University of Oklahoma - Sooner Yearbook (Norman, OK)

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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

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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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COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS ■iv ' When the aspiring dramatist, musi- cian or artist starts seeking a place to re- cei -e the most practical training, he finds what he is seeking when he enrolls at the University of Oklahoma. This college, established in 1899 as the School of Music, has undergone many changes since the first degrees were granted by the School of Pine Arts in 1905. Included in the four-year course in the School of Art are courses leading to the degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Education, Art for Industry, Interior Decoration, Painting and Sculpture. Students ho are interested in theatre work may receive a degree to teach or do professional work; while the students in the music division may study for a Bachelor of Music in Theory of Music or for a Bachelor of Music Education. = Lewi6 O. J altef, .=J-)t ' ean Lewis S. Salter, dean of the College of F ' ine Arts, is one person who still believes that America may some day become opera conscious. He can stand only polite jazz, and loses no time in t isting his dial when the obnox- ious type of swing conies on the air. lie has always believed that ja .z has possibilities — if treated properly. Dean Salter is a graduate of the University ot Oklahoma and ot Columbia University. He is one of the few top-notch administrators who was born and educated in Oklahoma. Originally he lived at Carmen in the northwestern part of the state. He was appointed music prolessor in 1911, and was matle tlean ol the college in 1936 when Dean Fredrik Holmberg died. Dean Salter has made an effort to maintain the high standards and ideals of his predecessor. Dean Holmberg gave Oklahoma a start in the development of tine arts; Dean Salter has been successful in continuing the work. While he isn ' t engaged in any ol his ikities in the college of fine arts, he likes to work in his flower gartlen. His fa ' orite ratlio program is naturally any pi-ogram ith a Phil- harmonic Orchestra. Page 22