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

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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

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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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lfnlbu AJ l General Extension Division DEAN B. C. RILEY, University of Iowa '11 A fB.A., B.S.A.J The General Extension Division functions as an extramural college. It has rendered valuable service to the people of Florida in the years of its existence g its aims, as set forth by Dean Riley, are as follows: To make accessible and attractive branches of knowledge useful to the people of Flor- ida and to carry it to them in ways that will be most helpful to them and in the shortest timeg to stim- ulate thought and encourage movement among the people of the state for their benefit. Page Twenty-four 'iiitsx cfflnb Graduate School DEAN J. N. ANDERSON, University of Virginia QB. Lit., M.A., Ph.D.J The Graduate School represents the organized eiorts and resources of the University for the purpose of giving opportunities for the most ad- vanced study and for the promotion of research. It is the purpose of the Graduate School to train all in the methods and the use of the materials of their subjects so that they may become not only experts and authorities, but also independent workers in their chosen fields.