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Annual Report of the Massachusetts Agricultural College PUBLIC DOCUMENT No. 31 MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE CATALOGUE, 1920-1921 UBLIC DOCUMENT No. 31 THE M. A. C. BULLETIN AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS VOLUME XIII JANUARY, I92I NUMBER I PUBLISHED EIGHT TIMES A YEAR BY THE MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE: JAN., FEB., MARCH, MAY, JUNE, SEPT., OCT., NOV. ENTERED AT THE POST OFFICE, AMHERST, MASS., AS SECOND CLASS MATTER THE FIFTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE PART II. -CATALOGUE OF THE COLLEGE FOR 1920-1921 Publication of this Document approved by the Supervisor of Administration. ®f)e Commonromltt) of Mlassattyxmite Massachusetts Agricultural College, Amherst, Nov. 30, 1920. To His Excellency Calvin Coolidge. Sir : — On behalf of the trustees of the Massachusetts Agri- cultural College I have the honor to transmit herewith, to Your Excellency and the Honorable Council, Part II of the fifty- eighth annual report of the trustees, this being the catalogue of the college. I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant, KENYON L. BUTTERFIELD, President. CONTENTS. PAGE Calendar, 1920-1922, . .9 Historical Statement, . ." 11 Members of the Corporation, 14 Officers of the Institution, 16 Standing Committees of the Faculty, 26 Admission, . 29 Courses of Instruction, . 40 Description of Courses, . 65 Graduate School, 145 Short Courses, 165 Extension Service, . 173 General Information, 183 Degrees Conferred, 199 Registration, . 202 Index, 231 The Massachusetts Agricultural College Without excluding other scientific and classical studies, and including military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and mechanic arts in such manner as the legislatures of the states may respectively prescribe, in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions of life. — Act of Congress, July 2, 1862. This issue of the catalogue represents the status of the college for the current, college year, with provisional announcement of courses of study and other matters for the year to follow. When deemed necessary, additional an- nouncements are made in a supplementary bulletin, published in the spring. The college reserves, for itself and its departments, the right to withdraw or change the announcements made in its catalogue. • Calendar. 1920-21-22. Regular and Two-Yeahs' Courses. 1920. September 22-25, "Wednesday-Saturday, . Entrance examinations. September 29, Wednesday, 1.30 p.m., Fall term begins ; assembly. October 12, Tuesday, Holiday — Columbus Day. November 24-26, Wednesday, 12 M.-Friday, 1 p.m., Thanksgiving recess. December 23, Thursday, 5 p.m., Fall term ends. 1921. January 3, Monday, 1 p.m., Winter term begins. February 22, Tuesday, . Holiday — Washington's Birthday. March 25, Friday, 5 p.m., Winter term ends. April 4, Monday, 1 p.m., Spring term begins. April 19, Tuesday, Holiday — Patriots' Day. May 30, Monday Holiday — Memorial Day. June 9-14, Thursday-Tuesday, Commencement and fiftieth anniversary celebration. June 30-July 2, Thursday-Saturday, Entrance examinations. September 21-24, Wednesday-Saturday, Entrance examinations. September 28, Wednesday, 1.30 p.m., Fall term begins; assembly. October 12, Wednesday, Holiday — Columbus Day. November 23-25, Wednesday, 12 M.-Friday, 1 p.m., Thanksgiving recess. December 23, Friday, 5 p.m., .... Fall term ends. 1922. January 2, Monday, 1 p.m., Winter term begins. February 22, Wednesday, Holiday — Washington's Birthday. March 24, Friday, 5 p.m., Winter term ends. April 3, Monday, 1 p.m., Spring term begins. April 19, Wednesday, Holiday — Patriots' Day. May 30, Tuesday, Holiday — Memorial Day. June 24-27, Saturday-Tuesday, Commencement. June 29-July 1, Thursday-Saturday, Entrance examinations. September 20-23, Wednesday-Saturday, Entrance examinations. September 27, Wednesday, 1.30 p.m., Fall term begins; assembly. 1 The normal dates for Commencement would be June 25-28. Massachusetts Agricultural College. History. — The Massachusetts Agricultural College was organized under the national land grant act of 1862. This legislation is also known as the Morrill act, the original bill having been framed by Justin Smith Morrill, Senator from Vermont, and its final enactment secured under his leadership. It provided that public lands be assigned to the several States and territories, the funds from the sale of which were to be used to establish and maintain colleges of agriculture and mechanic arts. The Massachusetts Agricultural College is among the first of these institutions established. When this act was passed the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was already organized, and the State of Massachusetts definitely decided that the instruction in the mechanic arts should be at the institute, and that the new institution should confine its work to agriculture. On this account the Massachusetts Agri- cultural College has the unique distinction of being the only separate agri- cultural college in the country. In 1863 the State of Massachusetts accepted the provisions of the Morrill act and incorporated the Agricultural College. The location at Amherst was decided only after long and careful study by the original Board of Trustees. The college was formally opened to students on the 2d of October, 1867, with a faculty of four teachers and with four wooden buildings. The Massachusetts Legislature has granted money for the erection of prac- tically all of the buildings now on the grounds. In view of the fact that the annual income from the original endowment has been only a few thousand dollars, it has been necessary for the State to assume responsibility for the current expenses of the institution. Organization. — The college is a State institution, and as such is subject to the laws governing and the rules applying to all State departments and institutions. The work of the college is directed by a board of eighteen trus- tees. Four of these are ex-officio members, — the Governor of the State, the Commissioner of Education, the Commissioner of Agriculture and the presi- dent of the college. The other fourteen members are appointed by the Gov- ernor for terms of seven years each, or two each year. The immediate control of the institution is vested in the president of the college. The various ad- ministrative officers, having supervision of the various departments of activity, are directly responsible to the president. In carrying out its purpose the college has organized three distinct yet correlated types of work, — namely, research, resident instruction and ex- tension service. Research. — Massachusetts provided for the establishment of an agri- cultural experiment station in 1882. This station, though on the college grounds and supported by the State, was without organic connection with the college. Under an act of Congress, passed in 1887, an agricultural experi- ment station was established and supported as a department of the college. 12 AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. [Jan. For a time, therefore, Massachusetts had two experiment stations at the college. In 1894 these were combined, and the station reorganized as a de- partment of the college. It is now supported by funds from both the State and the Federal government. In 1906 the Federal government largely in- creased its support on condition that the money thus provided should be used only for research. The station now receives about three-fourths of its support from the State. The station is under the direct supervision of the Board of Trustees; the chief officer is the director, who is responsible to the president. It is organized into a number of departments, all co-operating toward the betterment of agriculture. In most cases the heads of these departments are heads of cor- responding departments in the college. The station publishes numerous bulletins and two annual reports, one scientific, the other popular. These publications are free and circulate extensively, the mailing list containing approximately 20,000 addresses. Resident Instruction. — The college offers an education without tuition fee to any student who is a resident of Massachusetts and who meets the requirements for admission. Women are admitted on the same basis as are men. Students who are not residents of Massachusetts are required to pay a nominal tuition fee. The chief aim of the institution, through its resident instruction, is to prepare men and women for the agricultural vocations. The term "agricultural vocations" is here used in its broadest sense. Courses are offered which give efficient training in various agricultural pursuits, such as general farming, dairying, management of estates, poultry husbandry, fruit growing, market gardening, floriculture, landscape gardening and for- estry. Students are also trained for investigation in many sciences under- lying the great agricultural industry, for teaching in agricultural colleges and high schools, and for scientific work in chemistry, entomology, botany and microbiology. Though training for the agricultural vocations is thus the chief concern of the college, students should find the course one that trains them admirably for pursuits in which the sciences are an essential preparation. The course of study aims also to combine an adequate general education with specialized technical and practical training. Four-year Courses. — Twenty-nine teaching departments offer instruc- tion in agriculture, horticulture, sciences, the humanities, rural social science and rural home making. A system of major courses permits the student to elect major work in one of
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