Marquette University - Hilltop Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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■ MribodI w flow for (oodoOing ihr JtJr'l tltUUt art dlicmitd at j metttng of lb Ijbtrjl Aril fjcnhi tori) in Srflrmbtr. • Tb Rr». DonJJ I. Kttgjn, S.J.. M.A.. uho uji affoinud lo lb rt-(mil) tiloblnbeJ ofjia of (UiilUmt dr jo of ibt Libtrol Aili (oil ft lo jtd hulbrr (ii.ur. and achievement to unite, as far as possible, the liberal training of the College of Liberal Arts with the technical training of the professional schools in the University. A student who has completed the Junior year in the College of Liberal Arts, including the requirements for major and minor subjects and the requirements in specific departments of study may register in a professional school of the University and there complete work which will, under certain condi- tions. be counted in lieu of his senior year in the College of Liberal Arts. ■ l-ate afternoon and Saturday morning classes, principly for teachers, arc also held in the College of Liberal Arts. These courses make study possible for teachers in Milwaukee's schools. Registrants for these classes during the past year numbered more than two hundred and fifty. The College has for its aim the broadening of intellectual interests and the cultural education which may be obtained from a wide selection of subjects. Among the courses offered are those dealing with classical and modern languages, history, philosophy, the natural 3nd social sciences and mathematics. The administrative officers of the College include the Rev. William J. Grace, S.J., M.A., dean, and the Rev. Donald J. Keegan, S.J., M.A., assistant dean. The office of assistant dean of the College of Liberal Arts was established last fall in order that the directing of the students of the College be made more personal, and that more frequent contacts with the heads of the various departments could be made. Class presidents were: Noel Fox, senior; Edward McGinn, junior; Lawrence Stolz. sophomore, and Clem Stcmpcr, freshman. i 11 Pag

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COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS In which j wide selection of subjects satisfies the inherent desire of man for knowledge and also perfects his culture. ■ The oldest and largest department in the University, the College of Liberal Arts was founded in 1857 under the name of St. Aloysius Academy and in 1864 a charter for Marquette College was obtained from the state legislature. It was not until the fall of 1881, however, that Marquette College was formally opened. The term ’’college” as used at Marquette in 1881 meant more than it means today, and Marquette College offered a course of studies of seven years' duration, including both secondary school and college courses. In 1906 the late Robert A. Johnston presented the building on W. Wisconsin avenue now called Johnston Hall, to which the College was transferred, leaving the old building for use as an academy and thus a separate unit. After 1907, when a new charter was obtained under the legal title of Marquette University, the expansion which affiliated different departments began. The educational system in use at Marquette University and particularly applied in the College of Liberal Arts, is guided by the principles set forth in the Ratio Studiorum, a body of pliable rules outlined by the Jesuit educators in 1599, revised in 1832 and now used to fit the present mode of education. Psychological in its methods and based on the very nature of man’s mental processes, on the one hand it secures a stability essential to educational thoroughness, and on the other hand it is clastic and makes liberal allowance for the widely varying circum- ■ The Rtf. Vilium . Grace. S.J.. M.A., dean of tbt largeit and oldeil department of the Unit er-nl). tbt College of Liberal Arts. Tbn Jut non of tbt Uni-ter till ad beet t i trial) to the ft mil ideal‘ in education. stances of time and place. While retaining, as far as possible, all that is valuable in the older methods of learning, it adopts and incorporates the best results of modern progress. Instruction in the College of Liberal Arts is begun in the third week of September and completed in the second week of June. It covers a period of instruction, then, of thirty-six weeks divided into semesters of eighteen weeks each. The unit of credit is one hour a week for one semester, with two hours of laboratory considered equivalent to one hour of recitation. The College offers the degrees of bachelor of arts, bachelor of science and bachelor of philosophy. Combined curricula permit students who prove themselves above the average in ability

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COLLEGE OP ENGINEERING Where the mathematical genius of youthful minds is guided to material acheivement, durably expressed in steel and granite. ■ From A. KnrUk. BS. m E.E.. dean, bos directed lb Col-Itge of Engineering through inn oral jrnn of cteadf, ton-sitlnl progress. ■ Although there is no system by which engineering colleges arc standardized, the College of Engineering of Marquette University has, during the quarter of a century of its growth, become to be unofficially recognized as a class A institution. Founded in 1908, it has progressed from a small group of twenty-two students to its present important position in the University. The College celebrates its silver jubilee year in 1933 although no official function has been planned. The popular and successful cooperative system of training has proved its soundness since its establishment in 1918, fifteen years ago. Despite the intense industrial ebb which has affected the productive centers of Milwaukee, the cooperative system has continued to function satisfactorily. Those students who were unable to obtain cooperative work due to the widespread decrease in employment, were offered four alternate plans: Plan A. The system of cooperative education, which provides for two sections that attend classes and work alternately in four-week shifts. Those students continuing under this plan, but who do not have positions, will be allowed to remain at home during the periods when they would, under ordinary conditions, be employed. Plan B. The student may take a two-degree course. This plan permits working for any two degrees in engineering that may be desired. The first degree will be awarded at the end of three years, the second at a later date. Plan C. The student may take additional courses in the Colleges of Liberal Arts or Business Administration and in the School of Law. Under this plan students desiring courses in the sciences, mathematics, languages, history and philosophy, will be able to secure work which would not ordinarily be included in the curriculum. Plan D. The student may take a continuous course. This will enable the student to finish the work required for the year in April. The course is designed particularly for those students who are able to work during the summer. However, as soon as possible, the College will return to its original cooperative system because it is considered the most advantageous method of teaching. The cooperative plan gives the student the benefit of practical experience as well as class supervision. As the attendance of the college quite naturally depends to a great extent upon economic conditions and the industrial welfare of the city, it is extremely satisfactory to note that the enrollment has maintained approximately the same level, only a slight decrease being apparent. Denn Kjriji bj i ibe j If Jin of lb College jj bn t-.n-ger up jud knowi well ibe indnidml undent') jhhlj. Pagi 12