Duke University - Chanticleer Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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SCHOOL OF FORESTRY Duke has the distinction of being one of the three universities in die United States to have a graduate school I forestry. It was established in i r,i when the Duke Forest, comprising some 5,000 acres, was given over for educational work and research in for estry. The pre-forestry curriculum was organ- ized in 1932, and the graduate work in 19355 cul- minating in the recognized School of Forestry in t 93 8. The Duke Forest, and excellent field laboratory, directly adjoins the university campus, providing the school with a practice, demonstration and ex- perimental forest that is entirely unique in this coun- try in regard to its proximity to the forestry school. Laboratory and Greenhouse facilities for the school are provided in the University ' s large Biology build- ing. With increased facilities made available by larger space in few Quadrangle, the forestry department has promise of great advancement in the future. The school is expected to fill a definite need, particularly in the South where there has previously been no forestry school of graduate work. C. F. K.ORS 1 i.w UFI ' AR TME1ST OF MUSIC In recent years the extensive work done in the field of music at Duke has developed into a noted department ol tin- University. J. Foster Haines, who has been an indispensable member of the faculty for many years, heads the department w Inch sponsors the Men ' s Glee Club, the Women ' s (.lee Club, directed by Mrs. Barnes, the band, the sym- phony orchestra, the choir w Inch is one ol the largest student choirs in America, a concert series, and va- rious musical clubs. Under the direction of Mr. Barnes, the Men ' s Glee Club had an extensive season of activity. A con- cert was given in Page Auditorium immediately preceding their yearly trip which included concerts in the South and FLast climaxed by a brilliant per- formance in New York City. Later, the spring con- cert was presented jointly by the Men ' s Glee Club, the Women ' s Glee Club, the Modern Dance Group, and symphony orchestra. I lie Music Department was fortunate to have two notable additions to the music faculty. Last year Mr. Henry Bruinsma was added to the faculty ,ind wrote the music for the May Day celebration last year and this year also. Miss Julia Wilkinson J. FOSTER BARNES was added this year. 20

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SCHOOL OF MLUilUN In his deed of indenture establishing the end cm menl of Duke Uni- versity, James 15. Duke jiut as the firsl objective the training of preachers, teachers, lawyers, and physicians, because these are most in the public eye, and by precept and example, can do most to uplift mankind. The School of Religion was the first pro- fessional school to be established in the organization of the new university. The formal opening exercises were held on Novem- ber 9, 1926. The School of Religion is rendering a service in the held of rural church work which is unique among theological seminaries. Through the gift of James B. Duke for the maintenance of rural Methodist churches in North Carolina, a plan has been adopted whereby students in the School of Religion give service during the summer vacation by assisting pastors in rural sections. Five students were sent out in 1926 while sixty-six served during the summer of 1939. The academic session of 1939-40 concludes the fourteenth ses- sion of the School of Religion. During that period about 800 stu- dents have enrolled. The enrollment for this academic session has been 123. On June 14, 1938, the School of Religion was placed on the first list of accredited schools announced by the American Association of Theological Schools. Dr. Elbert Russell has served as dean of the School of Religion since 1928. Elbert Russei l SCHOOL OF LAW With a large faculty in proportion to its carefully selected student body, emphasis in the Duke University School of Law is placed on individualization in instruction. The teaching staff con- sists of thirteen full-time professors and five others who are directly connected with the work of instruction. The division of the study body into small groups, particularly in the upper classes, fosters close contact between students and faculty. The course of study provided covers the w ide and varied range of subjects found in other national law schools. The training given is designed to prepare lawyers for practice in ev- ery state, and the student body is regularly drawn from more than thirty states. The Duke Law Li- brary contains more than 60,000 volumes and is the largest in the South. The School of Law publishes Law and Contemporary Problems, a quarter- ly, the Duke Bar Association Journal, which affords opportunity for stu- ff Claude Horack dent training in law review writing. 19

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I li.NRV R. DwiRE IIEVA JJT7V1 EIST OF U(l Vll l Established ten yens ago, the Department of Public Relations and Alumni Affairs functions in two divisions, the Division of Public Rela- tions and the Division of Alumni Affairs. I ten- ry R. Dwire has been director of the depart- ment since its establishment, diaries A. Dukes is assistant director, and Miss Anne Garrard is assistant director of alumni affairs. Affiliated with the work of the department are the University News Service, of which Al- beit A. Wilkinson is director, with Ted Mann in charge of the sports news ; the Appointments Office, with James R. Simpson as director ; and the Duke University Press, with Dr. R. O. Ri- vera as executive secretary and D. K. Jackson in charge of editorial work. The Division of Public Relations is concerned particularly with contacts of various kinds for the University away from the campus, though there are features of its activities which concern both faculty and student body as well. Included in the work of the Division of Public Relations are the handling of various publications of the University, including the ten catalogue bulletins and the pictorial booklets; the Speakers ' Bureau ; the Information Service and the entertainment of visiting groups. The Division of Alumni Affairs is concerned with contacts with the nearly 13,000 former students of the institution, representing every state in the Union, every county in North Carolina, and twenty-nine foreign countries. There are three cards in the files for each alumnus— alphabetical, class, and geographical. In addition to keeping complete records of the alumni, the Alumni Office sponsors, in connec- tion with other groups, various occasions such as Homecoming in the fall, the Alumnae Home- coming in the spring, the Alumnae Week-End, and annual meetings of seventy-five local associa- tions. The mailing office handles, in addition to alumni matter, the distribution of the various bulletins of the University, approximately 750,000 pieces of mail being handled annuallv. The Appointments Office, which is affiliated with the Department of Public Relations and Alumni Affairs, is operated for the convenience of students and alumni, and is directed by James R. Simpson, ' 24. There are two divisions : the commercial and the teacher placement. The work of the Appointments Office embraces con- tacts with commercial enterprises and educational insti- tutions for the purpose of learning of opportunities for gainful employment for nearly 1,900 alumni whose rec- ords are on file. Emphasis is placed upon personal prob- lems of employment for those in the University and con- tacts lor and assistance to former students. Contact is maintained throughout the year with main of the large industrial and commercial organizations, and during the Christmas and Spring vacations appointments are arranged for interviews by these firms of students. James R. SlMPSOtv 21