University of California Berkeley - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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Inside the workroom. College of Environmental Design Exhibition Hall. In keeping with the expansion of the Big U, this year the School of Architecture increased its scope by merging with the School of Landscape Architecture and the Department of City Planning to form the College of Environmental Design. This newly enlarged college centers its facilities on the north side of campus in the Architecture Building, the City and Regional Planning Building and T-10. While plans for a brand new architecture building, which will be loca ted near Kroeber Hall, are under way, classes are still held in the old shingled architecture building which has been used by the school since 1906. Industrious and talented students spend many hours over drawing boards mitering wooden applicators, and constructing projects from paper, paint, and various other media. The exhibit halls are full of interesting, clever, and individual designs by both students and professionals alike. An Associate is offered to all students who, by belonging, can mutually benefit by the ideas and companionship available through this organization. Court of Architecture Building.

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Exhibits in Hearst Mining Build ing. College of Engineering New Engineering Annex. Slide rules, briefcases, and studious looks denote the engineering student who frequents the Northeastern of the camps. Rarely are these serious-minded and science-conscious students even seen in the territory familiar to the more literary minded. There are many departments included in the College of Engineering, which is highly ranked nationally and which offers an excellent theoretical Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, are just a few of the specific areas in which engineering students can specialize. Each department sponsors a student society which offers activities, and field trips through which the theories learned in class are given practical applications. Engineering Week End with speakers, field trips, and activities is the of the school year. Since engineering is such a rapidly changing field with new developments occurring each year, it is the aim of the University to provide a broad theoretical background so that the student, thirty or forty years later, can adapt to the progressive conditions. Surveying is fun!

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Mottos on the side of Boalt Hall. Watch those girls! School of Law The University Law School, Boalt Hall, is recognized as one of the nation ' s ten leading schools of law. It offers a graduate program with basic fundamentals in all fields of law. After the law school study has been completed, the bar exam marks the completion of the training for the law field. Boalt Hall is a comparatively new building located in the southeast corner of campus with an impressive exterior and equally impressive interior. The library is not only to studying but is also a good example of beautiful architecture. The student lounge offers a comfortable setting for gathering and talking, while the broad front porch is a convenient spot from which to watch the passing coeds at noon and after classes. Boalt Hall-sponsored teams actively participate in the intramurals program, and the team ' s is due to the large number of graduate member athletes enrolled in the school. Boalt prepares its members for careers in private practice, with law firms, or for some branch of the government. The Library