University of Florida - Tower / Seminole Yearbook (Gainesville, FL)

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COLLEGE OI I.AW Dkan II. R. Tki slw ’UK College oe Law through it able faculty present an open gateway to the vast realm of knowledge embraced in the theory, science and practice of law. Well has it been said that the common law is a great storehouse of knowledge, out of which each man draweth according to his capacity.” The College of law undertakes, not to make lawyers, but to provide the means wherewith they shall make themselves. It says to those who knock, “Here arc my wares; come ami enter—”, and to this end provides a system of judicial instruc-lion that acknowledges no superior. Year by year the standards of the College have been raised; the College is registered by the Board of Regents of New York, is a member of the American Association of Law Schools, is classed as an A school by the American Bar Association, and stands out as second to none among the law-colleges of America. Success for the College has been accomplished through the untiring efforts of the eminent members of its faculty. The renown of the College has been heralded throughout the .Nation and within its classes arc students from many states who have journeyed far to avail themselves of advantages that arc to he enjoyed for the seeking. Presenting an array of instructors who have attained national eminence, the Iaiw College stands as an inspiration to those ambitious students, who, adhering rigorously to the ideals of an honored profession, are able to grasp the vision, put aside restraining influences ami press on to the High Calling. SECDIttOEE

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COLLEGE Ol ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE ONE of ihc fir t colleges to l c estab-lislied on the campus of the Univer-sity of Florida was the College ok Engineering. During the {M-riod of its existence it has been under the direction of Dr. J. K. Benton. Under his administration it has attained to a high rank in colleges of its kind. Students of this College are alTordcd the l cst technological training of four-year courses in chemical, civil, electrical and mechanical engineering, leading to corresponding Bachelor’s degrees in engineering. These courses arc similar to those of other American engineering schools of college grade. The graduates are prepared to fill such positions as are usually allotted to young engineers. At present the College of Engineering occupies Engineering Hall, including the wing, and the newly constructed Engineering laboratory building. Facilities have been largely improved to accommodate the great demand for the courses offered. Scholastic training alone cannot make a competent engineer, any more than it can make a competent physician or lawyer. It can, however, fit a man to enter the profession of engineering; and it is an important clement in ultimate success in that profession. SCHOOL OK ARCHITECTURE Courses offered in the SCHOOL OK Architecture are of four years duration leading to a Bachelor's degree. Budolph Weaver, B.S.I.A., is in charge as Director. Training given in this School is designed to prepare graduates for those fields of endeavor in which utility is combined with beauty. Unprecedented activity in this state and others in building and beautifying cities affords unusual opportunities in the useful arts.

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COLLEGE Ol PHARMACY Cf Oea.x T. I(. I.hcii 'WO-FOLD in ii purpose, the College of Pharmacy gives preparation in lu» v to live anil how to make a living. As an associate mcmlx-r of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, the Col lege receives full recognition from all State Boards requiring attendance in a school of pharmacy as a prerequisite to examination anil registration. Courses offered in the College meet the highest requirements of pharmaceutical instruction, and in fact, are in excess of the requirements of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. All professors in the College teaching strictly professional subjects hold the Doctor’s degree. For the purpose of training pharmacists, the College maintains a three year curriculum. In addition a four year course offers an opportunity for specialization in Commercial Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacognosy or Pharmacology. The curriculum in Commercial Pharmacy aims to qualify a man for the position as manager of a drug store, or as a salesman of drugs and chemicals. Work in Pharmaceutical Chemistry is designed to train men for positions in food and drug laboratories or as manufacturing pharmacists. Completion of work in the four year course in Pharmacognosy ami Pharmacology should qualify the graduate to act in the capacity of pharmacologist or inspector of crude drugs with a manufacturing concern or with the Federal Customs Service, or as a pharmacologist for drug manufacturing house or hospitals. In Soptemlwr, 1927, the College of Pharmacy moved into the new building erected for it during the previous year. Now it is one of the best equipped Colleges of Pharmacy, both in materials and personnel, in the country. r; • -r: f. »•• • •- - • 2