THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 1926-1927 CONVOCATION FOR FRESHMEN Convocations for freshmen will be held on Monday, Sep­tember 20, and Wednesday, September 22. The University has grown so large, and life here has become so complex, that it is believed new students can make a much better start if they learn in advance certain things about the University and its ways. All freshmen are accordingly expected to attend. CREDITS Credita ahould be aent to the Regiatrar before September. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION If this bulletin does not contain all the information desired, a catalogue of the Main University may be had from the Registrar, Austin; of the Medical Branch from the Dean, Galveston; or of the College of Mines and Metallurgy from the Dean, El Paso. LITTLE MISS RAVENNA MATHEWS The Registrar's daughter is 1 he latest addition to the University's "wniting Jist." he v.las one year old on February 13 and is applying for admission in 1941. University of Texas Bulletin No. 2616: April 19, 1926 The University of Texas PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY FOUR TIMES A MONTH. AND ENTERED AS SECOND·CLASS MATTER 1\T THE POSTOFFJCE AT AUSTIN. TEXAS, UNDER THE ACT OF AUGUST 24. 1912 The benefits of education and of useful knowledge, generally diffused through a community, are essential to the preservation of a free govern· ment. Sam Houston Cultivated mind is the guardian genius of democracy. . . . It is the only dictator that freemen acknowl­edge and the only security that free­men desire. Mirabeau B. Lamar PRESIDEXT WALTER l\I. \Y. SPL.\WX WHOANDWHY? £X-PRESIDENT HADLEY of Yale University recently made the following sapient observation: "What are the habits and powers most needed by the citizens of a free country like the United States? I am inclined to group them under three heads: First, the habit of self­government; second, the habit of public spirit; third, the habit of constructive thought." Assuming that Dr. Hadley is correct, how may one come into possession of these valuable habits and powers? Clearly the school offers the most favorable means and opportunity, and certainly it is not too high an ideal if we hope that soon every white citizen of Texas may have at least a high-school education. Thousands of them ought to go on and acquire a much larger measure of these "habits and powers." But which ones? This question calls for the most serious consideration on the part of boys and girls. Those who have done well in high school and have made a good beginning in the habit of "self-government" and the ability to think should in all probability continue. Later success in college does not depend upon wealth or social standing, but upon brains and application. Arriving at the University, make quality your slogan in all your work, and give your courses first place in all your plans. And in tak­ing this next step toward "self-government" remember that you accept responsibility for your acts from day to day. Success is sure to follow. Six HISTORY THE conception of a university for Texas goes back to the Declaration of Texas Independence, and the first Constitution provides for a "general system of education." In 1839 a site was set apart for a university campus in Austin and a large amount of land devoted to the purposes of university education. Definite provision for the estab­lishment of the University was made in 1858, but not until 1881 was an act of organization framed by the Legislature. A popular election in 1881 fixed the Main University at Austin, the Medical Branch at Galveston. The cornerstone of the first building was laid November 17, 1882, and on September 15, 1883, the University was formally opened. The Medical Branch was opened in October, 1891. The College of Engineering was inaugurated in 1894; the Sum­mer Session, in 1898; the School of Education, in 1906; the Division of Extension, in 1909; the Graduate School, in 1910; the School of Business Administration, in 1922. The College of Mines and Metallurgy was created in 1919, following the passage of an act by the Thirty-sixth Legis­lature constituting the State School of Mines and Metallurgy at El Paso a branch of the University of Texas. The Campus at Austin was originally forty acres. Clark Field, five acres, was acquired by purchase in 1897. In 1921 the Thirty-seventh Legislature appropriated $1,350,000 for the purchase of 135 acres to the north and east of the original Campus, giving a total of 180 acres. Seven LIBRARY BUILDING TO RIGHT OF MAIN BUILDING THE MAIN UNIVERSITY, AUSTIN GENERAL INFORMATION A USTIN, the home of the Main University, is situated at the point where the Colorado River issues from lofty and rugged hills. To the west lie those hills whose purple hue has given to Austin the name of the City of the Violet Crown. To the east stretch gently rolling plains as far as the eye can reach. Even the immediate neighborhood is full of charm, hills and river uniting in an irresistible call to love of nature. A great dam, approximately two miles west of the city, holds the waters of the Colorado. When fully completed, this dam will cause the formation of a lake twenty-nine miles in length. No other place in Texas will be so well adapted to the enjoyment of aquatic sports. The city is also interesting in itself. It contains the great Capitol and divers other fine buildings, and as the seat of government since 1839 its historic associations are numerous. For healthfulness, moreover, Austin has no superior among the towns of Texas. Its clear, pure air, its hilly contour and consequent excellent drainage, its almost con­stant breezes, its fine water, serve to keep the place re­markably free from sickness of all kinds. The altitude of Austin ranges from 509 to 700 feet; the mean annual temperature is 67.5 degrees Fahrenheit; the average annual rainfall is 33.1 inches; and the average relative humidity is 69.5 per cent. Growth.-The rapid growth of the Main Universit;v·, at Austin, is indicated by the following attendance figures for the Long Session : 1904-1905 ··----·-···-·--·· ···-·-·········-··-··--······--·-··-·-··-·--··--·-. ··--·-·· 988 1911-1912 ··--···· ···-·-·--·····--·········· ·-·-........... -····-. -············· ··----·---1,807 1918-1919 -···--···············---···-·····---···---·-·······---······-·-·--·-·-··----····2,812 1924-1925 ·········-·---·--··-········---··-· --··-·----·-··-----··--············· ..5,162 .Yin e Session and terms.-The Long Session of the University is divided into three terms. For the session of 1926-1927, the registration days are as follows : Fall Term, September 21 and 22; Winter Term, January 3; Spring Term, March 18. Those registering after the appointed times are re­quired to pay a fine of $3. Endowment.-The University endowment is made up of 2,079,520 acres of land located in the western part of the State and about one million dollars in bonds and notes. The land has been used chiefly for grazing purposes, and the rentals now amount to about $200,000 a year, which, with the interest from the notes and bonds, constitutes our building fund. Recently oil has been discovered on some of this land and has brought into the University treas­ury more than two million dollars. Whether this money itself or only the interest on it may be used for new build­ings, the Supreme Court is soon to decide. The cost of maintenance is met by legislative appropriation. Garrison Hall.-A new building to be occupied by the social science departments is now under construction and will be completed this summer. It will be known as Garri­son Hall, named for the founder of our history department, the late Dr. George P. Garrison. To give the building a distinctive Texas flavor, a part of the architectural ornamentation will consist of famous cattle brands of the State. Other buildings recently completed are the Biological Laboratory and the General Laboratory, the latter at Galveston. Recent gifts.-During the current year two very valu­able gifts have come to the University. One, from Mrs. Miriam Lutcher Stark, of Orange, Texas, valued at $500,000, consists of an excellent art collection and $150,000 in money for a building to house it. The other is a legacy of $1,380,000 left by the late William J. McDonald, of Paris, Texas, for an astronomical observatory. Co-education.-The University is open on equal terms to both sexes. Oversight and guidance are exercised by the Student Life Staff, led by the Dean of Students and the Dean of Women. Ten Discipline.-Through matriculation at the University, a student neither loses the rights nor escapes the respon­sibility of citizenship. The University, in common with other large organizations, must have for its orderly and efficient conduct, special regulations additional to the laws of the land. These regulations are printed annually in the Handbook for the Guidance of Students. In certain matters the student body governs itself. The Students' Association, composed of all the students acting through the Students' Assembly, the Men's Council, and the Women's Council, strives to foster high ideals in scholar­ship and conduct. In particular it is charged with the maintenance of the honor system followed by the University in classwork and examinations. UNIVERSITY Y.M.C.A. Eleven DR. GATES (left), Physician for Men. DR. GODDARD (right), Chief of Health Service. DR. ROE (left), Physician for Women. DR. KEY (right), Eye, Ear, Nose. and Throat Specialist. STAFF OF UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE University Health Service.-The University exercises special care over the health of the students. The Univer­sity Medical Staff is composed of three full-time physicians (one of whom is a woman) and an eye, ear, nose, and throat specialist. For the services of these physicians and for hospital facilities in case of sickness, each student pays a medical fee. Physical training.-"A sound mind in a sound body" is a good maxim. For students to be physically fit they must exercise and they must do it regularly. All women students in the University are therefore required to take physical training for three years, and all men students two years. The Physical Training staffs, in cooperation with Twelve STAFF OF PHYSICAL TRAINING FOR WOMEN Top Row-Misses Rath, Dillingham, Jervey, Crosslin. Bottom Row-Misses Anderson, Hiss (Director), Fisher. the Health Service, also give valuable corrective courses for students not able to take the regular work or who need special treatment for defects. Living facilities.-The University owns only two dor­mitories, one for girls and one for boys. Churches and other organizations, however, have generously met the need to a most gratifying degree. The following dormitories are for girls: The Woman's Building, operated by the University, with three annexes, caring for 125 girls; the Scottish Rite Dormitory, with a capacity of 300 girls; Grace Hall, conducted under the auspices of the Episcopal Church, accommodating about fifty girls; Newman Hall, operated by the Dominican Sisters of the Catholic Church, taking care of about forty girls; and Helen M. Kirby Hall, a Methodist dormitory, accom­modating 100 girls. All of these are excellent dormitories and are close to the campus. All inquiries and applications should be addressed to the dormitory about which infor- Th irteen HELEN M. KIRBY HALL, FOR GIRLS mation is desired. The Littlefield Memorial Dormitory for Girls is now under construction and will be ready by 1927­1928. Hundreds of girls live in private boarding houses approved by the Dean of Women and operated under regu­lations adopted by the Board of Regents. A list of ap­proved houses may be had from the Dean of Women. SCOTTISH RITE DORMITORY, FOR GIRLS Fourteen University Hall, commonly known as "B." Hall, accom­modates about one hundred and twenty upperclassmen. The remainder of the men live in private boarding houses. A list of approved houses may be had from the Registrar. The University Cafeteria is an eating commons operated on the Campus for the purpose of giving board to students and faculty (both men and women) at a minimum cost. Expenses.-lt is not possible to state just what expenses a young man or woman may expect for the school year at the University. That there is a minimum and that this amount is small enough to arouse the interest of ambitious young people is clear. There is also a wholesome average which should be stated, since the larger number of students fall in this class. The maximum will depend upon an in­dulgent parent or a careless child, and therefore cannot be set. GRACE HALL, FOR GIRLS Fifteen The following is an estimate of expenses for the freshman year. The cost of clothes and traveling is additional. The fee item includes the student activities fee; Low Medium High Board -­-----­--­----­----­---­----­--­---­--­----­-----------$175 $240 $270 Room and fueL ---­-­---­--­-­-­--­-­--­-­--­-------­-­ 80 100 210 Laundry --------­-­---­----­-­---------­-----­----­----­--­- 20 25 40 Books -----­-­-­--­--­------------­----­---­---­-­-­------­-­- 25 30 40 Fees --­-­-­-­---­-----­-----­-­-----­---­------­-------------­ 58 63 80 Total __________ ----------------_------_____ -------------_____$358 $458 $640 A student's expenses will depend largely upon his habits and tastes and will be determined by his power of self­control. Student employment.-A large proportion of our stu­dents earn some or all of their expenses, either before they come or while here. Out of 5,162 students in the Main ~EWMAN HALL, FOR GIRLS Si x t ee n University last session 2,429 belonged to the self-helping class. The Student Life Secretary for Men, Mr. W. A. Smith, and the Student Life Secretary for Women, Miss lone Spears, do all they possibly can to secure employment for students who need it, and this employment includes almost every sort of work that is honorable, such as that of a tutor, stenographer, clerk, yardman, painter, carpenter, musician, advertising solicitor, dishwasher, waiter, chauf­feur, newspaper reporter, coal shoveler, furnace man, usher, messenger, collector, paper carrier, barber, pharmacist, chore boy. More than $20,000 was earned in this way during the past season. It is very difficult, however, for a prospective student to secure employment in advance of his coming. Students so often change their plans that the employment offices do not attempt to make assignments, as a rule, until the open­ing of the session. Then, too, there are always more applicants than there are opportunities for work, and the THE WOMAN'S BUILDING Seventeen better places are naturaHy secured by old students already on the ground and acquainted. It is therefore strongly urged that no new student come without money enough, in hand or in sight, to carry him at least through the fall term. He can then be sure of receiving credit in his courses, whereas, if he is forced to drop out after a few weeks because of failure to secure employment, he has nothing to show for his trip to Austin, credit not being given on part of a term's work. A student will need about $125 at the opening of the session to pay his fees, purchase his books, and pay one month's board and lodging in advance. If he can stick through one year, becoming acquainted and learning "the ropes," a capable boy or girl can usually main­tain himself, or largely so, through to graduation. Earning one's way as a student is not an easy life, and first-year students, with adjustments to make in a new environment, are better off if they can finance themselves without employment. "Half a loaf is better than none," however, and the determined student may be certain that at the University of Texas he will find both encouragement and assistance in his efforts to secure an education. Religious influences.-As a State institution the Univer­sity recognizes no sect, and applies no religious test. At­tendance is not enforced on any form of religious exercises, and each student is left to follow the dictates of his own conscience as regards religious worship. Chapel exercises are held at the beginning of every school day, but the student may attend or not as he sees fit. But while the University as such attempts no religious training, one may safely say that there are few educational institutions in the country where a stronger religious influence is felt, or where more religious work is being done among the stu­dents. On the faculty are men and women who are out­standing leaders in their respective denominations in the State. An active Young Men's Christian Association employs a general secretary and several assistant secretaries. Re­ligious services are conducted each week, and a number of Eighteen Bible and mission study classes are held. Its handsome building opposite the Campus not only serves the religious ends of the association, but supplies a social center for students. For the women students, the Young Women's Christian Association does similar service, conducting a weekly religious meeting, various Bible and mission study classes, and employing a secretary to have oversight of the work. The success of the two Christian Associations is due in large part to the cooperation of the various Austin churches. Each one of these takes an active interest in the students, and most of them have each Sunday special Bible classes made up of University students. In particular, churches of seven religious bodies-Baptist, Christian, Congregational, Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Roman Catholic­have erected houses of worship close to the University lor the express purpose of ministering to the students. In addition, the Association of Religious Teachers offers courses in the Bible and along other religious lines on an undenominational basis, which under certain regulations of the University are allowed to count toward University degrees. DOME OF THE CAPITOL Ninet e en HONOR ORGANIZATIONS JDEALS.-The dominant tone which pervades the whole of the student body is for democracy. Competition for places of honor and responsibility has become the rule. To choose the man or woman for the place is the wish of the students. Whether it be in scholarship, athletic, mu­sical, dramatic, or literary work, the competitive element enters. High scholarship and ability to excell bring not only their own benefits, but distinction by conferring mem­bership in the following honor societies. Phi Beta Kappa.-A chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society was organized at the University of Texas in 1904. Eligibility to membership "in course" is limited to Bachelor of Arts graduates of the College of Arts and Sciences who make substantially more than a B average during their undergraduate course in the University of Texas; not more than one-eighth of the graduating class may be elected in any one year. The ranking five of the classes graduating in the following June and August are elected as the "Junior Five" in October, when the remaining members who grad­uated the preceding August are also elected. The remainder of the June graduates are elected in April before gradu­ation. The Chancellors.-The Chancellors, honor society of the University Law School, was organized in 1912. Elec­tion to membership is restricted to those law students who make an average of over 90 per cent in all law courses up to the time of their election. The maximum number that may be elected in any year is fifteen. Members are elected in the spring term of their second year, or in the fall or winter term of their third year. Sigma Xi.-The Texas chapter of Sigma Xi was or­ganized in 1915. Resident members are elected from among the graduate students and the faculty in recognition of proven ability in scientific research. Graduate students Twenty who are successfully pursuing a research problem may be admitted to membership before their work has been pub­lished in a scientific journal. Faculty members of the rank of instructor and above must have published research to their credit before they are eligible to membership. Grad­uates of the University of Texas who have attained dis­tinction in science may be elected to alumni membership. Tau Beta Pi.-The T-exas chapter of Tau Beta Pi was organized in 1916. Membership is limited to students and graduates of the Coll~ge of Engineering who stand in the first fourth of their class and have attained an average grade of not less than B. The first eighth of the class is elected in the junior year; the remaining eighth, in the senior year. BEST ONE PER CENT OF FRESHMAN CLASS Top Row-Evelyn Morgan, Center; August Spain. A ustin;. Vola Mae Phillips, Fort Worth· Frank Estes Dallas· Elizabeth Gibson, San Antomo. Bottom R~w-Gordon Bryan, Cleburne; Elsa Heidmann, Blanco; Hugh Dunlap, Cleburne; Loraine Decherd, Austin. . . ld 1 Not in the Picture-Laura Crowder, McAlle.n; o~car Dane), Brownsvil e; Dona Redmond, San Antonio; Elmer. Minton, Lufkm. Tw e nty-one Beta Gamma Sigma.-The Beta Gamma Sigma is the honor society for men of the School of Business Adminis­tration. Alpha of Texas Chapter was installed at the University of Texas in 1922. Membership is limited to students making at least a B average in all courses counted toward the B.B.A. degree; not more than 10 per cent of the senior class nor more than 15 per cent of the junior class may be elected in any one year. Members from the junior class are elected in the spring term. Members from the senior class are elected in the fall term. DEAN OF WOMEN'S STAFF Miss Terrill (left), Dean; Mrs. Bell (center), Assistant Dean · Miss Bewley (right), Assistant. ' Twenty-two Gamma Epsilon Pi.-Gamma Epsilon Pi is the honor society for women of the School of Business Administration. Alpha Delta Chapter was installed at the University of Texas in 1922. Membership is limited to students making at least a B average in all courses counted toward the B.B.A. degree; not more than 15 per cent of the women registered in the School of Business Administration may be elected in any one year. Juniors are elected in the spring term and seniors in the fall term. Sigma Delta Chi.-This is an honorary and professional journalistic fraternity for men. The Texas Chapter was established in 1914. Membership is based upon decision to enter journalism as a profession and upon promise of ability to do good work in that field. Scholarship is also considered. The object of the fraternity is to establish an organization among journalism students that will continue after the students leave college. There are numerous alumni chapters all over the United States. Members from the junior class are elected in the spring and from the senior class in the fall. Theta Sigma Phi.-This is an honorary journalistic fraternity for women. Xi Chapter was established at the University of Texas in 1919. Eligibility to membership is based upon registration for work in the Department of Journalism, upon high scholarship, and upon the recom­mendation of the faculty of the Department of Journalism. Ability shown by work on various student publications is also considered. Junior standing is required. New mem­bers are elected once each year. Omicron Nu.-This is a national honorary home eco­nomics fraternity. Upsilon Chapter was established at the University of Texas in April, 1924. A B average on all work taken in the University is required for member­ship. New members are elected in the spring of each year and are chosen from the upper one-fourth of seniors and the upper one-fifth of juniors, 15 per cent of the best senior and 5 per cent of the best junior fifth being chosen. Pi Sigma Alpha.-Pi Sigma Alpha is the honor society T 1v e n t y -t h r e e for students of government. The first chapter was or­ganized at the University of Texas in 1920. Since that time it has become national in scope inasmuch as several other leading universities have installed chapters. The national chapter remains at the University of Texas. Mem­bership is limited to students of either sex who are major­ing or minoring in government, who have completed at least two full courses in that subject, and who have main­tained an average grade of at least B in such courses. Election to membership takes place in the fall and spring terms. Mu Phi Epsilon.-Mu Phi Epsilon is a national hon­orary musical fraternity for women. Mu Theta Chapter was established at the University of Texas in November, 1920. Membership is based upon high scholarship in musical work completed at the University and upon the ability to give a creditable public performance. WEAVING RUGS IN HOME ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT Twenty-four Phi Mu Alpha.-Phi Mu Alpha is a national honorary musical fraternity for men. Iota Chapter was established at the University of Texas in 1924. To be eligible for membership, a candidate must have been granted one "T and Lyre" (award made for distinguished service in University musical organizations), or must have completed one year's work in the Department of Music; in addition he must have sophomore standing and be an active member of at least one musical organization on the campus. A good record in musical work completed is required. Friars.-Friars is a senior honor society for men. It was founded at the University of Texas in 1911. The eight most "eligible" men are chosen from the senior class of the various departments and schools of the entire Uni­versity. These men are chosen as representing a thoughtful, substantial, and scholastically efficient type of student. In the spring term four men are elected from the junior classes; in the fall term, four more men are elected from the same classes, which are then in their senior year. Mortar Board.-This is a national honorary senior fraternity for women. The University of Texas Mortar Board Chapter was established in 1923. Membership is based upon scholarship, leadership, and personality. Mem­ bers are elected from the junior class in the spring term and from the senior class in the fall term. Scribblers.-This is a club of a literary nature; it is a sort of "writers' symposium." It was organized at the University of Texas in 1904. Eligibility is based upon ability in the field of original composition. Both faculty members and students may be elected to membership. New members are elected in the fall and in the spring. Most of the work done by the members and criticized by Scribblers finds its way into print, either in the various student pub­ lications or in current magazines. Sigma Delta Psi.-Sigma Delta Psi is an honorary athletic fraternity for men. The University of Texas Chap­ ter was established in 1915. In order to be eligible for membership, candidates must be passing in at least ten Twenty-five hours of University work and must have made specified records in various sports. Membership is of two classes, the higher class known as senior grade and the lower as junior grade. New members are elected in the spring of each year. Turtle Club.-This is a swimming club for girls. It was founded at th~ University of Texas in 1919. Mem­bership is limited to the twenty best girl swimmers in the University. All members are required to be passing in at least three courses. Tryouts are held once each term to determine ability; new members are then elected. In the spring of each year the member making the highest record is awarded a gold turtle; the five records next in rank are awarded silver turtles. CANOEING IN LAKE AUSTIN Tw e nty-si x STUDENT ACTIVITIES THE ~ost_ striking cha~·acteristic of student life at the Umvers1ty of Texas 1s the complexity of the student activities. It is well that this should exist, for with a stu­dent body in excess of 5,000, all types of people are found. To satisfy the wants and interests of all the varying desires of this great number of young Texans, the great diversity of activities is a natural outgrowth. Good scholarship is demanded for participation in stu­dent activities. The student body frowns upon the student who wilfully neglects his work. Every man who represents the University of Texas on any of its various teams must be passing in a required amount of work. In this way the demand for good scholarship is always before the student, and he learns to appreciate the purpose for which he came to college. The University of Texas is no place for the drone or the sluggard. Honor system.-Self-government has been gladly ac­ cepted by the students of the University and there has been a gradual extension of the powers of the student body. Texas, early in its career, adopted the Honor System. By the Honor System is meant that the student will not offer for credit work which has been performed by an­ other. A high sense of responsibility and honor is instilled into every student. In examinations and quizzes there are no instructors or professors spying upon the class. Every member is upon his honor neither to give nor to receive aid, signing a pledge to that effect upon his examination paper. In case of a violation of this code of honor, the Men's Council or the Women's Council, bodies elected by the students, sits in a judicial capacity upon the case and de­ termines the fate of the accused. Laws governing many of the student activities are made by the Students' Assembly, the legislative branch of student government. T w e 11 t y -s e 1' e n UNIVERSITY LONGHORN BAND Literary and debating societies.-Among the literary activities some of the most pleasant and profitable work is done by clubs organized for this purpose. The women's literary societies conduct programs of an ambitious nature. These organizations include the Ashbell, Sianey Lanier, Reagan, Pierian, Present Day, and Pennybacker Debating Society. An intense interest in debating and oratory has resulted in the maintenance by the men students of five clubs which devote their time to this valuable practice. These clubs include the Athenaeum, Rusk, Speakers' Club, Hogg De­bating Club, Texonian, and Ramshorn Literary Society. The University of Texas has a splendid record in intercolle­giate debates. The most conspicuous victory in 1924-19~5 was over the English team from Oxford University. The University also won first place in the Missouri Valley Ora­torical Association. There are, in addition, the following associations of a somewhat more specialized interest: Czechie (for Bohemian students), the Scandinavian, La Tertulia (Spanish), Le Cercle Fran~ais (French), the Menorah (Jewish), Applied Economics, Chemistry Club, Home Economics Club, Penta­ gram, Pen and Type, the Rhymers, and the Art Club. Journalistic activities.-Every opportunity is afforded the student with a literary bent to develop his powers at the University of Texas. Whether his creative mind will produce a news story, an essay, or a bit of humor, fiction, or verse, he will find a publication which welcomes contri­ butions. The Daily Texan is the first college daily ever published in the South. The Longhorn Magazine is published monthly and con­tains the most serious literary efforts of the undergraduates, and short stories, verse, essays, reviews, and criticisms fill its pages. The Ranger is a comic publication issued monthly. Here embryo cartoonists and wits have opportunity for practice and development. Twenty-nine DEEP EDDY BEACH, IN AUSTIN The Cactus is the annual publication, giving a pictorial record of the year. Music.-The band of seventy-five pieces furnishes suit­able music for various University occasions. The Univer­sity Band and Men's Glee Club give several concerts during the year and make tours of the principal cities of Texas. Other musical organizations are the University Orchestra, Chorus, Girls' Glee Club, Mandolin Club, and Reed Music Society. Dramatics.-The students of the University have kept pace with the interest in the drama manifested in other universities. The Curtain Club is the oldest dramatic organization. It presents several plays each year. Professional organizations.-The students at the Main University who intend to go to the Medical Branch to study medicine are organized into the Pre-Medic Society, giving an opportunity for men of similar purpose to know one another. The pre-law students also have an organization. Thirty In engineering, the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Institute of Electrical Engineering, and the American Society of ·.Mechanical Engineers each has a branch composed of student and faculty members. A chap­ter of Alpha Rho Chi, a professional architectural frater­nity, has recently been installed at the University. In the Law School the various law societies conduct moot courts. Alpha Kappa Psi is a professional business administration fraternity, a chapter of which is installed at the University. These, being voluntary organizations, are indicative of the interest which the students develop in their respective pro­fessions. Fraternities.-Twenty-six of the best known national fraternities have chapters at Texas. There are fourteen chapters of national sororities in the institution. All are invitation societies. These organizations are under the close supervision of the faculty; scholarship requirements have to be met before a student is permitted to be initiated into one of them or to live in a chapter house. BARTON SPRINGS, JUST OUTSIDE Thirty-one Athletics.-Rational athletics abound at the University of Texas. An effort is made to provide some form of phys­ical exercise for every student. All freshman and sopho­more men are required to take three hours of gym work every week. This course consists of calisthenics, gymnas­tics, and athletic games. A course in physical training is required of all first, second, and third-year girls. The ex­cellent climatic conditions make it possible for most of the physical training work to be given outdoors. Teams for the holding of intercollegiate matches are maintained in nearly every branch of sport. The strictest eligibility rules are enforced with reference to the members of these teams. Subject to the faculty and Regents, athletics are controlled by the Athletic Council, composed of students, alumni and faculty members. This body awards the coveted "T" to the members of Varsity teams. In the fall, football is the major sport. Besides the regu­lar Varsity, freshman and "shorthorn" teams are main­tained. At the end of the season the class games are played. Basket ball, track and baseball all have their devotees. Other sports engaged in include tennis, wrestling, boxing, and fencing. L. T. BELLMONT, Director of Physical Training for Men. Th i1·ty-tw o There are a large number of well-built tennis courts avail­able. The University Y.M.C.A. has a swimming pool for the men; the girls have one in the Woman's Building. Lake Austin affords ample opportunity for all kinds of aquatic sports. The University has a boathouse on the lake where students may secure boats and canoes. Showers, lockers, and dressing rooms are also provided. The Woman's Athletic Association has supervision of the girls' athletic activities. Membership and awards are based upon the point system. Any girl who has paid the student activities fee and who makes forty points is eligible to membership. Awards consist of the "T," sweater, and blanket. Sports include swimming, canoeing, tennis, rifle practice, various outdoor games, and horseback riding. The University maintains two cabins and a houseboat on Lake Austin for the use of the women students. Here the girls spend many healthful and delightful week-ends. "Texas Spirit" has come to symbolize the attitude of fairness and good sportsmanship which characterize the student body in athletics and other activities. This spirit is fostered in particular by such organizations as the Texas Cowboys and the Orange Jackets (girls). Student activities fee.-At the request of the student body, the Regents have approved a fee of $10.50 for the 0:\'E OF MANY TENNIS COURTS Thirtu-thrfe support of student activities, popularly known as the "blanket tax," to be paid at registration along with other fees, but not to be compulsory. The activities covered by the fee are the Students' Association, the Women's Council, debating and oratory, the Men's Glee Club, the Women's Glee Club, the Band, student publications, and athletics. On payment of this fee, a student is entitled to be admitted to all University athletic and public-speaking contests held in Austin and to the Glee Club and Band concerts, and to receive the University daily newspaper and monthly maga­zines. Word of warning.-One of the most important things every boy and girl must learn, upon entering the University, is that of relative values. Life at the University is crowded with interesting things to do. No one student can engage in very many of them at one time. Some students make the mistake of putting these activities first and their studies last. As by-products of college life they are extremely valuable, but they cannot be permitted to absorb the major portion of a student's time without serious loss. Before he is aware, he will be failing in his courses and may be required to leave school. UNIVERSITY "COWBOYS" Thirty-four ORGANIZATION OF THE UNIVERSITY THE UNIVERSITY is organized into colleges and schools, the former admitting students from high school, the latter requiring one or more years of college work for admission. The outline below shows these various divisions, the admission requirements thereto, stated in general terms, and the degree or degrees offered in each. After each degree is given in parentheses the number of years normally required therefor. This outline will enable prospective stu­dents to know in advance in which college or school they should register. MAIN UNIVERSITY, AT AUSTIN I. College of Arts and Sciences 1. Admission requirement Graduation from an approved high school. 2. Degrees offered a. Bachelor of Arts ( 4) b. Bachelor of Science in Home Economics ( 4) c. Bachelor of Science in Medicine ( 4) d. Bachelor of Science in Nursing ( 5) e. Bachelor of Journalism (4) II. College of Engineering 1. Admission requirement Graduation from an approved high school 2. Degrees offered a. Bachelor of Science in Architecture ( 4) b. Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engi­neering (4) c. Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineer­ing (4) d. Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (4) e. Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineer­ing (4) f. Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engi­neering ( 4) Thidy-five III. School of Business Administration 1. Admission requirement Two years of work in the College of Arts and Sciences 2. Degree offered Bachelor of Business Administration (2) IV. School of Education 1. Admission requirement One year of work in the College of Arts and Sciences 2. Degrees offered Bachelor of Science in Education (3) Bachelor of Science in Physical Education (3) V. School of Law 1. Admission requirement Two years of work in the College of Arts and Sciences 2. Degree offered Bachelor of Laws (3) VI. Graduate School 1. Admission requirement An acceptable bachelor's degree 2. Degrees offered a. Master of Arts ( 1) b. Master of Business Administration (1) c. Master of Journalism ( 1) d. Master of Science in Engineering (1) e. Doctor of Philosophy ( 3) Thi 1'ty-S1X MEDICAL BRANCH, AT GALVESTON I. School of Medicine 1. Admission requirement Two years of work in the College of Arts and Sciences 2. Degree offered Doctor of Medicine ( 4) II. College of Pharmacy 1. Admission requirement Graduation from an approved high school 2. Degree offered Graduate in Pharmacy (Ph.G.) (3) Ill. College of Nursing 1. Admission requirement Graduation from high school 2. Diploma and degree offered a. Graduate in Nursing (3) b. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (three years in the College of Arts and Sciences and two in Nursing) MINES AND METALLURGY, AT EL PASO College of Mines and Metallurgy 1. Admission requirement Graduation from an approved high school 2. Degrees offered a. Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineer­ing ( 4) b. Mining Engineer (5) Th irty-s ev en THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY T HE LIBRARY is the heart of any college or university. No institution of learning can be strong without an adequate library. Herein, too, lies one of the fundamental differences between high school and college. One of the first duties of a freshman, therefore, is to learn how to use the library. The General Library, housed in the most beautiful build­ing on the campus, is the best college library in the South. It contains, with the Law Library, more than two hundred and seventy thousand volumes, for the most part carefully chosen for working purposes, in addition to some forty­eight thousand pamphlets. Its collection of sets of period­icals is particularly good. Special mention is made of the Wrenn Library of sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth century authors, which was purchased by the late Major George W. Littlefield at a cost of $225,000 and presented to the University; the George A. Aitken collection of ap­proximately four thousand volumes of English literature, which supplements the Wrenn collection, acquired in 1921 at a cost of $20,400; the Garcia Library, of some twenty­six thousand books and pamphlets and four hundred thou­sand pages of manuscript, of especial value to scholars working in the field of Latin-American history and litera­ture, costing $104,539; the Littlefield Fund for Southern History, with an endowment of $125,000, provided by Major George W. Littlefield, C.S.A., for the purchase of material bearing on the history of the South. Thirty-eight THE MAIN BUILDING THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES T HE FOUNDATION of the University of Texas, as of all universities, is the College of Arts and Sciences. Here students may receive a liberal education and secure training in fundamentals later needed in professional work. Instruction is given in twenty-four departments by a staff numbering more than two hundred. The faculty.-The faculty represents the best training of the best universities of America (for example, Harvard, Yale, Johns Hopkins, Chicago, Columbia, California, Michi­gan, Wisconsin), and in Europe (for example, Oxford, Paris, Leipzig, Munich, Heidelberg, Berlin). All are men of vigor and enthusiasm, chosen for their special fitness for this work. Many have published works of high order and some possess not only an American but an international reputation. Courses.-Work in tne College of Arts and Sciences is done in courses. A full course implies three classroom hours a week for nine months, with two hours of prepara­tion for each class, making nine hours a week in all. Five courses, calling for forty-five hours of work per week, con­stitute the normal amount of work for a student. REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION General Requirements Age.-Applicants for admission must be at least 16 years old. Applicants who seek admission by individual approval must be at least 21 years old. Character.-Applicants for admission must furnish satisfactory evidence of good moral character. Vaccinatic-n.-Each applicant for admission must pre­sent a certificate, approved by the University Health Serv­ice, that he has had smallpox or has been successfully vaccinated. Forty Hazing pledge.-Each applicant for admission must sign the following pledge: "I pledge myself on my honor not to encourage or participate in hazing or rushes during my attendance at the University, provided that contests DR. H. Y. BENEDICT, DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AXD SCIEKCES Fo1·ty-one among students conducted according to rules approved by the faculty shall not be classed as rushes." Scholarship Requirements Units.-Entrance requirements are stated in terms of units. A unit represents nine months of study in a subject in a secondary school, constituting approximately a quarter of a full year's work. A four years' secondary curriculum should be regarded as representing not more than sixteen units of work. Quantity requirements.-For admission to the College of Arts and Sciences fifteen units (see "Means of Gaining Admission Credits," page 45) are required as specified below. Credit for quality.-Quality, however, is more im­portant than quantity. As a rule, students who do poor work in high school do poor work in the University. A student ranking in the lowest quarter of his graduating class is therefore strongly advised to complete an additional year of preparation before applying for admission to the Uni­versity. Since a course thoroughly mastered is worth more than one completed with low or even medium grades, an extra unit is given each student ranking in the first quarter of his graduating class, provided the school is fully accredited in each case. This credit counts under II below. I. The following units are prescribed for all, and, except the foreign language, must be presented before admission. A student satisfying all requirements except the foreign language, including fifteen acceptable units, may be ad­ mitted without it and make it up within two years : English --­--­------­----------­------­-----------­---­------­----­----------­-------­ 3 units Social sciences (at least one of which must be history) 2 units Mathematics Algebra -----------­---­--­-·­-····­-----------­---­--­-----­--------------­---­ 2 units Plane geometrY-­-----­--­----­----------­--------­----­-----------­--------­ 1 unit One foreign language (ancient or modern) ­----­------­----­ 2 units Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------10 units Forty-t w o II. In addition to the units prescribed under I, a suffi­cient number of units to make a total of fifteen must be offered from Groups A and B, not more than three units being offered from Group B. Not more than four units may be presented in history and civics together. Biology may not be presented by a student who offers either botany or zoology. Group A English ------------------------------3-4 Foreign languages Social Sciences French ------------·-···----------­2-3 Early European history.. 1 German ------------·-------------2-3 Modem history____ ____ ___ _____ 1 Greek ---------------------··------­2-3 English history____ __ __________ 72-1 Latin ---·--------------·--·--·-----2-4 Civics ------------------------------lh-1 Spanish ------· ---------·--·------2-3 Economics --------------------------72 Natural sciences Mathematics Biology -------------·-------·------1 Algebra --------------------------2 Botany ---------------------·------1 Plane geometry____ ____ ______ __ 1 Chemistry -----------·----------1 Solid geometry________________ 72 General science_______________ _ 1 Plane trigonometry.......... 72 Physics ---------------------------­1 Physiography --·--------------­% Physiology and hygiene__ %-1 Zoology --------------------------1 Group B Agriculture ------------------------72-2 Home economics.................. %-3 Argumentation and debat-*Drawing -----------··--·--------·---%-1 ing ----------------------------------72 *Manual training................ %-1 Arithmetic ---------------------·----72 Music ----------------------------------1 Bookkeeping ----------------------1 Shorthand and typewriting 1 Commercial geography__ ______ 72 Commercial law__________________ % •For admission to the College of !!;ngineering and the College of Mines and Metallurgy. solid geometry is also prescribed; instead of two units in one foreign languaK'e. two units in natural sciences, or one unit in a natural ~cience and one­half each in solid geometry and plane trigonometry may be substttuted ; as many as two units each may be offered in drawing and manual training. F or ty-th ree THE BIOLOGICAL BUILDING, HOME OF TWO IMPORTANT DEPARTMENTS, BOTANY AND ZOOLOGY MEANS OF GAINING ADMISSION CREDITS The admission units specified abol'e may be obtained in any one, or in two, or in all of the following three ways: 1. Graduation from an accredited schooi.-No credit may be obtained without graduation. A graduate of a school in Texas will be credited with units completed in that school which are accredited to it in the list issued by the State Department of Education, if they are certified by the superintendent or the principal on the Unirersity's of­ficial blank for this purpose. This blank is to be had from the Registrar. It should be properly filled out and signed and returned to reach the Registrar before September 10. Without it the applicant cannot be admitted at all. For work done in a school not in Texas, the same credit is usually given as would be given by the university of the State in which the school is located, or, if there be no State university, by an institution of recognized standing ac­quainted with the work of that school. Credits must be certified on the University's official blank, signed by the proper official of the school. 2. State teacher's certificate.-An applicant holding a State certificate based on examinations and classified as permanent or first-class under the former law, or as high­school first-class under the present law, will be accredited with appropriate admission units. 3. Examination.-Any or all scholarship requirements may be met by passing the admission examinations. To obtain credit in any subject, the applicant must make a grade not lower than D. In grading papers in all subjects, account will be taken of the applicant's use of English. Excellence in one subject will not make up for deficiency in another. Credits are not divisible in any subject. Every natural science examination paper must be accom­panied by a laboratory notebook. Admission examinations are held twice a year, early in May and in the fall. The May series is given under the direction of the State Department of Education at accred­ Forty-five ited schools and at other approved places. Applications to take them should be made to the State Superintendent of Education, Austin. The fall series is held only at the University. The dates and the order are as follows for 1926 : Wednesday, September 15: 9 to 12, English; 2 to 6, American history, early European history, and civics. Thursday, September 16: 9 to 12, English history, modern history, and economics; 2 to 6, algebra and plane geometry. Friday, September 17 : 9 to 12, French, German, Latin, Spanish, and bookkeeping; 2 to 6, agriculture, biology, botany, chemistry, general science, physiography, physiology and hygiene, shorthand and typewriting, and zoology. Saturday, September 18: 9 to 12, solid geometry, trigo­nometry, commercial geography, and commercial law; 2 to 6, home economics, physics, and arithmetic. A CLIFF JUST OUTSIDE OF AUSTIN Forty-six Solely for the benefit of those who present to the Regis­trar satisfactory reasons for being absent from the Septem­ber examinations, another series of examinations is held on the same days of the week and in the same order two weeks later. It is strongly urged that applicants desiring to enter the University in September attempt the May examinations. It is permitted to divide the subjects between the spring and fall examination periods, but credits obtained at the spring examinations lapse unless the applicant passes the deferred examinations the following fall ; and credits ob­tained at the fall examinations, if less than the total number required, are not valid later. Admission by Individual Approval At the discretion of the Registrar, an applicant over 21 years old may be admitted without examination. Such admission does not confer special privileges, but, on the contrary, puts the applicant under special obligations. Each applicant proceeds as follows: (1) He must make application on the official blank (to be had of the Registrar), giving the information there de­sired. (2) He must furnish evidence that he has substantially covered the ground of the units required of other candidates, and that he has sufficient ability and seriousness of purpose to do the work desired with profit to himself and to the satisfaction of the University. (3) He must show, by the writing of a composition, that he has an adequate command of English. Applicants are advised to send their applications and credentials in advance of their coming to Austin. Admission by individual approval contemplates applicants who have not recently attended school and are not, there­fore, in a position to pass the admission examinations. Forty-seven Students so admitted may register for courses other than freshman courses only with the approval of the chairman of the department concerned and the Registrar, given because of evidence of special fitness. This approval can rarely be granted, however, because most individual approval students have less preparation than any other students in the Uni­versity. Neglect of work or other evidence of lack of serious purpose on the part of a student thus admitted will cause the Registrar to withdraw approval, thus severing the student's connection with the University, and preventing his readmission until he has satisfied all admission require­ments. Students admitted by individual approval cannot become candidates for degrees until they have satisfied the admis­sion requirements. As to how to remove admission condi­tions, see the following section. How to Absolve Admission Conditions In generaL-Admission conditions may be removed (1) by taking, with the approval of the Registrar, the regu­lar admission examination in subjects not studied by the student in the University; (2) by counting work done in the University. The prescribed admission units must be satisfied by work in the corresponding subjects in the Uni­versity; the elective admission units may be absolved by any University work. In satisfying admission conditions, a course counts as the equivalent of one and one-half units. Courses used to absolve admission requirements will not count toward a degree. If a student does not satisfy his admission conditions within two years after admission, he must present one additional unit for each year that his con­ditions remain unsatisfied. Conditions may not be removed by taking admission examinations later than two years after admission. After that time they may be removed only by work done in the University. F'orty-ei ght Individual approval students.-Students admitted by individual approval to English 1 will, on completing that course, be given credit also for three admission units in English. Similarly, students admitted to Mathematics 1 will, on completing that course, receive credit also for two admission units in algebra and one in plane geometry. Further, students admitted to the College of Arts and Sciences or the College of Engineering by individual ap­proval and making, during their first Long Session, at least five courses with an average grade of C, will in addition absolve the admission condition in the five elective units. If this average is not made, the five elective units and the four other prescribed units (see "Scholarship Require­ments," page 42) must be made up in one or both of the methods given in the preceding paragraph. Advanced Standing Students from other colleges.-A student seeking ad­mission from another college must present: (1) A letter of honorable dismissal; (2) a vaccination certificate; (3) a full statement of the work he has done, including the work credited at entrance. This statement must be duly certified by the authorities of the student's college. Much trouble and time will be saved by sending this official record to the Registrar not later than September 10. Students are not allowed to register until the proper certificates are presented. Students in other institutions who desire a degree from the University should not wait until their senior year to transfer. If they do, they may not be able to complete all remaining requirements in one year, and they may find their "major examinations" exceptionally difficult. A student who has failed in his work at another institu­ tion and is not entitled to continue there, will not be ad­ mitted to the University. All credits given students from other colleges are condi­tional. If their work here is of a low grade, the amount of credit given to individual students may be reduced. Forty-n i ne Like other applicants for admission, students from other colleges must sign a pledge to do no hazing. Students from Texas State teachers colleges.-Students desiring admission from the State teachers colleges of Texas must meet the requirements made of students from other colleges as enumerated in the preceding section. Graduates of the normal school (sub-college) department of the State teachers colleges will be regarded as graduates of an accredited school and will be accepted on the same basis as are graduates of accredited high schools. They will be required to present the prescribed units and will be limited to the elective units listed on page 43. Students attending the college department of a State teachers college during and after the session of 1913-1914 will receive college credits provided they were eligible, at the time of their admission to the teachers college, to enter the freshman class at the University. The standard amount of credit will be five courses (thirty semester hours) for one year's full work in studies paralleled in the University and given in substantially the same order. Only specified courses as agreed upon will be accepted as "advanced." Students holding a bachelor's degree from a State teach­ers college awarded in 1922 or subsequently will be admit­ted to the Graduate School of the University without con­dition, subject to the regulations of the Graduate School, provided they present as many as five courses that have been approved as "advanced." Students who were graduated from the State normal schools before 1914 will be given full admission, and in addition, one unspecified course toward a degree. Students who were admitted to and completed the second college year by reason of graduation from a State normal school prior to 1914, will be credited with only six college courses. As in the case of students from other colleges, all credits given to students from the teachers colleges are conditional, and may be reduced after the students matriculate in the University of Texas if their work here is of low grade. Fifty Students from secondary schools.-Applicants who, in addition to satisfying the admission requirements, wish to obtain advanced standing in any department, must secure, by examination or otherwise, the consent of the chairman of the department concerned, and this consent must be ap­proved by the Registrar. Surplus admission credits may be counted toward a degree only in case the applicant secures advanced standing in a particular subject and successfully continues that subject in the University. Credit for quality, however (page 42) may not be used as the basis for ad­vanced standing. Entrance credit in trigonometry and in solid geometry will each be counted as one-third of a degree course, pro­vided (1) the credit so counted is in excess of that required for unconditional admission, and (2) an average grade of at least Cis made on on three thirds of Pure Mathematics 1. A CLASS IN ARCHITECTURE Fifty-onP­ FACULTY OF THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Top Row-Fitzgerald, Rehm, Thompson, Cox, Stullken, Simmons, Winston, Ribbink. Bottom Row-8mith, McGill, Frazer, McGinnis, Willborn, Woodbridge, Lay. THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION T HE School of Business Administration was inaugurated with the session of 1922-1923. Before that time, be­ginning with the session of 1912-1913, the work in business administration was organized as a department in the Col­lege of Arts and Sciences. Requirements for admission.-Applicants for admission must satisfy the requirements for admission to the College of Arts and Sciences and must have junior standing, ten courses. It is recommended that these ten courses be chosen as follows : Freshman year: English 1, Mathe­matics 1, History 9 or 10, a natural science, and an elective. Sophomore year: English 2 or 3, Business Administration 411, Economics 1, Government 1, and Psychology 101 and 246. Aims.-It is not expected that students who have com­pleted this work will be prepared to assume control, at once, of large business concerns. It is hoped, however, that the apprenticeship will be shortened by the previous discipline and training obtained in the School of Business Administration. THE SUMMER SESSION T HE University Summer Session of 1926 is divided into two terms of six weeks each. The first term will open June 9 and close July 21; the second term will open July 21 and close August 31. Courses.-Regular college work will be offered in all departments and will count toward degrees on the same basis as work in the Long Session. Fifty-thre! THE EDUCATION BUILDING THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION THE School of Education was created to train teachers for the schools and colleges of the State. More than fifteen hundred students are enrolled this year. Last year the school sent out more than five hundred teachers, but even this number did not half fill the demand. Its home is in a handsome building erected in 1918 at a cost of more than two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The general administrative officers of the University are located on the first floor. The school is divided into five departments: Art of Teach­ing, Educational Administration, History of Education, Philosophy of Education, and Physical Education. Its staff, exclusive of those who conduct special method courses, consists of twenty-one instructors and several assistants. Admission requirements.-Fulfillment of the require­ments for admission to the College of Arts and Sciences (see pages 40 to 48) and sophomore standing are required for admission to the School of Education. Freshmen in the College of Arts and Sciences, however, may register for one course in Education. Teachers' certificates.-A high-school certificate of the first-class, valid for two years, or an elementary certificate valid for four years, will be issued by the State Superin­tendent of Public Instruction upon presentation of a state­ment from the University that the student has completed five full courses, properly chosen, in the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Education. A permanent certificate, based upon a B.A. or a B.S. degree, with four courses in Education properly selected, may also be secured. F i f t y -f i !' C? FACULTY OF THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Top Row-Fouraker, Vosper, Reming, King, Cleveland, White. Second Row-McLaurin, Robertson, Gafford, Helwig, Farris, McNeill. Third Row-Granger, Allen, Treat, Stewart, Rowe, Ramsay, Wallace. Bottom Row-Finch, Bantel, Giesecke, Taylor (Dean), Weaver, Correll. THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING THE College of Engineering contains five departments- Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Architecture, and Drawing. Exclusive of those who work primarily in the College of Arts and Sciences, its staff consists of twenty-two instructors and a number of assistants. The Engineering Building contains admirably arranged and equipped laboratories for the several departments. The hydraulic laboratory provides means of teaching the fundamental laws of hydraulics, the methods of determining the efficiency of pumps, water motors and turbines, the accuracy of water meters, the flow over weirs, etc. The laboratory for testing the strength of materials contains machinery for determining the strength, modulus of elas­ticity and elastic limit of stone, wood, metal, and plain and reinforced concrete. The cement laboratory has apparatus for making standard tests. A complete assortment of instruments and apparatus is provided for practice in all branches of surveying. The electrical laboratories contain an unusually full equipment of generators, motors, etc., for practical experimental work. The drawing rooms are provided with suitable boards, desks, instruments, and models. Similarly the steam and mechanical laboratories are well equipped for the best grade of teaching service. Admission requirements.-The requirements for ad­ mission to the College of Engineering are the same as those for the College of Arts and Sciences with two exceptions: (1) A foreign language is not prescribed; (2) as many as two units may be presented in drawing and in manual training. If a foreign language is not presented, the ap­plicant must present two units either in laboratory sciences or in laboratory sciences and solid geometry and plane trigonometry. Fi.fty-seven FACULTY OF THE SCHOOL OF LAW Top Row-Walker, Stumberg, McCormick, Hallen, Clayton, Bobbitt. Bottom Row-Hildebrand (Dean), Connerly (Librarian), Moore (Registrar), Dodson (Secretary), Stayton, Gre<;n. THE SCHOOL OF LAW T HE School of Law occupies a fireproof building of ample size and excellent arrangement. Its staff numbers ten professors and six other officers. Of the efficiency of its teaching the thousands of its students prominent in the profession all over Texas stand out as conclusive proof. Advantages of location.-Exceptional advantages for observing the practice of the various courts are afforded the law students by the fact that the Supreme Court of the State, the Court of Criminal Appeals, and the Court of Civil Appeals for the Third Supreme Judicial District are in session at Austin during the entire academic year. A term of the United States District Court is held in Austin during the University winter term. Two State district courts and a county court are in session during a large part of the academic year. The students thus have unusual opportunities to observe the conduct of civil and criminal cases in the State and Federal trial courts, to hear the discussion of causes in­volving questions of law and equity under the Federal pro­cedure, and to listen to arguments in the appellate courts by some of the most distinguished lawyers of the country. Admission requirements and course of study.-Like the best law schools over the country, the Law School of the University of Texas has continually raised its standard of admission. Ten college courses (two years' work) are now required for admission, in addition to the admission re­quirements of the College of Arts and Sciences, as follows : Freshman year: English 1, Mathematics 1, History 74, a natural science, and an elective. Sophomore year: Eng­lish 2 or 3, Government 1, Economics 1, History 5, and Business Administration 411. Exception may be made in the case of applicants over 23 years of age, if their general qualifications seem to justify it. Work so taken, however, may not count toward any degree. Fif ty-n i ne THE MEDICAL BRANCH GALVESTON G ALVESTON was selected for the home of the Medical Branch largely because of its abundant supply of clinical material for study. Its large commerce brings a far greater variety of ailments to its hospital than is found in cities of the interior. Further, Galveston as a place of residence has much to make it attractive. Its fishing and bathing, its beach, its shipping, its breezes, its markets­these are but a few of the things that add to the interest and comfort of its life. Schools and faculty.-The branch consists of the School of Medicine, College of Pharmacy, and College of Nursing. The teaching staff numbers fifty-six, representing the best medical schools of this country and Europe. The School of Medicine Admission.-For admission to the School of Medicine applicants must be 18 years of age, must be of good moral character, and must comply with the general University requirement concerning vaccination. Applicants will be required to satisfy the requirements for admission to the College of Arts and Sciences (see pages 40 to 48), and in addition present ten college courses (two years of work) . Among the ten college courses must be included English 1, Chemistry 1 and 40, Physics 1, and Zoology 1. All applicants for admission to the School of Medicine are passed upon by the Registrar of the Main University. The College of Pharmacy Admission requirements.-Applicants for admission to the College of Pharmacy must be 17 years of age and must Sixty satisfy the same scholarship requirements as those for the College of Arts and Sciences (see pages 40 to 48), with these exceptions: (1) A foreign language is not prescribed, but at least one year of Latin is strongly recommended; (2) no conditions at all are allowed; (3) students may not enter by individual approval. Registration limited. -Owing to limited laboratory space, it has been found necessary to limit to sixty the num­ber of students entering the first-year class in Pharmacy. The selection will be based upon the quality of work done in high school, and applications will be acted on July 15 and September 10. The College of Nursing The John Sealy Hospital offers exceptional opportunities for a thorough training in nursing. It is practically a University Hospital, and all the clinical instruction to the students in the School of Medicine is given in its wards and clinics. Candidates for admission must be between 18 and 40 years of age. They must be of good moral character, in sound health, and graduates of recognized high schools. Applicants of mature years, not graduates of approved high schools, may, under certain conditions, be admitted on individual approval. Blanks containing questions to be answered will be mailed upon application. Sixty-one COLLEGE OF MINES AND METALLURGY EL PASO W ITHIN a radius of from one to ten miles of El Paso are found in great variety those geological forma­tions that are usually associated with the mining industry, not only in metal mining, but in coal mining as well. In opportunity for geological study, no mining school in the United States is more favorably located. The second largest custom smelter in the world is situ­ated about a mile from the college. It is fully supplied with equipment for the most modern methods of treating such ores of copper, lead, gold, and silver as are suitable for smelting. Students will find this an exceptional opportunity. Admission requirements.-The requirements for ad­mission to the College of Mines and Metallurgy are the same as those for the College of Arts and Sciences, with the exceptions that as many as two units may be presented in drawing and in manual training, and that a foreign language is not required. Session and terms.-The session is divided into two terms. The first begins September 20 and closes January 31; the second begins February 1 and closes May 31. Fees.-A matriculation fee of $30, payable $15 a year, is required of all students. If any part of this fee has been paid in any other branch of the University it is not again required in the College of Mines and Metallurgy. Living accommodations.-Board and room may be ob­tained at very low cost at the dormitory maintained by the college. THE EXTENSION TEACHING BUREAU THE object of this bureau is to extend the advantages of the University, as far as means permit, to those persons who desire to profit by University instruction while Sixty-two DEAN KIDD, COLLEGE OF MINES AND METALLURGY living at home. In other words, this bureau represents an attempt to carry the University to the people, to place its staff of instruction and equipment at the service of studious persons living in various parts of the State. The fee for each correspondence course is $10, payable in advance. For a separate catalogue of correspondence work address the Extension Teaching Bureau, University of Texas, Austin. Sixty-three