University of Illinois - Illio Yearbook (Urbana Champaign, IL)

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HE UNIVERSITY or ILLI Entrance, Lincoln Hall AIITIIUR HII.I. DANIELS, Dean of the Graduate School, and Acting Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, was born in East Medway, Massachusetts, October 19, 1365. After receiving his Doctor of Philosophy degree from Clark Uni- versity in 1893, he came to the University of Illinois as an instructor in philosophy and was promoted to a professor- DEAN AR'l'I'IU1tI H. DANIELS College of Literature and Arts and the College of Science in 1913, he was Acting Dean of the former college. He is now for the third time serving as Acting Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Since 1919 he has been connected with the ojice of the Graduate School as Assistant Dean for one year, Acting Dean for two years, and Dean since 1921. NOIS ILLIO OF 19 ship in 1399. For a year and ll half prior to tlIe union of the THE GRADUATE SCHOOL RADUATE study began at the University of Illinois when its doors were first opened for instruction in 1868, but organized graduate instruction was first undertaken under the name Graduate School in 1892. In 1906, the School was reorganized, headed by a Dean and possessing a faculty appointed by the President. In its purpose to advance learning and to promote knowledge, the Graduate School provides opportunities for the training of teachers for high schools and colleges as well as for preparing investigators in the various fields of human interest and progress. Its student body last year represented three hundred and fifteen colleges and universities, forty-five states, fourteen foreign countries, and included those who were seeking preparation for careers in arts and letters, agriculture, business, engineering, the industries, and the several professions. P l I l l l Lincoln Hall X ff 'I-LI0-OFNINETEENTHIRTY-TWO +I PAGE 29 'ff' Ag I I F

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THE U O16 NIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS ILLIO OF 'I93 DEAN REX FOR ID NIGWCOMB IIICXFOIID Niawcoxm. Dean of the College of Fine and Applied Arts, was born at Independence, Kansas, on April 24, 1386. He received his Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Kansas, his Bachelor of Architecture degree and his Master of Architecture degree at the University of Illinois, and his Master of Arts degree at the University of Southern Cali- fornia. These studies were supplemented by travel in both Europe and the Orient. He was Director of the Department Entrance, Architecture Jiuilrliny of Fine and Applied Arts, Long Beach, California, Poly- technic Institute, principal of the Long Beach Evening High School for four years, and has held professorships at South- ern California, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College, and at the University of Illinois. He has been on the faculty in Architecture at the University of Illinois for fourteen years, and Professor of History of Architecture for ten years. He was appointed to his present position in 1932. THE COLLEGE OF FINE AND APPLIED ARTS HE College of Fine and Applied Arts, springing from the amalgamation of departments of the Architecture, the college of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the School of Music, came into existence on the University Campus in September, 1931. The first semester found six hundred eighty-three students registered for instruction. Under the leadership of President Emeritus Kinley, the plans for this grouping were perfected in 1930, and were consummated by President Chase as one of his early tasks. Fine Arts had their inception upon the campus as early as May, 1868, when the Board of Trustees of the then struggling Illinois Industrial University instituted curricula including Architecture, Fine Arts, and Landscape Gardening. Music early made its appear- ance at the University, with the result that at the hrst commencement in 1872 the University Band furnished the music. The planning of years culminated in the formation of the present college, the early results of which promise increased attendance and support in the future. Architecture Building OF NINETEENTHIRTY TWO X x f I L L I O :ppm .1 28

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THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS ILLIO OF 1932 DIRECTOR PHINEAS L. XVINDSOR Pmums LAwneNce Wmnson, Director of the University Library and the Library School, born February 21, 1871, at Chenoa, Illinois, has spent twenty-eight years in library work. He was graduated from Northwestern. University in 1895, and studied at the New York State Library School from Entrance, Library 1897 to 1899. On leaving there he began his active work as assistant in the New York State Library, but changed to the copyright ojice of the Library of Congress in 1900. In 1903 he became Librarian of the University of Texas, serving there until 1909, when he accepted his present position. ILLIO THE LIBRARY AND THE LIBRARY SCHOOL HE University Library, through the General Library and its branches, provides the books needed by students for required reading for class workg it provides books for much of the students' general reading, such as those in the Browsing Room, it provides books for graduate students, who in writing theses often must consult many uncommon volumesg and it provides books the faculty need in their investigations. Not having all the books required, especially for the two latter classes of users, it borrows more than 500 books a year from libraries in other parts of the country. The librarians organize the more than 870,000 volumes into a useable library, and give much assistance to students and faculty. The Library School is a professional school for the training of librarians, and admits only college grad- uates, because a librarianls Hrst need is a good, general education. Students come to it from every part of the country, and its graduates are in libraries similarly located. Unirwwittt of Illinois Library! OF NINETEENTHIRTY-TWO -'31PAcr:30li+