University of Maine - Prism Yearbook (Orono, ME)

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FAC DEAN EDWARD J. ALLEN College of Arts ami Sciences

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Fourth row—Klein, j.andon, Wcathcrbec, Brush. Stewart, CoRKeshall. Dmcnbury, Wencc. White, V. Whitney. Kimball, Clanvillc, Run ion Third row—Jordan. Crofutt. Bryan, Jones. Reynolds. Sandcrlin. Burn. Hawthorne. Ashby, Turner. Ilobhalt, Flcwellinc. Cooler Second row—Stevens. Crosby. Wilson. Ellis. Oleson, Williams, I.arson. Morrow. Starr. Miles, Ruzzcll. Baxter. Arnold, Crandon First row—Bennett. Kirshen. Smith. Levinson, F.llis, Allen. Bailey, Dickinson, Peterson, Drummond, Huddilston College of Arts and Sciences IN ilie ad providing foi the land grant colleges, Congress directed that agriculture and the me- chanic ails should be taught “without excluding the other scientific and classical studies.” To comply with the evident intention of the act. the Maine State College established very early an Elective Curriculum, for those students who desired a general rather than a technical educa- tion. From 1876 to 1897 this curriculum became more and more popular and developed rapidly in scope. Preparatory Medical and Latin Scienti- fic curricula were added. In 1897. when the State College was reorganized as the University of Maine, the Elective Curriculum became a sep- arate division, called the College of Arts and Sciences. Today, the College has two iinj ortant func- tions. First, it offers curricula leading to the B.A. degree in such major subjects as economics and sociology, English, mathematics, physics, oology, psychology, history and government. foreign languages, speech, and line arts. Of special interest is the five year curriculum in Nursing, established in 1937 with the cooperation of the Eastern Maine General Hospital and the Central Maine General Hospital, which combines a liberal ans education with practical training in nursing. As a second function, the College offers service courses in several departments such as mathematics, English, modern languages, public speaking, psychology, economics, physics, and zoology, for students in other branches of the University. I hose courses proside basic ma- terial for the more specialized study in Agricul- ture and Technology, and also serve to broaden the students’ cultural and intellectual horizon. The faculty of the College of Arts and Sci- ences comprises sixty-four professors and instruc- tors and nine graduate fellows and graduate assistants. There are 369 men and 283 women, or a total of 1132 students, enrolled in ibis college. 22