Creighton University - Bluejay Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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QalleCfe o Qam.m eA ie. Floyd E. Walsh, Ph.D., dean of college of commerce In the wake of tlio Groat War Croighlon instituted a series of evening courses in l»us- iness atlininistration. Tliis was in 1 )2(). 1) 192 ' 1 a full-fle(lg(Ml (lay school had been formed. In the fall of 1926 Dr. Klovd E. Walsh came to Creighton as Dean of the College of Cominerce. Finance and journal- ism. Since 1926 the tri-partite organization of the college has ended but the enrollment has swelled to a peak of 711 students in the post-war year 1917- 1914). and it now stands at above the 300 mark. Today as during the past 26 years the administration of the Col- lege of Commerce is synonymous with Dean Walsh. As alwaNs the approach lo education is one of Training for a living and for making a living. Dr. Walsh came to Creighton from the I niversity of Iowa where he had earned his bachelor of science in commerce degree in 1919 and achieved a masters in 1920. By spending summer vacations on a postman ' s holiday he was awarded a Ph.D. from Iowa in 1932. In recognition of 25 years of service the Creighton university awarded Faculty of the college of commerce 20

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The freshman ' s first conception of the univer- sity professor presents a curious mixture of awe tinted by an aura of servile respect. This notion is inspired hy the conviction that the professor is an embodiment of learning and a task-master of greater proportions than any heretofore en- countered. Before the day of graduation the initiate ' s conception has undergone a healthv transforma- tion. This transformation is to an attitude of genuine respect engendered by the thought of the wisdom couched in the professor ' s scholar- ship, and b the object discovered in the tasks of learning. To a greater degree, however, this respect is based upon that broad humanity evinced by the men and women of all the faculties. The end of this humanity is the promotion of an amity between students and professor which supersedes the scholastic barriers of forbearance and insti- tues a genuine respect and friendship. The students take this occasion not only to formally express their gratitude to the faculties for their services in education, but also to give voice to that esteem fostered bv the friendliness and humanit) displayed by each faculty member. 19

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Dean Walsh a plaque on the Founders Da) ban- quet last Dec. 4. By I9 ' .y. it was seen fit to organize a sep- arate school of journalism. With this break in afliiialions the commerce school now devot- ed full allcnlioii to courses preparing the stu- dent for l)usiness fields. The success attended the commerce school in carrying out its program is indicated by a provisional associate membership in the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business. This position has been merited by providing students with a sound background f »r a life in the commercial world. In securing this background the student first devotes two years to fundamental studies before concentrating during his junior and senior years on such majors as accounting, economics and management. Integrated with the classroom work are laboratory exccrises and lectures by prominent businessmen. The past year saw the reactivation of evening courses in business administration. After 22 years of existence these courses had been dropped in 1942 due to the urgencies of another war. High quality education is once more the aim of the evening school. With an educational ideal promoting a train- ing for life as well as for earning a living the College of Commerce fills a vital spot in the world ' s educational pattern. It prepares its stu- dents not only for business but also for the business of living. 21