University of Iowa - Hawkeye Yearbook (Iowa City, IA)

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vileae The College of Liberal Arts was for- mally organized in I860. From a crude frontier institution of three-quarters of a century ago, it has increased in worth and prestige until today it stands as the nucleus of a great American university. Being primarily concerned with education as an aid to living rather than to making a living, it seeks, through the offering of general courses in the Arts and Sci- ences, and related fields, to give the student a wide acquaintance with the culture of mankind in its several aspects. In this way the student is enabled to prepare himself for a fuller, more varied, and more conscious existence. GEORGE F. KAY, Dean WAJUNORcOLUQt FORENSKUAGUC

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CAMPUS COURSE In the summer session of 1932, Professor Benja- min F. Shambaugh introduced a new departure in liberal education with the advent of a course en- titled Approaches in a Liberal and Cultural Edu- cation but more familiarly known as the Campus Course. In the less than three years of its exist- ence the course has become the largest elective one in the University. The course derives its name from the fact that its perspective is that of the entire campus. Transcend- ing all departments, groups, schools, and even col- lege boundaries, it aims to synthesize the curriculum of a liberal and cultural education. The course has been arranged for students who wish to enrich their intellects and broaden their out- look by association with the world ' s best literature and thought. It is at once a classified reading, a lecture, and a discussion course. The readings are grouped under six distinct approaches to an under- standing of man and his universe: the Scientific, the Humanistic, the Psychological, the Religious, the Philosophical, and the Contemporary. The beautiful Campus Course Library and Lec- ture Room is located on the third floor of the Lib- eral Arts building. An atmosphere of dignity, cul- ture, and artistic harmony prevails. The library contains 2500 volumes, including two special sets of books the Loeb Classical Library and Every- man ' s Library. The increased enrollment each semester attests to the fact that the Campus Course is coming to play an important part in the cultural life of many students. FINE ARTS BUILDING At the left appear two inside views of the new Fine Arts building. This structure is one of the latest additions to the campus and represents an- other step toward the completion of the Univer- sity ' s building program. The new building provides class room, studios, exhibition galleries and almost every other facility necessary for instruction and study in the fields of graphic and plastic art. It is so constructed that new units may be added when necessary. Situated on the left bank of the Iowa River the building faces east and is connected with the Me- morial Union and the east campus by the Union Bridge. to brb vrfc tor-l Cm I 28