University of Oklahoma - Sooner Yearbook (Norman, OK)

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SCHOOL OF LAW :ii I ill lit lU In addition to a high-ranking faculty and a law library equipped ith the latest books and journals to answer all legal questions, the University of Okla- homa law students also have a valuable practice court. This court is maintained in order to give the student an opportunity to ac- quaint himself with the regular sequence of steps in litigation and to learn by actual experience what actions or pro- ceedings should be brought, how to bring them, and how to handle them until the case is closed. Twenty-two years ago tlie school as organized in response to a general de- mand that the University provide oppor- tunities and facilities for legal training. This school strives to give the student a better understanding of English and common law, constitutional law and fed- eral procedure. y- uUen C-. f lonnet, Jji ' ean Known to hundreds of lawyers over the state as the Samson of Oklahoma ' s bar, Julien C. Monnet, dean of the Oklahoma school of law, is truly a tradition in the Sooner law school. To give a list of some ot the outstanding lawyers who received training under him would require too much space, but such graduates as Mac Q. Williamson, attorney general of Oklahoma, and Fletcher Riley, justice of the state supreme court, can give testimonials to Dean Monnet ' s capability and leadership. Since he graduated from Harvard in 1908 with a cum laude degree, Monnet has spent nearly 30 years teaching and has had 11 years of active practice. One of the greatest achievements of Monnet was the acquisition of the three-year law course before the student could be admitted to the bar. His influence upon law in Oklahoma has been ilccideiih ' noticed. The three-story stone building contains more than 50,000 volumes of law, and the dean has always maintained a curriculum in the school of which more than 1,500 Oklahoma lawvers have taken advantage. Above all. Dean Monnet has stressed justice in all phases of law. He insists that the lawyer of the future is the equity lawyer, who helps give justice where it is due. Golf is the main hobby ol Dean Monnet, and he isn ' t ranked in the dubber division. He also enjoys hunting. Page 24

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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

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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Learn by doiny; is one ot the prin- ciples upon which the University of Oklahoma College of Education was tnundcil. When the college was first organized as a subordinate school in the College of Arts and Sciences in 1909, facilities for practice teaching were meager; but to- day the University Demonstration Schools furnish the foundation for this important part of the teacher ' s training. The demonstration schools arc di- videci into the following parts: the ele- mentary school, the junior high school, and the senior high school. Students who are studying to be ad- ministrators and supervisors also have an opportunity to get practical experi- ence the same as the teachers. All research work in the field of edu- cation that the students do is bound in book form for future reference. C iiSvuoi tk L olunad, «Z-) ina6f Jean, A dean who has more interests than just school work is Dr. Ellsworth Collings, dean of the College of Education. Dean Collings likes to motor south to the Arbuckles and fish and hunt on his ranch when he isn ' t burieti in work in his college. He received his education at several of the most prominent institutions of learning in the United States. He received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Missouri in 1918. Five years later he took the Master of Arts degree from Columbia University. One year latei- he |-ecei ' eil the Doctor of Philnsophv degree fi ' nm the same institution. Dean Collings has worketj eoiistanth to gi e tlie University of Oklahoma a school in which students may receive the most practical and up-to-date training in teaching. He has encouraged the practice teaching methotls in order to gi -e students the proper training tor their positions. He is a lite member ol the Oklahoma Eilucational Associatit)n anei the National Eilu- cation Association. He is also a member of the Oklahoma Academy of Science. Dean Collings is also a memiier of Phi Delta Kappa and Kappa Delta Pi, honorary organizations. Inckidecl in the puhruations lie has written arc: Psychology for Teachers , Pro- gressive Teaching in Secondary Schools , The School in a Changing World , The Ca- pacit ' to rirow the Primary Quallficatinn of Teachers . Paqe 25