University of Iowa - Hawkeye Yearbook (Iowa City, IA)

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THE College of Education holds an important position in the University of Iowa by virtue of its alliance with the other colleges. With Paul C. Packer, Ph.D., as dean, this college has progressed rapidly until now it is one of the out- standing colleges of education in the country. It has made notable progress in the advancement of teaching and has contributed to research for improved methods. The purpose of the College of Education is to cooperate with other departments of the univer- sity in order to prepare more efficient educa- tional leaders in high schools, normal schools, and colleges. The college has three aims: first, the thorough training of high school teachers; second, the thorough training of all types of .supervisory and administrative officers; and third, the provision of courses in various fields of education and opportunities for research. Administrative offices of the college are in East hall. Here also are workrooms for grad uate students, a departmental library, and lec- ture rooms. The library is equipped with stan- dard educational texts, American and foreign journals, and many special books and monographs in English, German, and French. Students of this college get practical experi- ence in the University Elementary and High schools and in the school maintained at Child- ren ' s hospital. Those training for supervisory offices and the teaching of normal training subjects major in education. Other prospective teachers major in the subject they wish to teach and minor in edu- cation. They are masters of their subjects, pos- sessed of broad liberal backgrounds and a knowl- edge of teaching. Thus, knowledge of subject is supplemented by the necessary training in methods. THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

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THE COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY FRAXK T. BREENE Dean ELROY H. WITT .). .MKS S. IIOFFKR AXTON C. BRAXMEIER ANTHONY B. LAKK WITH 15 barber chairs, one second hand dental chair, and second hand laboratory equipment, worth $700 in all, the dental department of the University of Iowa began to function in 1882. In 1907 the department became the College of Dentistry. Today with 185 den tist ' s chairs, and .$200,000 in equipment, it ranks eleventh in freshman registration among the 38 dental schools in the United States, and fifteenth in total registration. It is the aim of the dental faculty to teach dentistry, not simply as a manipulative art, but also as a science based upon those sciences that reveal to us a knowledge of the human body. Thoroughly modern in design and equipment, the Dentistry building, completed in 1917, con- tains an interesting dental museum. In it are pictures of the former deans, of the first teaching staff, and of the first Iowa Board of Dental Examiners. There is a series of old dental chairs. In glass cases are old fashioned and primitive dental instruments. The dental clinic, part of the college, serves many persons from Iowa City and neighboring towns, as well as students, six days a week. This laboratory, supervised by graduates and pro- fessors, gives the students an opportunity to combine the practical with the theoretical. The College of Dentistry is a member of the American Association of Dental Schools and is recognized by the National Association of Dental Examiners. The diploma of the College of Dentistry is recognized by law in every state of the United States, and in foreign countries where American diplomas are recognized.

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THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING CLEMENT C. WILLIAMS Dean ROBERT K. VIERCK MARION KROUSE WILLIAM I ' . JONKS CHARLES I,. TAHH THE College of Applied Science was the title once given to the College of Engineering, which has been carrying on an extension and remodeling program. This year a new me- chanical engineering laboratory, costing $60,000, was built completing another unit in the proposed engineering quadrangle. In the days when land surveying was an im- portant matter the university school of engineer- ing was organized to keep pace with the needs of the early settlers. It has continued in step until today, under the supervision of Dean Clement C. Williams, C.E., the college includes the main engineering branches with facilities for instruc tion and research second to none. Courses are offered in the fields of civil engi- neering, chemical engineering, electrical engi- neering, and commercial engineering. The train- ing is administered from the scientific rather than the trade point of view, the objective being to train creative engineers rather than artizans. Excellent laboratory facilities are available in which students may apply their science. These include one of the few high potential laboratories in the United States, a television station for which the university holds a license, and radio station WSUI. Men of national reputation are employed on the teaching staff. The college ' s representative to its alumni is Iowa Transit, a magazine which originated in 1891 as papers ' read before the Civil Engineering society. During Mecca week the engineers celebrate one of the most brilliant and popularly anticipated activities of the year. A festive program of dinner, dance and musical show is followed by an interesting exhibition of modern scientific achievements.