University of Oklahoma - Sooner Yearbook (Norman, OK)

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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

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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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BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION One of the newest and most up-to- date buildings on the campus, the Busi- ness Administration building, is the home of Oklahoma ' s future business men and women. The first business curriculum -as of- fered in 1913 through a subordinate school in the College of Arts and Sci- ences. The demand for business training continued to increase so rapidly the Board of Regents raised the School of Business from a two-year school to a four-year college in 1927 and changed the name to College of Business Admin- istration. In 1925 the College of Administra- tion, then the School of Business, was admitted to membership in the Amer- ican Association of Collegiate Schools of Business. To give students a systematic prepa- ration for business careers the college offers courses to enable graduates to understand all public problems. -Mytkur vS. . Mdams, Jji ' ean One of the most prolific writers in the field of economics is Dr. Arthur B. Adams, dean of the College of Business Administration. Dean Adams intended to study law when he entered Columbia University in 1910, but when he had taken a few courses his first year he decided to study economics; and when he started teaching at Central College, Fayette, Missouri, in 1912, he was a professor in history and economics. In 1913, he was selected assistant professor of economics at the University of Okla- homa, and in 1915 he was advanced to associate professor. He became dean of the present college in 1927 when the School of Business Administration became a college. Another important position held by Dean Adams was the position of Economist for the Federal Trade Commission at Washington, D. C, from 1917 to 1919. He was also selected to study the economic conditions in Europe in 1931. He is on the Executive Com- mittee of the Southwestern Social Science Association. One of Dean Adams ' most famous books in the fiekl of economics is Our Economic Revolution, published in 1933. While attending the University of South Carolina, Adams became a member of Phi Beta Kappa. His name is listed in Who ' s Who in Education, Who ' s Who in America and in The First Families of America. In his spare time he likes to play golf and billiards. Page 26