley Oratorical Contest held at Des Moines, Iowa. The Department of Public Speaking also has charge of all dramatic productions. During the past year “The Man from Home” and “A Pair of Sixes” were presented by the students. The library supplements the work of every department of the College. It is a storehouse of knowledge for every student. It supplies information and the latest results of scientific research for every instructor. A course in library methods, required in the Division of General Science, gives to the student up-to-date methods in the use of books, and acquaints him with the best general reference books and the standard works on various subjects. It is placed early in the course so as to increase his efficiency in study throughout all his work. Page Eleven TRAINING FOR EFFICIENCY. BACTERIOLOGY. Bacteriologists are in demand for work in water analysis, sewage dis- posal, soils, dairying, fermentation industries, food preservation, manu- facture of biological products, and sanitation and the control of disease. Among the graduates of this College who have specialized in bacteriology are the following: The president of a prominent college of veterinary medicine, a member of the live-stock sanitary commission of the state of California, an assistant veterinarian for a large wholesale drug com- pany, and a man engaged in water-survey work for a large state uni- versity. That the work of this department is highly practical may be gathered from the fact that it is engaged, in connection with the Experiment Station, in problems relating to hog cholera, poultry diseases, soil fer- tility, silage fermentation, the bacteriology of flour, cream grading, cold- storage butter, foamy cream, and the effect of intestinal bacteria upon the growth of swine. Bacteriology is presented to the student first as a biological science and as a practical factor in everyday life, and second as an aid in agri- culture, medicine, domestic science, and sanitary engineering. BOTANY. The economic value of the study of botany has been recognized by the federal government of the United States by its establishment of the Bureau of Plant Industry. In the experiment stations throughout the country investigations are conducted under the supervision of this bureau with regard to plant breeding, plant diseases, drought resistance, and seed control. A scientific knowledge of the laws of plant life is funda- mental in agriculture. The Department of Botany, therefore, not only gives a general training in botany as an observational science, but also relates it to agriculture, and trains men to fill positions in the govern- ment service as well as in colleges and experiment stations. Among graduates of this institution who have specialized in botany are a director of the experiment station of one of our insular possessions and three heads of offices in the Bureau of Plant Industry at Washington. CHEMISTRY. In recent years chemists have been coming more and more into their own. Especially since the outbreak of the great war have they been in demand. This must continue, as most industries rest to a greater or less extent on chemical processes; and these must be, or may be, guided and controlled by chemists to the great advantage of mankind. Thirty Page Twelve A section of laboratory. or forty of our graduates have obtained here the chemical training that has enabled them to win success as research chemists, soil investigators, milling and baking experts, food analysts, and college teachers of chem- istry, agricultural chemistry, and nutrition. In addition, many are in high schools teaching chemistry and subjects for which much knowledge of chemistry is required. In addition to numerous well-equipped laboratories and lecture rooms designed for effective instruction in modern chemistry, there are located at the College the chemical laboratories of the Agricultural Experiment Station, a state food laboratory, a stock food and remedies laboratory, soils and fertilizers laboratories, and the chemical laboratories of the Engineering Experiment Station. Many students showing special quali- fication in chemistry find employment in these laboratories. While re- ceiving pay for their work they also receive a valuable knowledge of chemical technique. EDUCATION. It is the aim of the Department of Education to offer work that will fulfill all the requirements of the Kansas State Board of Education for the state teachers’ certificates and that will serve the needs of the students and the College. This means that students of the College may secure the highest grade of state certificate while getting their general college training and their special training in their chosen line of work. It offers attractive opportunities to those who wish to teach in the high schools of the state. In addition to the regular work in education the department offers special courses for students in the other divisions of the College who are preparing themselves to teach their special subjects in high schools or Page Thirteen other colleges. Courses in the teaching of home economics and the teach- ing of agriculture are examples. The full purpose of the work in education is to give every candidate for a state certificate a fundamental knowledge of the psychological facts and principles underlying the learning and teaching processes, an understanding of the organization, administration and support of educa- tion in the United States and other countries, and of the history of the curriculum, of teaching methods, and of vocational education. To this is added special training in the student’s chosen field, which will acquaint him with the organization, administration and methods of teaching his subject current in the various states and cities of our country and others. The Department of Education maintains an employment bureau for graduates and students of the College. In the spring of 1916 almost 300 positions were secured for students. Of these 135 were for teachers, 17 for lunch-room and tea-room managers, and dietists for hospitals, 50 for graduates in engineering work, and 75 for undergraduates in engi- neering work. So far this spring (May 15, 1917) teaching positions have been found for all men graduates who have applied, and there are several vacancies that the bureau can not fill. Practically all of the young women who have filed their applications have either signed up for their teaching positions or are in touch with school boards wishing their services. ENTOMOLOGY. Few people realize the immense annual saving effected by the work of the entomologist. Millions of dollars are lost to the country every year through crops destroyed by insects. It is the purpose and effort of the Department of Entomology to develop well trained men capable of solv- ing some of the problems presented by these insects. The importance of entomology has been realized in late years to such an extent that both the federal and state governments are employing increasingly large num- bers of men for this work. A rapidly developing phase of the work of the department is that re- lating to bee culture, the possibilities of which are only beginning to be realized in Kansas. Each year the department turns out men well-trained in the profes- sional aspects of the subject who are prepared to do active work in state experiment stations, in the federal government service, or in educational institutions as instructors. Among graduates of this College who have specialized in entomology are one assistant chief of the Bureau of Ento- mology at Washington, one state entomologist, one head of entomological extension work, and several engaged in state work as associate or assist- ant entomologists. INDUSTRIAL JOURNALISM. The course in industrial journalism in the Kansas State Agricultural College is not intended for the boy or girl who wants to pick up merely the mechanical details of writing. It is for the young man or woman who wants to be of some genuine service to the world by learning to Page Fourteen write on subjects that are of real importance and real interest. The course tries to impart a knowledge, moreover, not merely of writing but of the things which are written about. Modern newspapers and magazines are full of articles dealing with various phases of American industrial life. The Kansas State Agricul- tural College deals fundamentally with the most important industries of the country, agriculture, engineering, home economics, and the sciences. A student who takes the course in industrial journalism takes also sub- jects in one of these fields of industrial activity, so that not only does he learn how to write but he has something to write about. Most of the young men and women who take the course in industrial journalism are preparing for work on agricultural journals. There are opportunities for young men trained in agriculture to become editors, field men or advertising representatives of farm papers. The field for the young women naturally is in the woman’s departments of these papers. The journalism course numbers among its recent graduates an editor in the largest group of agricultural papers in America, the managing editor of one of the three farm papers of largest circulation in America, a young woman handling the children’s page and club work carried on by a large group of farm papers, and a young woman who is handling the poultry pages in a daily newspaper. Among the agricultural journals on which Kansas graduates are working are Farm and Fireside, The Kan- sas Farmer, the Kansas Cattleman, the Rural Spirit, and the Capper farm publications, including the Farmer’s Mail and Breeze, the Missouri Ruralist, the Nebraska Farm Journal, and the Oklahoma Farmer. Many graduates take up city newspaper work. One young man re- cently started work on the Associated Press at an initial salary of $30 a week and has already had one promotion. Three graduates of the course are teaching journalism in colleges. Others have entered the county newspaper field, where they are making a fine living and are at the same time rendering a worthy service to their communities. Still others go A class in typography. Page Fifteen into commercial publicity. A member of this year’s class is to go to Swift & Company, packers, to do publicity work. The student in the industrial journalism course gets practical exper- ience throughout. In his first year he takes work in printing, in which he goes into the printing plant, sets type and performs other practical operations. In the remaining three years of the ceurse he does work on the Kansas Industrialist, a weekly, edited by the journalism department, and on the Kansas State Collegian, a semiweekly student newspaper. Every student is also required to prepare and submit articles to news- papers, farm journals and magazines. Many young men and women ob- tain experience on the papers published in Manhattan. There are (in addition to the college papers) two dailies, one semiweekly, three weeklies, and a monthly agricultural journal. Students act as correspondents also for out-of-town dailies. MILITARY TRAINING. At any time military training is excellent for a young man in that it teaches him good carriage, habits of neatness in dress, and obedience to discipline. At this particular time it is especially advantageous in view of the present national conditions. The student who comes to this institution is required to take military science throughout two years. Page Sixteen . Holt Feature Film Co. TATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE After that time he may elect military work with great advantage to himself, as will appear from what follows. During the past three years the Department of Military Science and Tactics has attained such a degree of proficiency as to be classified as a “Distinguished College” by the War Department. The College has asked that a unit of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps be established, and this request has been approved by the War Department. The unit will probably be established in the fall of 1917. Students enrolling in the R. O. T. C. will be issued uniforms free. Those required to take drill, but not desiring to enroll in the R. 0. T. C. for the two years, will be required to purchase their own uniforms. Able-bodied students between the ages of 14 and 25 are eligible for the first two years’ course. After completing two years of drill at an institution like this, where there is a regular army officer on duty by orders of the War Department, a student becomes eligible for the two years’ advanced course; and sig- nifying his intention to continue drill for two years, taking five hours work per week and attending two training camps of four weeks’ dura- tion each, to be held in the summer, he will be given pay at the rate of the cost of the ration of the soldier. On graduation he can enter the army, without examination, as a commissioned officer in the grade of second lieutenant. Page Seventeen The War Department has called on this institution this year for the following appointments : Twenty students to be appointed second lieutenants, all of them to become captains before the year is out. Four graduates to be appointed second lieutenants in the marine corps. Seventeen commissions as assistant paymasters in the navy. High schools and colleges throughout the country are calling for college graduates with military training to take charge of the military work which is being introduced. A student equipped with a knowledge of military science and tactics and of athletics will be greatly in demand in schools and colleges. The equipment of the Department of Military Science and Tactics is complete. Attractive features are the band, the target range, and the indoor gallery range. MUSIC. The Department of Music strives to enlist and develop the musical ability of the whole student body. To this end there are conducted a choral society, a men's glee club, a women’s glee club, a band, and an orchestra. The training given in all of these organizations is free of charge. Membership is open to all persons of talent. The choral so- ciety is one of the largest singing organizations in the country, and in the past two years has sung “Elijah” and “The Messiah.” The orchestra gives an annual symphony concert and accompanies for the public per- formances by the choral society and the glee clubs. It also plays for various college functions. The band, being a unit of the military organi- zation, is used in all military ceremonies. It furnishes music at promi- nent atheltic events and gives frequent concerts. Each year, during March or April, a festival week is held. During this week the various musical organizations give concerts and help in the concerts given by visiting solo artists. The festival of 1917 was the biggest musical event in the history of the city of Manhattan, and was recognized by the musical world as of great importance. It included a symphony concert by the orchestra, the performance of the opera “Robin Hood” by the two glee clubs, a production of “The Man from Page Eighteen Cadets marching. Home” by the College dramatic society, a song recital by Cecil Fanning, and a sacred concert by the choral society. Besides this general work, individual instruction is offered in vocal and instrumental music. The faculty consists of eight expert teachers and performers who devote their time to teaching voice, violin, piano, band instruments, theory, musical history, and public-school music. For pri- vate instruction reasonable fees are charged. Courses are offered which prepare those who desire to become efficient in some chosen musical line of concert or lyceum work. Especially thorough training is also given to those who desire to direct public-school music and community musical organizations. Page Nineteen College Military Band. College Orchestra. PHYSICAL EDUCATION. The Department of Physical Education and Athletics aims to lead each student into an intelligent appreciation of those things that will give him a maximum of physical well-being. Nichols Gymnasium, one of the largest and best equipped in the west, is open to all students of the College. Every student of athletic ability is expected to try out for the varsity teams. Every student in College is sure to find some athletic exercise or some sport that he likes, for the department covers the en- tire field of physical education. Kansas State Agricultural College is a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. Last fall (1916) the College football team tied for first place, and during the winter term the basket-ball men were the undis- puted champions of the Missouri Valley. The methods of coaching em- ployed are producing teams that increase in ability rapidly and steadily. Freshmen teams are trained by the special coaches just as the varsity teams, and the result is that the men who play on the College teams are men who rank high in the Missouri Valley Conference. All candidates for athletic teams are required to submit to a thorough physical examination and to pass the grade tests before being allowed to compete for positions on the various teams. This is required in order that no student may indulge in athletics to his own permanent physical injury. The indoor and outdoor equipment of the department is full and com- plete. The gymnasium is equipped with apparatus for physical training, steel lockers, plunge baths, shower baths, two swimming pools, and many other accommodations. The athletic field has been rearranged during the past year and new football and baseball fields have been built. New tennis courts are constantly being constructed, as tennis is becoming very popular with the students. The young ladies have an excellently equipped gymnasium for their individual use. This contains, in addition to the regular equipment, a swimming pool and shower baths. The best expert women instructors that can be secured are employed to handle the physical training work for girls. A thorough physical examination of each young woman is made by the instructor in charge of women and the assistant College Page Twenty Girls’ Hockey Team. physician before permission to enter a class is given. This examination includes an elaborate system of body measurements and an examination of the condition of the heart and lungs. Special exercises are prescribed for the student needing individual corrective work. In short, the Department of Physical Education and Athletics is organized with the big purpose of providing the proper kind of physical training for every College student, after first carefully determining what the proper kind of physical training is. In the whole College the de- partment is one of the biggest single factors that make for wholesome- ness and sane living. Page Twenty-one A close play. Studying - aquatic animals. ZOOLOGY. The courses offered by the Department of Zoology are intended to awaken in the student an appreciation of the general principles of animal life and of its relation to the welfare of man. Nor are the economic phases of the subject neglected. A study is made of the more serious external and internal parasites of domestic animals and man and also of birds and mammals, with special reference to their adaptation and economic importance. The work of the courses fits the student for positions in the Biologi- cal Survey of the Department of Agriculture at Washington, and for other economic zoological work with that department, for the making of state surveys, for work in experiment stations generally, for museum work, and for teaching. Graduates of this institution are holding im- portant positions for which they were fitted by the training received here. This department has been unusually successful in placing its graduates as fellows and assistants in graduate schools. ♦ ■ THE CURRICULA. The curriculum in general science includes three years of history and political science, two years of English language and literature, one year each of mathematics, chemistry, physics, botany, and zoology, one semes- ter each of psychology, microbiology, public speaking, and library meth- ods, and two years of military science for young men or physical training Page Twenty-two for young women. The remaining fifty-four semester hours of the curriculum are elective. Groups of electives are available in all depart- ments of the College. The curriculum in industrial journalism includes three years of jour- nalism, three years of social science, one year each of printing, chemistry, zoology or botany and microbiology, three years of courses related to the industries, and two years of military science for young men or physical training for young women. The remaining twenty-five semester hours are open for election in the several departments of the College. Among the fields in which electives may be chosen are: Agriculture, milling industry, manual training, domestic science, domestic art, music, bacteriology, botany, chemistry, entomology, physics, zoology, economics, education, English, history, and industrial journalism. ♦- • GENERAL INFORMATION. COLLEGE GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS. The College campus, acknowledged by widely-traveled visitors to be one of the most beautiful in America, occupies an attractive elevation just west of the city of Manhattan. On it are found a great variety of beautiful and interesting trees, artistically arranged banks of shrubbery, and extensive lawns and gardens. Broad, well-shaped avenues lead to all parts of the grounds, and cement walks connect the buildings with each other and with the entrances to the campus. Including the campus of 160 acres, the College owns about 750 acres of land at Manhattan, valued at $185,000, and rents 522 acres in addition. All land outside of the campus proper is devoted to educational and ex- perimental work in agriculture. The College buildings, twenty-one in number, are all constructed of white limestone obtained from the College quarries. A central power plant furnishes steam heat and electric light and power to all buildings. The College owns and operates its own system of waterworks and is pro- vided with a complete system of sewers. Usefulness and beauty have been the watchwords of the builders of Kansas State Agricultural College. THE COLLEGE LIBRARY. The general College library consists of all books belonging to the College, including the library of the Experiment Station. On January 1, 1917, the library contained 55,790 bound volumes, besides much un- bound material. It receives currently about four hundred serial publica- tions. As a depository it receives the publications of the United States government. Page Twenty-three Winding the Maypole. All students have the privilege of direct access to the book stacks. Although the library is primarily for reference use, the privilege of withdrawing books is accorded to all registered students. Three reading rooms are maintained in the library — a general refer- ence room, containing encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other general refer- ence works; a special reference room, containing books reserved for classes; and a periodical room, in which are found the current magazines and the important daily and weekly Kansas papers. These rooms are freely open to all students who wish to take advantage of the fine oppor- tunities they afford. ADMISSION. The applicant is asked to submit to the Committee on Admission a certificate of the high-school or academy credit certified to by the au- thorities of the school in which he did such work. It is requested that all work offered for entrance credit be presented in advance upon blanks which will be gladly furnished by the College. It is greatly to the advantage of the entering student to use these blanks to indicate the course wanted and to get a permit to enroll. If he does so, he can be assigned without inconvenience or loss of time. For those who wish to gain entrance credit by examination, the College holds regular examina- tions at the beginning of each semester. ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS. It is the aim and purpose of the College to keep its entrance require- ments broad and flexible. Fifteen units of high-school work are re- quired for admission to the Freshman class. (A unit is the work suc- cessfully done in an accredited high school or academy in five recitation periods a week for one school year.) One may offer fourteen such units and be admitted to the Freshman class with a condition of one unit. However, such deficiency must be made up within the first year that the student is in attendance, or College credits will be taken in its place. The required entrance subjects for the Division of General Science curriculum are three units of English, two units of Mathematics (algebra and geometry), and one unit of physics. The same requirements are Page Twenty-four made in other divisions, except that an additional unit in mathematics is required in the Division of Mechanic Arts. Below follows a table showing acceptable entrance subjects. From this one can check his high-school work and arrive at his standing as a candidate for admission to the College. The subjects from which entrance credit may be offered, together with the number of units, are arranged in eight groups, as follows: Group I English Three or four units Group II Foreign Languages Latin, one, two, three, or four units Greek, one, two, three, or four units German, one, two, three, or four units French, one, two, three, or four units Spanish, one, two, three, or four units Group III Mathematics Elementary algebra, one or one and one-half units Plane geometry, one unit Solid geometry, one-half unit Plane trigonometry, one-half unit Advanced algebra, one-half unit Group IV Natural Sciences Physical geography, one-half or one unit *Physics, one unit * Chemistry, one unit *Botany, one-half or one unit *Zoology, one-half or one unit * Physiology, one-half or one unit * General biology, one-half or one unit * General science, one-half or one unit Group V History and Social Sciences Greek and Roman history, one unit Medieval and modern history, one unit English history, one unit American history, one unit Economics, one-half or one unit Sociology, one-half unit Civics, one-half unit Group VI Normal Train- ing Subjects Psychology, one-half unit Methods and management, one-half unit Higher arithmetic, one-half unit Reviews Grammar, twelve weeks 1 Geography, twelve weeks [■ one unit Reading, twelve weeks J *Music, one unit Group VII Industrial Subjects * Agriculture, one-half or one, two, three, or four units *Drawing, one-half or one unit *Woodwork, one-half, one or two units * Forging, one-half or one unit * Domestic science, one-half, one or two units * Domestic art, one-half, one or two units Group VIII Commercial Subjects Commercial law, one-half unit Commercial geography, one-half unit Bookkeeping, one-half or one unit * Stenography and typewriting, one-half or one unit * In courses consisting of laboratory work wholly or in part, two periods of laboratory work are to be considered the equivalent of one recitation period. Page Twenty-jive May fete. DEFICIENCIES AND ADVANCED CREDIT. The courses in the School of Agriculture offered in connection with the College give every needed opportunity for students to make up any- thing lacking in their preparation for entrance. All such entrance de- ficiencies must be made up before the beginning of the Sophomore year. Students who present certificates showing credits for college work done in other institutions are, at the discretion of the President, allowed hour-for-hour credit on courses in this College in so far as they may be directly applied, or can be accepted as substitutes or electives. Candi- dates with such credit should present to the Committee on Advanced Standing their high-school and college credits certified to by the proper authorities, and a copy of the catalogue covering the work in the institu- tion in which the credit has been made. If it is impossible for one to fur- nish an acceptable certificate concerning work upon which advanced credit is asked, examinations are given, provided the subject has been studied under competent instruction. ♦— » — — EXPENSES. FEES AND CHARGES. Students who are residents of Kansas pay an incidental fee of $5 a semester or summer term, and a matriculation fee of $5, payable only once. Students who are not residents of Kansas pay fees just double the regular resident fees. Short-course students in agriculture, home econ- omics, and mechanic arts pay somewhat lower fees. There is also a sick benefit fee of $1 a semester or summer term for which the student re- ceives the services of the College physicians for any illness contracted while in College. This, of course, does not include the cost of medicine, surgical operations, hospital bills, or treatment for chronic conditions. For unexcused late registration the student is required to pay $1. In all laboratories students are required to pay for supplies and for apparatus broken or lost. Page Twenty-six LIVING. Table board in private families and at boarding houses varies from $3.50 a week upward, an average being about $4. Many students eat at the College cafeteria, where well-cooked, nutritious food is served at cost. Rooms are obtainable in private houses at from $5 to $10 a month when occupied by one person. When occupied by more than one person the average cost for each person is $5.50 a month. The higher-priced accommodations include light, heat, and bath. Some students board themselves at less cost than the prices charged for table board, and unfurnished rooms may sometimes be obtained very cheaply. The average expense for laundry is 55 cents a week. Books cost on an average about $5.50 a term, the amounts being smaller in the Freshman and Sophomore years. Each young man who takes military science is required to furnish his own military uniform. Each young woman who takes physical training must have a physical training suit, costing about $4. Total expenses for a year vary greatly, due to differences in individual tastes and circum- stances. The average spent by 1000 students in 1915 was, aside from clothing, $265. ♦ COLLEGE LIFE. The social atmosphere at the Kansas State Agricultural College is wholesome. The Young Men's Christian Association and the Young Women’s Christian Association form centers of moral culture and re- ligious stimulus among the young people at the most formative period of their lives. The College Young Men’s Christian Association has a handsome $35,000 building at the corner of Eleventh and Fremont streets, containing reading and committee rooms, student living rooms, and a gymnasium. All young men, whether members or not, are wel- come to make use of the privileges of the building. No fixed fee is charged, each member giving what he feels able to afford. Religious meetings and classes are held throughout the year. Especial attention is given to meeting new students, to making them acquainted with other students, and to securing employment for those who desire it. Students will do well before coming to College to write the General Secretary, Y. M. C. A., K. S. A. C., Manhattan, Kan. The Young Women’s Christian Association does for the young women what the Young Men’s Christian Association does for the men in the way of meeting, welcoming and locating new students, as well as secur- ing employment for them. The organization also has a general secre- tary, who may be addressed at the Y. W. C. A. home, 905 Fremont street, Manhattan, Kan. Page Twenty-seven Gymnasium decorated for the Junior-Senior party. In close cooperation with the foregoing associations, the most of the churches of Manhattan have their activities unusually well developed and conduct vigorous and effective work among the students. There are numerous other organizations among the students, the most noteworthy being the literary societies, twelve in number. Eight of these societies have rooms and equipment unequaled in any other institution in the West. □ Page Twenty-eight / «