University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts EDWARD H . K R A U S Dean of College of Literature, Science and the Arts The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts owes its name to a provision in the legislative act under which the University was organized in its present form, in the year 1837, the nomenclature Department being changed to College by the Board of Regents in January, 1915. Its aim is to cover the broad field of general university study of the aneient and modern languages and litera- tures, of history, philosophy, mathematics, science, and the liberal arts, as distinguished from the more special work of the professional schools in engineering, medicine, law, pharmacy, and dentistry; and it offers opportunity for thorough training in such varied fields as landscape design, library science, journalism, physics, chemistry, biology, geology, municipal administration, and social service. The work of the student in the College of Literature, Science, and Arts is divided into two parts. For two years after entrance the student elects basic courses under the General program which are prerequisite to concen- tration. At the beginning of the third year a field of concentration is chosen in one of the various depart- ments, and the majority of courses elected are in that field. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY The study of people living together in society is one which students in all fields of endeavor are interested. Little study was made as a science in this field until the latter part of the nineteenth century, and yet today this newest department in the literary college attracts more students than most of the other depart- ments. Sociology as a department was established at the University in 1921. There are two degree programs available to those desiring to concentrate in the field of sociology: one in general sociology, and one in social service work. After the beginning course of the systematic study of the underlying principles of human association, the student is free to choose his program of study. The entire field is broken up into studies of: theory ' and method; social psychology and culture; ecology and population; community and social problems; and social work. Most students concentrating in this field elect field work which gives opportunity for practical contact with social agencies and problems. Men and courses of vital interest to students in this department are: Professor Angell ' s Social Institutions ; Professor Wood ' s The Family ; Professor Carr ' s Social Psychology ; Professor McKenzie ' s Human Ecology ; and Professor Carver ' s Social Statistics. POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT Today, more than ever before in the history of the United States, government is playing an increasingly important part in the lives of the citizens. Students ar e keenly aware of this develop- ment and are training themselves to take part in this development by the studying of political science. Before going into the field, the student of political science is required to take the elementary courses in American national and state government and administration. During the junior year in the political science department the student takes a number of different courses in the depart- ment consisting of approximately twenty hours. Then, during the senior year, the major in this department may elect courses primarily designed to provide opportunities for independent readings or research in various fields of political science under the supervision of individual members of the department. DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS The most popular department from the standpoint of male students is the Economics depart- ment. Courses are offered in economic theory, money and banking, labor and economic reform, the public control of industry, international relations, economic history, accounting and statistics, and public finance. All students concentrating in economics are required to take the introductory course in the fundamental principles of economics and general view of the entire field. After this year ' s work, the economics major may take one particular field for concentration in which he takes at least nine hours of work. Besides this particular field, in which he does academic and research work, the student is required to take six hours in two different fields. Page 21

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ROMANCE LANGUAGE BUILDING DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY One of the largest and most popular departments in the University is the History Department. Here courses in all periods of history are offered, giving the student interested in concentra- tion, a chance to study intensely the particular field chosen. Students entering upon historical work begin with the general courses in their freshman year, take survey courses in their Sophomore year, and then in their Junior year begin their con- centration. ROMANCE LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES DEPARTMENT Almost all students in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts elect a foreign language course and most of those elected are in the field of Romance Languages. Courses are offered in French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, and Scandinavian languages. Advanced students may also elect courses in the literature of these languages. LIBRARIES The General Library of the University and its branches, and the Law Library, contain a total of 900,671 volumes, and over 12,748 maps. The William L. Clements Library of American History numbers about 25,000 volumes. LABORATORIES ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY The University Observatory, situated at the corner of East Ann and Observatory Streets, was founded in 1852 through contributions from citizens of Detroit. Many additions have since been made to the building and to the original equipment, which consisted of a refracting telescope of 12} inch aperture and a meridian circle of 6-inch aperture. The Lamont-Hussey Observatory of the University, at Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa, equipped with an excellent refracting telescope of 27-inch aperture, has been estab- lished by Mr. Lament for the discovery of double stars in the southern skies. The McMath-Hulbert Observatory at Lake Angelus, near Pontiac, Michigan, is also a branch of the University Observatory. This was built and equipped by Messrs. Robert R. McMath, Henry S. Hulbert, and Francis C. McMath, the Honorary Curators of the Observatories of the University, for research in the application of the motion picture camera to astronomical photography. BOTANICAL LABORATORIES The Botanical Laboratory occupies the southeast corner of the Natural Science Building. The installation includes a variety of laboratories, private research rooms, and adequate apparatus to deal with many of the problems of modern biology. Besides the usual provision for physiological work, there are refrigeration rooms, in which temperatures from zero degrees upward may be employed, and a greenhouse of 14,000 square feet, divided into several rooms for securing differ- ences of moisture, temperature, and illumination. This laboratory is provided with equipment for chemical biology, mycology, plant pathology, cytology, and morphology. Various tracts of University property within and on the borders of Ann Arbor, which contain meadows, a bog, a small lake, pond and a woodlot, are used for field work and ecology. The Botanical Gardens, consisting of 51 acres of level, fertile land, offer excellent opportunities for all phases of botanical instruction and research concerned with growing plants. The tract has been piped for water. The equipment includes at present seven greenhouses, ample work- rooms, and a two-story brick laboratory. An important feature of the greenhouse is the provision of several separate rooms for individual research, each with independent ventilation and automatic heat control. Facilities are provided for the propagation and cultivation of plants for experimental purposes. The University Herbarium is housed in the Museums Building. All groups of plants are well represented. Certain families of the flowering plants have been energetically built up and the collections of North American fungi, including lichens, are very extensive. The Herbarium contains over 250,000 specimens. CHEMICAL LABORATORY The Chemistry and Pharmacy Building is a modern, fire- proof, four-story brick structure. All classes in chemistry and pharmacy, except physiological chemistry (Medical School) and chemical engineering (College of Engineering), are conducted in this building. The total floor area of 104-500 square feet includes Page 22 STATISTICS LABORATORY