The Washington herald., 1921-09-22
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Scientific
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THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER \. IszI.
EDUCATIONAL COURSES At
AGRICULTURE AND sTANDARDS.
Two scientific branches OF the
government are helping their scIen-
tire STAFF 20 become more useful Il
themselves and 70 the government
by Offering the opportunity 70 take
courses OF graduate study after
office hours.
For more than ten years the Bu.
reau Of Standards has been main
tctning advanced courses in phyK-,
les. mathematics and chemistry
and this year the Department Of
Agriculture is inaugurating an un-
cnictal system Of advanced inStruc-
ton In these scientific and techni-
cal subjects related TO the work Of
the department, in which adequate
Instruction IL not available in
Washington.
These courses will not conHIct
with any OF the work offered 4,
lWashington's educational institu-
tons, and, in fact. 4 the courses
could be obtained at the local uni
Nerstties the governmental courses
would not be given. George Wash
ington University and the Depsrt-
ntent Of Agriculture have alreao,.
co-Operated in Offering a course an
physics Of the air by DIR, w.
Humphreys, professor OF meteoro-
logical physics at the Weather Bu.
reau.
IT is expected that the succcssf,,I
completion Of any OF the course,
VIII be recognized for adeouzt,
credit in some OF our better educ
uonal institutions. both for und.r.
graduate and for post -grsdus.,
work. This has already been tb..
case with the Bureau Of STANDARD.
courses.
The courses at the Burcau al,
Standards are in charge Of an cdu-
cationsl committee composed Of I
IS Tuckerman, chairman; L. L.
SiIsbee, secretary; Miss A. X. Ben
sen. l. J. Briggs. l.. v. Judson am,
Z. Z waters, who are aided by a
student committee composed a..
MISS l.. NJ. WoOdhul, n. :. Jessup.
IL \. Bright. II. y. Eaton. N D.
Fischer and A. y. Finn
Those offered this year ipcIud,.
Advanced optics, by DIR. 4. A Sli,-
ncr; differential equations by I,r
L. b. Tuckerman: chemical tb.--
modynamics, by DR.. L. H. Adam,
OF the geophysicai laboratory. in
depreciation Of data, Including tbs
theory OF errors and methods for
numerical. graphical and mecbs,s.
cal computation by DR.. Chester
Snow.
In submitting the plan for %.
department OF Agriculture courses
TO the stan. Secretary wallar.
said:
Il believe those who NAV he abl.
10 avail themselves Of this uppur-
tUnity will both enrich thcmscIv,.
and enhance the value Of the scrl
ice they render"
The scheme was worked ou- h-
a committee from the various bf.-
reaus OF the department headed o..
br. r. II. Ball. Assistant Scr-crars
who will shortly b"roma direct.
OF the scientific work Of Ga, do
partment and who Is IN charge 90.
the courses
General or funda mental COURSES
offered include: Biological chem
istry, plant pathology, satisfied
methods, Eenetics and agricultural
economics, to be given FOR tho firSr
hair year at least by u. {. TAYLOR.
chief OF the Bureau Of Market.
Advanced or graduate courses viii
include: Physics OF the air. maths-
matical statistics. economic enta-
n'oloEy, soil physics. agricultural
economics, plant Genetics. plsuiIl
Physiology. animal gonetics a lYl
plant cytoloEy.
The announcement OF the course
states:
The purpose is TO enlarge aDa
improve the service rendered nv the
department by affording an oppor-
tunity TO those who wish 10 m
themselves for greater usefulness
through better training ana In.
creased knowledge. Il is proposeF
mat there be two more or less dfs.
tinct kinds OF work offered. tsR
Lecture and drill courses on vbs,
u known of certain fundameBtar
SUBJECTS in which the personnel ~
Two or more bureaus NAV he in
tcrested; Oh intensive rrs,duar.
training in special topics. ANY or.
in the service Of the departnsD, II,
eligible 10 take these courses. pro-
N!ded he is adequately prepared To
DO so.
AT both the Bureau OF Standards
I'D the Department Of Agri.ultur,
tEe courses will he given two hours
a week for thirty weeks and tho
fees will be S25 for a fuW rours,
and SlS for half course.