University of Southern California - El Rodeo Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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Prohosfd daaition lo tlie Student U mni, HI i The building program during the past ten years has added approximately one building to the campus each year. In 1921 the campus had eight buildings, five ot which are still in use. They are the psy- chology building, built in 1880, and the first frame building on the campus; Old College, built in 1884; Clinic building of the College of Dentistry, 1914; Science and Technique building of the College ot Dentistry, 1920; Administration building, 1921. At present the growing student body IS housed in sixteen buildings. The group added during the decade includes the Architecture building, built in 1923; Science Hall. 1924; Women ' s Residence Hall, 192 ' ; Law Building, 192 ?; Bridge Hall and Student I ' nion, 1928; Mudd Hall of Philosophy. 1929; and the Phy.M- cal Education building and the Memorial library already described. The growth of the student body over the ten-year period is shown from a com- parison of the enrollment of ' ,63 ' ) in 1921, to a total of 16,18 in 1931 . Keeping pace with the growth in enrollment, the faculty has increased from a staff of 283 members in 1921 to a staff of 481 members in 1931. The numbers of degrees granted annually has grown from 398 in 1921 to 1388 in 1931. S. C. ' s scholastic standing has been lifted to the first rank in the nation, and in athletics, the department has risen to first place in the co.ist conference. Shortly after assuming the administra- tive responsibilities of the I ' niversity, Pres- ident von KleinSmid introduced a plan of administration which has proved very suc- 21 rm 4

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hlancc to a Spanish market-place, with outside stairways, patius, fountains, and balconies, the student will find grouped tor his convenience the shops of various merchants now located along University avenue. In addition to its convenience tor the students, this plan would clear the campus of the rented structures of the tradespeople. Shops which will probably be found will include a beauty parlor, bar- ber-shop, drug-store, haberdasheries, no- tion shop, cleaning establishment, laundry, and other serv ice shops. The Paseo will also provide extra facili- ties for Y.W.C.A. and Y.M.C.A. activi- ties, and will include club rooms and a ban- quet hall. Also, it will provide space for the much needed addition to the present over-cr owded Student Union fountain. On the first floor of the little tower, which is planned as the pivotal part of the structure, will be located a chapter-room where honorary and professional organiza- tions which have no chapter houses may meet for business or ritualistic proceedings. On the second floor, and reached by an outside stairway, will be located the Mar- riage Chapel. This is an interesting inno- vation now in vogue in many schools which is ideal for campus weddings. If the dream of these architects comes true — and it will if all the campus gets in back of the idea and boosts it — we will have a picturesque addition to the campus which we all may be proud to call our own. A decade of highly successful adminis- trative progress was fittingly closed wih the testimonial dinner held in honor of Dr. von KleinSmid ' s ten years as president of the University. The affair was held at the Biltmore hotel, December 12, and was given by the alumni association of the Uni- versity, the Board of Trustees, the facul- ties, and an honorary committee of citizens. The past decade has been one of prog- ress, during which the control of Southern California has passed from the founder group of the Methodist Episcopal church, with a board of trustees of twenty-one members, into the hands of a self-perpetu- ating board of thirty members. By this action, the University has become an in- stitution with the responsibility for the education and training of an ever-increas- ing group of leaders and citizens. The net assets of the University corporation have more than trebled in value during the de- cade, increasing from approximately $1,- 947,000 m 1921 to $6,651,000 in 1931. 20

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■ i cessful. It involves the creating of all-uni- versity committees to co-operate in estab- lishing the policies of the University to guide the president, the deans and directors of schools and colleges, and the different chairmen in the administrative work of their several offices. The social and professional organi2;ations on the campus have likewise advanced. The number and nature of nationally estab- lished groups recognized on a campus are a guage of the nation-wide recognition of a university. Such recognition has come rapidly to S.C. during the past ten years. In 1921 the social organizations included eight national and three local sororities and seven national and six local fraternities. To- day, we have fifteen national and one local sororities and eighteen national and five local fraternities. The increase in honorary and professional groups has been from fourteen national and thirty-five local socie- ties in 1921 to the present eighty nation.il and eighty-two local organizations. Further evidence of the national recog- nition which has been achieved during the period is shown by the granting to the University of chapters of the Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi, national schol- arship fraternities. In .idditinn, the Uni- versity has been accredited by such nation- ally known agencies as the Association of American Universities, the Association of American Colleges, College Entrance Ex- amination Board, and American Associa- tion of University Women. In every field, the University has made real progress during the decade, and no better tribute could have been given to President von KleinSmid than the splendid banquet at which he was honored by the outstanding persons of the nation. At the present time, professors in the Chemistry department are carrying on sev- eral interesting experiments which sub- stantiate the University ' s claim to progress in many lines. Research classes have been organized under the direction of Profes- sors Wilfred W. Scott, L. D. Roberts, and LeRoy S. Weatherby to work out modern scientific problems. These include the com- mercial determination of boron and boron in the waters of Southern California. Other experiments are those concerning emulsions and dealing with radio-activity. Advance research is being started in the electrolytic deposition of metals, and work on the determination of vitamines is being undertaken, with rats used for testing pur- poses. 22