University of Virginia - Corks and Curls Yearbook (Charlottesville, VA)

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7 LEWIS M. HAMMOND Dean of the School of Graduate Studies GEORGE M1 VAN SANT ROBERT A. DARBY Prwldrnt I'itr-Prwitlrnt 28 SCHOOL OF The original organizational plans which Thomas Jeffer- son prepared for the University included graduate study in each of the Academic Schools, but the first graduate de- partment in the modern sense was not established until 1859- 60 when the post-graduate courses in the School of Greek were offered. The degree of Doctor of Philosophy was of- fered at the University of Virginia as early as 1880. The formal departmental organization for graduate study was effected in 1904 by the establishment of the Graduate School as a coordinate division of the University. Under the immediate direction of Dean Lewis M. Ham- mond and an Administrative Committee of five faculty members, the Graduate School consists of approximately three hundred and fifty students working toward advanced degrees. The extracurricular interests of the students are largely centered in the various graduate clubs. These so- cieties, composed of graduate students, professors, and often under-graduates, are actively engaged in stimulating in- vestigation and publications in their respective fields of physical, medical, and social sciences and humanistic studies. Three years ago the Graduate Students Center was opened. This redecorated and handsomely furnished room at 59 West Range is managed by a representative committee of graduate students and a faculty adviser. The room con- tains a supply of writing materials, books, magazines, and facilities for making coffee and tea. Above all, the Center provides a convenient meeting place for graduate students of all departments and enables them in their discussions to further their common aims of intellectual discovery and development. OFFICERS GEORGE M. VAN SANT ............................ President ROBERT A. DARBY ............................ Vint-Presidenl RICHARD MEELHEIM ..................... Srcrrlary-Trmmn'r

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RURIK F. EKSTROM President THOMAS K. FITZPATRI CK Dean CHARLES R. FOSTER ' V ire-President 30 SCHOOL OF The School of Architecture was founded by Fiske Kim- ball in 1919 as a department of the College of Arts and Sciences. Beginning with the 1954 session, the architecture department was raised to full School status with individual representation and equal voice on all University and stu- dent government issues. The School has 100 students pur- suing a five year course ending in a B.S.C. degree. There are seven full time faculty members headed by Dean Thom- as Fitzpatrick. The specialized Architecture Library is re- assembling Mr. Jeffersonis original architecture literature. Several times a year the students meet to elect representatives t: their Architectural Council-a group which conducts student affairs for the school year. There is an Architecture Representative on the Honor Committee, Student Council, and Bad Check Committee. Student activities open to members of the School ate varied in nature. There are such organizations as the Stu- dent American Institute of Architects, Alpha Rho Chi, and Scarab. These groups are honorary in nature, and indicate both service and scholastic achievement. The outstanding social event of the year for the Archi- tecture School is the Beaux Arts Ball. Students compete for prizes based on the most imaginative and colorful costumes. OFFICERS RURIK F. EKSTROM ................................ Pmidm CHARLES R. FOSTER ........................... Firr-Pruidrnl BIRD WOODS ......................... :.............Srrretary RICHARD L. STAGG ............................... Treasurer TYLMAN R. MOON ................................. Historian