General Agriculture, and Truck Crops were added to the offerings dur- ing the year. These new offerings were the result of considerable study on the part of the faculty committee for postawar expansion, and fit in well with the general pattern of vocational training on a college level. The addition of such new courses must fit a measured demand for training in a particular field, and must also fall within the legal limitations established by the State legislature in 1901 in the act which founded the school. Education Code, Chapter 3, Section 20651 ~— "The purpose of the school is to furnish to young people of both sexes mental and manual training in the arts and sciences, in~ eluding agriculture, mechanics, engineering, business methods, domestic economy, and such other branches as will fit the students for the non—professional walks of life. This article shall be liberally construed, to the end that, the school may at all times contribute to the industrial welfare of the State." The purpose of the school is clearly defined in the above act, and the final sentence gives basis for a broad interpretation. This objective of vocational training for specific occupations has remained unchanged since it was established hé years ago. The fact that the college does not have women in attendance at the present time is the result of a legislative act in 1929 which prohibited them from attending. Although this law was repealed in 1933, the college can not accommodate women again until proper dormitory fa- cilities are made available. During the more than four decades of service to the State of California the school has raised the level of instruction and has expanded the number of occupations for which training has been pro- vided, but the basic philosophy has not been modified in the slightest degree. The primary function of all instruction at California -9-