University of Florida - Tower / Seminole Yearbook (Gainesville, FL)

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lkll sa. Teacher's College DEAN J. W. NORMAN, Mercer University '06 fA.B., M.A., PhgD.y The College of Education has at its special func- tion the training of individuals who expect to go into some kind of professional education Work. The Teacher's College is one of the oldest colleges of the University and has been in existence since the University was founded at Gainesville in 1905. The Teacher's College is especially large during the summer session, enrolling many students who are actively engaged in the teaching profession throughout the state. The College is ably directed by the scholarly Dean Norman. The College of Commerce and Journalism DEAN W. J. MATHERLY, William Jewell' College '15 fA.B., A.M.J The College of Commerce and Journalism is the largest in the University from the standpoint of students enrolled. It is the aim of this college to give its students a liberal education with a bias toward business. This it does by requiring them to major in such subjects as Economics, Account- ing, and Business Law, by offering a variety of subjects from which students may select accord- ing to their individual needs, and by permitting a rather liberal choice of elective courses. Page Twenty-two

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c ual. f .ff 2142 ?1.3'l3o The College of Engineering DEAN P. L. REED, Lehigh University '98 fC.E., M.s.y Not many institutions in America have done more to promote research in Engineering Science in their states than has the University of Florida. The Engineering Experiment Station has meant much to the industries of Florida and in the future will undoubtedly mean a great deal more. At the present time the Engineering College is turning out year by year a steadily increasing group of strong and well-trained graduates, ready and anxi- ous to lend their skill in developing and utilizing the vast resources of the most potential state in x 1 the Union. Law College DEAN H. R. TRUSLER, University of Michigan '06 fLL.B., A.M.D The college of law was established in 1909. Since that time important changes have taken place in the field of legal education. With these changes the Law College has kept pace. The requirement for admission is now two full years of college credit. The primary aim of the college is to educate students through serious professional work for the practice of Law. To that end it seeks to develop legal scholarship, professional character, and to inspire an appreciation of the duties and respon- sibilities of a lawyer as a member of society. Page Twenty one

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-any .-.s 'l - - ZQJEWKJE 1.25 The College of Pharmacy DEAN T. R. LEIGH, Iuka College '01 fB.S., A.B., Ph.D.J With the completion of the new Chemistry- Pharmacy Building, the College of Pharmacy entered upon a career of greater usefulness. The College is one of the best of its kind in the South, and While its course is pointed toward the practice of Pharmacy, many of its alumni are found on the staffs of pharmaceutical laboratories. The College of Pharmacy is one of the younger colleges of the University, but is gaining national recognition through the untiring efforts of its distinguished dean. School of Architecture and Allied Arts DIRECTOR RUDOLPH WEAVER Drexel Institute fB.S., A.I.A.J The School of Architecture was established in 1925g the School has made rapid growth and has turned out into the field of architecture some very promising graduates. The School offers special courses for mature students who desire to special- ize in fields of endeavor in which drawing and design are foundation courses. Certain leading architectural organizations in the state have con- tributed at a liberal loan fund as well as an excel- lent library. Page Twenty three