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

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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION The University of Tennessee was designated by the Legislature of the State, in its Act of 1879, the head of the public school system of Tennessee. In order to discharge its obligations to the State more effectively, the University, in 1926, established the College of Education, through which it undertakes to fulfill its responsibility to public education in Tennessee. The College of Education directs its work toward the accomplishment of the following aims and objectives: tll To organize and interpret all the find- ings of research of the whole University for the promotion and use of public education. lZl To prepare educational leaders-a function it is well htted to perform because of its special faculties, large libraries, and well-equipped labo- ratories. Bl To carry the message of the University to the people of the State through extension work, in which it provides: lal extension and correspond- ence courses; lhl lecturers and conference leaders, who cooperate with the State Department of Education and other educational agencies in unifying and pro- DEAN J- A. THACKSTON moting public education; and kl the publication of studies, surveys, and re- searches which may contribute to public education. Ml To carry on research and investigation in all local conditions and factors which aflect education.

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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Courses of Engineering became a reality soon after the Morrill Bill became a law, and our catalog of 1880 outlined courses of study leading to the degrees, Bach- elor of Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Bachelor of Mining Engineering. The building now called Reese Hall was erected in 1888. It was then known as the Mechanical Building and housed the power plant, forge shops, pattern shops, machine shop, and mechanical drawing room. Three years later Science Hall was completed, giving classrooms and laboratories for Physics and Chemistry, and for the Department of Civil Engineering and Mechanical Drawing. The original Estabrook Hall was built in 1898, and since then seven additions have been made to it to meet the demand for more space. However, with the steady increase of enrollment in the College of Engineering, Estabrook Hall was still over- crowded. A new building was erected and completed six years ago. The new build- ing, Ferris Hall, was planned as the center of a group of three, two to be erected at a future date. The additional units would house civil, mechanical, and chemical engineering. About ten years ago the College of Engineering established the Cooperative Course, which has been of undoubted success from the viewpoint both of the stu- dents and the employers. The requirement of one full year of residence, with evi- dence of outstanding scholarship, places a premium on admission to this course. Its value to the student is not that he can earn and save a part of his expenses, but that he secures valuable experience in industry, while he is a student of pure and applied science. DEAN C. E. FERRIS

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THE COLLEGE OF LAN The College of Law, now in its forty-seventh year, is a member of the As- sociation of American Law Schools and is approved by the American Bar As- sociation. For admission two years of collegiate work are required. The period of law study covers three academic years, the calendar time for which may be shortened by attending summer sessions. The work during the summer session is planned so that there will be courses for those who are starting the study of law, as well as courses for advance students and practitioners. While considerable emphasis is placed on Tennessee law, the work is con- ducted with a View to give an acquaintance with the general principles and rules of American law so as to prepare students for the bar of any state. The work of the first year will be useful to persons intending to engage in banking and mercantile business. The mental training aflorded by the study of law is also becoming appreciated and sought by students who desire some intelligent occu- pation which will connect theoretical work with the facts of life, and enable them to apply their minds readily and correctly to such facts in any business or profession. A part of the training is moot court work. Here the student be- comes familiar with pleading incident to court work and gains an actual experi- ence in trying causes and arguing to the jury as well as to the court. DEAN H. B. WITHAM