George Washington University - Cherry Tree Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Tile purpose of the School of Education is to prepare teachers, supervisors and administrators for the higher ranges of educational service and to offer opportunities to teachers of experience to extend their education. It includes the departments of Education, Physical Education and Home Economics, and it offers both graduate and under- graduate work. Course schedules are arranged to meet the convenience of both full-time and part-time students. By attending evening and summer classes teachers in the schools of Washington and the vicinity may complete all the requirements for a degree wi thout giving up their posi- tions. The School of Education has done much to further the advancement of American teachers and administrators. Practical experience in the School of Education 17

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SCHOOL V sisiaiil Dean Jessup OF GOVERNMENT Tile George Washington University lias provided train- ing in both foreign service and governmental theory and administration throughout its history. The School of Gov- ernment was established in 1928 to bring together in various undergraduate and graduate curricula this work It is the purpose of the school to give the student an under- standing of his responsibilities under the constitution of the United States in the conduct of public office both do- mestic and foreign This can be accomplished through a curriculum which correlates social, economics, political, historical, business and psychological studies. The School of Government definitely plays an important part in The George Washington University, a part which is further emphasized by its location in the nation’s capital. 16

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, SCHOOL OF PHARMACY Future pharmacists at work In 1867 the present School of Pharmacy was founded as tli e National College of Pharmacy by the Apothecaries’ Association of the District of Columbia, ll opened up its doors in 1872 and then in 1906 became affiliated with The George Washington University, The School of Pharmacy is accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education as a class “A” school and is also a member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Only a few blocks away the student of Pharmacy has at his dis- posal The American Institute of Pharmacy with its pharma- ceutical museum, library and research laboratories. This Institute has brought many of the outstanding men of the profession to Washington and they in turn have presented their knowledge and experience to the students in the School of Pharmacy, 18