University of Oklahoma - Sooner Yearbook (Norman, OK)

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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

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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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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Since the College of Engineering was toLiniled at the Unixersity in 1909, new schools ha e been added, new equipment has been bought antl new professors have come to Norman to helj) give Oklahoma one of the leading engineer- ing colleges in the nation. More than 1,800 are now enrolled in the following schools which comprise the College ol Engineering: architectural, geological, chemical, mechanical. ci il, clccti ' ic, engincci-ing plnsics, mining, nat- ural gas, petroleum and general engi- neering. Students in these schools get their the- oretical framing in the classroom before tlie ' are taken to the laboratory for practical applications. One of the best testimonials for the school is the fact that stuilents from al- most e ery foreign country are enrolled in this school. Canada, Central and South America lead other countries in enrollment here. l l . wAr. L ardon, Jji ' ean. One ot the youngest and one ol the most energetic deans in the l ' ni ersity of (Oklahoma is William II. Carson, dean of the College of Engineering anil Director ot the Schools ol Mechanical and Petroleum Engineering. Mi Carson became dean of the college in 1937 when Dr. J. 11. Felgar became dean emeiNtus. I le had been a membei ol the lacult ' lor nine years belore becoming head ol the college he helpeil make famous. I le has always maintained that the engineer should in- trametl to aid the comlort, safet , and wealth of mankind: therefore, he has enileaxored to gi e the students a school where the can learn to anal e vital problems, organize men. materials and money. Dean Caison has been instrumental In bringing | ermanent laborator ' e(iuipmeiit li the ( ' ni ersit ' . ;i¥ ' Rv Dk. J. 11. 1 I.L . K Pran Emeritus Page 23