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

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COLLEGE OF LAW The University of Flondo's College of Lew, distinctive in its dignified ond time-honored troditions, its lofty standards of achievement, ond its eminent group of prominent ond successful graduates, retains its position os one of the South's leaders in the legal field Aside from the key note of tradition our Law College is also progressive, having odopted many of the newer methods ond mnowotions in curriculum ond instruction The foculty maintains constant touch with the Amoncon ond State Bor Associations, other leading Lew Colleges throughout the country, ond with prominent legal orgcnizotions of the South and elsewhere DEAN H R TRUSSLER LAW FACULTY — 23 —

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OR G C TILLMAN, UNIVERSITY PHYSICIAN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIALS Walter B Hill, the new Uorversi ty L ibr or ion, is doubt -lessly a stronger to the mo • jonty of students smee his octrvities ore corned on lorgely behind the scenes However, he s probobly better known to undergraduates than his librory One gothers on slight ossociotion with Mr. Hill thot he «s quite o character WALTER B HILL, UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN Genial Fronk Wright os publicity director ond olumni secretory creates o yeomrng among the graduated fortunotes of our old olmo mo ter to keep m closer contoct with us Through his voluoblc publicity he keeps us from being entirely forgotten when the fresh pork is token out of the borrel in the white domed building The efficient operation of the Florida Union is concrete evidence cl Billy Matthews' business obility, ond his ability os the University's cordiol host is unsurpossed. When Billy octs os o master of ceremonies our enjoyment of his jokes is exceeded only by h«s own Jock Butler, o former president of the Gotor student body, now fills the newly crcoted office of Director of Residence whose tosk is thot of supervising oil the dormitories ond rooming focilities on the compus With the building of two new dormitories ond the consequent increase of the University's rooming accommodations, this position hos become one of no little importance Dr. G C Tillmon, the University Physic ion is entrusted with the guardianship of the health ond sanitation of the University ond its thirty-five hundred students; along which I me morked progress hos been mode in recent years with our beautiful ond efficient infirmary os an inspiration JOHN D BUTLER, DIRECTOR OF RESIDENCE FRANK S WRIGHT. DIRECTOR OF PUBLICITY D R BILLY MATTHEWS, DIRECTOR OF FLORIDA UNION — 22 —

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DEAN WINSTON C LITTLE THE GENERAL COLLEGE Aimed ot providing Freshmen and Sophomores with a general education of the world obout them before the begin specialized framing. Florida's General College is a novel educational experiment. To corry out the principle of letting the students know something about everything before they Start leornmg everything obout something, six comprehensive courses cover every imaginable item in their porticulor fields Each comprehensive is designated by the letter C , followed by an identification number C-l covers the sociol world or man's relationships with other men. C-2 deals with the physical world or mon's struggle with his environment. C-3 is o tool subject, taking m the techniques of reading, spooking and writing, C-4 is another tool subject divided into two one-semester ports, the first scrutinizing man and hts thinking ond the second a course in gcncrol mathematics, C-5 embroces the humonities and attempts to give students on appreciation of art, C-6 covers man end the biologicol world to teoch students obout their ond other creature's inner workings Only the final examinations count in these comprehensive courses, ond grodes ore given accordingly Examinations arc groded olcctncolly, with results being figured on o curve, thus pitting the students against one onother on a competitive basis MAN AND THE PHYSICAL WORLD THE HUMANITIES -24-