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

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fllibe Cllnllege Q.. of ,C!El1ucatiun DEAN J. W. NORMAN Mercer University '06 qA.B., M.A., Ph.D.J Backed by years of study in this country and abroad, and of experience on the facul- ties of Howard College, Richmond College and the University of Minnesota, Dean Nor- man became Professor of Education at Flor- ida in 1916. Four years later he assumed the duties of Dean, succeeding Harvey W. Cox, now president of Emory. He is a mem- ber of Phi Kappa Phi, Kappa Delta Pi, Phi Delta Kappa and Kappa Phi Kappa. Created as a Normal Department when the University was founded, the Teachers' Col- lege was separately established in 1913. Its purpose is to prepare its students for the va- rious branches of the teaching profession by giving them academic as well as professional subjects. The Cllullege ui Qtnmmerce ant Sluurnalism DEAN WALTER J. MATHERLY William Jewel College '13 fA.B., M.A.J , Dean Matherly came to the University of Florida in 1926 as director of the Commerce and Journalism department. With the crea- tion of the College of Commerce and Journal- ism the following year, he was appointed Dean. He is vice-president of the South- eastern Economic Association, a director of the Florida State Chamber of Commerce, and holds membership in Sigma Nu, Alpha Kap- pa Psi, Tau Kappa Alpha, Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Delta Epsilon and Beta Gamma Sigma. Though the youngest college, under the leadership of Dean Matherly it has grown to be the second largest in the University. Its aim is to give its students a liberal education as well as an analysis of the basic principles of business and journalistic endeavor. '

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f The Cllullege uf Qfngineering DEAN P. L. REED Lehigh University '98 fC.E., M.S.J Dean Reed, after serving on the faculties of Carnegie Tech and Drexel, became Profes- sor of Civil Engineering at Florida in 1920, and succeeded the late Dr. J. R. Benton as Dean of the College of Engineering in 1930. He is president of the Florida Engineering Society and a member of Sigma Nu. The aim of the College of Engineering is to make its students thoroughly familiar with the fundamental principles of engineering. Few colleges have done more to promote re- search in Engineering Science than has this branch of the University of Florida. The Qtullege ni lam University of Michigan '06 fLL.B., A.M.J Dean Trusler joined the original faculty of the Law College as Professor of Law when the college was founded in 1909, coming here from Stetson University. In 1915 he became Dean. His text Essentials of School Law is used in sixteen universities. Dean Trusler is on the Advisory Committee of the Ameri- can Law Institute, and a member of Alpha Tau Omega, Phi Delta Phi, Alpha Phi Epsi- lon, Phi Kappa Phi. The Law College has earned national rec- ognition through the efforts of its excellent faculty. It aims to develop keen, efficient lawyers, conversant with the ideals and tra- ditions of the profession, by imparting a tlticirough, scientific and practical knowledge o aw.

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The Qlullege uf barmanp DEAN TOWNES R. 'LEIGH Iuka College '01 A fB.S., A.M., Ph.D.J Dean Leigh has been head of the Depart- ment of Chemistry since 1920, dean of the College of Pharmacy since its inception in 1923, and, in addition, is now State Chemist. He has achieved national prominence in his Held. ,.For four years he has been National President of Gamma Sigma Epsilon, honor- ary chemical fraternity, and is a member of Sigma Chi. Its able administration and research ac- complishments have gained for the College of Pharmacy national recognition. Under the capable leadership of Dean Leigh, the College gained full membership in the Amer- ican Association of Colleges of Pharmacy in the minimum probation time, an honor here- tofore unattained by any college in the coun- try. Zllihe bnbuulnf Qrchitenture anh Qllieh Qrts DIRECTOR RUDOLPH WEAVER , Drexel Institute '- fB.S., A.I.A.J Florida is fortunate in having as Director of the School of Architecture and Allied Arts a man who has earned a national reputation in his profession. Director Weaver is now architect to the State Board of Control of In- stitutions of Higher Learning, a member of the State Examining Board for Architects, and is a past president of the Florida Chapter, A. I. A. He holds membership in Sigma Phi Epsilon, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Mu Alpha-Sin- fonia and Sigma Tau. The School of Architecture was establish- ed in 1925 and renamed the School of Archi- tecture and Allied Arts four years later. It offers a four-year curricula leading to the de- gree of Bachelor of Science in Architecture. Its graduates are exempt from the state ex- aminations, and after two years of experience are eligible to receive a certificate of regis- tration. A V Q