University of Oklahoma - Sooner Yearbook (Norman, OK)

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ARTS AND SCIENCES COLLEGE The main advantage of the College of Arts and Sciences is realized by the Freshman who is trying to test himself in several lines of endeavor before he decides what field is going to be his major. Since its birth in 1892, this college has extended the curriculum to reach stu- dents in every field. A part of its instruc- tion is foundational for the work of the professional schools. The enrollment of more than 2,000 gives this college the reputation of being the largest college within the University. By the time the student becomes a sophomore he usually decides whether he vill select a major subject in the Col- lege of Arts and Sciences, or enter one of the schools of that college, namelv, ap- plied biology, citizenship and public af- fairs, geology, home economics, journal- ism, letters, library science, pliysical edu- cation or social work. (L. Jj. If vleackarvi, .=Jji ' ean 19 Dr. Edgar D. Meacham was boosted into the job as Dean of the College of Arts and Science last spring after he had ser -ed as assistant dean under Dr. S. W. Reaves for 15 years. He has become noted tcjr his code ot fairness, kiULlness and loyalty. One of the most complicated problems with which he is constantly confronted is the problem of determining the reason for students ' low grades. The Sooner alumnus of 1914 belle es that too nian students have bad grades not because ot inability but because of mis- direction and effort. Alter he finds his proper fieUi, the stu- dent should be more successful, Meacham believes. Meach, as he was known in his college da ' s, was one of the outstanding linemen on Bennie Owen ' s all- ictorious toot- ball team in 1911. He was eiHtor of the Sooner ' Yearbook in 1913. Dr. S. W. Reaves Dean Emeritus Page 20

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ASSIST PRESIDENT AND BOARD Walter V. Kraft Crcdit for giving the l ' ni crsity one of tlic most efficient col- lege utilit - ilepart- inents in the L nitecl States goes to Walter V. Kraft, siipcrin- tenilent of University utilities since 1926. Ihere are now seven- t -ti e on the regiilai pay-roll in this depart- ment, which is the largest single unit in the I ' niversity. Kralt graduate d from Northwestern in 1914. Dr. Rov Gittixcer Six years ago when Dr. Roy Gittinger had served the Hrst thirty-four years as a faculty member and administrator, students awarded the University a portrait bust of the popular 58-year-oId Dean of Administration. Dean Gittinger is still holding his responsible posi- tion, passing upon all matters of admission to students. He also supervises publication of the class catalogue and official Uni ersity bulletins. Sa -oie Lottinxille, former editor ot the ()klali(ima Daily, is the director ol the L ' ni- versitv Press. He succeeded President-Elect Joseph Brandt, who went to Princeton three years ago to take over the duties on the Princeton Press. Herbert H. Scott, director of the extension division, is another administrator who is a Sooner graduate. J. L. Rader is direc- tor of the University library and a professor of library science. Savoie LoniNVii.i.K IIhkhkki 11. Seon J. L. Rader Page 19

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SCHOOL OF PHARMACY Because it is equipped to meet the re- (|ulrcments of the thirty-six states re- (|Liiring a college education for pharma- cists, the University of Oklahoma School of Pharmacy is ranked as one of the best. This school was the first professional school in the University. It was estab- lished in 1893. and the first class was graduated in 1896. Students are offered practical courses in all subjects pertaining to pharmacy; these enable them to pursue any branch of the profession. Dr. Edwin De Barr organized the first class in pharmacy and dcNcIoped the school in conjunction with his chemistry department. The school is a member of the Amer- ican Association of Colleges of Phar- macy. Its object is to promote the inter- ests of pharmaceutical education, and all institutions that are members must main- tain certain reciuiremcnts for entrance and graduation. UJ. dj. . Johnson, Jji ' ean For the past 21 years Di-. H. 15. R. Johnson has been the dean of the School ot Phar- macy, and the school has gi ' own rapitIK under his guidance since the Worhl ' ar ilavs. In his college days in the University oi Oklahoma, he was business manager of the Sooner Yearbook. At the i)resent time lie is a member ot the I nixersity Board of Publi- cations. I le likes to speml numerous hours on his larm — working or isiting, but he never lets any new de ' elopment in pharmacy slip by. 1 le keeps in constant touch with grailuates of his school; he also tries to bring the pharmacs iiuijors in contact with the men who ha e already establisheil themsehes in tiie lielil. One ol the most practical methods ol teaching the phai-macist is the short school, sponsored each ear by the local school. In the sessions with the ditterent experts in the field, students get a aluable insight into the latest licx ' elopments in pharmacy. Dean Johnson is past president ol the . merican Pliai iiuiceutical .Association. Page 21