Boston University - HUB Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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GRADUATE SCHOOL The early history of the Graduate School might very well be parallelcd with the life of its first dean, Dr. Borden Parker Brown, who served in that capacity from the founding of the School of All Sciences in 1874 until his death in 1910. The author of sev- eral books on social philosophy and on the relation of science to religion, he brought inestimable national prestige and interna- tional reputation to the School. As a tribute to one of the most respected personalities in the University,s history, a chair of philosophy in tl1e Graduate School has been dedicated to his memory. The Graduate School has become a Department for fitting young people for positions in highereducational institutions. Howard M. Lt-Sourd, who assumed his present position as Dean of the School in 1933, graduated from Ohio VVesleyan University in 1911 with an A.B. degree. Continuing his study at Columbia Iiniversity, he received an A.lVI. in 1913 and a Ph.D. in 1929 from that institution. Dean LeSourd served on the faculties of Ohio State University, VVL-stern Theological Seminary and Duke Uni- versity bcfore joining the Boston I'niversity faculty in 1929. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Gamma Delta. Dean llowurd M . l40S0lll'4l In 1915 the Summer Session was established at Boston Univer- f llireclor Allee I.. Percy sity to enable students who had not yet met their degree require- ments prior to the Jlllll' Commencement to receive degree credits in the six-week course of study. Not only does the Summer Session assist students in acquiring their first degree, but it also affords an opportunity for mature men and women to continue to further their education by devoting a portion of their leisure to this im- portant task. In addition to the regular faculty of the University who teach in the summer, many exchange professors from colleges and universities throughout the country come to teach at the lini- versity during this shortened session. Professor Atlee I.. Percy, who was a student in the 1916 Sununer Session, has been the Session's director since 1934-. He was gradu- ated from Taylor University with the degree of A.B. and was awarded the degrees of B.B.A. and lVI.B.A. from Boston Univer- sity. Professor Percy is a Certified Public Accountant in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. He has the rank of Professor of Accounting and Conunercial Education, holding the chairmanship of the latter department. SUMMER SESSIO 1291

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SCHOOL OF EDUCATIO Den n ,Icssc B. Davis -.wf..w.-,.....,, that of B.S. in Ed The primary distinction between the School of Social Work and its worthy predecessor, the School of Religious and Social Work, lies in the fact that the new department, organized but two years ago, functions solely as a graduate department. The courses in religious education, formerly offered exclusively by the now dis- continued school, are 11ow presented jointly by the School of Social Work and the School of Theology. The School of Social Work was organized as a graduate School in 1940 to prepare young men and women for a career in professional, welfare and social work. Richard K. Conant, who had served as director of the School of Religious and Social Work was appointed Dean of the reorganized school replacing Dean Emeritus Henry H. Meyer. Dean Conant was graduated from Harvard in 1908, receiving an A.B. degree and was granted an LLB. a few years later. In 1937 he was appointed lecturer on social work. He was promoted to full pro- fessorship in 1938 and in the same year was appointed director of the division of social Work. A man respected in his field, Dean Conant was a logical choice for his present position when the SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK 1281 The School of Educ Ltion vs LS est LlJl1Hl1LKl Ls L Dep LIlLI'I'll,l1t. of the University in 1918 Since its e Lily d Lys when Dr Arthur H Wilde ---w......... was dean of the school until the present d Ly the growth ol this one of the largest dep Litments ol the University h LS been Lm ll ing. One of the greatest contributions of the School is the neu college curriculum wlueh was introduced in 19.37 flns pl Ill seeks to bring about improved methods of selection of students foi higher education, the use ol L two rather th Ln L lour ye Lr cuiricu lum and through systematic gll1lll.11CL to piovide piogr Lms ol study suited for the l1llllV1ill1'Ll student s Llbllltv Lnd pl mns for the future. The School originally L senior college and gr Mill tte school extended its program to include woik for the degree of I d D Lud Jesse 13. Davis h LS been De L11 01 the School sinee 195: Ile YN IS graduated from Colgate University with the degree of X B in 1895. In 1911 he recelved his A M and in 1922 the degree ol l itt D. The University of Miclng 111 conferred upon lnm '111 M X de gree in 1916. A member of Phi I3etL Ixappa he Llso holds membei ship in Delta Upsilon and Phi Delt L lx LDIYL s

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UNIVERSITY DEA OF WOME Dean Lucy ,I. Franklin The University Dean ol' Women serves in an important admin- istrative capacity for her duties center around the welfare of the six thousand women students ol' the University. Nlrs. Franklin and her Staff members have charge of all tl1e residence halls for women students. The personnel problems which come to this efficient group of advisors, social directors and house managers are many and varied. The Office ol' the Dean, located at 146 Commonwealth Avenue, is open at all times for the purpose ol' helping the coeds in any problems they may have. Dean Franklin lends her sympathetic advice to women students on the subjects of college interest, per- sonnel adjustment, dormitory life, sorority and social problems, part-time employment, graduate stufly and related questions. The advisors to women in the several departments ol' the Univer- sity are members of the Board ol' Directors composed ol' Dean Franklin's Staff, dormitory house mothers and the housing clerks. Mrs. Lucy Jenkins Franklin has been the University's Dean ol' YVomen since 1924. She was graduated from Ohio VVesleyan Uni- versity with the degree ol' A.l3. and did graduate work at the same college for her A.M. degree. In addition to serving in an administra- tive capacity Dean Franklin also teaches one course in English. BOARD OF DORMITORY DIRECTORS Mins llurlm, Minn lll'llll'lllllllll'l. Mime Montgonnery. Minn Wllilaellcrune-, Mrs. l'nrker, Mrn. Zurvus. Mrs. Slammer. Minn Odell, Miss Kay Mrs. Underhill. Mrs. llurlon, Mrs. Pnrnonn. Donn Frnnklin. Mimi l'icrc-1-, Miss llmlilin I301