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Riverside: Departments
Sociology
Sociology grew out of the Division of Social
Sciences which was established at Riverside in 1954. During the
first nine years many courses were given and a bachelor's degree
was conferred, but sociology did not become a separate department
until 1963.
Until 1960, most of the courses offered were fairly
standard types of service courses and primarily oriented towards
some fundamental topics in the field. Beginning in 1960, several
new courses were added which reflected developments in the field
throughout the country. Some of these important additions included
courses on theory and research methodology. The course list gradually
began to include other specialties which are often taught in graduate
programs.
The number of undergraduate majors increased steadily
as did the faculty complement. In 1965, there were 77 undergraduate
students and six members of the staff; 24 courses were offered.
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Soils and Plant Nutrition
This department, which was called agricultural
chemistry until 1947, was founded in 1914 as part of the Citrus
Experiment Station. Walter P. Kelley was the first chairman. The
importance of the citrus industry and the attendant problems of
disease, insects, soft fertility, and management led to the establishment
of the Citrus Experiment Station and strongly influenced the research
program which developed in soils and plant nutrition.
Between 1914 and 1938, under Kelley's leadership,
the department became deeply involved in alkali, base exchange,
and water quality problems; significant contributions concerning
the origin, nature, and reclamation of alkali soil emerged. During
the same period, long-term field experiments with citrus were begun.
The major fertility experiment, which was conducted in cooperation
with other departments, was laid out in 1916 and continued until
the early 1960's.
This fertility experiment and the initiation of
supplemental soil and citrus nutritional studies by Homer D. Chapman
and his colleagues in the early 1930's led into a second phase of
departmental activities dealing with the development of diagnostic
criteria for determining the nutrient status of citrus trees and
guiding fertilizer practices. This work which developed especially
during the 1938-61 period when Chapman was department chairman,
led to the widespread use of leaf analysis, visual symptomatology,
and soil analysis as guides to citrus fertilizer practices. In 1947,
the name of the department was changed to soils and plant nutrition.
Undergraduate and graduate instruction was added to departmental
responsibilities beginning in 1961. That same year Nathaniel T.
Coleman succeeded Chapman as department chairman. source
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