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NEBRASKA BLUE BOOK, 1920

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GROWTH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AS ILLUSTRATED BY THE
DEVELOPMENT OF COLLEGES, SCHOOLS, DEPARTMENTS

AND COURSES, AND REGISTRATION OF STUDENTS.

Colleges--
Literature. science and arts, 1872 to date.
Since 1909 called College of arts and sciences.
Agriculture, 1872-1876, 1909 to date.
Included in the industrial college, 1876-1909.
Industrial college, 1877-1909.
Reorganization of colleges in 1909 subdivided this group into colleges of agriculture and engineering.
Medicine, 1883-1888, 1902 to date.
No courses in medicine were given between 1888-1902.
Law, 1892 to date.Teachers' college, 1908 to date.Graduate college, 1909 to date.Engineering college, 1909 to date.
All engineering courses grouped in this college in 1909.
Pharmacy, 1915 to date.Business administration, 1919 to date.Dentistry, 1910 to date.
Schools--
Latin school (two-year preparatory course), 1872-1901.
This school was discontinued in 1895, but registrations were made in a preparatary (sic) school under university auspices until 1901.
Graduate school, 1896-1909.
Graduate college established in 1909.
Sugar school, 1896-1900.Mechanics arts, School of, 1896-1900.Agriculture, School of, 1896 to date.Domestic science, School of, 1898-1906.
Since 1906 these courses were included in the industrial and agricultural colleges.
Fine arts, School of, 1898 to date.Music, Affiliated school of, 1898-1911.
Connection with the university terminated in 1911.
Pharmacy, School of, 1908 to 1915.College of pharmacy established in 1915.Teachers' college high school, 1911 to date.Commerce, School of, 1913 to 1919.
College of business administration established in 1919.
Nebraska school of agriculture, Curtis, 1914 to date.Education, Graduate school of, 1914 to 1919.Dentistry, School of, 1918 to 1919.
College of dentistry established in 1919.

Courses--
Classical, 1872-1909. Scientific, 1872-1909
After 1896 called General scientific.
Agricultural, 1873 to date.
In 1898 divided into general and technical courses.
Latin scientific, 1873-1880.Greek scientific, 1873-1878.Literary, 1877-1900.Civil engineering, 1877-1898.
Given in engineering group after 1898.
Medicine. 1884-1888, 1902 to date.

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Law, 1892 to date.

English, 1896-1898.

Philosophical, 1896-1898.

Biological, 1896-1898.

Chemico-physical, 1896-1898.

Electrical and steam engineering, 1896-1898.

Given in engineering college after 1898.

Mathematical-physical, 1896-1898.

Special professional courses,

Preparatory to teachers, law, journalism, medicine.

Sugar, 1896-1900.

Mechanic arts, 1896-1909.

Graduate, 1896-1909.

Language, 1896-1897.

Practical science, 1897-1898.

Municipal engineering, 1897-1898.

Agriculture (School), 1898 to date.

Special classical, 1898-1899.

Engineering, 1898 to date.

All engineering courses grouped in 1898.

Teachers, 1898 to date.

Domestic science, 1898 to date.

After 1909 called Home economics.

Fine arts, 1898 to date.

Pre-medical, 1899-1905.

Forestry, 1903-1915.

Pharmacy, 1908 to date.

Liberal arts, 1909 to date.

The original classical, scientific and literary courses grouped here in 1909

Home economics, 1909 to date.

Commerce, 1914 to 1919.

After 1919 called business administration.

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