Loyola University Chicago - Loyolan Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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the distinction of being the first Catholic school of its kind in any country. The Rev. Frederic Siedenburg, SJ., was the founder and the first dean of the college. Under his direction the school had an enormous growth in numbers and prestige. While this departmental expansion was proceeding there was not, however, any ces- sation in the progress of the College of Arts and Sciences. In 1909, the same year as that in which the school was chartered as a university, the first building was erected on the Lake Shore Campus, namely, Dumbach Hall. This building served as the home of Loyola Academy, a preparatory school for the university. In 1912 there was built the Cudahy Science Hall, a gift of the late Michael Cudahy and his son, joseph. I But it was under the direction of Rev. Williilna H. Agnew, who was presi- dent of the university from 1921 to 1927. that the College of Arts and Sciences under- went many changes and the Lake Shore Cam- pus began to take form. In 1922 the Ad- ministration Building was completed on the campus and made possible the transfer of the Arts College to the North Side. Departmental expansion likewise con- tinued under Father Agnew. In 1922 the School of Commerce'was established, but contented itself with rather humble aspira- tions until September, 1924, when it was ex- panded and classes were held in the Ash- land Block. In 1923 the Chicago College of Dental Surgery, the oldest dental school in the state, was annexed and called the Den- tal Department of Loyola University. 1925 also saw the establishment of the Home Study Department, and it was in 1925 that the St. Bernard Hospital Training School for Nurses became affiliated with Loyola, the first of L0yola's nursing schools, which now number seven. 'I ln the commencement exercises ot l928, the first over which Father Kelley presided, the Hon. Thomas J. Walsh received an honorary degree. The faculty procession that year was unusually ceremonious. But during this period of Loyola's growth the strictly routine business of classes was not the only part of the university to manifest progress. Extra-curricular activities were likewise advancing. The LOYOLAN was be- gun in 1924, and the Loyola Nezzur. now The Loyola Neupf. was founded in 1925. The Lnrwftr Ullfl'61'J'ff.j' fllagagizze had become the Lnyufiz QlldI'f?I'fY1' and, no longer the only major publication of the university, was able to devote itself to the publication of strictly literary material. The Sodality, which had been founded in 1872, continued to function in the College of Arts and Sciences and ex- panded, in a fashion, into the professional schools. The Debating Society, which had been established in 1875, had grown into a large and active body. The Loyola Dramatic Club, which had its inception during the in- fant years of St. Ignatius College, had lapsed for several years, but in 1921, at the instiga- tion of Rev. Williain T. Kane, S.-I., it was revived under the name of the Sock and Buskin Club. The musical organizations, the Glee Club and the Orchestra, had had vary- ing fortunes during the years, but were con- stantly providing an opportunity for student initiative in the held of music. is ' The Council ot Deans and Regents was established by Father Kelley soon after his arrival at Loyola. The orig- inal Council included Fathers Reiner. Mahan, and Siedenburg, and Mr. Ready, whose memorable services to Loyola University have now ended.

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The next fifteen years marked no unusual events, but comprised a period in which the college was constantly progressing and its enrollment steadily increasing. In 1881 the first class was graduated, it consisted of Thomas Finn and Carter Harrison. The former chose the priesthood and the latter became the chief executive for several terms of the city which is now celebrating its cen- tenary. During the World's Fair of 1895 many distinguished persons of international fame visited the college. l The next period of growth began during the time in which Rev. Henry Dum- bach, SJ., was rector of the college, 1900-08. Father Dumbach, with a great deal of fore- sight, realized that the space, facilities, and location of old St. Ignatius College were too limited for its steady growth and that of the city. 1906 saw the purchase of twenty-two acres of land on the north side, the present site of the Lake Shore Campus. The land was not, however, developed immediately. The progress of the school was not limited merely to its growth during this period, but extended itself to the kinds of education of- fered. Specialization was becoming popular and the school felt it necessary to include professional training in its curriculum. In 1908 the Lincoln School of Law became the Law School of St. Ignatius College. ' Father Durnbach purchased in i906 twenty-two acres of land on what is now the Lake Shore Campus. But it was not until l922 that the College ot Arts and Sciences was moved from the West Side. E.. ' The late Rev. William l-l. Agnew, SJ., was Rector of Loyola University, l92l-l927. l-lis successor, Rev. Robert M. Kelley, SJ., ends his second term this summer. Expansion and unification of the uni- versity were outstanding in their administrations. But it is not properly the function of a college to embrace both arts and law courses. Therefore, on November 21, 1909, the school secured from the state a charter under the title of Loyola University. St. Ignatius College became the College of Arts and Sciences of Loyola University, and the law school became the Loyola University School of Law. Loyola's next step into the field of professional training was into the realm of medicine. In 1909 the Illinois Medical Col- lege became affiliated and in 1910, under Loyola's guidance, the Illinois, Bennett, and Reliance Medical Colleges merged to form the Bennett Medical College, which consti- tuted the Medical Department of Loyola un- til 1915 when it passed under the complete control of the trustees and became the Loy- ola University School of Medicine. In October, 1914, the School of Sociology of Loyola University was opened. It had L I eil '27

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gm 'On November 6. I93O, the annual faculty dinner was held in the Gold Room of the Congress Hotel. The quests oi honor were y Mr. S a m u el Irisull, Jr, Father Kelley, Mr. Joseph F. Elwarcl, and Rey. Samuel K. Wilson, S.J. Il It was at the end of the 1926-Z7 term that Father Agnew had completed six years as the chief executive of the university. At this time his place was taken by the Rev. Robert M. Kelley, SJ., who, with the clos- ing of the present scholastic year, also com- pletes his sixth year as the president of the university. During Father Agnew's admin- istration the university had grown so rapidly that when Father Kelley took charge his was not only the task of continuing to foster that expansion, but also the work of preventing the organization from becoming unwieldy. To this end a process of unihcation was begun. One of the units of this process was the strengthening of the departmental system. A subject which was taught in more than one of the colleges or schools of the univer- sity was placed in a single department under one head. This plan made for the stand- ardization of courses given throughout the university. rx lil Gt even greater importance in this unifi- cation was the establishment by Father Kel- ley, at the beginning of his administration, of the Council of Deans and Regents, which was at hrst called the University Senate. The foundation of this council marked a distinct forward step in regard to university adminis- tration. It has enabled the president to keep in close touch with the needs of all the schools and to give personal attention to all their problems. It has provided an oppor- tunity for the deans and regents to acquaint themselves with the difficulties of other de- partments and to proht by their observation of solutions to problems in other sections of the university. An indication of the impor- tant matters discussed, and of the valuable service the council has rendered the univer- sity in its program of unification, can be had by reviewing its work for any one year. In 1929, for example, a definite termi- nology regarding the divisions of the univer- sity was set down: a university calendar was compiled and distributedg the commence- ment of 1929 was planned in detailg a sur- vey of the various schools and colleges of the university was presented by Dean Reinerg the strong and weak points of the university or- ganization were discussedg committees made reports concerning the rankings of Loyola teachers, as well as reports on the securing of endowment for the university, health serv- ice for students, course numbers in the in- terests of uniformity, degrees in general, and the requirements for baccalaureate degrees in particular. I Similar to the Council of Deans and Re- gents is the Administrative Council, which, under the direction of Father Kelley, ln January, I93O,1he corner-stone of the Cudahy Memorial Library was laid. It was blessed by Father Kelley in the presence of the students of the Lalce Shore Campus.