Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-20

slos In connection with the agricul-
tural experiment station, laundry an
ice plant, a natatOrium and an cleo
trio light plant, which furnishes lights
for all of the buildings and, during
the summer months affords power Tor
electric fans for the mess hail.
The farm garden, orchard, barnyards
and campus are included In the inclos-
ure to the east OF the station. The Or
chard of so acres contains large va
rlety of young fruit trees, more or less
adapted to this climate.
The buildings of the college stand upon
the crest OF a divide" from which
there l. sufficient slope to carry or all
drainage. There is in the Vicinity oil
the college apparently nothing to pro-
duce malarlal sickness.
DEPARTMENTS or INSTRUCTION..
Before outlining the several depart
ments of instruction 1t Is deemed Wen
to refer to the fact that there are Two
regular courses Of study and practice
leading to degrees and extending
through four years each. All the
first year is passed the student may
vary his studies with reference TO OBJ
tainlng either the degree, b. ). H., or
ID. S. A., In the agricultural, or he may
follow similar specialization leadlhg
to b, C. e. or d. NJ. II. In the Mechani-
cal course. All regular students must
pursue one of the courses. the IAN
guage course Is optional, In view OF
the great practical Importance OF the
German and Spanish languages LOT
business purposes, special attention ~
given to the study OF them.
CIVIL ENGINEERING AND PHYSICS
In the physical branch Of this depart,
ment all OF the members OF the MIRO
class IN all courses are lnstfucteu ~
the PRINCIPLES of physics ana the laws
governing the relationship of matter.
The applications as well as the primer
nies themselves are fully illustrated by
Experiments, and for this purpose me
denartment is well supplied with al
fine necessary apparatus. The mechan'-
cal students take an additional course
in electricity and magnetism, In whieh
the principles underlying eieo'rlco'
phenomena are carefully studleu,
In the engineering branch OF the ae-
rartment students In all courses are IN
structed in plane surveying, ana the
| farmer horticulturlst, or mechanlVai
engineer as well as civil engineer VINO
| Graduates from the college may De nus
nwn suryeyor. 10 the farmer WAC
! must subdlylde his land or build urhlh
| bitches, etc, the use OF TINS kh9Wieuse
A apparent, and to the mechanichi en-
| glneer 1t is indispensable IN ioea.i, ,.st
and erecting his machinery ana plui t,,,,
"' Manners of the civil engineering
course are led on. step by step. from the
s,r,nle plane surveying, In when they
| iaorn me use of instruments 70 r"ii-
.oad and Topographic engineering az
,,Ia,, they learn how to PROJECT anu
,onate railroad and construct tne
sanne. estimating the amount OF EARN arm
work, bridging, cost, etc' Insy In
also n course in sanitary enBihs ,
which prepares them TO pc 'l.el,s,.r,
s,raat improvements ana CITY seHeis,
stieet ,,,,ardians of public health whose
a,sto,,, oneration Is OF more Naiue III
es.'st,, disease than all the physicians
Esu IL, A course in hydraullc anu
OF sunnIy engineering Is given,
Mi, he student Is taught now 10
Whlesil ~ construct system OF water
rss 10 dam a river for irrIga,io ~, OF "
o,ber purposes. and 10 eohstluet ~ 80.
reseryoirs for the reteh''oh -
fall. 3. ,.,,,ar In designing and
A coul1' ,,,nr,s In which the student -
struetu4 Ia calculate the stresses anu
requi desirn an engineering slIuu-
aotual4. au the necessary drawihss,
tuIe W,,,,reering equipment OF tne ue-
The cue "a excellent, and lnelnues u
phI,.nr ~ compasses, both pi ~. ,l' ~
nun drainage levels. enginesis /,
transit w sui solar attachment I plane
transit rnd chains, tapes calcu'a-
table ,nss aa psnImet cas,s sle ma
The ies's eetarn1ining the strength OF
chimes ~ H.. stones. brick. iron, cements'
the jun anabies she student 70 lilNs ''.,t
etc, NJ NJ action Of lnatefiAis "hen SUI
s a,s 10 heavy loaas, fror the C.
The stna 0ssould be able TO lay out the u,
site Of 2 e,'y, atcr works. build rail-
sewers w so is prases ao @a designs s'R FOR
sny s5 5s who q nave sssasa
structure. ~ course some are railroad