Creighton University - Bluejay Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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COMMERCE FACULTY Floyd E. Walsh (Dean The BLUE-JAY 1933 The College of Commerce and Journalism THE College of Commerce and Journalism, although the youngest department in the university, has become one of the most important and most active on the campus. Its four-year course is planned to give the graduate a thorough knowledge of the theoretical and practical angles of the mod- ern American business world. The course is divided into two divisions. The first two years are general in scope with the intention of giving the student a broad cultural background, and the second two years are specialized in the particular branch in which the student is in- terested so that he may have the necessary specialized knowl- edge necessary for success in his chosen field. Although there are only the two departments, commerce and journalism, stressed in the curricula, the commerce student may by specialization within his department gain a special knowledge in one of the several commerce fields. He may, by taking accounting throughout his course, prepare himself as an accountant, or by taking largely economics or finance pre- pare himself for those branches. The journalism student lays most stress during the last two years of the course on journal- ism and thus prepares for that profession. The location of the college in a large industrial and commer- cial center provides a number of advantages to the student. It provides close contacts with the actual affairs of business [14]

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Daniel Ederer William Schall Michael Brown Willis Barber college stresses greatly the cultural aspect of the pre-medic, pre-dental, and pre-law courses. In order to be a success as a member of a profession, the student must not only know the tools and tricks of his trade but must also have the cultural background and understanding without which no profession can hold its own. As a part of this view, the arts faculty is laying continually more stress on the studies in philosophy as a background for the professions. In building a foundation for the professional courses, the col- lege lays the groundwork without which the student would not be able to get much out of his courses. Work in the sciences which are most important in the field which he plans to enter are given to each student. Thus the pre-medic and pre-dental students follow different programs than do the reg- ular arts students in order to prepare for their future work. There are also special requirements for the pre-law student. As a whole, the university depends to a large extent on the Arts College for its success. Without the constant influx of students, prepared here, into the professional schools, they would be unable to keep up the name they have made for them- selves. The future of the country and its citizens is also largely de- pendent on the culture and background of the students grad- uated from its universities and here the college plays a very important part. The aim of the college has always been to instil culture and build character. Rev. Joseph P. Zuercher. S. J. Assistant ' Dean The BLUE-JAY 1933 [13]

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Gerald Dugan David Stuart John Kappus and makes it possible for the student to meet the leaders in the various branches of the modern business world. The journalism department is connected with the Commerce College because of the close alliance between the newspaper and the business world in the present day. This is true both within and without the newspaper. As the newspaper is a business and has a complex business department, the study of commerce in conjunction with journalism is advantageous. Then, too, the modern newspaperman must know a great deal about the operation of the business world because a great deal of the present day news is connected with business. The location of the journalism department in a large city with two metropolitan newspapers is a distinct advantage to the students as it brings them in contact with modern newspaper practices and modern newspaper equipment. The evening division of the College of Commerce and Jour- nalism has become an important development. The enroll- ment in the school and the faculty has steadily increased until at present practically the whole commerce faculty is teaching night classes. Special emphasis is given to the courses in economics and accounting courses. The majority of the stu- dents enrolled in the night courses are working men and wo- men who are studying in fields related to their regular work. There are some students working for a degree who are unable to take a full day course and some of the regular commerce students take evening courses to complete requirements or to get a special subject. Robert Dwyer Rev. John Danihy, S. J. Regent The BLUE-JAY 1933 [15]