University of Oklahoma - Sooner Yearbook (Norman, OK)

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I 1 J W ., 1 v ' 1 up b 2 College of Arts and constant and steady until now the ,ggi lv 1.4 . , ' enrollment is 600. The faculty has 'fait' - , Sclences grown from the original four to more !' l Bylumts S.Buclmnan,Dean offfollegc ofArLs and Sciences tlrian The offers over 300 A i V v N different courses distributed over 22 , Q ' HE HISTORY of the different departments. 1 - Y' The College of Arts and Sciences is X4 k - . . College of Arts and Sici- ences is the history of 1 the University for the Y- Nl ' l ' , istence. The University -it V ri., fall of 1892 with a prep- aratory department and a few college courses for special stu- dents. The public school system of the state was then being organized and there were no high schools to prepare students for the University. The pre- paratory department of the University was the first high school in the state. In 1893 the College of Arts and Sci- ences had one regular freshrnan and in the same year conferred its tirst lyicca- laureate degree, Bachelor of Arts, upon a class of two. In 1895 President Boyd of the University participated in the organization of the North Central Asso- ciation of Colleges and Secondary Schools, but the University at that time could not become a member because of its thirteen units entrance requirements. 1 ' J 2 -'I lv. ,a Warm As soon as the meager facilities would permit, the preparatory school was or- ganized as a separate department giving four years' work, and the standard for entrance was raised to Fifteen units. In 1898 the College of Arts and Sciences graduated its first class and the Univer- sity was admitted to the North Central Association of Colleges. Since the graduation of the First class in 1898 the work done by the College of Arts and Sciences has been recognized by all of the leading ,::olleges, and our graduates admitted to graduate work for degrees. The College has succeeded in. maintaining high standards from the first, and though the growth in numbers has 'not been phenomenal, it has been ' iirst ten years of its ex-, was organized in theft' the center of the University out of which the professional schools have grown and around which they are grouped. A large part of its instruction is foundational for the best work in these professional schools. i Within the College there have been organized in recent years the schools of Education, Journalism, and Com- merce and Industry, so that the student may pursue subjects directly related to his chosen line of professional educa- tion. College of Engineering By J:1nmsIH. Felgar, Dean of College of Engineering iN 1908 a School of Ap- . plied Science, having for its ultimate aim the 1 tablishment of a College of Engineering, was founded at the, Univer- M ' ' sity. In 1908 the Col- lege of Engineering was - established. It was com- Schools of Electrical, Mechanical and Civil Engineering and Mining Geology. The School of Chem- ical Engineering was added in 1910. All of these courses require four years of residence stuly for completion. The equipment of the College of En- gineering consists of chemical and phys- ical laboratories, drawing rooms, wood andiron working shops, foundry, elec- trical and mechanical engineering labor- atories, geological laboratories, testing rooms for illuminating materials, etc. In the School of Civil Engineering are to be had the usual supply of instru- ments for surveying and geodesy, and Q . ...Wifi , ,Q 'f sa A posed of the Lfyk, ' l 'fYZ-17'-':gQ ' I 'avlgfcilf t s.-.. , . Nix It f: rv . Jarvis ' ' g, cf-gre1242?-ii25fwf.ft ig, g.xn.1. ,Z ' - Byf i,,5.',ir if 44 ws., x . J x Y, . P nl V ii I .fm i.,.E- .fff5?,:.'aSj N,-275, M Q ff'gif -' K 1 ,. ' 1 , r-Mit' I +,. '- .' ,PH 1 ' .,-,. 'wx i - - rr' ' 2 4 ,, 1 W e 5... 'T If-1 'K get Lwel- if 7 1 in Pj'Q,.'. 'fit W -'ff fees' 'vu 'll 'ill 5 5 ' ! ioffg - 'ago ,Q b,, A ,Ov 5' 5 1Y5Wo.'kf 'L '-?fs'Ef '14, :'7J.'iq figs' i fy?-'fi-Eiwi Nrxgigi-. Ab 'y , 'M .2--1 -Q' Tl'c.i 7 th- - ' Lfltiwl- nl, X-. W. ,- .- 433-milf F Q 'D5f'?'g-'Tri t'---.iff 1 fwfr -, 134 l .xv XY z 7 5 ANNE. 1 f 1 1 'CMP -ymwutm.wr1vrwxe5 c-.w':- af: f rf ' .4.-'i.l'f :flL'wi C Am

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