University of Tennessee Knoxville - Volunteer Yearbook (Knoxville, TN)

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24 IN MEMORIAM CHARLES ALBERT KEEPER CHARLES ALBERT KEFFER, director of the University of Tennessee Extension Services since its beginning in 1914, died in Des Moins, Iowa, December 31, 1935. Director Keffer was noted as an authority on horticulture and landscape gardening. For twenty years his high quality leadership brought about great advances in all lines of agriculture. In his death, the State, the University, and the thousands of rural people who knew and loved him suffered a real loss.

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MARY E. BAKER AB., B.L.S. Librarian CHARLES A. MOOERS B .5. Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station R. F. THOMASON A.B., A.M., Ph. D. Registrar GEORGE THOMAS WILHELM M .D. Director of the Health Department and Professor of Hyglene J AMES J ACKSON WALKER B.S. Treasurer FESINGTON C. LOWRY A.B., LL.B., A. M. Administrative Secretary; Director of University Extension JAMES PRESTON HESS A.B., A.M. Business Manager A. WATT HOBT A.B., A.M. Professor of Physical Education C. E. BREHM B.S.A. Director of Agriculture Extension 23

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COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS THE history of the College of Liberal Arts begins with that of the University of Tennessee which was established in 1794 under the name of Blount College. The Liberal Arts Curricula were the only courses offered. The University continued to grow, and other colleges were added, but Liberal Arts, increasing yearly, still holds its supremacy in the enrollment. The College, being in a state of continuous growth, is con- stantly making adjustments to meet the new demands. It is not distinctly professional, but offers the opportunity of basic training in those subjects fundamental to good living. Liberal Arts at- tempts to give the students a liberal education and encourage the sense of responsibility to humanity and the need for a tolerant attitude toward all men and all questions. The courses offered by this college are, as far as possible, those most beneficial to the other colleges, as well as to Liberal Arts. The T. V. A. experiment opened a vast new field, and the University, especially the College of Liberal Arts, immediately offered her laboratories and time in an effort to advance the eco- nomic conditions of this region. It is the desire of the Liberal Arts College to graduate men and women who can contribute something to society other than cold professional facts. e v; gn COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS FACULTY DEAN L. R. HESLER , g, W; ax 25