University of Illinois - Illio Yearbook (Urbana Champaign, IL)

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CCLLECE OF COVIMERCE A D BU I SS ADMI I TRATIC The College of Commerce and Business Administration is organized under the teaching departments of Accountancy, Business Education, Business Law, Eco- nomics, Management, and Marketing. The major aim of the College is to offer a variety of courses in a broad curriculum which should equip students to meet the problems of everyday living as Well as for careers in business, economics, and the ad- ministrative branches of government. This is accomplished through training in modern business practices and in the fundamentals of economics. A well-rounded program includes basic and general training with opportunities for specializing in various fields. The College conducts two bureaus-the Bureau of Business Management and the Bureau of Economics Research, which maintains an organized research program.

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COLLEGE OE ACRIC LTURE The College of Agriculture trains men and women for a variety of careers in agriculture and home economics. The instruction oilered hy the College on the Urbana campus makes up only one of three major divisions in the College. It also conducts the Agricultural Experiment Station for research in agriculture and home econom- ics and the Extension Service which carries the results of this research to the people in the State. The ten departments of instruction are Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engi- neering, Agronomy, Animal Science, Dairy Science, Food Technology, Forestry, Home Economics, Horticulture, and Plant Pathol- ogy. By finding and teaching hetter Ways to produce, process, and sell food and clothing materials, the College helps to insure a higher standard of living for the farmer and city people alike.

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COLLEGE OF ED CATIO Students in the College of Education are potential leaders in the fields of teaching, special educational services, and school ad- ministration. In the teaching field, under- graduate curricula are offered for both high school and elementary teachers and for teach- ers of the mentally handicapped and deaf or hard-of-hearing. The student gains practical experience from the practice teaching system established by the College. Curricula draw on the broad resources of the University for general education. Gradu- ate courses are offered for the development of appropriate fields of specialization. Research is also a major facet in the work of the College of Education. The University High School provides facilities for the de- velopment and testing of new programs and teaching materials, while the Bureau of Re- search and the Office of Field Services con- duct programs of aid for public school sys- tems in both fundamental and applied prob- lems.