University of Houston - Houstonian Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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 Colleges LIGHTS REFLECT Ihe Ezokiel W. Cullen Building, the lorgost on campus, in the reflection pool. SWIMMING is enjoyable in tho largo outdoor pool completed in 1955. Tho pool is the scene of numerous water safety courses, as well as many hours of pleasure for studonts and faculty. 27 EVENING STUDENTS take advantage of the fifteen hour schedule on which the University operates.

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Education EDUCATORS TRAIN HERE DEAN—Dr. Arvin N. Donner SPECIAL CLASSES such os those thot help the student increase hi rote of rooding comprehension ore fought in specially-designed rooms. Along with its primary purpose of training teachers for public and private schools, the College of Education offers consultant and extension services in off-campus classes, counselling services, in-service educational programs and school surveys, as well as guest lecturers and discussion leaders. The College confers a Bachelor of Science degree in education upon students who have completed four years of academic work with a major in education. Additional work can result in a Master of Education or Doctor of Education degree. Persons following the prescribed programs within the College are eligible for a teacher’s certificate, required of all Texas elementary and secondary school teachers. Accredited by the Texas Education Agency and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, the college is a member of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. DEAN — Dr. Arvin N. Donner was named to this position during 1950. Before coming to the University he served as a public school administrator for 20 years and has been a visiting university professor in colleges throughout several states. From the University of Iowa Dr. Donner holds B.S.. M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. He is a member of numerous committees and councils concerned with education and leadership. The educator’s articles frequently appear in professional journals and he has co-authored many published works in the field of education. 26

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DEAN—Dr. F.M. Tiller CHALLENGE IS MET Engineering is a creative profession which contributes to the improvement of our social and economic order through technological advances and development. Training and preparation of engineers offers a continuing challenge to our educational program. The Cullen College of Engineering has accepted and met this challenge. Facilitating modern, air-conditioned classrooms along with specialized laboratories such as the Nuclear Calibration Facility and an experimental oil well, the college has experienced widespread acceptance. Houston, located in the center of a rapidly expanding industrial area, offers great possibilities for field trips and on-job training to the engineering student. DEAN—Dr. F. M. Tiller comes to the University with an impressive list of teaching and professional experience. His formal education includes a B.Ch.E. degree from the University of Louisville, where he was the first honor graduate in engineering in 1937, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Tiller is the author of numerous papers and holds offices and membership in many local and national engineering societies. PROXIMITY of college and business is exemplified in this picture of the Science Building, as the Houston skyline looms in the background. Law REVIEWING court cosos takes mony hours of the law students' time.