University of Colorado - Coloradan Yearbook (Boulder, CO)

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DliAN II. C. Washhlkn COLLEGE OF PHARMACY Ph. C. THE College of l ' hariiiac - was organized as .i deiKirtmeiU of the Siliool of MediciiU ' in 1911. l- i(im llu ' er ontset il lias clnng steadfaslK ' to tlie l)rin(i|)le of higli academir standards. While none of the schools of pharinacN ' in the west were et re- quiring high school graduation as a prerequisite for entrance, this lone pioneer elected to require that its matriculants possess the same educational standards as other departments of the University: (iraduation from a standard four- ear high school. This was the first crusade, the first conquest against the existing order of things. With the above achievement as a beginning, the Department of Pharmacy set out in quest of new worlds to conquer. In 1913 it was separated from the School of Medicine and made an integral iiart of the rni ersit - the College of Pharmacy. Then came the war and with it the usual patriotic impulse of the pioneer — the crusader. Three members of its immediate faculty and every male student, about fifteen, entered the military or naval service. The College had to be almost entirely reconstructed after the cessation of hostilities. In 1919 a three years minimum course of academic work was required. This was six years before a similar reciuirement was demanded by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmac -, and was the second College of Pharmac - in the countr - to make such a recjuirement. Not satisfied with the ai)ove noted achievements, the College of I ' li.irmacy launched upon still another conquest, the object of which was to secure for the citizens of this .stale the health-conserving protection of a graduation prerequi- site law. The cru.sade for this piece of constructive legislation was launched by the College as early as the spring of 1912, but was destined to bear fruit after a seventeen -ears struggle. An act was passed in 1929 recjuiring all candidates for registration as pharmacists must possess a diploma from a recognized college of pharmacy. Tlie im[)ort of the above achievement is far reaching. It deftniteK- places CoU rado in the group of progressive states who.se onward march towards better things can not be sta ed. It insures to the people of Colorado the iiighest standards of skill and service in that branch of health service that lies nearest to the heart of that greatest of .ill .American institutions — the home. HoMi K C. W NniuK . i Jt Pair 11

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o I ; Dean H. S. Evans THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING B. S. FOl ' R -year adventure in the pursuit of an ideal - ■ ■ might l3e a very appropriate title with which to head the engineering courses in the University of Colorado. Such a conception might not be fully realized by many students, but if it were only partly understood during undergraduate days, it would still be ver ' much worthwhile. The spirit with which the freshman approaches his matriculation varies all the way from an adven- ture in possible social achievement, which at that time represents his ideal, to the opposite extreme where the young hopeful is sent to college by an ambitious parent even though he may not wish to go and with complete disregard for his ciualifications for a university education. Between these two ex- tremes we find the great majority of the class. This larger group may come here with some social ambitions, which is entirely wholesome, and they may be sent to college by parents who are anxious for them to come and who are willing to sacrifice in order that they may have a better chance for success in life, but they also have ideas and ideals, which are more often than not, quite indefinite and poorly understood. If the pre-freshman ' -ould only be inspired through reading, lectures, or by any other means to see clearly the real purpose of a university course of study, what a difl erent experience he would have while attempting to acquire an education. In the first place, he would have a definite goal in mind and he would never lose sight of that objective. The rough places over which he would have to travel at times would be smoothed out and thus the distance would seem to be shortened, and the work would seem much lighter. In the second place, he would think of his University training as a great adventure into the unknown. The study of each subject would be like a visit to a country which he has not seen before. As he acquired more and more understanding, he would feel his new power to see below the surface in all of those most interesting things with which he is continually coming in contact. A university course in engineering and the engineering profession after graduation offers both of these worthwhile objectives to the ambitious student — namely, a goal of achie ement and an adventure into the understanding of the world about us. Herbert S. Evans. ' ffl i P .iv 20

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EXTENSION DIVISION ill t; Dean Elmore Petersen O wrest truth from the infidel of ignorance, to possess those spots in our civiUzation consecrated by the lives of those who have gi ' en themselves in the cause of education, and to make available to all the people of the commonwealth the benefits of the learn- ing process and the fruits of research — these are the ideals of University Extension. University Exten- sion is distinctly an educational movement, but it represents a new force, a new passion inspired in its ranks, with all the virtues of gallantry, courage, un- selfishness and magnanimity that characterized the Crusaders of another sort eight centuries and more ago. It has been said that to grasp the Crusades is to comprehend one of the forces which changed the institutions of the Middle Ages. Likewise to understand University Extension is to recognize the full significance of an idea that is giving a new impulse in our social and economic structure. This Crusade is new, relatively, in the United States. In one of its present aspects, that of home study, it appeared first as a definite department in the char- ter of the University of Chicago when that institution was founded in 1890. At the University of Colorado the University Extension birthday occurred in 1912. P ' rom the embryonic beginning of a staff of one person and almost no funds, in eighteen years it has grown to an operating staff of twenty-five with almost half of the resident faculty as its force of instructors, lecturers, and ad- visors. It has been a period of crusading, of pushing forward toward an ideal undaunted by real or imaginary obstacles. It has been far from romantic, for its results in achievement have often been unforeseen. Nevertheless, there is hardly an element of interest to the people of Colorado that has not been served by the l niversity through this vehicle, directh ' or indirectly. The teaching function is not its only purpose, but its attention is directed to affairs of business industry, government, health, public schools, the press, directed reading, public discussion, and a hundred more. The intellectual needs of the times have made the case for the existence of University Extension. Its crusade goes forward under the banner of service. Ei.MORE Petersen. 1 1. Page 22