Marquette University - Hilltop Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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instructors hapter Two Faculty and ■ Marquette University is rightly proud of the 344 professors and instructors who compose its faculty. The typical Marquette instructor is scholarly, a master in his own line, and trained and experienced in several institutions; of equal importance, he is forward-looking, broad-minded, and above all a real teacher and leader. Through his own enthusiasm he is able to instill an interest and a quest for knowledge in the young men and women who look to him for guidance, and to inspire in them high ideals and noble purposes. Marquette is large enough to maintain an adequate and well-qualified faculty, yet small enough to permit close contact between the individual instructor and his students. The hidden abilities and best qualities of many a Marquette student, past and present, have been uncovered and developed by his contact with some member of the faculty. To compose the faculties of its various schools and colleges, Marquette has drawn men and women trained and experienced in the fields of medicine, law, engineering, business, dentistry, journalism, public speaking, physical education and the liberal arts. Many of them are members of professional and honorary societies, both national and international. The latest edition of Who's Who in America lists nineteen members of Marquette's faculty. The Jesuit members of the faculty give their time, training and teaching ability without salary or other recompense beyond personal support. For more than fifty years they have been devoting themselves to education at Marquette in this manner. Several changes were made in the faculty at the start of the present school year. Six members of the St. Louis province of the Jesuit order were appointed to the Marquette faculty while four members of last year's faculty were transferred to other schools of the Middle West. Those transferred were: the Rev. John P. Markoe, S.J., to University High school, St. Louis; the Rev. Joseph A. McLaughlin, S.J., to Loyola University. Giicago; the Rev. Charles K. Hayden, S.J., to St. Louis University; and the Rev. John F. McCormick, S.J., to Loyola University. Father McCormick and Father McLaughlin had been at Marquette for nine years. In addition to these transfers, the position of treasurer of Marquette University was vacated when the Rev. Frederick A. Gosiger, S.J., returned to Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio, his alma mater. To fill the vacancy, the Rev. Augustine W. Walters, S.J., was transferred to Marquette from St. John's College. Toledo, Ohio. ■ The new head of the department of philosophy is the Rev. George H Mahowald. S.J., who held a similar position at Loyola University. The Rev. Joseph A. Ormsby, S.J., came from St. Stanislaus Seminary in Cleveland to become an assistant professor of philosophy. The Rev. Paul L. Carroll, S.J., of St. Louis University, became a professor of zoology. A new position was created at Marquette in the appointment of the Rev. Donald J. Keegan, S.J., of Creighton University, as assistant dean of the College of Liberal Arts. The Rev. Joseph F. Carroll, S.J., returned from nine years of study in Europe to become a professor of physics at Marquette and was in charge of the University's seisomograph. Since instruction at Marquette is founded upon Jesuit principles, there is closer relation between instuctors and the students at the University than in most collegiate institutions. Each teacher is genuinely interested in the broad field of education and in the educational welfare of the members of his classes regarding his own special subject. The undergraduates quickly recognize the friendly spirit of their instructors. Paci 7

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■ Probably every student of the University has attended classes in Johnston Hall. In this oldest of Marquette buildings are taught those humanistic subjects relevant to a liberal education: philosophy, modern and classic languages, history, mathematics, sociology and religion,- also the specialized courses in business administration and journalism. Johnston Hall, in a wing ol which the Jesuit fathers teaching at Marquette reside, formed the nucleus of the University, originally housing the entire school. Within its environs, through the years, was assembled the central group of buildings now fronting Milwaukee's main street.West Wisconsin Ave.

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GRADUATE SCHOOL Where attainments tempt the intellectual brilliance of the research student toward further endeavor in specialized subjects. ■ Lecture fLinti make up that ponton of tht graduate tin-Jtnl'i curriculum which tmphasiztt ntJnidual rtiearch. ■ Graduate endeavor at Marquette University has as its purpose the acquisition of particular knowledge from a wide field of general learning, and it has as its method, lecture, study and individual research for the composition of theses. The degrees of master of arts, master of science, and doctor of philosophy are awarded only when the applicant has revealed his ability in research, his wisdom in the specific branch of study and his recognition of the fundamentals of the entire field. Directed by Dr. Edward A. Fitzpatrick, dean since its inclusion as a department of the University in 192-1, the Graduate School demands more undergraduate ground work in general knowledge and a wider cognizance than most American universities. Although specialization in study is the essential characteristic of graduate work, the principle that such study must be founded upon a general apprehension is strictly adhered to, lest through over emphasis particularization of study should result in narrowness of vision and a lack of proportion. Required courses have been established to offset any such tendency. At least one year of study beyond the bachelor's degree, together with advanced work in the student's major field is represented by the master's degree. Scientific research in the arts, in science and philosophy must be satisfactorily completed showing a comprehension of the specific subject studied, a mastery of the scientific technique in this field and an accurate knowledge of the conventions of scholarship in the humanities and the sciences. A general examination, irrespective of courses, is the final barrier in the road to this degree. A degree of doctor of philosophy carries this specialized work for at least two years beyond the master s and requires a thoroughly scientific piece of research showing complete mastery of the field, the successful completion of a comprehensive written examination and an oral defense of this work. ■ Admission to the Graduate School is only through approval of Dean Fitzpatrick, who passes on all applications. Although the graduates of any institution of recognized standing are eligible for admission, their applications must be accompanied by a transcript of their undergraduate record signed by the dean of the particular institution. Application for an advanced degree is not simultaneous with entrance into the Graduate School, for a student must first satisfy the faculty as to his ability to do work of graduate character. Special sanction by the faculty is necessary before a student may become a candidate for a degree. As the department of advanced study in a Catholic university, the Graduate School has, ■ Dr. Edward a. Fitzpatrick, Ph.DH l±.D.. who. rU dean, hai dhtntJ tht Or ad mtt School during tht lent nine Jtatt, it alto head of tht department of Mutation at Marquette and it at preienl editing a i el of monograph on Catholic education, literal of uhit o hart already keen puhlitbed in the U niter tilj. pAOf 8