Indiana University - Arbutus Yearbook (Bloomington, IN)

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' W ' W ' P PjuI V. McSutt ! ■.,» oi School of Law School of Law The Indiana university School of Law, the oldest of the state university law schools west of the Alleghenies, and the oldest of the professional schools of Indiana univer- sity, was formally opened in 1842, and with the exception of a 12-year suspension from 1877-1889, it has been in continuous operation. It has been a member of the Associa- tion of American Law Schools since the formation of that organization, and has appeared on all lists of approved law schools issued by the Council on Legal Education of the American Bar Association. The aim of the School of Law, giving effect to a provision in the statute of 1838 under which Indiana university was organized, is to provide a well rounded education in the science of law. As a professional school, its design is to afford students the best possible preparation for actual practice in any state in which the principles of Anglo- American Law prevail. In keeping with these purposes, the law school has maintained consistently high standards of admission and graduation. In addition to preparing students for practice, the law school seeks to make definite constructive contributions to the science of law. It has editorial supervision of the Indiana Law Journal, the official publication of the Indiana State Bar Association, and is in charge of the research work for the Indiana Corporations Survey Commission. The members of its faculty have written case-books, textbooks and articles dealing with practically all fields of the law. — Paul McXutt. It

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QAinbvtu% ' M Frederick R. Hens hat, Dean of School of Dentist ps School of Dentistry When the Dental Educational Council of America rateci Indiana university School of Dentistry as a class A institution, it was agreed by the trustees of Indiana univer- sity that the first new building in Indianapolis should be a dental school building in the medical group. When this building is constructed it will be modern and complete in every detail of arrangement and equipment, affording full opportunity for both teacher and student. The University ' s medical center will then consist of the dental school, the medical school, the Riley, Long and Coleman hospitals, and the nurses ' training school, together with all the other activities that naturally arise in a great health center. The removal of the dental school to the University group is highly desirable from many standpoints. Dentistry has ceased to be merely a mechanical occupation, calling for highly special- ized skill in restorative operations, although that phase of the profession is just as essen- tial as it ever was. Because of the new knowledge of disease as established by modern investigation and research, it has become recognized that dental conditions and diseases are inseparably con- nected with general or systematic conditions, and that, therefore, the dentist must be prepared and trained to take his place as a specialist in the art of medicine. In order that such training may be acceptably given the dental student, it is impera- tne that he have access to the scientific laboratories as well as to the training that can be given only in the hospitals. Under the new plan this can all be accomplished to greater ad -antage than is possible with the present arrangement. The close co-operation of the medical and dental departments can only be had when the schools are situated on the saine campus and in proper relation to the hospitals. It is the aim of the trustees and administrative officers of Indiana university to have the best c ental school in America; therefore, the future of dental education in Indiana is felt to be very bright. ' — F. R. Henshaw. - ' ■d,.

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) School of Education The School of Education has the status of full equality with the other professional schools of the University, exercising full liberty in determining its courses of study and curricula leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Education. Graduate work is organized in each of the following fields: supervision of elemen- tary education, rural education, secondary education, school administration, educational psychology, history and philosophy of education, and vocational education. Courses are offered in these fields leading to the degrees of Master of Science, Master of Arts, and Doctor of Philosophy. The School of Education has for its major functions the preparation of graduate students for work in administration, supervision and instruction in public schools, and ioi the work of instruction and administration in normal schools, colleges and univer sities; the provision of special training for teachers who expect to teach in the elementary and secondary schools 5 the carrying on of experimental work in elementary and secon darv education, and the operation of a bureau of co-operati ' e research with a view to aid mg in the improvement of school practice. — H. L. Smith. WW