Louisiana State University - Gumbo Yearbook (Baton Rouge, LA)

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and educational aspects of the university life. At the beginning of the year, the University pur- chased five hundred Community Concert tickets and offered the season's four concerts to the stu- dents free. In January, Dr. Howard Odum, distinguished scholar and leader in research and social science in the South, delivered a series of lectures under the auspices of the newly-established Edward Douglas White foundation. This foundation is the first of its kind to be established at this university. It honors in its name the late Judge White of Louis- iana, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1910 to 1920. Under the provisions of the foundation, a dis- tinguished scholar will be invited each year to give a series of lectures here dealing with problems of citizenship and government. In November, University Nightv was inaugurated and the principal speaker for the occasion was Dr. John Tigert, president of the University of Florida. University Night, according to the explanation given out by President Smith, is the name given to a special form of general faculty and .staff meeting in the nature of a social and professional gathering. The ob- ject of the meetings, one to be held in each of the two semesters of the ses- sion, is to strengthen academic spirit on the campus and to develop a recipro- Cal professional interest between the various professional groups of the staff and faculty. On each occasion a speaker of particular attainments will be secured. Q Such organizations as the Graduate Club, Pi Sigma Alpha, Young Men's Christian Association, and the Cosmopolitan Club have been instrumental in bringing prominent men and women to this campus as lecturers, and this is a fair indication of the interest manifested by both students and the faculty in the academic development of the University. J. G. LEE, JR. College of Agriculture PAGE THIRTY-QNE 1 R. L. TU LLIS Law School ARTHUR VIDRINE Dean of Medical Center MAJOR JAMES PERRY COLE Dean of Student Affairs Smith Hall, the girls' dor- mitory, looking out to the center of the parade grounds.

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The rear of the field house looking over the largest in- door swimming pool in America. MAJOR TROY H. MIDDLETON Commandanf of Cadets CHARLES W. PIPKIN Dean of Graduate School V. L. ROY Bursar The policy of the administration this year has been to encourage this in- crease. Hundreds of students were no doubt attracted here by the reason- able living arrangements. It was estimated last summer that a student could room and board here for as little as twenty-four dollars a month. In addi- tion, arrangements were made by which a great number of students could work their way through college by holding small jobs on the campus, commonly called working scholarships. This was distinctly in line with the policy of expansion and in every way the administration has made an effort to coop- erate with the students in reducing the cost of education and thereby mal:- ing the enrollment of additional students possible. GROWTH OF GRADUATE SCHOOL. Perhaps the best indication of the academic development of the University is the growth of the graduate school. In 1929, the graduate school had scarcely a hundred students en- rolled-ninety-five, to be exact-and approximately the same number the fol- lowing year. However, in 1932 there was evidence of a considerable growth and this growth has continued until this year there are four hundred and twenty-eight graduate students, almost a hundred per cent increase over the two hundred and ninety-seven of the previous year. Much of this expansion must be attributed to the energetic and scholarly T administration of the dean of the graduate school, Dr. Charles W. Pipkin. The development can not only be seen in numbers but also in the stand- ing of the school. In the summer of 1932, it was announced that the University was prepared to offer a doctorls degree. This in itself attests to its academic excellence. ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENTS. The force of a powerful graduate school is undoubtedly a stimulus to academic thought in the University as a whole. This we find to be true here. This year marked emphasis was placed on the cultural J. B. TRANT College of Commerce PAGE THIRTY

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'v ..w1A'!.J l ,fm --F -....- Y- I A .r ' . .. L KY: 'Hi' , I' h Tl-IE PELICAN SGCIETY The Pelican Club was organized at Louis- iana State University during the spring of 1932 under the auspices of Major Wandle. Dur- ing that spring it acted as host to the visiting baseball and track teams. This fall it again took an active part in school life. During the football season it was particularly helpful. The members of the society played host to all the visiting athletic teams on the campus and at the Tulane game it arranged a mammoth bon- fire and celebration the night before the game. During the Tulane classic the society had made plans for a special cheering section devoted to spectacular display. This special section brought forth much favorable comment. It presented a particularly nice picture with the Pelican Society in a white field against the va- riety of colors in the stadium. They were aided in their display by the co-eds, who assisted by forming colorful designs with purple and gold cloths. During the boxing and basketball seasons the society continued its activities and during the State High School boxing and basketball tournaments the members took the opportunity to offer the hospitality of L. S. U. to the high school visitors. The organization works entirely through the athletic department and is sponsored by it. The primary purpose of the club is to attempt to foster good sportsmanship on the campus and good will abroad among our collegiate visitors. The many letters received from visiting teams following their engagements here testify to thc success of the organization in establishing good will and cordial relationships with other schools. In recognition of the line work done by the members of the society, the athletic department presented each man with a sweater and Pelican insignia. Those receiving sweaters were: Ray Donaldson, Thomas S. Boggess, Leon Rey- mond, John G. Allen, Gilbert D. Litton, T. DeWitte Boaz, Robbin C. Anderson, Howard E. Spann, Joseph T. O,Brien, Milton Andre- pont, Fred Cole, Sidney C. Bowman, James Malone, Henry Louis Cohn, Vernon LaCour, Charles C. DeC1ravelles, Lasley Richardson, Douglas Chew, Richard Cadwallader, Sam Mc- Cune, Oma Bates, Edward Stockwell, Ray Scheuring, Frank Grigsby, Alfred Glassell, Lansing Mitchell, George Schwab, Morgan Mc- Call, M. Greenwald, John Lehman, Durward P. Thomas, and William B. Gourrier. Alfred Glassell is the president of the so- ciety and the members are practically all taken from the Junior class. PAGE THIRTY-TWO