University of Colorado - Coloradan Yearbook (Boulder, CO)

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DkAN (). C. l.KSIhK THE GRADUATE SCHOOL All iiradiiate Decrees T?nR the time being nou wish to rejjard ()ur efforts - ' ■ to conquer Ijinorance, Intolerance. Prejudice and their cohorts, as a crusade, lllu foes ari ' nioie numerous, more stroiigl - intrenched, and l)etter armed than those who foiled the best efforts of Tancred and King Richard in the Crusades of old. Each one is stronger than main .Saladins; not one has a spark of chivalr . The armies of tlie old Crusaders relied chiefh upon their knights of arious orders and degrees. These were men whose skill in arms was developed l)y a long apprenticeship. Often the newK- made knight attached himself to some great master of arms or to some court in order to further increase his knowledge and skill to his full capacity. A prudent regard for personal safety and advancement as well as for effective ser ice in his profession indicated this as a wise policy. In training for ()ur crusade, the bachelor ' s degree marks the attainment of knighthood. ' our courts are our graduate schools; -our masters of arms, their great teachers and investigators. ' our contest is with enemies who neither give nor accept ciuarter. Hence the ciuality of ()ur armor, the temper of ()ur sword and ' our skill in its use, should be matters of the utmost concern where the stakes are not mereK triumph or defeat but often intellectual and spiritual life or death. The purpose of the Ciradiiate -School is to make conditions [)ossible for stu- dents to master sui)jects and thus become more highly specialized in their vari- ously chosen fields of life work. It has as its aim an intimate working knowledge, an interjjreting knowleclge, rather than appreciation based upon a speaking acquaintance. It is also concerned with the training of college and university teachers, and is designed to help those whose aim is to know thoroughly. The C.rafluate .Schcxil .l est.ilili lied in tlic uni ersit - in 1S9 ' 2. The School is rated in the first thirt -six out of se en or eight hundred schools by the Asso- ciation of American I ' liiversities. .Mthongh the school has never been a memlier of the Association, it probal)l - will in the ne.ir futine. The .Association of .American I ' ni ersities rates the schools both in |)rep.ir,iiion lor the ( iraduate School and in the (iraduate School itself. t). C . Ll-STEK. Page 19

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A SCHOOL OF LAW m M J. G. Rogers, Dean LL. B. [OST observers agree that there are three sides to the modern American law school. Primarily it is a training school for lawyers and judges. As most schools in this country grew out of the apprentice system of training lawyers, and had few traditions or associations with universities, this business of train- ing lawyers was the only duty or usefulness acknowl- edged by the old regime. On the second side, the law schools have always, and in recent years increasingly, been engaged in training men who were never to practice law, but expect to gain some advantages for work in neighboring fields such as business, finance, politics and even literature and teaching. A large part of students in the law schools of England and the Continent have always been made up of men who had little intention of entering on the strict law career, and as education is broadening in the American law schools, they, too, are attracting men and women with this sort of interest. Finally, the American institutions are developing a wholly new sort of activity. Increasingly every year the i mportant schools are becoming laboratories for the investigation of legal and government sub- jects. Much of the energy of the schools is now devoted to law reform, to gathering and stud ' ing statistics of court proceedings or crime, to suggesting statutory modifications, criticising theories, publishing endless inquiring papers, venturing deeph ' into practical jurisprudence, political theory and social ex- ploration.-. The Law School of the University of Colorado is doing and means to do its share of all these tasks. It is nearing its fortieth year. It has met promptly in the past all the standards laid down by the Association of American Law Schools and the American Bar Association. Indeed its equipment and program exceed all of these requirements. It is ambitious to stand in the front rank of American institutions as the state which supports it stands among states. The School does not hope to educate large numbers of students for it deems that this is not the best way to give service. It is, on the contrar -, primarily intent upon training men and women for the profession who will be e |uipped In ' character, breadth and intellectual training to reach real success, and make a contribution to the theater of their lives rather than drift in the ranks. There is promise that the administration of law and go ernnient ma - enter a new phase similar to scientific development soon. To this the school proposes to contribute trained minds. J. MES Grafton Rogers. Page IS

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o I ; Dean H. S. Evans THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING B. S. FOl ' R -year adventure in the pursuit of an ideal - ■ ■ might l3e a very appropriate title with which to head the engineering courses in the University of Colorado. Such a conception might not be fully realized by many students, but if it were only partly understood during undergraduate days, it would still be ver ' much worthwhile. The spirit with which the freshman approaches his matriculation varies all the way from an adven- ture in possible social achievement, which at that time represents his ideal, to the opposite extreme where the young hopeful is sent to college by an ambitious parent even though he may not wish to go and with complete disregard for his ciualifications for a university education. Between these two ex- tremes we find the great majority of the class. This larger group may come here with some social ambitions, which is entirely wholesome, and they may be sent to college by parents who are anxious for them to come and who are willing to sacrifice in order that they may have a better chance for success in life, but they also have ideas and ideals, which are more often than not, quite indefinite and poorly understood. If the pre-freshman ' -ould only be inspired through reading, lectures, or by any other means to see clearly the real purpose of a university course of study, what a difl erent experience he would have while attempting to acquire an education. In the first place, he would have a definite goal in mind and he would never lose sight of that objective. The rough places over which he would have to travel at times would be smoothed out and thus the distance would seem to be shortened, and the work would seem much lighter. In the second place, he would think of his University training as a great adventure into the unknown. The study of each subject would be like a visit to a country which he has not seen before. As he acquired more and more understanding, he would feel his new power to see below the surface in all of those most interesting things with which he is continually coming in contact. A university course in engineering and the engineering profession after graduation offers both of these worthwhile objectives to the ambitious student — namely, a goal of achie ement and an adventure into the understanding of the world about us. Herbert S. Evans. ' ffl i P .iv 20