Butler University - Carillon / Drift Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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ROISKR ' r J, , LE ' X- UTLER COLLEGE has a long, Iioik M-able and consistent history. Those responsible lor tiic i nstitu- r tioii laid a foundation that was bru ad, deep and liberal From the opening day of the inst itution to the present hour, the faculty has been composed of able, scholarly. Christian teachers — the : peers of the best in the college world. Good i .vork, high standards and splendid ideals have been the objects sought by directors, teachers and students. The new Butler at Fairview, with a campus of unsurpassed beauty and .1 plant of buildini ts, the pioduct of superior architects, will ofl ' er : facilities, conveniences and opportunities, not even drean led of by students of the earlier days. The futu[ ■e is big with promise. The full realization of this futui ■e will appear if we profit by the lessons of the p; tst and use to the utmost the opportunities of the present. The past is secure in liistory, the present is ni ) ■ing on by hard work, and the future is pregnant with ho pe. (2rUU THE BEST PRESIDEN r IX THE COUXTRY

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J. W. ATHERTON challenge •ind Mrs. ONE outst.indinj; thing that gives us hope a of the future is the enthusiasm, assistan first of this year, William G. Irwin and give $.300,000 to a huilding fund for Butle by the end of the year bv the example ofMr. before the vear ends. Thomas E. Hibben, .issistant to Robert Frost Daggett, who has new college buildings, has been in England, studying the architecture of the old world ideas, co mbined w ith the new, will be worked out Gothic design to be followed in the new Butler structures. Th declared to be ideal in every detail. Butler promises to have the n During the year a general campaign will be conducted, at id encouragement in the effort to provide ftir :e and liberality of Butler ' s friends. Shortly his sister, Mrs. Z. T. Sweeney, of Columbus, 1 the condition that an additional $700,000 b repted. Several important contributions have bee nd we have reason to believe that the go employed . ducational onnection architc nstituti ith th lost beautiful grounds in Amer the Butler after the e donated ■n inspired be reached ct for the IS. Some collegiate has been WORKINC FUR A 1-.REAT1 ' ;R lU ' TI.ER [20 J

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J. w. pi:tnam THE grcMt growth In student enrollment at Butler within recent years has both extended her oppor- tunity for service and placed upon her the burden of providing an adequate training for the increas- ing numbers, seeking here their preparation for life ' s responsibilities. An enlarged teaching staff and an expanded and enriched curriculum have necessarily followed. To the departments and disciplines of other days, courses in Business .Administration, Education, Home Economics and Journalism have been added. But expansion in student attendance and in curriculum do not tell the whole story of recent develop- ment. Numbers are not the most significant thing about an institution of learning. The character and quality of work done are of primary importance. Butler is fortunate in her record of past achievement, but she looks forward to greater accomplishment in the days to come. The grade point system has raised the general level of scholarship in the graduating classes, and the honorary scholastic society, Phi Kappa Phi, has contributed to the same result. In addition to these incentives, the system of honors enables the capable high grade student to accomplish a worth while piece of work in his special field of scholastic endeavor. Past tradition and present interest unite in impelling Butler to the maintenance of hith scholastic standards. .. JyiJLAy ' yL, ' X yyy y rllK FRII.M) OK i: l.R SllDEXl [22]