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work has been of such a grade that those who have received a state teacher's certificate as a result of their work there are recognized in most states as prepared teachers. From 1914 to 1918 a graduate college of education was conducted and a provision was made for a dean and a committee to plan work for the degrees of master of arts and doctor of philosophy.
In correlation with all the undergraduate colleges, there was established in 1893 a graduate college under the deanship of Professor A. H. Edgren. Thus the structure of the real university was rounded out before the close of the first quarter century. Since Professor Edgren's departure in 1900 the graduate college has been developed under Dr. L. A. Sherman, head of the department of English.
This brief outline brings out the growth of the University, both in clearness of organization and in development of lines of work. The colleges of its fiftieth year are well arranged, and all are in distinct life, and well attended. It is still true, however, that the college of arts and sciences stands first in numbers both of faculty and of students.
The word school as it has been used in connection with branches of work in the University has varied, and still varies, in meaning. At first, from 1871 to 1895, it was applied to the "Latin school" for preparatory work. In early days—perhaps until 1885—the number of students in the Latin school was greater than in all the colleges of the University proper. In later years the word school has been used to designate collegiate as well as preparatory organizations. A "sugar school" existed from 1896 to 1900, but the failure of the beet sugar work in the eastern part of the state, together with the request of the agricultural college, led to its elimination. A "school of mechanic arts," formed in 1896, became a part of the engineering college in 1909; and a "school of domestic science" created in 1898 was transferred to the state farm in 1906 and included in the agricultural college.
Other schools that have been formed are still in existence, and in process of development. The school of fine arts, established in 1898, is now, under Professor Paul
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