University of Denver - Kynewisbok Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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LIBERAL ARTS rUv ( vv,v iif l.iliLTal Arts of tin- I ' lii- crsity of iJciivcr occupies its own huildini; at I nivtTsity I ' ark, just southeast of town. I ' lic attendance las stcailiK increased from 150 in IQOO to nearly 400 this car. ( )nc cry encourat ins ' fact about all this is that the nunil.)er of students enterini from Denver lias n .-arl doiililed this ])ast year. Xot onl lias there l)een an increase in attendance, hul there hax ' e lieen cnustant additions U the h ' acuhy and the courses of stiuh. Or. LeRossignol ' s department being too hirge was divided, leaving him F.conomics and Social Science, and a separate de])artment of History and Political Science was formeil with Prof. F. H. H. Roberts in charge. The students have all been captivated not only with Dr. Roberts original way of giving extempore lectures in class, but also with his imlimited fund of stories. Each one of these departments is now giving a much more adequate course than before. Miss Cora MacDonald. who is filling the chair of English whiU ' Miss Etta Miller is away on a leave of alisence, has conducted this department with marked success. She has added several courses in this branch and the increased atti-nd- ance shows that she is well liked. Professor Spencer is back in his |ilace as head of the Latin department after a cou])le of years ' absence. He has been taking graduate work at Columbia I ' niver- sity, and so returns even Ijetter prepared tlian formerly for liis work. Miss ' irt. after another year ' s absence in Cierniany. is wtlconucl back as head of the (n-rman department. ( )n account of her wide experience and travel Miss Wirt is now ena- bled to give ' er fine courses in this branch. We are also very glad to welcome Miss .Mice Richardson as instructor in biolog and Mr. James . Lakin as instructor in mathematics. These are the principal changes in the l acult and the courses of the College, and liave only served to increase the prominence and superiority of the L ' niversity of Denver. The growing tentlency on the ])art of the College to look to the pro- fessional schools as the best place for continuing the |)reparation for life, and on the part of the professional schools to look to the College as the source of its best prepared recruits is making the College more and more conscious of the fact that it is a part of a still greater unity — the University — and that its usefulness is grad- uallv receiving its ilue ai)i)reciation. 21

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