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The Dept. of Biology was a part of the Church Teachers College until the college was split in 1920. The department was placed under the direction of the School of Arts and Sciences. The department was abolished in 1921 when the School of Arts and Sciences was renamed the College of Arts and Sciences. Martin P. Henderson was the chairman of the Dept. of Biology.  
  
  

Revision as of 11:53, 6 August 2009

The Dept. of Biology was a part of the Church Teachers College until the college was split in 1920. The department was placed under the direction of the School of Arts and Sciences. The department was abolished in 1921 when the School of Arts and Sciences was renamed the College of Arts and Sciences. Martin P. Henderson was the chairman of the Dept. of Biology.


Description

Established: 1920

Abolished: 1921

Location: Provo, Utah (1920-1921)

Functions

The Dept. of Biology includes classes of: general botany; field biology; plant physiology; plant histology; bacteriology; algae and fungi; liverworts, mosses, and ferns; seed plants; diseases of cultivated plants; methods in plant pathology; general zoology; heredity and eugenics; hygiene and sanitation; elementary neurology; infant welfare; human physiology; and research.

Assets and Administrative Structure

Martin P. Henderson was the chairman of the Dept. of Biology.

Associated Units

Superior unit: Brigham Young University. School of Arts and Sciences (1920-1921)

Earlier unit: Church Teachers College. Dept. of Biology (1909-1920)

Later unit: Brigham Young University. College of Arts and Sciences. Dept. of Biology (1921-1925)


Sources

Brigham Young University Annual Catalogs, 1919-1923: p. 7, p. 53-58 (Martin P. Henderson appears to be Department Chairman; courses offered by the department).

Maintenance Information

Record ID: EAC-2009-00174

Creator: UPB