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

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ADMINISTRATION DR. M. O. ROSS is not only the Dean of the College of Business Administration but is also the president of the university. He has been a member of the Butler faculty since 1938. Dr. Ross is a graduate of Kentucky Wesleyan University and obtained his A.M. and his Ph.D. degrees from the University of Chicago. The aim of the College of Business Administra- tion is to equip students with a knowledge of the fundamentals of business practices and the methods of making a living. Instruction in the secretarial sciences is one of the outstanding features of the college. This department fits students for office jobs with training in shorthand, typing, and mach- ine operation. 23

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COLLEGE OF BUSINESS Since 1937 when the College of Business Ad- ministration was begun by Butler University, the officeofdean of the colleges was occupied. This year, however, the head of the college, Dean Maurice O. Ross, is doing double duty — holding the presidency of Butler in addition to directing the business of the college. The last division organized in the institution, the College of Business Administration provides train- ing in the methods, techniques, and principles of modern business and journalism, laying the founda- tion for careers in these fields. It sets forth the objective of equipping students with a knowledge and understanding of the changing and developing character of economic society and the responsibili- ties that ore laid upon educated men and women engaged in economic and journalistic activity. Because of its convenient location in a metropolis, the Coll ege of Business Administration provides close contact with various types of business and business organizations in actual operation and thus shows students a preview of the careers they have chosen. In planning its program of training, the college attempts to equip students with on understanding and evaluation of the modern economic and journalistic worlds, their organization and opera- tion; to inculcate an appreciation of the problems resulting from the application of these principles to the various phases of business enterprise. This college also attempts to afford on oppor- tunity to obtain a knowledge of additional social and physical sciences, literature, and languages through the selection of electives, and to impart a knowledge of a limited number of technical and fool courses such as accounting, statistics, secre- tarial training, copywriting, and editing. Because of its reputation in training of business students, many firms have requested that Butler men and women after graduation join their employee lists. This year with the demand for workers excep- tionally high, the college has had even more requests than it could fill. Part-time employment, especially in secretarial work, has been available to numerous students. Many students in the journalistic field are working on Indianapolis newspapers. The College of Business Administration also has made its contribution to the armed forces and to the war industries. Students have entered the services at the same time that professors were putting away brief coses and books to work directly for Uncle Sam or accepting employment in war work or with governmental agencies. Offered in the college are the undergraduate degrees of Bachelor of Science in Business Ad- ministration and the Bachelor of Science in Journal- ism, and the graduate degree of Master of Science in Business Administration. The college also offers courses applicable on the Bachelor of Arts degree in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. CAMP i. fi i ' .

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COLLEGE DEAN PHILLIP M. BAIL first came to the uni- versity in 1940. He has been Dean of the College of Education ' ever since he came to Butler. He holds his A.B. from Missouri Valley College and his A.M. and ' Ph.D. degrees from the state University of Iowa. The College of Education offers the student the opportunity to receive a teachers license in the state of Indiana. The student is given the experi- ence of actually teaching under supervisers in Indianapolis schools. , This year the Eliza Blaker memorial library was added to the college to be used for classes, study, and meetings of the college. 24