University of Maryland College Park - Terrapin / Reveille Yearbook (College Park, MD)

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Taking full advantage of the proximity of two large metropolitan centers to study the problems of economics and commerce, the College of Business and Public Administration, formerly the College of Com- merce, offered both technical and vocational curricula. Instruction is offered in Business Administration, Sec- retarial Training, Public Administration, and in dc- College of Business and Public Administration partments of Foreign Trade and Human and Natural Resources. Students, with the training they receive, may enter fields of business organization, personnel management, state administration, and international exchange. The College of Business and Public Administration continued to aid in the war effort by training students of the Army Specialized Training and the Language and Area Programs. The College now bases all its training in various fields of specialization in the study of economics, which is the background for all administrative prob- lems and structures. Learning to type ACTI.MG DiA.N J. FrI li.MA.S I ' vLL 20

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College of Arts and Sciences Acting Dean J. Freeman Pyle The College of Arts and Sciences provides a bread education in the liberal arts and sciences. In the junior and senior years, the student completes a close- ly unified group of courses leading toward vocational, professional, or cultural goals. The v ork of the last two years is divided into four Upper Divisions, grouped under the following departments: Biological Sciences, Humanities, Physical Sciences and Social Sciences. Looking in on one oj the many classes. Despite the fact that many of its staff has left the University to engage in active war work, the College of Arts and Sciences has continued to maintain high standards and to offer the best courses possible for pre-medical, pre-dental, and pre-law students. Although many of the Army Specialized Training students left the University early in the year, those who remained were trained by the College in those subjects required. m If

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College of Education Much of the responsibility of preparing a new generation to deal with its problems falls upon the public schools. Ready to show the young people of the nation a better way of life will be the teachers trained by the College of Education. The college offers courses for those who wish to teach in the secondary, preparatory, and vocational schools. Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science de- grees are given in Arts and Science, Agriculture, Com- mercial, Home Economics, Industrial and Physical Education. Acting Dean Arnold E. Joyal has led in the effort to make a reality of the dream of a twelve-year public school plan in Maryland. ll ' hafs new? Acting Dean Arnold E. Joyal 21