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

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The College of Education HE College of Education had its origin in the creation of a chair of Pedagogics in 1893 and the selection of Dr. Frank Martin Mc1VIurry as its Hrst occupant. The way for this action had been prepared hy Charles de Carmo, Professor of Psychology, who had shown a special interest on the study of education. ln 1900 there was established a Depart- ment of Education, which became the School of Education in 1907, and finally received its present title, the College of Education, in 1918. From the beginning, the major obligation of the College has been considered to be the training of high school teachers, principals, supervisors, and superintendents. A large proportion of its graduate students, however, have entered the field of the teaching of education in colleges and universities. DEAN THOMAS E. Ili-:Niven Tuowms liuor BENNER, Dean of the College of Education, was born in Danvers, Massachu- setts, February 11, 1894. He was graduated from Harvard University in 1914, returning for graduate work in 1915 and again in 1922, and receiving his Doctor of Education degree in 1924. His experience includes teaching and pnhlic school aclministration in Maryland, Massachusetts and llaineg service as statis- tician and editor lor the Alabama State De- partment of Education. and. later. as acting dean of the College ol Education of the Ala- lrama Polytechnic lnstitutei the chancellorship of the Liniversity ol l'uerto llico, and a visiting proiiessorship at Columbia University. Ile be- came Dean of the College ol Education Sep- tember 1, 1931. ln addition to the Division of General Education, there are special curricula in Agricultural Education, lndus- trial Education, and Home Economics Education. The University High School is maintained as a laboratory school, and the Bureau of Educational Research has as its special function the conduct of investigations in the field of education. V i :Xll3IINIQTR.X'l'ION 1il'lI.IlINl' Zaye 22 , . 2 Hire! wtf if-li ' -5 J S fra? it at 3, ! L . ta -131 ei , i.. ,,,,-N, v 2 ,i 'xv':g.w,r 1. im . az W in-v F.Q-.v, w1xwfrfa1f'-s',3-.HU -Q.-,gg ,V-if, fSZ3:w4v5A?':w f.2ff13i5Hvhw' my w.1.1f1f.i-..'?,gfiG'f . K ki 1 is mr' -v

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DEAN Ili-LRBER1' W. lVllTMI-'ORD HERBERT WINDSOR lV1UMFORD, Dean of the Col- lege of Agriculture and Director of the Agri- cultural Experiment Station and Agricultural Extension Service, was born in Moscow, Mich- igan, February 26, 1871. He received his edu- cation at Albion College and Michigan State College, from which he received the honorary degree of Doctor of Agriculture in 1927. Re- turning to his Alma Mater in 1895, he served as an instructor and assistant in the Agricul- tural College and Experiment Station, attain- ing his full professorship in 1899. ln 1901 he was appointed Professor of Animal Husbandry at the University of Illinois, and since that time has been here continuously, serving in his present capacity since 1922. The College of Agriculture VERY large part of the population of Illinois lives in what may prop- erly be called a rural environment. lt is the duty and privilege of the College of Agriculture to train men and women for successful achieve- ment in such an environment. The need for thorough training for agricultural leadership is obvious. It is becoming more and more evident that the farther removed we are from a frontier type of agriculture, the greater the need of a broad liberal, as well as a technical education of college grade for men engaged in agricultural pursuits. Such an education the College of Agriculture offers. The Experiment Station is not only assisting in the solution of current agricultural problems but also is constantly adding to the body of facts and principles which form the basis of our agricultural teaching and practice. It is the aim of the College to make available to its students, through systematic instruction, the discoveries of science and the experiences of the best farmers of all time. Through experiment, investigation, and research, the Agri- cultural Experiment Station is constantly discovering new knowledge which is put into teachable form for the benefit of students and farmers. OLD .AliRll'l'I.Tl'RE BVI LDING Page 21

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DEAN Arm-1u'r J. HARNU ALBERT JAMES HARNO, Dean of the College of Law, was born in Holabird, South Dakota, January 30, l889. He was graduated from Ua- kota Wesleyan University in l9ll, from which school he received the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws, in 1927. In l9l4, he received his Bachelor of Laws degree, magna cum laude, at Yale University. He practiced in Los An- geles until l9l7, when he became Dean and Professor at Washburii College of Law in Topeka, Kansas. In l9l9 he went to the Uni- versity of Kansas as Professor of Law. He has served here as Professor of Law since l92l, and as Dean since 1922. This year he is serving as Provost of the University in addition to his deanship. The College of Law HE primary purpose of the College of Law is to train students for the practice of law. But, as a diversity of types and methods of training, with varying degrees of emphasis, are included under the general title of Education, so is the situation in legal education. The faculty of the Col- lege seeks among its objectives to impress on students the value of learning lo think clearly and to the point, and to inculcate in them an appreciation of the purpose of law in the social order and the necessity of its growth to the end that it will keep pace with the changing conditions. This process involves a study of the decisions of courtsg it also includes the stressing of social and economic factors as forces contributing to and influencing legal decisions and trends in the law. As an integral part of its program, the College aims to promote legal scholarship and research, to develop an appreciation of the highest ideals of the profession, and to inspire the consciousness of responsibility of the lawyer to society in furthering the wise development of law and in im- proving its administration. To students of high scholarship so inclined, the School offers opportunity for training for law teaching. Admission to the College of Law is granted only to graduates of colleges and universities of approved standing and to students of senior standing who are permitted to elect courses in law for the degree of Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science. The school further requires a scholastic average' of C in undergraduate work as a further condi- lion governing the entrance of seniors in the University. i LAW BUILDING 1-s.,nw,-., ..,,.,.- ,,.,,.f.1.U- Q, -.. .?.,Z...?-,-f-ba-v--H F' 4- gy: - , f , e V ff-, 1 V V Page 23 .r