College of Law


 GENERAL INFORMATION
 THE COLLEGE OF LAW, founded in 1909, began its work in the Thomas Hall
Dormitory for men under the deanship of Albert J. Farrah, a graduate of the Uni-
versity of Michigan, who served from 1909 until 1912.
 Following the administration of Dean Farrah, Thomas W. Hughes served as
Dean from 1912 until 1915. The Law Building, erected in 1914, was one of the first
permanent units on the campus.
 Harry R. Trusler, also a graduate of the University of Michigan, was appointed
to the deanship in 1915 and served in that capacity until 1947. During his administra-
tion the College of Law was accredited by the New York State Board of Regents in
1917, admitted to membership in the Association of American Law Schools in 1920,
and recognized as an approved school by the American Bar Association in 1925.
 The College of Law was opened to women students in 1925, and in 1933 the
requirements for admission were increased to require an academic degree.
 In September of 1941, the entire plant of the College of Law was dedicated and
named in the memory of Nathan Philemon Bryan, Chairman of the Board of Con-
trol at the time of the founding of the College of Law, and former United States
Senator and United States Circuit Judge. Also in 1941 the Law Library was built.
In 1950, a courtroom-auditorium wing was added with a seating capacity of approxi-
mately two hundred and fifty, and a suite of offices for the University of Florida Law
Review.
 Henry A. Fenn, a former Professor of Law and Assistant Dean of the Yale Law
School, became Dean in 1948 and served in that capacity until 1958. During his dean-
ship a specialized orientation program, and an individualized program of research,
writing and instruction were inaugurated, as well as a seminar program in Legal
Ethics which received national recognition. In 1955, the College was granted a charter
by the Order of the Coif, a national legal scholarship society, in recognition of its high
academic standards.
 Dean Fenn stepped down as head in the fall of 1958 to devote full time to teach-
ing. Frank E. Maloney, who at that time was named acting dean, was subsequently
appointed as dean in May of 1959.
 The goal of the college is to impart a thorough, scientific and practical knowledge
of the law, together with an understanding of its role in a democratic society. It aims
to develop keen, efficient lawyers who will respect the ideals and traditions of the pro-
fession. The policy of the college places emphasis upon practical skills as well as legal
theory; problems of the modern world as well as historical perspective; the creative
aspects in the drafting of documents as well as in the body of legal doctrines.


 FACULTY GRANTS
 Nothing is more important for the maintenance of a law school than a faculty
composed of capable, experienced and industrious scholars, and a program of salary
supplementation is a factor of considerable significance in retaining men of eminence.