Creighton University - Bluejay Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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School of Law Jamks a. Uoylk Dean The policy of the School of Law is so |)re| arcd as to afford the students a knowledge of common law and provide them with an unimpeachable standard of ethics. The object of this line of training is to impart to the students a love of the profession and a desire to stand with the best traditions of the bar when they graduate. The program which has been set up by the faculty is so adjusted as to give the students the best possible preparation for the time when they will have to face their examinations for admission to the bar. The in- structors have carefully revised, studied and broadened the courses to bring to bear greater emphasis on public law so the graduate will be adequately equipped for the position he is to occupy in society. Thoroughness is the watchword of the school. Every- thing is carefully planned and worked out to the last detail, to give the students a precedent by which they can work when they face the problem of preparing their own cases for actual courtroom work. This most necessary qualification of the profession is stressed for a number of reasons, but chiefly because it reveals the more meticulous students, giving them a chance to develop their talents to the utmost. To provide all law students with the maximum amount of background material, a library of 45,000 volumes is kept open 13 hours a day for their use. Besides the volumes of books, countless records and references are readily accessible to the researchers who continually probe its offerings. The current issues of fifty leading law reviews are kept on hand at all times to provide the workers with up-to-date material on the latest legal changes. The instruction of the school ' s 228 students is based mainly upon the Case system, a widely recognized method, but the individual instructors are left free to adapt the system in any manner which they feel will be most suitable to their courses. During the first year of study the student ' s classes are prescribed by the faculty, but the second and third years provide ample choice of electives to the student. Dean of the School of Law is James A. Doyle, Ph.B., LL.B., LL.M. The Dean graduated from the Creighton College of Arts and Sciences in 1924, 20 years after the founding of the School of Law. In 1933 he was granted his LL.B. at the University of Nebraska. Further pursuing his studies. Dean Doyle attended Harvard Law School and was awarded his LL.M. in 1942. In his recent position, Dean Doyle has proved himself a highly capable administrator and has contributed much time and effort to improving the school and its curriculum. The School of Law Faculty

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School of Dentistry Hekiikki K. Ki m. Dean (Deceased May, 1950) The year of 1905 was an important one in the his- tory of Creighton University. The schools of pharmacy and dentistry both were founded in September of that year. In 1906 the university purchased the Omaha Dental College to provide adequate housing and laboratory faci- lities for the Creighton students. During the following 15 years, the new Dentistry School expanded and grew, until in 1921 it became too large for the small quarters afforded by the old building. A new structure was going up on the California street campus and the students were moved there in time for the opening of the fall term. Ihe degrees, D.D.S. and F.A.C.D., are held by Dr. Herbert E. King, dean of the Dentistry School. Amazing as the coincidence may seem. Dr. King graduated from the Omaha Dental College in 1905, the year before it was purchased by Creighton University. During his long years of association with the School of Dentistry, Dr. King moved steadily up the ladder to his present position. From 1912 to 1918 he was superintendent of the freshman laboratory. For the next five years he served as superintendent of the clinic. In 1923 he became a professor of Prosthetic Dentistry; then advanced to head of the department in 1935. Just 10 years later he was appointed Dean of the School of Dentistry. His work during the 38-year span with Creighton has made him one of the outstanding faculty members of the university. His duties as dean do not prevent him from work in associated fields. He serves as chairman of the Executive Council and is also chairman of the Administrative Board of the School of Dentistry. Instruction of the dentistry students, as with all others, is kept at the highest possible level and only a limited number are accepted each year. The program of the college calls for a high degree of professional skill combined with moral and ethical qualities which are above question. This type of instruction promotes a deep feeling of moral responsibility and a realization on the part of the student of his importance in the lives of his patients and colleagues. To bring about an aware- ness of the closeness with which medicine and dentistry must work, emphasis is placed on the re- lationship between the two fields. While high scholastic standards are maintained by the faculty, a great deal of equipment is placed at the disposal of the students to facilitate their advance. Well stocked laboratories and an operating clinic are provided for the students ' actual experience requirements. To help keep them abreast of the latest developments in dental surgery, a 2,000-volume library is provided and new books are constantly being added. Thk School of Dentistry Faculty

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College of Commerce Floyd E. Walsh Dean With a provisional associate membership in the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business in its records, the College of Commerce is now in its thirtieth year of operation as a major school of Creighton university. Under the direction of Dr. Floyd E. Walsh, dean, the aims of the College of Commerce — to provide a higher education in the business field to train the students for directive positions in business — are ably carried out. Dr. Walsh has been at Creighton since 1926. At that time the college was one of commerce, finance and journalism. In 1933 the journalism branch was separated and made another division of the university. In 1919 Dr. Walsh graduated with a Bachelor of Science in commerce degree from the University of Iowa. He returned there for a master ' s degree and in 1932 re- ceived his Ph.D. degree. In 1947 Dr. Walsh was made acting director of the department of management at Creighton. With the school ' s aim in mind, the commerce faculty realizes that the basic preparation for advancement in the business world requires thorough instruction in the fundamental principles of modern business. Combining this careful instruction with practical applications in real business situations, the commerce students receive thorough training. When the well-planned program of the commerce course is combined with a few years in busi- ness, the student has such a broad understanding of business problems that he is as well informed as a man who has spent the entire time in business. In addition to these methods of instruction, laboratory exercises are prepared and the students regularly hear lectures by heads of local business establishments. Further learning is obtained by student research projects and field trips. The four-year course for the 543 students now enrolled, comprises two natural divisions of study. The first is for freshmen and sophomores. The work of these two years consists largely of required courses and provides background and fundamentals required for the highly specialized courses that follow. The junior and senior division is confined usually to extensive work in one field. It is in the final two years of school that the student decides which specific line he intends to follow. The College of Com- merce offers majors in Accounting, Economics, Management, Marketing and Management, and Gen- eral Business. There is also a combined Law-Commerce program which affords the students a Bachelor of Science in Commerce and a Bachelor of Law degree after six years of study. The College of Commerce Faculty