embryology, and cytology will receive special attention.
In the laboratory students will have an opportunity to
study living and prepared specimens illustrating the
course, and to become acquainted with some of the methods
of modern biological experiment and technique. A knowl-
edge of physics and of theoretical and organic chemistry
is necessary. Three lectures and four to six hours of
laboratory a week. (Not offered in 1925-26.)
Biology 510. General Problems of Biology. Read-
ing, themes, and seminar work on advanced general topics
of biology. Graduate course.
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Biology 520. Special work in Biology. This course
will consist of advanced work in some special field of
biology and will be adapted to the needs of the particular
student.
Economics 200. Elements of Economics. An intro-
duction to the fundamental theories of economics and to
their applications, with special reference to the problems
of money, banking, transportation, international trade,
labor problems and business organizations.
TThS 8:30 or 11:30 III
Economics 400. Statistics and the Business Cycle.
The analysis, interpretation and exposition of significantly
related quantitative data. Attributive, temporal and
spatial series. Graphic and tabular methods of presenta-
tion. The use of averages. Measures of dispersion and
skewness. The theory of correlation. Seasonal and cyclical
fluctuation of time series. The making of index numbers.
The development of statistical principles to be followed
in the latter part of the year by an extended application
of them in the study of business cycles.
MWF 10:30
Sociology 300. An Introduction to Sociology. The
course includes an analysis of the geographical and bi-
ological factors in social evolution, social psychology, and
a study of the functions of citizenship. There is added
a rapid survey of modern social problems such as those
of poverty, industry, immigration, public health and de-
linquency. Students expecting to take this course are
advised to take Biology 100, History 100, and Economics
200. MWF 11:30 IX
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Sociology 400. The problems of industrial society.
A study of the effects upon human relationships of mod-
ern economic organization. (Not offered in 1925-26.)
Business Administration 200. Business Manage-
ment. The promotion and organization of business
enterprises and the administration of such enterprises in
operation. The course considers in particular marketing,
financing, personnel management, risk-bearing, commu-
nity and state relationships, accounting, and the inter-
pretation of financial reports. T Th S 9:30 V
Business Administration 300. Money and Bank-
ing. History of the currency. Organization and regula-
tion of commercial and investment banks. The Federal
Reserve System. Credit and Instruments of credit, cor-
porate securities, capitalization, reorganization, deprecia-
tion and reserves. Open to students who have completed
Business Administration 200 or Economics 200.
TThS 8:30 X
Education 200. History of Education. A compre-
hensive survey of the development of educational theory
and practice, Including the reading of educational classics.
Prerequisite: One year of college history.
TThS 10:30 I
Education 210. Introduction to High-School Teach-
ing. The first term's work Is a study of the psychological
principles of school method, that of the second and third
terms, a study of high-school administration and the
methods of teaching high-school subjects.
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The Department of Education of the State of Texas
will grant, under the Certificate Law of 1921, the fol-
lowing certificates to students of the Institute:
1. Four-year Elementary Certificate. An elementary
certificate valid for four years will be granted to students
who have satisfactorily completed five full courses, one
of which must be in Education and bear on elementary
teaching, another of which must be in English, and of
which not more than two courses are in the same subject.
2. Six-year Elementary Certificate. An elementary
certificate valid for six years will be granted to those who
have satisfactorily completed two full years of college
work, including two full courses in Education.
3. Permanent Elementary Certificate. A permanent
elementary certificate will be granted to the holders of the
six-year certificates after five years of successful teaching
or after four years of successful teaching and one year of
college work taken after the issuance of the certificate.
4. Two-year High-School Certificate. A high-school
certificate valid for two years (valid only in the elemen-
tary grades and in third-class and unclassified high schools)
will be granted to any student who has completed five
full college courses, one of which is in Education, another
of which is in English, and not more than two of which
are in any one subject.
5. Four-year High-School Certificate. A high-school
certificate valid for four years will be granted to any
student who completes two years of college work, includ-
ing two courses in Education, one of which bears on high-
school teaching.
6. Permanent High-School Certificate. A permanent
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high-school certificate will be granted to those who have
a B.A. degree (or any equivalent Bachelor's degree or
higher academic degree) and have had two full courses
in Education, one of which bears on high-school teaching,
and who has completed three years (27 months) of suc-
cessful teaching subsequent to taking the degree.
It should be noted that high-schjool certificates are valid
for the elementary grades and the holder of an elemen-
tary certificate, based on two years of college work, can
teach in third-class and unclassified high-schools.
History 100. European History. A general survey
of the intellectual, social, and political development of
Europe from the fourth century through the nineteenth.
Lectures and required reading. T Th S 8 :30 or 9 :30 X
History iio. Ancient History and Civilization from
the earliest times to about 400. This course will deal with
the origin and development of early cultures and states
in the Mediterranean area. The steps in the formation
of a Mediterranean state will be traced from the beginnings
under Egypt and Assyria-Babylonia through the colonizing
activities of the Phoenicians and Greeks, the unifying
work of Alexander the Great, down to the culmination of
the process under the Romans. Economic developments
will be emphasized as well as the developments in the
field of learning and art. T Th S 8:30 or 10:30 X
History 220. English History. The political, con-
stitutional, social and economic history of England and
the British Empire. (Alternates with History 230. Not
offered in 1925-26.)
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History 230. Modern European History. A study
of social, political, and economic history of Europe since
the beginning of the French Revolution. (Alternates
with History 220.) T Th S 9:30 I
History 300. American History. The historical de-
velopment of the United States, with special reference to
the period since the adoption of the Constitution.
TThS 10:30 I
History 310. Constitutional Government. The ori-
gins and operation of constitutional government, the
formation of public policy, and the conduct of public
business in England, France and the United States. To
alternate with Jurisprudence 300. M W F 8:30 XH
History 410. Aspects of English Civilization: Early
and Mediaeval Times. Geographic factors. Formation
of the national stock, the national language, and the na-
tional church. Characteristics of mediaeval Christianity;
monastic life and organization; social importance of the
Church and clergy as a whole. Evolution and charac-
teristics of political institutions; family and tribe; king-
ship; feudalism. Economic organization and life; the
manor; commerce and industry; growth of towns and the
merchant class. Social life in village, town, castle, and
court. Educational institutions and practices. Learning
and literature. Architecture, military, ecclesiastical, and
domestic. Growth of patriotism. Lectures and papers.
Open to Seniors, also to Juniors with standing of II or better.
TThS 11:30
Jurisprudence 300. A course planned to give the
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student a knowledge of the history of the development
and of the philosophy of law, together with a knowledge
of the essentials of selected divisions of modern law,
including Criminal Law, Torts, Contracts, Agency, Part-
nership, Negotiable Instruments, and Private Corpora-
tions. (Alternates with History 310. Not offered in 1925-
26.)
Philosophy 210. Logic and Ethics, First half-year:
a study of the process of thinking, the laws of inductive
and deductive reasoning, and the nature of truth. Sec-
ond half-year: an examination of the development of
moral ideas, the essentials of the main ethical theories
and the problem of morality at the present time.
TThS 10:30 I
Philosophy 300. History of Philosophy. An his-
torical survey of the essential features and main currents
of philosophical thought, ancient, mediaeval, and modern.
TThS 9:30 V
Philosophy 410. Philosophy of Religion. An intro-
duction to the historical-philosophical study of religion,
dealing with the main facts in the evolution of religion
and the more fundamental problems of the religious
consciousness. T Th S 11:30 VI
Philosophy 420. Theory of Knowledge. An inten-
sive critical study is made of selected portions of the
writings of the classical epistemologists.
MWF 10:30 II
Philosophy 500. Seminar. Hours to be arranged.
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Philanthropy 500. A course designed to train the
student for professional social work. It includes the his-
tory of public and private relief, the functions of the
more important social agencies, and the technique of
social diagnosis and treatment. Theoretical instruction
in the case method will be accompanied by field work
under the direction of experts connected with the social
agencies of the city of Houston. This course is limited
to advanced students who are expecting to undertake pro-
fessional social work. M W F 9:30 III
Philanthropy 510. Social Problems. An intensive
treatment of the following topics: Child Welfare, Immi-
gration, Recreation, Delinquency and Crime, Public
Health, and Housing. This course aims to equip the stu-
dent of social activities as well as the prospective social
worker with a knowledge of important types of social
maladjustment. It is open to qualified seniors who wish
to pursue advanced work in social science. Prerequisites:
History 100, Economics 200, Sociology 300.
MWF 10:30 VII
PHYSICAL TRAINING
The athletic Field House, completed in the fall of 1920,
with its ample locker and shower facilities, and with its
gymnasium floor and modern athletic apparatus, not only
meets the n'eeds of the university athletic teams but also
furnishes ample opportunity for systematic physical train-
ing on the part of all members of the institution. A
charge of two dollars per academic year is made for the
use of a locker.
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One period of physical training each week is required
of all men of the Freshman class, and voluntary classes
are formed for the benefit of all other members of the
Institute. The classes are organized in such divisions as
to eliminate direct competition between the physically
weaker and the physically stronger among the students.
The classes take up regular gymnastic work including
boxing, wrestling, athletic dancing, basket-ball, indoor
and outdoor base-ball, track work and the like. Appro-
priate emblems are awarded to students showing various
degrees of efficiency. Numerous intramural games and
contests are arranged between classes and other organiza-
tions to utilize the competitive spirit in the development
of athletic and gymnastic proficiency. The certificate of
medical examination submitted by a student on admission
determines in a large measure the character of work that
the individual student is permitted to take. In certain
cases special physical examinations by the Medical Ad-
viser to the Committee on Outdoor Sports will be required,
for which a fee will be charged. Lectures are given on
personal hygiene and the principles of health.
COURSES IN ENGINEERING
Courses are offered in chemical, civil, electrical, and
mechanical engineering. A complete course in any one
of these branches extends over five years. A student
who has successfully completed the first four years of a
course is awarded a bachelor's degree, and after success-
fully completing the remaining year of his course he is
awarded a master's degree. It is intended in the engi-
neering courses to pay special attention to the theoretical
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side, because experience has shown that theoretical knowl-
edge is difficult to obtain after leaving the university,
and without it a rapid rise in the profession of engineer-
ing is almost impossible. It is recommended that students
obtain employment in engineering work during the sum-
mer vacations, for it should be remembered that no
amount of university work can take the place of practical
experience in engineering establishments and in the field.
The courses in engineering are not intended to take the
place of learning by practical experience, but are designed
to supply a knowledge of the fundamental principles and
scientific methods on which the practice of engineering is
based and without which it is difficult, if not impossible,
to succeed in the practice of the profession. The work
of the first year is alike for all branches, in order that
students may defer choice of a particular engineering
course as long as possible. It is necessary for chemical
engineers to make this choice at the beginning of the
second year, civil engineers at the beginning of the third
year, and electrical and mechanical engineers at the begin-
ning of the fourth year.
The work of the first two years consists chiefly of courses
in pure and applied mathematics, physics, chemistry,
and other subjects, an adequate .knowledge of which is
absolutely necessary before the more technical courses
can be pursued with advantage. Technical work is begun
in the third year with courses of a general character in
mechanical engineering, civil engineering, and electrical
engineering, all three of these branches to be taken by all
engineering students, with a slight change in schedule for
those in chemical engineering. In the third year instruc-
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tlon of students in mechanical and electrical engineering
is begun in shopwork. The classes in shopwork are in-
tended to give familiarity with workshop methods. The
object of these classes is not primarily to train students
to become skilled mechanics, but to provide such knowl-
edge of shop methods as is desirable for those who may
be expected as engineers to design machinery, to em-
ploy mechanics, and to superintend manufacturing pro-
cesses.
Students who can afford the time are recommended to
devote three or four years to preliminary work instead
of two, taking the B.A. at the end of four years and an
engineering degree at the end of six or seven years. Stu-
dents proposing to do this are advised to take a course
devoted largely to mathematics, physics, and chemistry,
or an honors course in either mathematics, physics, or
chemistry. The subjects taken during the years of pre-
paratory work must include those of the first two years in
the general engineering course, which may be substituted
for options in the academic course. The honors course
in physics is strongly recommended for those who wish
to become either electrical or mechanical engineers.
Typical schedules permitting such combination courses
will be furnished by the Registrar on request.
The following are the schedules for the five-year course
leading to a bachelor's degree in four years and an engi-
neering degree in five years:
First Year
(i) Mathematics lOO
(2) Physics 100
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(3) English 100
(4) Chemistry 100
(5) Engineering no
Second Year
(i) Mathematics 200 or 210
(2) AppHed Mathematics 200^
(3) Physics 200
(4) French or Spanish^
(5) Engineering 210^
Third Year
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND ELECTRICAL
ENGINEERING
(i) Mathematics 300
(2) Mechanical Engineering 300
(3) Electrical Engineering 300
(4) Civil Engineering 300
(5) Mechanical Engineering 310
CIVIL ENGINEERING
(i) Mathematics 300
(2) Mechanical Engineering 300
(3) Electrical Engineering 300
(4) Civil Engineering 300
(5) Civil Engineering 310
* Chemical Engineers take Chemistry 210.
* Chemical Engineers take German 100, other Engineers may sub-
stitute Chemistry 200.
' Chemical Engineers take Chemistry 220.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(i) Chemistry 300. Organic Chemistry
(2) Chemistry 310. Physical Chemistry
(3) Chemistry 320A, Industrial Geology and Blow
Pipe Analysis
(4) Mechanical Engineering 300
(5) Electrical Engineering 300
Fourth Year
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
(i) Mechanical Engineering Laboratory (M.E. 400)
(2) Machine Design (M.E. 410)
(3) Heat Engine (M.E. 420)
(4) Industrial Management (M.E. 430) or an approved
Elective
(5) Internal Combustion Engines and Fuels (M.E. 440)
(6) Economics 200
(7) Seminar (Engineering 400)
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
(i) Alternating Currents (E.E. 400)
(2) Electrical Engineering Laboratory (E.E. 410)
(3) Electrical Design (E.E. 420)
(4) Industrial Management (M.E. 430) or an approved
Elective
(5) Economics 200
(6) Seminar (Engineering 400)
CIVIL ENGINEERING
(i) Municipal Engineering (C.E. 420)
(2) Masonry Construction (C.E. 440)
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(3) Graphic Statics and Structural Design (C.E. 450)
(4) An approved Elective
(5) Economics 200
(6) Seminar (Engineering 400)
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(i) Chemistry 410A. Colloid Chemistry
(2) Chemistry 420A. Electrochemistry
(3) Chemistry 430. Chemical Engineering
(4) Chemistry 480. Chemistry Seminar
(5) Civil Engineering 300
(6) Economics 200
Fifth Year
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
(i) Advanced Machine Design (M.E. 500)
(2) Mechanical Plants and Processes (M.E. 510)
(3) Thesis (M.E. 530)
(4) Seminar (Engineering 400)
(5) Elective (M.E. 520, or an advanced C.E., E.E.,
or science course)
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
(i) Advanced Alternating Currents (E.E. 500)
(2) Thesis (E.E. 510)
(3) Heat Engines (M.E. 420)
(4) Seminar (Engineering 400)
(5) Elective
CIVIL ENGINEERING
(i) Structural Design (C.E. 500)
(2) Hydraulic and Sanitary Engineering (C.E. 510)
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(3) Railway Engineering (C.E. 520)
(4) Elective (Must be approved)
(5) Thesis (C.E. 530)
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(i) Chemistry 500
(2) Chemistry Elective
(3) Chemistry Elective
(4) Engineering Elective
(5) Chemistry 480
(6) Engineering 400 (Seminar)
Engineering iio. Mechanical Drawing and Descrip-
tive Geometry. Mechanical Drawing: the use of draft-
ing instruments; lettering; drawing figures in isometric,
cabinet, and orthographic projection; intersections and
developments. Descriptive Geometry: orthographic pro-
jections of points, lines, planes, warped surfaces, etc., in
the four angles of projection.
Section i
W and F 11:30 and i :30-4 :30
Section 2
T and Th 11 :30 M and T i :30-4:30
Engineering 210. Kinematics of Machines, and Plane
Surveying.
Kinematics. The study of relative motion of parts
of machines, instant centers, velocities, gearing and wrap-
ping connectors.
MWF 8:30 WTh 1:30-4:30 (First half-year)
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Plane Surveying. The study of the uses and ad-
justments of surveying instruments and of office meth-
ods. Problems are given in field work to familiarize
the student with chain, compass, level, and transit. Plot-
ting and compilations from field notes. Prerequisites:
Engineering no and Mathematics lOO.
M W F 8 :30 W Th i :30-4-3O (Last half-year)
Engineering 400. Seminar. A weekly meeting con-
ducted by the fourth year engineering studepits for the
discussion of current topics from the technical period-
icals, and of scientific and technical papers of general
engineering interest. This course must be taken during
the year in which the student receives the B.S. degree.
F 1:30-4:30
Mechanical Engineering 300. Prime Movers. A
general course of lectures, recitations from text, and lab-
oratory covering the characteristics, fields of usefulness,
operation, and tests of fuels, steam engines and turbines,
boilers, pumps, condensers, and auxiliaries; properties of
steam; valve gears; simple internal combustion engines
and accessories. Numerous problems illustrate the theory
discussed. Prerequisites: Physics and Chemistry 100,
Mathematics 200 or 210. Laboratory fortnightly.
M W F 10:30 MorT 1:30-4:30 VII
Mechanical Engineering 310. Engineering Shop.
Text-book and lectures dealing with metallurgy, general
forge, foundry, and machine-shop practice, and their
effects on machine design and manufacturing. Practice
with a variety of bench and machine tools, carefully
selected for their fitness in illustrating the principles
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studied, for affording actual contact with machine work,
and for developing a certain degree of skill and resource-
fulness in the student.
Recitations, all sections, T Th 9:30
Shop Section A W Th 1:30-3:30 F 1:30-4:30 V
Shop Section B T Th 10:30-12:30 S 9:30-12:30
Mechanical Engineering 400. Senior Mechanical
Laboratory. An advanced course in general steam, air,
oil, water, and power- transmission machinery operation
and testing. Recitations from text, reports, and labor-
atory. Prerequisite: Mechanical Engineering 300. Must
be accompanied with or preceded by Mechanical Engi-
neering 420. TW 1:30-4:30 IX
Mechanical Engineering 410. Machine Design.
Recitations from text and references, also calculations
and drafting involved in the design of machine parts,
considering both the theory and its modifications due to
shop practice and financial limitations. Design of several
complete machines, such as punch presses and hoisting
machines. Prerequisites: Engineering 210, Mechanical
Engineering 310, Civil Engineering 300.
MWF 8:30-11:30 XII
Mechanical Engineering 420. Heat Engines. Gen-
eral thermodynamics; applications of thermodynamics
to the design and operation of air compressors, steam
engines, and steam turbines; commercial forms of such
machines, with special emphasis on steam turbines; ele-
mentary steam plant design; elementary refrigeration.
Prerequisite: Mechanical Engineering 300. Lectures,
text, and problems. T Th S 10:30 I
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Mechanical Engineering 430. Industrial Manage-
ment. A study of the principles and practice in the man-
agement of manufacturing plants; location and layout of
works; organization of administration, sales, cost and
production departments; selection of machinery, mate-
rials, and labor; wage systems; cost analysis; welfare
work; a short survey of the law of sales and contracts.
Two recitations a week. Senior elective.
MW 11:30 II
Mechanical Engineering 440. Internal Combustion
Engines and Fuels. A study of the theory, design, and
operation of internal combustion engines and gas producers.
About one-third of the year is spent on engine design
problems. Must be accompanied with or preceded by
Mechanical Engineering 420. T Th S 1 1 130 VII
Mechanical Engineering 500. Advanced Machine
Design. The investigation of elaborate complete ma-
chines; original design of complete machines, especially
automatic machinery; design of mill-building trusses,
floors, and structural details.
Mechanical Engineering 510. Mechanical Plants
and Processes. A general course d'ealing with special
plants and processes, such as oil production, transporta-
tion, and refining, textiles, metal products, material hand-
ling, etc., not covered thoroughly in other courses. De-
tails of design and operation of special power and heating
plants. Prerequisite: Mechanical Engineering 420.
Mechanical Engineering 520. Advanced Heat En-
gi-nes. The design and operation of heating, ventilating,
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and refrigerating equipment and plants ; design of standard
types of steam turbines, engines, and boilers. Elective.
Mechanical Engineering 530. Thesis. The inves-
tigation, under the Mechanical Engineering staff, of some
undeveloped engineering problem, either through experi-
ment, design, or compilation of available information.