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

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MEN and women capable of assuming places of distinction in the world have grad- uated from the College of Liberal Arts, carrying with them pleasant memories of the .somber, ivy covered walls of old L.A. hall. It has long since ceased to be a building; it is something less tangible. Life has been breathed into it by the vibrant personalities of the men and women connected with it. It is in this college the entering freshman gets most of his contact with the university, for it is from this mother school that most of the profes- sional colleges on the campus secure their stu- dents. The high rank which the departments within the college hold is a tribute to Dean George F. Kay and his associates in the College of Liberal Arts. Dean Kay is also head of the geology department and state geologist of Iowa. The College of Liberal Arts is the oldest college in the university. A wide range of courses is offered so that each student may find opportun- ity for the fulfillment of his purpose and inter ests of life. The fullest realization of the func- tion of this college will come to students who pursue courses of study with more or less clearly defined purposes. The Schools of Journalism, Religion, Fine Ails, and Letters are divisions of the College of Liberal Arts. It not only provides all students with a general knowledge of the basic arts, but it acts as a preliminary course to the professions. Those taking medicine, law, and dentistry enroll in the Liberal Arts college before proceeding to the professional courses. THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS GEOKGE F. KAY De;in WILLIAM S. MCCULLEY CARLTON .1. STARK LUCY MAKSII THOMAS M. BANNISTER

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THE COLLEGE OF LAW EUGENE A. GILLMORE Dean THE oldest College of Law west of the -Mis- sissippi was established in l)es Moines in 1865 and moved to Iowa City in 1868. Dean Eugene A. Gilmore, B.A., LIB., Ll.D., for mer vice governor general of the Philippine Islands, heads the college. The course of study covered one year ' s work until 1884. Since 1980 six are required : three years of liberal arts and three years of law. A portion of the training is devoted to exercise in trial practice, regularly and systematically con- ducted in a practice court. On Supreme Court day judges of the supreme court of Iowa hear the final Law club argu- ments. Four seniors, winners in the freshman and junior elimination arguments and having the highest scholastic standing in the class, com- pete. A banquet follows the contest. The Iowa Law Review, edited by Prof. Paul L. Sayre, B.A., J.D.. S.J.I)., is devoted to the study and investigation of the law. and gives particular attention to problems of interest to the Iowa bar. Election to Ihe editorial board affords valuable opportunity for research and training in accurate and concise legal thought and expression. Less than one-half of one per cent of the pop- ulation of the United States is made up of law yers; all but seven of our presidents, all but Iwo of our secretaries of state, most of the cabinet members, and a majority of the houses of congress have been lawyers. No other single profession exerts such an influence in state and national life. A proportionate influence is exerted by the law students in the campus activities at the Uni- versity of Iowa.

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THE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE HENRY S. HOUGHTON Dean CLESSON BECKWITH EDWARD .1. MEISTEB RALPH K. EDWARDS LESTER V. KIMUEKLY MIRACLES of healing, science of love, student disciples, children ' s lives, adult happiness, a tall white tower all group- ed under the prosaic title of the College of Medi- cine. Since its establishment in 1870 the college has grown in size and quality until today it must limit enrollment in order to maintain an adequate standard of instruction. The general assembly has passed a law giving preference to Iowa resi- dents as students ; out of state students may enter only if the quota is not filled. A clinic, provided by law of general assembly, serves both children and adults, administering medical and surgical treatment to indigent pa- tients at the expense of the state. These cases furnish opportunity for student study and ob servation in every medical field. When the college opened in 1S70 classes were held on the first floor of Old South hall, which was situated in the oval between th? Liberal Arts and Physics buildings. Now it is located in the group of handsome buildings clustered around the hospital tower on the west side of the river. A medical and surgical dispensary is conducted by students under the direction of graduate di- rectors who examine, diagnose, and treat patients. More than 14,600 volumes are in its library, and more than 200 current periodicals. The medical unit of the Reserve Officers Train- ing Corps recruits and instructs medical officers for the regular army. Dean Henry Spencer Houghton, B.Ph., M.D., Ll.D., is head of the college. A personnel con- sisting of 145 physicians, surgeons, nurses, and supervisors assists the dean in maintaining the high standard of the college.