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

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College of Business AdminisiratLon The last of the colleges organized at Butler is the College of Business Administration. It was established in 1937, and is now headed by Dean Maurice O. Ross, who has also as- sumed the University president ' s chair. This college is designed to offer students the opportunity to familiarize themselves with business practices and operations. Courses in this college stress the development and changing character of economic society, and present the responsibilities of educated men and women in economic and journalistic fields. The college not only seeks to awaken an appreciation of modern day business problems in the mind of the student, but also offers him a number of technical and tool courses such as accounting, statistics, secretarial training, edit- ing, and copywriting. Elective courses are also given. The following degrees are given: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Bachelor of Science in Journalism, and the graduate degree of Master of Science in Business Administration. Dr. M. O. Ross

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College of Liberal Arts Dean Gino A. Ratti Upon the establishment of Butler College in 1855, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences was founded. Possessing the oldest record of the four colleges which now constitute the University, it also boasts the largest enrollment of students. Under the splendid guidance of Dean Gino A. Ratti, the college aims to provide a training of the mind that is of fundamental value in all walks of life, to furnish a broad education in all the arts and sciences, and to train young men and women to become capable leaders in our modern society. The college offers a four-year curriculum, the first two of which provide a standardized course. This lower division serves as a means of supplying a large amount of general educa- tion to the students who ore interested in the work of the university. Specialized training follows in the last two years of the course. Degrees conferred by this college include the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Bachelor of Music. The Master of Arts grad- uate degree is also given.

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College of Education Dean Phillip M. Bail In 1930 the College oF Education was founded on the Butler campus when the Depart- ment of Education, instituted in 1919, and the Teachers ' College of Indianapolis were merged. Since 1940 it has been under the deanship of Dr. P. M. Bail. The general objective of the college is the education of teachers, supervisors, and ad- ministrators for positions in kindergarten, ele- mentary schools, and high schools. Students who are preparing to teach are expected to gain a broad general education, training in the subjects to be taught, and special instruction in the professional courses v hich point out and prepare the student to meet problems in teach- ing. Student teachers have the advantage of using the public schools of Indianapolis as a teacher education laboratory during their senior year. Students proving themselves capable of becoming successful teachers, will be selected for supervised practice teaching. The opportunities of observation of elementary and secondary public school methods are combined. The Butler College of Education is accredited by the American Association of Teachers ' Colleges. ?T 1.1. ' iwf, ' .- , ■ n v ■ Bf ' ' ):• ' , ■■ ' ;;■-. .,..-7:- ' --- 5 ' S ■ ' P 41. 1 . ,-„r. - er. , iT , W Wi • 1 ' ♦ l -j i ' Li fj 1; ■ .- ,. i yi M S| ' ■ ' i i. 0B - ' ' A m HHb