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

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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+

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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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'l lr H. rw Eu LI if Ig :ri 1: 1 I Entrance, Univcfrsity Hall LAWRENCE WILLIAM MURPHY, Director of the School of Jour- nalism, was born in Madison, Wisconsin, on October 18, 1893. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin, his Master of Arts degree from the University of North Dakota, and has done advanced graduate work at the Universities of Wisconsin and Illinois. Prior to coming to Illinois in 1924, he was engaged in the practice of journal- vl f DIRECTOR LAWRENCE XV. MURPHY ism, military service, and the teaching of journalism. In 1924 he carne to the University of Illinois as an assistant professor from the headship of the department of journalism at the University of North Dakota. In 1925 he was made director of the work in journalism at Illinois, and in 1927, when the ichgol of .Iournalisrn was established, he was placed at its ea . THE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM HE School of Journalism has for its chief purpose the enlargement of vision and the preliminary profes- sional training of students who show special aptitude for work in journalism and related fields. It was established as a college of the University by legislative act in 1927. Since that time it has grown ,until it is now one of the larger schools of the country. The graduating class numbers from forty to fifty students a year, and the enrollment, limited to juniors and seniors, averages well over one hundred each semester. The work of the School includes service to the press of the state through the Journalism Conference, and it has a part in the programs of the Illinois Press Association, the Illinois College Press Association, the Illinois State High School Press Association, and the state organization of high school teachers of journalism and advisors of publications. The press of the state is now working for a new building for the School in which to house the classes, work rooms, and laboratories, and to provide quarters for the Editors' Hall of Fame. University Hall ff L I! E 0 0 N H IN! EE 'im' E N H El Y M T my -, fir!-f N i' 5?fffiMlH X tg ei PAGE 31 ji' X-fif'5,r1j.w x lfrilil ,. I Baal