ec UN1vERsrrY OF KENTUCKY
History offers students an excellent foundation for many special courses.
, _ in the university curriculums, its cultural possibilities are unlimited, and it `
provides excellent training for specialists in the fields of journalism, library
work, public service, literature law, and the radio. In his own right the- in J
historian has an unlimited field for teaching, research, and writing. thel
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HYGIENE AND PUBLIC HEALTH ism-
The functions of the department are threefold; namely, medical service- ‘ O;1 i
to the students, teaching, and research. In the performance of each of _ EEC
these functions primary emphasis is placed upon the prevention of disease- av'
and the promotion of health. _` xii
The medical service consists of complete physical examinations of all
entering students, the maintenance of a Student Health Service on the- V
campus, and calls by physicians of the staff to boarding and rooming  
students who are ill in their rooms. _
The department offers courses in health open to students in the various. - mg
colleges of the University. A full year of work is offered to graduate nurses '
in preparation for public health nursing.  .` J cm
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The Department of Journalism is one of the 38 members of The As--    
sociation of Accredited Schools and Departments of Journalism. Since 1931 . Biolo
the department has been accredited and has been a member of the Associa-  _  
tion which is composed of the leading schools of journalism in the United;  . Mum
States. 1 Phyg
` General reference materials, representative daily newspapers, and  I
recognized trade journals of the publishing industry are available in the-  .
department. In the general library are hundreds of volumes dealing with  '
all phases of the communications industry. ‘ Mig;
A daily 10—hour teletype service of the United P1·ess supplies latest news A  
dispatches for students and provides laboratory materials for news editing Jem.-
and radio news writing. The department, which supervises student publica- .  
tion activities has standard equipment to print a modern community news- . ·ce».§
paper and to provide high-grade commercial job printing for the campus. {
In the extensive plant is a type laboratory for instruction in typography. N
make-up, and the mechanics of publishing and advertising.  ·
Various campus-based publications, such as the Kentucky Kernel (stu-
dent newspaper), The Kentuckian (student yearbook), The Kentucky Press-  · Cm
(official publication of The Kentucky Press Association, which maintains Jourri
its state headquarters in the department), and The KHSPA News (bulletin L  
of the Kentucky High School Press Association), present opportunities for Journ
student practice in the publication field. .  
Upper division students are active in the free lance field, making sales  .’ :§°¤i¢
to a wide variety of publications throughout the nation. y ·G;§£
Beyond technical courses which are restricted to professional students  I
and a limited number of highly qualified students in other fields of interest,  . M
the department provides one general elective course for the non—profes- Y i
sional student. Here instruction is given to the "consumer of journalism,"`  . mmai
rather than the producer. ; tive?