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

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LAW The fundamental purpose of the College of Law is to train students for the practice of law. But the training involves more than the learning of legal rules and formulae. The college seeks to develop an appre- -ciation of the highest ideals of the profession, a facility in legal scholarship, and a consciousness of the re- sponsibility of the lawyer to society for furthering the wise development of law and its administration. The College of Law was established in 1897, guided by Dr. Andrew S. Dooper, President of the University Albert J. Harno Demi and first dean of the College, and the Honorable John D. Altgeld, governor of Illinois. The building that houses the College is named Altgeld Hall in honor of Governor Alfgeld and in memory of his interest in the College. Albert James Harno, dean of the college since 1922, heads a college which has kept pace with, or has been a leader in movements for the advancement of standards of legal education. Altgeld Hall ,Y 29

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.I W , . , ,. Walter S. Monroe Dean The College of Education believing that only an enlightened people can be free has as its purpose the instruction of those who will teach our children the ideals and fundamentals of the American way of life. The college offers, on the undergraduate level, pro- fessional preparation for high school teachers. On the graduate level, it offers advanced professional preparation for elementary and high school teachers, supervisors and principals and superintendents of schools, and prepares faculty members to teach and EllllCA'll0 carry on research in Education in colleges and uni- versities. The College of Education had its origin in 1893 under the influence and teaching of Charles de Garmo, Professor of Psychology. In 1900, a Department of Education was set up, which became in 1907, the School of Education and in 1918 received its present title the College of Education. The present dean of the college, Walter' S. Monroe, has been dean since 1945. , ,, A A Gregory Hall

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Frederick S. Sic-bert Direrlor journalism is taught in American universities be- cause the journalist needs a cultural and a technical education which only the universities are providing, he needs to have that education related to the prac- tice of journalism, he needs inculcation with the pro- fessional ideals and the social objectives of modern journalismg and he needs today more than ever before in history the discipline of practical and scientific in- vestigation in contemporary affairs which courses in journalism teach. The present curriculum includes courses in news- paper, magazine, press association and radio journalism, publishing management, and advertising. Frederick S. Siebert, director of the school since 1941, is head of the American Association of Schools and Colleges of journalism. The School of journalism champions a free press as the right of a free people and offers a curriculum to prepare its students for actuating the ideal. 30 Gregory Hall