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Show 92. Rural Electrification. A program designed to give farmers training in house wiring for lights, wiring barn and farm light plant. Wiring of door bells. Gives such information as to safety precautions and teaches such skills as are necessary to complete the job. Two quarter hours. Autumn, Spring. Staff 93. Farm Metal Work. Heating, bending, shaping and tempering of metal as well as sharpening plow shares, cultivating equipment, welding, arc and acetylene bending and twisting cold metal. All skills are taught as they apply to farm work. Two quarter houis. Auaimn, Spring. Staff 94. Farm Improvements and Structure. A course designed to help the farmer with construction of irrigating equipment, side walks, hard surfacing of feed areas, construction of fences and feed mangers. Two quarter hours. Autumn, Spring. Larsen 96. Farm Machine and Repair. A program designed to give the farmer experience in repairing the various types of farm machinery and to help him develop the skills related to repair work. Two quarter hours. Autumn, Winter. Larsen 98. Care and Service of Farm Tractors. A course given to help the farmer gain a knowledge of the tractor engine, adjustment, trouble shooting, performance, and servicing of farm tractors. Two quarter hours. Autumn, Winter. Staff Botany 1. Elementary Botany. An introductory course in the principles of plant biology. Special emphasis is given to the seed plants. Recommended for the non-science student. Four lectures and one laboratory period a week. Five quarters. Autumn, Winter. Miner 2. General Botany. A course devoted to the study of the anatomy, physiology, inheritance, and life history of members of a representative series of algae, fungi, mosses, ferns, and higher plants. Three lectures and two laboratory periods a week. Five quarter hours. Autumn. Miner 3. General Botany. A continuation of Botany 2, with special consideration given to the more important families of seed plants. Prerequisite: Botany 2. Three lectures and two laboratory periods a week. Five quarter hours. Winter. Miner 5. Plants Useful to Man. A general cultural course designed to give the student the history, nature, and use of the more common plants and plant products utilized by man. Three lectures a week. Three quarter hours. Winter. Miner 6. Spring Flora. A study of the local spring flora, giving training in the identification and classification of the higher plants. Two lectures and two laboratory periods a week. Four quarter hours. Spring. Miner 7. Trees and Shrubs. A course devoted to the study of the native and introduced trees and shrubs of the State. Special attention is given to their identification based upon twig and leaf characteristics and to their culture and economic importance. Three lectures and one laboratory period a week. Four quarter hours. Autumn. Miner 9. Taxonomy of Vascular Plants. A fundamental course dealing with the systems, the history of taxonomy, relationships, classification, and identification of the flowering plants. Prerequisite: Botany 1 or 2. Two lecture and two laboratory periods a week. Four quarter hours. Spring. Miner 11. Pharmaceutical Botany. A course in botany dealing with the structure and functions of plants in the major groups, with special emphasis placed on pharmaceutical application. Three lectures and two laboratory periods a week. Five quarter hours. Spring. (Not given 1951-52). Pendleton 14. Elements of Plant Physiology. A study of the fundamental principles of plant life, covering such functions as absorption, transpiration, synthesis of foods, respiration, digestion, and growth. Prerequisites: Botany 2, 3, and Chemistry 3. Three lectures and two laboratory periods a week. Five quarter hours. Winter. (May not be given 1951-52). Pendleton CURRICULUM Forestry Freshman Year A. W. S. Botany 2, 3, 9 5 5 4 Agriculture 3 3 Engineering 13 English 1, 2, 3 3 3 3 Health Education 2 Mathematics 1, 3 5 5 Orientation 1 2 Physical Education 1 1 1 Zoology 1 5 17 17 17 |