Butler University - Carillon / Drift Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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College of Liberal Arts Dean Gino A. Ratti Upon the establishment of Butler College in 1855, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences was founded. Possessing the oldest record of the four colleges which now constitute the University, it also boasts the largest enrollment of students. Under the splendid guidance of Dean Gino A. Ratti, the college aims to provide a training of the mind that is of fundamental value in all walks of life, to furnish a broad education in all the arts and sciences, and to train young men and women to become capable leaders in our modern society. The college offers a four-year curriculum, the first two of which provide a standardized course. This lower division serves as a means of supplying a large amount of general educa- tion to the students who ore interested in the work of the university. Specialized training follows in the last two years of the course. Degrees conferred by this college include the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Bachelor of Music. The Master of Arts grad- uate degree is also given.

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Board of Directors Butler University has been fortunate to have OS members of its board WiHiam G. Irwin and Edwin R. Errett. Their deaths are keenly felt by both the faculty and the student body. The university will miss the counsel and advice of these two men. Mr. Irwin, at the time of his death, was the president of Butler Foundation and had served OS director of Butler since 1908, and hod also served as chairman of the executive committee from 1922 to 1926. hHe was a Butler graduate. In 1938, Butler University honored his distin- guished achievements with on honorary LL.D. Mr. Edwin R. Errett, of Cincinnati, Ohio, member of the Board of Directors, died at the age of 53 years, after serving Butler for four- teen years. Recipient of a Divinity Degree in 1929 from our school, Mr. Errett was also a trustee of the Christian Foundation and a member of the commission to study the Disciples of Christ Church. Mrs. Z. T. Sweeney, sister of the late Wm. Irwin and former member of the Board of Trus- tees, is another loss to Butler. Mrs. Sweeney served on the board until 1938 and was also a benefactor of the university before she died. FHilton Brown, president of the Butler Board of Directors, will celebrate his 85th birthday this year. Active in all of the board affairs, Mr. Brown will lead the program successfully OS he has done in past years. Successors to the places left vacant byMr. Irwin and Mr. Errett will be discussed at the next meeting of the board. The University will endeavor to find men who will be able to promote and maintain the continued welfare of the college. Butler University may be always proud of the guidance and leadership of her capable Board of Directors. The maintenance of lofty ideals and a v ell-rounded program of direction has and always will be the aim of this Board of Directors. Row 1 : Spann, Brown, Ross. Row 2: Atherton, Reilly, Holcomb, Woolling. Row 3: Fuller, Walker, Johnson, Miller, Hillis, Burns.

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College of Business AdminisiratLon The last of the colleges organized at Butler is the College of Business Administration. It was established in 1937, and is now headed by Dean Maurice O. Ross, who has also as- sumed the University president ' s chair. This college is designed to offer students the opportunity to familiarize themselves with business practices and operations. Courses in this college stress the development and changing character of economic society, and present the responsibilities of educated men and women in economic and journalistic fields. The college not only seeks to awaken an appreciation of modern day business problems in the mind of the student, but also offers him a number of technical and tool courses such as accounting, statistics, secretarial training, edit- ing, and copywriting. Elective courses are also given. The following degrees are given: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Bachelor of Science in Journalism, and the graduate degree of Master of Science in Business Administration. Dr. M. O. Ross