Boston University - HUB Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION THE COLLEGE or BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION was founded as an evening college in 1913, mainly through the efforts of the present dean, Everett W. Lord, to establish a department ol' the University for the training of young men and women for the business world. The College was maintained as an evening school until the establish- ment ofthe day and graduate divisions in 1916. Simultaneous with the establishment of these two divisions, the College moved from the College of Liberal Arts Building to the Walker Building, old 525 , a home which it occupied until the new Charles Hayden Memorial was dedicated in 1939. The College received the recognition of the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business in 1921, when it was admitted to membership in the Association. In 1925, the Department ofjournal- iSm was established as a division ofthe College, under the direction of the late Profl Harry B. Center. Everett W. Lord has been the College's first and only dean. He Was graduated from Boston University in 1900 with the degree ol' A.B. In 1906, Dean Lord received the degree of'A.M. from Harvard University. He was awarded the honorary degrees of LL.D. lrom Mount Union College in 1926, and Litt.D. from Portia College in 1938. He is also honorary dean ofthe College of Business Adminis- tration of' the University of Puerto Rico, a College which he helped to found. Dean Lord is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Beta Gamma Sigma, and Alpha Kappa Psi. Everett W. Lord A B AM LL D L1ttD Dean l21l

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COLLEGE OE LIBERAL ARTS THE COLLEGE or LIBERAL ARTS is the oldest undergraduate de- partment ofthe University having a continuous existence. It opened its doors to both men and women students in 1873, a year after the undergraduate College of Music, discontinued from 1891 until 1928, was established. i Since the early days ofthe College, thousands of young men and women have climbed the wide stone steps on their way to classes, and spent their leisure moments on the marble. Many of the University's most noted alumni studied for their degrees at the College, not a few former students have returned to Boston Univer- sity to serve in many and varied teaching and administrative capacities. In 1906, extension and evening courses were instituted for those desirous of receiving credit toward a degree, but who could devote only a part of their time to studies. Ralph W. Taylor has been dean of the College since 1937. He served as registrar from 1918, and secretary of the College faculty from 1919, until he was appointed dean by the Trustees of the Uni- versity. In 1932, he was named director of the College and Exten- sion, Saturday, Late Afternoon and Evening Courses. Dean Taylor received both his degrees from the University. He was graduated from the College of Liberal Arts in 1911 with the degree of A.B., and received the degree of A.M. in 1922 from the Graduate School. He is a member of Beta Theta Pi. Ralph W Taylor A B A M., Dean 201

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COLLEGE OF PRACTICAL ARTS AND LETTERS THE COLLEGE OF PRACTICAL ARTS AND LETTERS was established in 1917 to supply the urgent need for trained business women to take the place of men who had gone to war. The new department was an educational innovation for Boston University inasmuch as it was the first department solely for the educating of young women students. The growth of the College was rapid in its early years. By 1920 it was necessary to make extensive additions, which included a gymnasium, auditorium and a number of classrooms, to the College building. In 1937, the presentation to the College ofthe Larz Ander- son Memorial Center increased the facilities ofthe school. The gift provided the College with a country retreat as well as its urban home, where the students might hold their social gatherings, present dramatic productions in the new outdoor theater, or just hide away from busy activity. T. Lawrence Davis, whose thought and effort have been responsi- ble for the founding of the College and its success, has been dean since 1917. He was graduated from Boston University's College of Business Administration with the degree of B.B.A. in 1915, and in 191 7 received the M.B.A. degree. In 1923, Dean Davis was awarded the degree of S.C.D. by Kansas Wesleyan University, and received the degree of LL.D. from the University of New Hampshire in 1927. In 1937, Dean Davis was awarded the degree of Ed.D. by the American International College. T Lawrence Davis B B A M B A S C D., LL.D., Ed.D., Dean E221