THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
The University of Kentucky is located at Lexington, an urban
- community of about 75,000 population. It is a state supported in-
stitution operated under the direction of a board of trustees of
fifteen members. The membership of this board includes the
Governor, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and the Com-
missioner of Agriculture, 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 the provision of agricultural experiment stations
and extension services in agriculture and home economics.
The University of Kentucky is on the approved list of the
Association of American Universities, and is a member of the
Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and the
Kentucky Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. It is
~ accredited in its respective colleges or departments by the Associa-
tion of American Law Schools, the American Association of Col-
legiate Schools of Business, the American Association of Schools
and Departments of Journalism, the American Library Association,
the National Association of Schools of Music, the Engineers’ Coun-
cil for Professional Development, the American Chemical Society,
and the National Association of Schools of Social Administration.
The major function of the University is that of instruction.
For the performance of this function it is organized into the Col-
lege of Arts and Sciences, the College of Agriculture and Home
Economics, the College of Engineering, the College of Law, the
College of Education, the College of Commerce, the College of
Pharmacy, the Graduate School, and a Department of University
Extension. Residence instruction is given through four quarters,
the summer quarter being divided into two terms.
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
important contributions along these lines, certain divisions and
bureaus have been established specifically for these purposes.
Included in this group are the Experiment Station and the Exten-
sion Division of the College of Agriculture and Home Economics,
the Bureau of Business Research, the Bureau of Government
Research, the Bureau of School Service, the Bureau of Source
Materials in Higher Education, the Teachers Placement Bureau,