THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
The University of Kentucky is located at Lexington, an urban
community of about 57,000 population. It is a state-supported institu-
tion operated under the direction of a board of trustees of iifteen
members. The membership of this board includes the Governor, the
Superintendent of Public Instruction, and the Commissioner of Agri-
culture, ex officio, and twelve members appointed by the Governor,
three of`whom are alumni of the University and three, members of the
State Board of Agriculture. The University is one of a number of
institutions known as land-grant colleges which were established by
the Morrill Act of 1862 and which have continued to receive federal
assistance under the provisions of this and subsequent laws relating
to the teaching of agriculture and the mechanic arts and to the pro-
vision of agricultural experiment stations and extension services in
agriculture and home economics.
The University of Kentucky is a fully accredited institution. It
is on the approved list of the Association of American Universites and
holds memberships in the following organizations: the Southern As-
sociation of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the American Council
on Education, the National Association of State Universities, the
Association of American Colleges, the Association of Land—Grant Col-
leges, the Association of American Law Schools, the American Asso-
ciation of Collegiate Schools of Business, the Kentucky Association
‘ of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the American Association of _
Schools and Departments of Journalism, and the National Associa-
tion of Schools of Music.
The major function of the University is that of instruction. For
thc performance of this function it is organized into the College of
‘ Arts and Sciences, the College of Agriculture, the College of Engineer- ·
ing, the College of Law, the College of Education, the College of Com-
merce, the Graduate School, and a Department of University Exten
sion. Residence instruction is given through two semesters of eighteen
weeks each, and through two summer terms of five weeks each.
In addition to giving instruction to its student body, the Uni-
versity contributes to the welfare of the state through research,
experimentation, and public service. While all departments make im-
Dortant contributions along these lines, certain divisions and bureaus
have been established speciiically for these purposes. Included in this
group are the Experiment Station and the Extension Division of the
Vollege of Agriculture, the Bureau of Business Research, the Bureau
of Government Research, the Bureau of School Service, the Bureau
of Source Materials, the Personnel Bureau, the Publicity Bureau, the