University of Missouri - Savitar Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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zAdmi}ust} at ion SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ' I HE purpose of the School of Business and Public Ad- ministration is the training of students who are looking forward to careers in business, in government ser ice, or in public welfare work. V ' hatever may be said regarding present business con- ditions, it is worthy of remark that representatives of im- portant business houses are again visiting the school, as they did liefore the depression, to discover seniors whom they can use in their organizations. The large use of men trained in economics and in government at Washington during the last tew years has been a matter of frequent comment. In public welfare work the opportunities during the last few years have been exceptional. The School of Business and Public Administration does not emphasize the technique of business and public administration to the exclusion of questions of public policy. These questions of public policy are of fundamental importance, and those who have received professional training in business, in government, and in social service should have an under- standing of them. The School of Business and Public Administration brings to the campus from time to time men prominent in the fields of business and public service in order that they may be heard by the student body and each year, in April, a special Commerce Day Program is given. The members of the faculty of the school are frequently called upon for addresses on the campus, in the city, and out in the state, and innumerable requests for information falling within the fields covered by this division are answered. B. and P. A. Building Edwakd B. Kennedy F. A. MiDDLEBUSH Dean OFFICERS I -v.-M Edward B. Kennedy ' V .-■ President ;. , - . Robert G. Gibson ' % ' Vice-President May Browdy ■ ! ' u Secretary ■ ' .Yi . T. Davenport • , ' Treasurer F. A. Middle BVSH Dean Past 2b

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iAdministration COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE ' T HE College of Arts and Science aims to teach the funcla- mental subjects on which the various vocations and professions are based and to give the essentials of a liberal education. There are no absolutely prescribed curricula, but under the major and minor or group major systems the student plans a course of study to suit his individual needs. He works out a progressive program leading to his particular objective. His future career is taken into con- sideration; and, if he is a candidate for an A. B. degree, his program must have in mind the fundamentals of a liberal education. A liberal education includes, among other things: 1. A knowledge of the scientific spirit and the scientific method. The graduate should be capable of clear, pro- tracted thinking and be able to meet intellectual problems without personal prejudice. 2. A knowledge of the past. He should be familiar with the traditions of civilization, realize that the modern man is the heir of all the ages, and be able to profit by the teachings of previous generat. ' ois. 3. Social Consciousness. He should have some knowledge of the complicated modern world, meet its problems in a scientific spirit, and bring to bear upon them the lessons of history. This all implies a study of the natural sciences, the humanistic studies, and the social studies. Fkedkrick M. Tisdiu. Dean Jesse Hall J. MEs Nolan OFFICERS Frederick M. Tisdel Dean James Nolan Councilman Page IS

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Administration SCHOOL OF EDUCATION T?OR many years the School of Kducation of the University of Missouri has held a place of educational leadership within the state. As the first professional division of the University, it has had a part in most of the stages of the development of this institution and has contriinited con- stantly toward a sane interpretation of the educational movements of each period. Among the alumni of the School of Education are found elementary school teachers, junior high school teachers, senior high school teachers, college and university instruc- tors, county and city superintendents of schools, elementary and high school principals, directors of bureaus of research, college deans, school psychologists, school statisticians, state superintendents of schools, colleges and university presi- dents. Men and women of prominence and leadership in the educational affairs of the United States have received their basic training in the School of Education. On the graduate level, this Division of the University offers work leading to specialization in the most significant aspects of American education. Many Master of Arts degrees have been conferred, especially during the last ten years, and the number of Doctor of Philosophy degrees with a major in Education has been increased very materially during the same time period. In the social and educational changes which new conditions of today and of the immediate future are bringing about, the School of Education must take an important part. Its influence, spreading through all levels of education, will act as a balancing and directing force. By training educational leaders in techniques of investigation and research, the future developments of edu- cation may be expected to be properly safeguarded. Lihrarv T. W. H. Irion Dean Allen Hatfield OFFICERS Allen Hatfield President James McPherson I ' ice-President Ruth Chapman Secretary Dorothy Brown Treasurer T. W. H. Irion Dean Page 27 V