Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18
GRADUATES GIVEN
NEW FARM COURSE
American University and So
ciaI Science Research
Council Cooperate.

Leading agricultural economists from
governmental and private agencies in
the National Capital will participate in
Q sew Program of graduate education
In Agricultural Economics and Rural
Sociology" to be launched at the open
ing of the next semester, January %, at
the graduate school of American Uni
versity, under direction of the dis
tinguiShed Social Science Research
Council.
In making this announcement joint
", DR.. Lucius C. Clark, chancellor Of
American University. and DR.. Walter
M W. Splawn, dean of the graduate
school, said: The object of this
undertaking is to make the rich re-
sources of data and the large and spe-
cialized personnel to be found in various
governmental and private agencies To-
Gated in Washington more accessible
to graduate students"
The program, it was explained is not
an activity of American University
alone. 1t has the financial support of
the Social Science Research Council,
and the personal services of economists
and Sociologists from such sources as
the Department of Agriculture, the
Federal Farm Board, the Federal Farm
Loan Bureau and the Bookings Insti-
tuition.
Considered an Innovation.
The new program is considered an in
novation in the graduate teaching of
agriculture. 1t is in line with the eX-
banding policy of American University.
The work is to be under the direc-
ton of subcommittee of the Social
Science Research Council, as follows:
DR.. John d. Black Harvard University,
who was the first chairman of the COM
mittee, under whose guidance the pro-
gram was first formulated; DR.. L. C..
Gray, principal economist, Bureau of
Agricultural Economics, Department of
Agriculture; Nils A. Olsen, chief of the
Bureau of Agricultural Economics, De-
partment of Agriculture; DR.. H. C. M.
Case, University of Illinois; DR.. E. G.
NourSe, director of the Institute of
who now is chairman of the committee.
About Twenty Courses.
Briefly, the plan includes a list of
about 20 courses, some of which may
be given every year, and others in alter
nate years, or as there may be need.
It also includes arrangements to pro-
vide for the systematic guidance of
students engaged in the preparation of
dissertations and for at least one
seminar under the leadership of the
teaching staff. In the case of a stu
dent coming temporarily from another
institution, both the thesis and the
course work would generally be planned
In consultation with and subject to the
approval Of his dean or other authority
in the institution, where he plans to
take his degree.
The teaching staff of this semester
includes DR.. Gray DR.. c. L. Holmes,
principal economist in charge, Division
Of Farm Management and Costs, Blu
reau Of Agricultural Economics; DR..
Nourse, Dr. o. c. Slime, principal eco
nomtst in charge, Division of Historical
and Statistical Research, Bureau of
Agricultural Economics; Norman Wall,
senior agricultural economist. Division
Of Agricultural Finance, Bureau of
Agricultural Economics; D. L. Wickens,
agricultural economist, Division of Agri-
cultural Finance, Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics.
First Semester Outline.
The courses offered for this first
semester include: Principles, problems
and research methods in farm organi-
cation and management; agricultural
prices and price analysis, farm mort
gage finance and a seminar in agri-
cultural economies.
Courses probably available in 1872
VIII be: Short term agricultural credit,
Mr.. Wall, and DR.. r. c. Engberg, who
Is with the Federal Farm Loan Bureau;
agricultural land problems and policies,
DR.. Gray; geographic aspects of land
utilization, DR.. o. E. Baker of the De-
partment of Agriculture; economic his
tory Of agriculture, DR.. Everett e. Ed
wards Of the Department of Agri-
culture; rural social problems, Dr. C.
J. Galpin, sociologist of the Depart
ment of Agriculture; interrelation of
agriculture and business, l. B. Bean
and DR.. Engberg; agricultural co-opera-
ton, DR.. Nourse and A. w. Mckay,
who is with the Federal Farm Board;
problems in agricultural marketing, DR..
Leverett S. Lyon of the Brookings In
stitution: agriculture and the tariff, Dr.
p. G. Wright, Brookings Institution.