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

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ASSISTANT DEAN BENSON ASSISTANT DEAN MAYO JOHN T. FEY • DEAN The School of Law, now in its 90th year, Is the oldest law school in the District of Columbia. Its location near the seat of government, federal agencies and the Su- preme Court provides University law students with the opportunity of observing law In action on a national scale. The School was a charter member of the Association of American Law Schools in 1900, and has retained active membership in that organization. It Is approved by the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association, SCHOOL OF LAW DIVISION OF SP fl£AN warren reed west ECIAL STUDENTS The Division of Special Students Includes all students of the University who wish to qualify for degree candi- dacy. Individual attention Is given to each special stu- dent in order that he successfully completes the work required for entrance into the college of his choice. Up- on completion of entrance requirements and the main- tenance of the necessary quality point index, the student may transfer to the school he has chosen to enter. The Division of Special Students was established in 1944, Its increasing success may be noted in the rising number of students each year who qualify for transfers to other schools.

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CHARLES WATSON BL1VEN • DEAN The School of Pharmacy was affiliated with the Univer- sity in 1906. after being founded in 1867 as the National College of Pharmacy by the Apothecaries ' Association of ihe District of Columbia. It is accredited by the Amer- ican Council on Pharmaceutical Education as a class A school, and holds membership in the American Associa- tion of Colleges of Pharmacy. Students of the School of Pharmacy may benefit from easy access to the pharmaceutical museum, library and research laboratories of The American Institute of Phar- macy, which is located only a few blocks from the class- rooms of the school. Current professional information is provided for pharmacy students by leaders in the field, who are brought to Washington by the Institute and the Federal Government. SCHOOL OF PHARMACY SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING MARTIN ALEXANDER MASON • DEAN The School of Engineering provides programs of study leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering. The importance of the engineering programs further illus- trates the development of specialized studies in the mod- ern world. Originally founded in 1884 as the Corcoran Scientific School, the School of Engineering was Included in the Co- lumbian College in !9G3 + The present name of the di- vision was established in 1914. The School is recognized by the Engineers Council for Professional Development, the accrediting body of the profession.

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DEAN ELMER L, KAYSER The Division of University Students is open to mature students who are registered in the University, but who are not interested in following a course of study which leads to a degree. University students may take courses either as auditors or for credit toward some future degree The privilege to transfer to a degree-granting school may be extended to any University student, provided that he is able to meet entrance requirements of that school. This important Division of the University was estab- lished in 1930 DIVISION OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS COLLEGE OF GENERAL STUDIES The College of General Studies, established in 1950, is the most recent enterprise of the University, The Cob lege is designed to supplement adult education, and is made up of the On-Campus Division, the Off-Campus Division and the Division of Community Services At the University,, the College of General Studies in- cludes the Counseling Center and the Reading Clinic The new division is represented away from the campus at such places as the Loudoun County, Virginia, Com- munity College; the Red Stone Arsenal, Huntsville, Ala- bama: the Pentagon; Langley Air Force Base; and the Patuxent Naval Air Station. DEAN MITCHELL DREESE 24