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Show Reserve Book Desk Reference Room DIVISION OF LIFE SCIENCES O. Whitney Young. Chairman The Life Sciences Division focuses attention on the essential oneness of living things as revealed through the biological inter-relationships among organismshuman, plant, and animal. It seeks also to develop attitudes of effective citizenship by encouraging students to accept responsibility for safeguarding our natural resources and for preserving our natural heritage. Experiences provided in Life Science courses prepare students to enter diverse occupations. Many of these courses prepare students for agriculture, bacteriology, forestry, wildlife management, veterinary medicine, dentistry, medicine, laboratory technology, X-ray technology and nursing. The education program for nurses has been a part of a national research program sponsored by Columbia University. In collaboration with the National Audubon Society the Division supports wildlife films dealing with all phases of conservation and nature appreciation. Attendance at these programs is obligatory for students registered in the Division. The Division offers majors in Medical Technology, Botany, Zoology, and secondary teaching majors in Biology, Botany, and Zoology. The Division offers minors in Botany and Zoology. It includes the Departments of Agriculture-Forestry-Wildlife Management, Bacteriology and Public Health, Biology, Botany, Family Life, Nursing, Zoology and Physiology, and X-Ray Technology. Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Wildlife Management Associate Professors Ralph W. Monk, Earl W. Smart; Assistant Professor L. Thad Home; Instructor Earl A. Jenne. If a student plans to qualify for a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture, Forestry, or Wildlife Management, he may pursue his studies at Weber College and complete them at a college offering a bachelor's degree in these subjects. In each case the student should consult the adviser for his area of study. AGRICULTURE Courses of Instruction 1. General SoilsSoil formation, classification, fertility, and management. Prerequisites: Two quarters of inorganic 137 |