University of Oklahoma - Sooner Yearbook (Norman, OK)

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, Q r vw H H O THE SCHOCL OF MEDHCINE THE School of Medicine was organized at Norman in 1900. Only the preclinical courses were given prior to 1910, when the clinical years were added. The latter were 'given in Oklahoma City because of the hospital advantages and the abundance of clinical material. In spite of the separation of the preclinical and the clinical years the school made rapid progress. Clinical teaching .was greatly facilitated by the addition of the University Hospital in 1919. There was a growinglconviction on the part ofa the University authorities that the four years should be given in Oklahoma City. This seemed advisable not only from the standpoint of economy, but extremely desirable in order that the work ol the four years might be 'arranged and correlated to meet the changing demands of medical school curricula. ln 1928 the splendid new medical building was ready for occupancy and the first two years were moved from Norman to Oklahoma City. With the addition of the Crippled Children's Hospital over four hundred beds were made available for teaching purposes. There is also a great abundance of clinical material in the Out-patient Department and in other affiliated hospitals. , The Medical Building and the two great hospitals were constructed primarily for teaching purposes. However, since medicine cannot be properly taught without practice and since the practice of medicine means service to humanity, the hospitals with their respective staff members are to be classed among the State's greatest benefactors. H A very conservative estimate, based upon a minimal fee scale, indicates that the value of this free service to the citizens of the State amounts to more than three-quarters of a million dollars and more than one and one-half times the amount appropriated by the State for the School of Medicine and the two hospitals combined. ii' ' ' Though somewhat less tangible, a much greater service is being carried to every cor- ner of the State by the worthy alumni of the School of Medicine. ,iz DEAN LEWIS I. MOORMAN 9 ii' vu Page 21 Q l , .

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THE LAW SCHOOL -' -f '-h 3 THE Law School of the University was ' organized in 1909, as a result of the recognized necessity for a specialized branch of the school for the study of jurisprudence. , The original faculty consisted of two mem- bers, who, by their conscientious efforts, ability, and foresight, laid the foundation for l the growth and development that have taken place since that time. l Liberal appropriations from the Legis- lature made possible the erection of the presa ent Bedford stone building in 1912. The 1 building, one of the finest in the country, has rooms devoted to class work, offices for the faculty, practice court, and a fairly extensive library. ' The case-book method of study was pursued from the start, and the lectures j taken in conjunction with the citations in the library enable the law student to glean a 1 substantial and well rounded knowledge of all branches of the law. J The enrollment has increased percepti- T bly each year, and proportionately the stand- DEAN IULIEN C, MONNET ards and requirements for entrance and graduation have been made more rigid. Formerly those graduating from the Law School were admitted to practice on motion, but since the passing of the Bar Act the graduate must also pass the State Bar Examination before he is admitted. At this time it takes the student three years to complete the law course proper, consisting of a study of a full curriculum of general and specialized subjects, taught by Dean Iulien C. Nlonnet and five very eminent and able professors, two of whom have written texts on certain phases of the law. The graduates of the Law School have consistently distinguished themselves as members of the bench and bar of this state. 9 o i W Page 20

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THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES THE College of Arts and Sciences was organized at this University in 1892. lt has grown since this date into one of the most important colleges in this University, It offers courses leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Sciences. It affords the student an opportunity to test himself in several lines of endeavor before he decides upon his special Held of work. A wide choice of work is offered from three groups of subjects: English and Foreign Languages, Mathematics and Natural Sciences, and the Social Sciences. Within this college are organized the Schools of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Geology, Home Economics, Iour- nalism, Library Science, Physical Education, and Social Service, Each leads to a separate degree or certificate and each is under the supervision of a director. This college is the center of the University. It is very fundamental for the best work in the professional schools. This college has always maintained requirements for graduation as high as those of the better colleges of the United States and its degrees have always been accepted at other uni- versities. DEAN S. W. REAVES Page 22