University of Oklahoma - Sooner Yearbook (Norman, OK)

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,,.. DEAN OF ADMINISTRATION THE University of Oklahoma was founded by authority of a legislative act approved l 1' g December 19, 1890. Instruction began in I I September, 1892. During the first year only 119 students were enrolled and these were all of preparatory or high school rank. 'iii1 . Within a few years the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Pharmacy were I . developed and the preparatory school gradu- I ally became less important until it was dis- L I mm continued. 1 W 1 iw -s :C wigs 5 f . 1 It f f eff ,.:f nn. 1 I I 1 -A 9 I WI Courses in education, engineering, and I - fine arts were offered early. Graduate in- struction began in 1899. Courses in law and in medicine were soon added and profes- sional work in business administration and I in journalism somewhat later. Enrollment I increased slowly and it was not until 1913 that the registration reached 1000, but this ' number was more than doubled in the next five years. At present the registration each semester is over 5000. The annual registra- Ngg' tion, including all students in residence either I semester ofthe summer session. now reaches I 14 .. , . - . . T I .1 lf. , , ,W ' fi. , c , ,. as c14u,f,:,2,-Q5':?:, , ,f , Q., . . . , , ,. . 5. '., a total of approximately 7500. Instruction is I C DEAN ROY GITTINGER offered in five colleges and four independent schools besides the Graduate School. The first graduating classes were very small, The first class numbering as many as one hundred was graduated in 1913. The present senior class totals approximately 100.0.' With the class of 1932 the number of graduates will reach a total of more than11,000. These live in forty-eight states and twenty-nine foreign countries. Although a few students left school on account of financial difficulties, there were many others who were more than willing to take their place and secure a sound university education. , v Q Page 23

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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

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. W- - - --vr - - -.--V , -V--may ---,,, mf' fm, .Y .A..-.,... ..,,, V N- .,..,u....,, ,Q 9 ff'-'fffc -' ff 'f'f' -W w--- ---- -W ,-,,,, H- , ,,,,, ,-.,., ,,, U-W THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING E THE College of Engineering had its be- ginning in 1904 with courses given in ' 1 the College of Arts and Sciences and was 1 known as the School of Applied Science. In 1909 the College of Engineering was or- i ganized and has grown until it now includes nine different schools. 1 , The college has kept pace with the progress in engineering education as the fac- ulty has carried membership in the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education and has been so represented for the last eighteen years. It stands to reason, there- fore, that our curriculum has 'the content which engineering educators and profes- sional engineers have recommended and we find on investigation that its content does not suffer by comparison with that of other insti- f tutions. Additional to the courses that are com- mon to engineering colleges are courses 1 adapted to satisfy local needs, such as the 1 courses in Petroleum Engineering, both pro- - duction and refining, and Engineering Geol- ogy. Two new developments are now under way with the inauguration of courses in Architectural Engineering and Engineering Physics, the latter course being designed to en- courage and aid in research work the student scientifically inclined. The College of Engineering has realized abnormal growth and has increased from a small school in 1909 to an enrollment of over 1000 students and has taken its place among the upper third of the schools of the entire country as to enrollment figures. This department of the University has gained statewide recognition for its work in short courses such as the Electrical Meter Short Course and the Southwestern Measurement Short Course, ilfugn 5415. up fr 1, J J 1 ,K i - H nm DEAN I. H. FELGAR T Q Page 24