University of Georgia - Pandora Yearbook (Athens, GA)

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THE COORDINATE COLLEGE Powell T HE Coordinate College is simply the de- liberate effort of the Board of Regents to offer to the young women of Georgia who desire it the university type of education, while preserving for them the personal comfort and social protection of the better type of woman ' s colleges. As the Univer- sity is divided for men into the Junior College division and the Senior College di- vision, so it is divided for women. The Junior College women live in the dormitories on the Coordinate campus and have their classes conducted on that campus. Senior College women reside on the other campuses and attend classes on those campuses. It was the spirit of high-minded manliness that made the old University a great school for men; it is the same spirit — substituting for the single term manliness the double term manliness and womanliness — -that is making the new University a great school for all the people of Georgia. R. H. Powell, Dcaii of the Coordinate College.

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THE COLLEGE of AGRICULTURE J. HE College of Agriculture is an integral unit of a new, unified institution — the Uni- versity of Georgia. This union brings to- gether, under one administrative control, the oldest State University and the youngest College of Agriculture in the United States. Through the College of Agriculture the University performs three principal func- tions: resident teaching, agricultural exten- sion, and agricultural research. In all there are more than four hundred and fifty members of the agricultural staff of the Chapman University System. Through the agents of the Extension Service the University has a direct contact with every farm family in Georgia. The College of Agriculture offers three curricula leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering, and Bache- lor of Science in Forestry. We may well be proud of the fact that we have the oldest and largest School of Forestry in the South. President Roosevelt ' s New Deal places an emphasis upon the type of social service which the College of Agriculture is prepared to render. Perhaps this explains why the Freshman Class of 1934-.H is the largest in the history of the College. Paul W. Chapman, Dean.

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THE GRADUATE SCHOOL Stephens JliVEN as early as 1803, the Laws of the College of Georgia make mention of resi- dent graduates. From 1804 to 1814 fifteen were admitted to the degree of Master of Arts. Among these were Elijah Clarke, William Prince, John Forsyth and Henry Meigs. At that time these degrees were seemingly honorary for no course of study is given. In the catalogue of 1868-69, we find the first statement that the M.A. de- gree will be granted only to those who shall pursue a prescribed course of study and in 1871, the catalogue states that Washington Dessau, Walter B. Hill, and Burgess Smith received the M.A. degree. These are prob- ably the first graduates who earned the de- gree in course. B The general requirements for the mas- ter ' s degree remained approximately unal- tered from 1869 until 1892. At the latter date the requirements became substantially what they are today except for the thesis. In the catalogue of 1872-73, the C.E. and the C. and M.E. degrees are mentioned for the first time and in 187 5 the degree of Master of Agriculture was introduced. The Master of Science degree was first offered in 1890, the Master of Science in Forestry in 1917, in Commerce in 1923, in Home Economics in 1924, and in Chemistry in 1932. The two-year course, leading to the degree Master of Education, was offered in 1930. In 1933, the Doctor of Philosophy degree was offered. In 1910, the Board of Trustees formally created the Graduate School and elected as Dean, Dr. W. H. Bocock, who remained at the head until 1928, during which time the success of the school was due to his high standards and to his earnest and efficient work. The growth of the Graduate School in numbers is shown by a few significant figures. The average enrollment for the five-year period, 1913-1918, for the regular session and the summer session combined, was only 36. The combined enrollment for the 1933-34 session, including the Summer Quarter, was 481. The total number graduating with master ' s degrees in June and August of 1934 was 62. There has been, during the past few years, a wonderful awakening of interest in higher education in Georgia. Graduate work will continue to grow in order to keep pace. The University will do its part in encouraging this growth by fostering its Graduate School. R. P. Stephens, Dean.