University of Cincinnati - Cincinnatian Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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WILLIAM PAXTON BURRIS, A. M. Dean.

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The Graduate School TN 1906 Uic (iraduale Scliool was separated I ' roiii tlie Mc- Mieken ( ' ollege of Liberal .Arts and a distinet organiza- tion with a dean at its head elleeled. This was made i)ossible partly by an aet passed liiai same year jjy the (ieneral As- sembly of Ohio, authoi ' izing the levying of an increased nuinieipal tax for the University — live-tenths of a mill, in- stead of three-tenths, as before. Courses are offered leading to (he degrees of Master of i rts, and Doetoi ' of Philosophy, and op])()]i unities for research are pro ' ided in all departments. These degrees are offered to graduates of other institutions of high standing. The enrollment in the de])artment amounted to 117 students at the beginning of the academic Near 1912-1913. page twrnty-live

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The College for Teachers npllK College foi ' Teachers was organized in 190. ), in co- operation with the Board of Kducalion, Ihe city, and the Universily. The Board of Education gives the nse of four schools, changed each year, for the practical training of teachers for elementai ' v, secondary and noi ' nial schools, and for special branches oi school work. The Liberal Arts College, the Art Academy, and the Kin- dergarten Training School co-operate in the i)rogranis for school teachers, art teachei ' s and kindergartners. Graduates of this college are placed on the pi ' eferred list for ajjpoint- nient in the Cincinnati schools without further examination, except in the theory and practice of teaching. Courses under other faculties may be pursued by students of this college, so that work in it may count towai ds the regular Bachelor of Ai ' ts, or Master of Arts degree. page twenty-scvi ' ii