DAILY NEBRASKAN
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Ag College
Has Varied
Curriculum
On. the peaceful Agriculture cam
pus much work and fun is carried
on. The curriculum of the Ag Col
lege allows a student to learn how
. to feed and butcher cattle, or how
to cook, and sew, and at the same
time how to write themes and
punctuate letters, and how to read
and understand the principles of
government.
There is an Ag Student Union, an
Ag edition of the Nebraskan, and
an Ag branch of the University
or Nebraska Builders on the Ag
Campus.
The College of Agriculture was
founded in 1880 when the Univer
sity was established by the State
Legislature under an act providing
for such a college. In 1872 the
Regents ordered the college to be
op3r.ed.
Students here may do research
for teaching. On graduation froir.
the College of Agriculture one re
ceives a Bachelor of Science in
Agriculture or Heme Economics
degree after successfully complet
ing four years of work.
In home economics, courses are
orf:red in food and nutrition, child
care and development, clothing and
textiles, institutional management,
cY:tetics, economics, and housing
a.'.d equipment.
Recently becoming a field full
of opportunities is a combination
of home economics and journalism.
Publications demand nutrition and
fa;hon experts and advisers.
Courses in physical and biologi
cal sciences, English, and the arts
are required. Students select se
quences that prepare them for the
occupation they desire to enter.
The Agriculture Experiment Sta
tion is a branch of the College
of Agriculture and is a research
or fact-finding bureau. It serves
the families of Nebraska, a valu
able service in a primarily agri
cultural state, as well as numer
ous industries that are closely re
lated to agriculture.
The function of taking new facts
and methods developed at the Ex
periment Station to the farm people
is carried out by another branch
of Ag College the Extension
Service. This is a state agency
and there are extension agents
throughout the state. Information
gathered in research laboratories
in other states is also extended
to the farm people by the Exten
sion Service.
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5-Year Course
In Pharmacy
Students interested in the art of
filling prescriptions may receive
their degrees from the University's
College of Pharmacy.
Starting in the fall of 1957, a five
year program will be in effect. The
first two years will be devoted to
pre-pharmacy for the benefit of
broadening the education and the
last three years are devoted to pro
136 credit hours required for the
present four-year program.
A new building is now under con
struction and it is hoped that it
will be finished by the fall of 1957.
This building will be a combina
tion of Pharmacy and Bacteri
ology. .
Graduate work leading to the
Master of Science degree is of
fered through the Graduate Col
lege of the departments of the
College of Pharmacy, with spe
cialization in Pharmaceut i c a 1
Chemistry, Pharmacology, and
Pharmacy.
A graduate program in hospital
pharmacy, leading to the Master
of Science degree, is also avail
able. This course requires two of
residence beyond the Bachelor of
science in Pharmacy degree and
an internship in a hospital.
The University's College of Medi
cine, which has operated in Omaha
since 1902, had an enrollment last
season of 360 medics, 90 new stu
dents and a full and part-time staff
of 20S. The entire four-year-course
has been given in Omaha since
1913.
To enter the College of Medi
cine, a student must have at least
three years of college work, or 93
semester hours in an accredited
college.
As a junior and senior, he has
his first opportunity to observe the
effects of disease, the treatment
and subsequent progress of indi
vidual patients. His chance to ap
ply his gathered knowledge comes
in the following two years of in
ternsliip. 8 Years In All
The young med student who re
ceives his degree from the Col
lege of Medicine will leave behind
him four years of medical study.
However, he will be directing the
information and experience gained
from these four years toward four
more years of post-graduate
preparation.
The degree of Doctor of Medicine
is granted under the following con
ditions: 1. The candidate must be
at least 21 years of age. 2. He must
possess a good moral reputation.
3. He must have complied with all
the requirements of admission.
4. He must have pursued the study
of medicine for at least four years
and must have passed all required
courses and examinations of the
College of Medicine. The last two
years of work must have been
taken in residence. 5. He must
have written an acceptable paper
on an examination posed by the
Examination Committee at - the
end of the senior year. 6. He must
have written and presented an
acceptable typed senior thesis. 7.
He must have discharged all in
debtedness to the University of
Nebraska.
New $25 Million Center
The University College of Medi
cine is growing with the addition
of a new $23 million medical cen
ter. This center will include nine
buildings when completed. Part
of these buildings will be financed
by the University and the rest by
private firms. This building pro
gram will put the University's
medical facilities on a par with
those of other leading schools in
the Midwest.
The degree of Doctor of Medicine
cum laude may be conferred upon
a student who has made a high
scholastic record and who, in ad
dition, has in the course of his
medical studies performed some
original research that has been
published or is in preparation for
publication. Such a student must
be recommended by the depart
ment, in which the original work
was done. Usually he must stand
CFFS
rs
in the upper 10 per cent of his
class.
Alpha Omega Alpha is a medical
college honorary society hi which
membership is based upon scholar
ship and moral qualifications. Elec
tions are made from the students
who have completed nine or more
quarters of the four-year medical
curriculum and are by unanimous
vote of the active members of the
chapter.
American Dental Ass'n
Ratifies Dental College
Probably for the first time in the
history of this University, one
whole class got a complete men
tal picture of the situation at
hand. As roll was being called
in P.E. 63, a dance class com
posed of both sexes, one girl an
swered from the dressing room
stairway, "I'm here but I can't
come out. My my zipper broke."
Nebraska's College of Dentistry
is fully approved by the Council
on Dental Education of the Ameri
can Dental Association and is a
member of the American Associa
tion of Dental Schools. It was first
known as Lincoln Dental College
and was founded in 1899. In 1904
it became pari of the University
School of Dentistry. It became a
separate college in 1918.
Admission to Hie College is based
on the quality of the applicant's
work in his pre-dental courses and
liberal arts courses, his character,;
his personality, and his aptitude
for and interest in the study of
dentistry.
In recent years, a large per
centage of applicants for admis
sion has necessitated presenting a
comprehensive pre-dental program.
A student may complete his spe
cific pre-'dentsl requirements with
in a two-year period.
Requirements include 60 semes
ter hours exclusive of physical edu
cation and military science, and
specified grades and hours in such
courses as zoology, chemistry, and
physics.
If a student desires, he may sub
mit his application to the College
of Dentistry after he completes the
two-year requirements. All students
are also required to take aptitude
tests after they apply for admit
tance. The quota is limited to 32
freshmen.
After receiving a notice of ac
ceptance for admission, the stu
dent is required to make a deposit
of $25 which will be applied on the
cost of tuition for the following
academic session. It will be for
feited if he fails to register for that
session.
Each student who enrolls in the
College of Der'istry pays a fee of
$355 each Semester. This covers
the major expenses for the period.
All required textbooks, dental
instruments, and materials are
loaned for the student's use during
his four-year dental training. Upon
completion of the course snd the
conferring of the D.D.S. degree, all
textbooks and instruments become
the property of the student.
Omicron Kappa Upsilon is the
honor society of the Dental College.
Alpha Alpha chapter was chartered
at the University in May, 1929.
Election to this society is based
upon scholarship, conduct, and
data gathered by the faculty and
recorded on a character analysis
chart.
Degrees which may be received
from the Dental College are Doctor
of Dental Surgsry, Master of Sci
ence in Dentistry, and Bachelor of
Science in Dentistry.
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