Macdonald Institute exam timetable from 1928–1929

Sci.12, Biology Easter Examination, 1914-1915.

Question Four. (a) Why is the law of segregation of unit characters fundamental to Mendel’s law? Question eight. Discuss the application of genetics to man.

Sci. 12, Biology Easter Examination, 1916-1917.

Question Four. Discuss the application of our knowledge of genetics to the improvement of the human race.

OAC’s 1941-42 and 1947-48 Genetics 18 course.

18. 1. Evolution, Genetics and Eugenics – A brief review in lectures of the history, scope, evidence, and casual factors in organic evolution. Statistical, experimental and cytological methods of study of genetics (variation and heredity). Lectures and problems in Mendelian principles, sex determination, sex-linkage, and autosomal linkage, and mutation. Applications of genetics in plants, animals and man. Heredity of characters in man. Positive and negative Eugenics. Text: Snyder—“The Principles of Heredity.”
    2. Genetics and Eugenics – A course of lectures covering generally the principles of organic evolution and genetics with special reference to their application in human affairs. Mendelism, sex and sex-determination, linkage, and mutations. Inheritance of human characteristics and traits; relation to effects of environments and training. Eugenic needs, aims and methods. Text: Snyder—“The Principles of Heredity.”
    3. Principles of Plant and Animal Breeding – Lectures, conferences, demonstrations, and laboratory exercises on applied genetics. Source of new types from domestications, introductions, mutations and hybridization. Laws of variation. Role of species-crossing and other systems of mating; effects of in-breeding heterosis. Efficiency of different types of selection. Genetic analysis of crop plants and domestic animals, progeny testing. Texts: Babcock and Clausen—“Genetics in Relation to Agriculture”; Crane and Lawrence—“The Genetics of Garden Plants”; Prentice—“Breeding Profitable Dairy Cattle”; Lush—“Animal Breeding Plans”. (1941-42, p. 61)

The text for the 1947-48 Course Calendar entry for Genetics 18 is almost an exact replica of the 1941-42 text except for the course textbook, which was updated to “The Principles of Heredity”, Snyder, L.H. 3^rd Edition, 1946 for 18a and 18b. The textbooks for 18c changed to the following: “Principles of Genetics”, Sinnott, E.W., and Dunn, L.C. Third Edition, 1939, “Breeding and Improvement of Farm Animals”, Rice, V.A. Third Edition, 1942, “The Genetics of Garden Plants”, Crane, M.B., and Lawrence, W.J.C. Second Edition, 1938. (1947-48, pp. 75-76)