CATALOG 1952-1953


 COLLEGE OF LAW
 The College of Law, founded in 1909, began its work in the Thomas Hall Dormi-
tory for men under the deanship of Albert J. Farrah, a graduate of the University 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 perma-
nent 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 "A" school by the American Bar Association in 1925.
 The College of Law was opened to women students in 1925, and in 1933 the re-
quirements 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 Control 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.
 During the summer of 1948 the building which has housed the College of Law since
1914 was completely renovated. A new office suite was added for the Dean and addi-
tional offices for members of the faculty were provided. In the spring of 1950 con-
struction of a new wing was completed, which provides a library reading room seating
approximately one hundred and fifty students, a courtroom-auditorium with a seating
capacity of approximately two hundred and fifty, and a suite of offices for the Uni-
versity of Florida Law Review.
 The aim of the College is to impart a thorough, scientific, and practical knowledge
of the law. It aims to develop keen, efficient lawyers, conversant with the ideals and
traditions of the profession. Its policy is characterized by the emphasis of practice as
well as theory; pleading as well as historical perspective; skill in brief making, as well
as in giving legal information.
 ADMISSIONS
 Students without previous law school study are admitted at the beginning of the
first and second semesters, but are not admitted to the summer session.

 PROCEDURE FOR ADMISSION
 Applicants for admission to the College of Law are required to file a preliminary
application with the University Registrar on or before August 16 for the first semester,
December 27 for the second semester. It will be impossible to consider applications
received after these dates.
 Upon receipt of the preliminary application, the Registrar will furnish final applica-
tion forms. No applicant will be admitted until he has filed a complete transcript of
his record from each law school, college or university attended (other than the Uni-
versity of Florida), and a written statement concerning his previous attendance at other
law schools and, if he has attended another law school, a certificate from the Dean
thereof that he is in good standing at that institution.