New York University School of Commerce - Commerce Violet Yearbook (New York, NY)

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ll'l'FAl,l. AT Tm: SQIQ-'tlil-I I vl'luN1:r3 'ro Conn!-Ll llllli SQIQARIE Il.-X3ll'l'h 35 Yea rs of tl0llllll0l'00 History S early as 1833, when Xew York City was fast becoming the new metropolis of America, the 11eed for special collegiate instruction for those who were to enter upon careers in thc cityis mercantile establishments was recognized. In the minutes of the New York University Council of February 12, 1833, we Hnd as a subject for consideration Lathe expediency and propriety of the establislnnent of a professorship of commerce. But the time for such a move was not yet ripe, and not until the dawn of the twentieth century was a separate school of commerce established. August, 1900 saw the realization of long continued efforts. Under the leadership of Chancellor Henry Mitchell Mac- Cracken the school was given University sanction. It had no endowment: the sponsors merely pledged themselves to meet all deficits. During its history of thirty-four years the School of Commerce has never been a liability to the University. The early faculty of the school undertook their work with inspired zeal under the leadership of the first Dean, Charles 1Yaldo Haskins. The school proved popular from the very start when sixty registered the first year. Since then the attendance has mounted until last semester the registration was 6621. Two years after the opening of the school evening classes became so crowded that afternoon sessions were started, and a three year program for the degree of Bachelor of Commercial Science was instituted. Convinced of the value of a knowledge of journalism to the business man, Dean Joseph French Johnson instituted in 1910 journalism courses. In 1911 Professor James Melvin Lee was appointed to take charge of this department. Upon his death in 1929 Professor H. B. Rathbone became chairman. So rapidly did the college grow that in 1912 the day session as well as a Brooklyn division was established. Two years later the Wvall Street Division was founded. In 1920 the Graduate School of Business Administration was established, with Archibald Wellington Taylor as Dean. In the same year the old Trinity School building at 90 Trinity Place

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was re-organized, and its name was changed to the School of Education. In 1930 it moved into its own magnificent new build- ing. The division provides courses in almost every field of edu- cational and social instruction. SCHOOL OF COMMERCE, JACCOUNTS, AND FINANCE The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants in 1900 saw the dire need for a distinctly professional college in the field of business. The result was the School of Commerce, Accounts, and Finance. In 1910 James Melvin Lee was ap- pointed .Director of Journalism. That same year ,marked the, beginning of a group of advertising courses instituted by the Ad-' vertising Club. So popular were these courses that the Depart- ment of Marketing was established. New departments in eco- nomics, commercial geography, management, trade and indus- try followed with courses seldom given elsewhere. I SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS I The School of Fine Arts was envisioned in 1835, when a- chair iI1 art was established with Samuel F. B. Morse, who later was to invent the telegraph and the Morse code, as its incum- bentg After his passing in 1872, the department was inactive until 1923, when it was re-established through the financial sup- port Of the Altman Foundation. In 1926 a Department of Archi- tecture was added, andlin ,luly 1928 the School of Fine Arts came i11to official existence. WASHINGTON SQUARE COLLEGE The year 1913 saw the organization of the Wasliingtoli Square College from what was called tl1e uCollegiate Division. This step was a sincere response to the city's urgent need for an educational center which embraced the arts. The faculty has designed a curriculum embodying a general academic education fitted to meet twentieth century requirements. A final develop- ment has been its evening division, where students may obtain their Bachelor degrees in five or six years. COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY In June 1925 the New York College of Dentistry gave up the name it had held for 69 years, joined the University family, and became the New York University School of Dentistry. It now offers a four-year day program at 209 East Twenty-third Street, at the successful conclusion of which the degree of Doc- tor -of Dental Surgery is granted. Post-graduate courses are given during the year to licensed dentists. , WASHINGTON SQUARE COLLEGE COULD MEMORIAL LIBRARY JUDSON DORMITORY

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M ERC. was purchased to house the Wfall Street Division and the Crad- uate School. As the School of Commerce grew, it moved from its old quarters on tl1e eighth floor of the Main building to the present Commerce Building. Wlien Dean Johnson died in 1926, in his stead was chosen the then assistant Dean and former head of the Department of Accounting, John T. Madden. Under Dean Maddenis leadership the School of Commerce has become the foremost school in the nation devoted exclusively to the training of students for business. Last semester 8,582 students were registered i11 the school. Among the 204 members of the faculty are leaders i11 their respective fields of business. Members of the Commerce faculty are equally recognized outside of the University. More than 3,000 newspaper and magazine articles and 403 books and specialized monographs have been written during the past few years. The faculty also prepared the business articles for the Encyclopedia Britannica a11d the definitions of business terms in the New Century Dictionary. In 1926 the Bachelor of Science degree in a specialized field was first offered in cooperation with Yvashington Square Col- lege. Commerce students were now offered a wider variety of cultural courses. Under the late Chancellor Elmer Ellsworth Brown's policy of unifying the University, the School assisted i11 the establish- ment of the College Commerce course at University Heights. To provide a place where co-eds and men may mingle freely, the Al Lassman Memorial Hall was opened in December, 1932, at an impressive ceremony presided over by the late Chancellor Elmer Elseworth Brown. The hall was named in memory of A1 Lassman, famous Commerce football star who met with his death in attempting to save one of his charges from drowning during the camp season of 1930. In its brief history of thirty-four years the School of Com- merce has been a pioneer in business education and has become the largest school of business administration in the United States. CHANCELLOR,S HOME FACADE or THE ScHooL WALL STREET CENTER , .. .. V...-W. . . .... N. .--,...-....W.. . ,. .Y .,, . . -,-iris,-1-f--,..... . .,...., ,....,........,.,.....,.,.,.......,, - . ,.,- -- ,A . Vs .. - t, .. ....:Y,., fur,