Duke University - Chanticleer Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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IrarafaTHjarajz THE CHANTICLEER • 1 £ L2a 515151S1515151I Officers of the University William Pri-stox F ew President A.B.. WolTorcl: A.M.. Ph.D.. Harvard; LL.D., Wofford. Southwt ' .stcrn. and Allegheny. Robert Lee Flower.s I ' ice-Presidinl in the Business Division Secretary and Treasurer Graduate United States Military Academy; -A.M.. Duke. VlLLL .M H.AXE W.ANNA.MARER riie-President in the Educational Department Dean of the College A.B.. WofTord; . .M.. Trinity and Harvard; Harvard. 1901-03; LeipziK and Berlin. 1903-05; Litt.D.. Wofford. W ' iLBiRT Cornell Davison Dean of the School of Medicine A B., Princeton University: B.A.. U.S.. M.A.. Oxon. 1915. 191C and 1919; Medical Student. Ox- ford. 1913-10; M.D.. Johns-Hopkins ITnlversity, 1917; Instructor and .As.- oclate in Pediatrics, 1919-23. Edmi NO Uavlson Soper rice-President in the Student I. He Division Dean of the School of Religion A.B.. D.D.. Dickinson; B.D.. Drew TheoloKlial Seminary. Frank. Clmje Hrown Comptroller A.B.. University of .Nashville; A.M.. I ' li.D.. Uni- versity of Chicago. William He r {iLAS.son Dean of the Graduate School of .Irts and Sciences Ph.B . Cornell; University of Pennsylvania, 1897- 98; Ph.D.. Columbia. Alice Mary Baldwin Dean of ll omen M.. Cornell; Columbia, 1903-04; Ph.D.. University of ChlcaKO.

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IrEfafarajEiara THE CHANTICLEER ' 19 2a ' 51515151515151 Auditorium, the Classroom Building, and an apartment for teachsrs. These build- ings are now completed and are in use. In addition a central heating plant has been provided. From the standpoint of architectural beauty and completeness of appoint- ment, they are all that could be desired. The beautifying of the grounds is now going on, and the attractiveness of the surroundings adds much to th; aesthetic side of college life. To make the desired changes in the arrangement of the campus it was necessary to tear down three of the old buildings — the Library Building, Alspaugh Hall and Craven Memorial Hall. The work of constructing buildings on the new site is being carried on rapidly. In order to understand just what has been accomplished and to visualize what there is to be, it is necessary to visit the site of the new buildings. The roads and approaches have already been laid out, and work on the Hospital and Medical School, a group of dormitories, and the Union has made great progress. One of the most interesting features of the building program is the stone that is being used in the buildings. As this is placed in the walls it is more and more apparent that the University was ex- ceedingly fortunate in being able to secure a native stone, which is adapted to the Gothic style of architecture used. All the work is being done by the Duke Construction Company, which was organ- ized solely for the purpose of building the new unit for Duke University. Medicai, School Fouxdatioxs Beixg Set

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iTEfHJaraJHJHJa THE CHANTICLEER • ■ 1 9 2S ' 51515151515151 Instruction at Duke I ' CH SPACE has been given through the daily press, even undue emphas ' s in ' many instances, since December, 1924, to the wealth of Duke University and to the new building program. Students and Alumni are alike grateful for the great benefaction which has made possible the splendid and unparalleled opportunities through material equipment. There is, however, a full realization that the in- struction of men and women is the paramount duty of an educational institution. In the program of expansion this realization is clear in the minds of the administration, and every effort is being made to secure additional faculty members whose training, experience and character fit them for an unexcelled type of service in higher education. Frankly, the policy seems to be to bring here two types of teachers — educators of experience and prestige, who are recognized scholars and leaders of thought, and well trained young men of outstanding ability. And it is from these two groups that those in authority are striving to secure men for our rapidly increasing faculty. In developing the Graduate School men of broad and thorough scholarship are being added to the faculty. Names of men of the calibre of Drs McDougall, Pearce, Rippy and others who have jrined the faculty within the past three years are answering the question as to whether Duke would be able to secure outstanding scholars. The faculties for the Medical and Law Schools are also receiving very careful attention. We are indeed fortunate in having Dr. Wilbur C. Davison as Dean of the Medical School, which is to be opened in 1930. Dr. Davison comes to us with an established reputation as a teacher, a physician, and an admin ' strator. The Law Faculty is also being enlarged to include men who are well trained in legal education and experience. Although the graduate and professional schools are rapidly developing, the undergraduate school. Trinity College, is still the dominant unit of the University. With the large increase in enrollment and the development of the other schools of the University, th; problem of personal contacts of undergraduates and the faculty and individual instruction becomes greater. Through the work of the Council on Instruction for Freshmen and Sophomores and the personnel work of the Deans ' offices the Faculty is striving to maintain close and helpful contact with the under- graduates, particularly freshmen and sophomores. The belief that sound instruction is largely individual is determining in so far as is possible the policy of undergraduate teaching. In- structors who are Ifaclicrs and who, because of their train ' ng and interest are fitted for this work, are being placed in charge. Every effort is being made to add teachers who have thor- ough academic training, with special emphasis on their ability to understand students as individuals and to give them the urge of sympathetic and understanding guidance in their work. The entire policy aims at thoroughness of instruction by administering to as many individual differences and needs as possible. To stimulate and direct students through proper class;fica- tion and a study of individual needs under the leadership of tfacliers is. in brief, the aim of the College in its striving to use wisely the great benefaction which is continually enlarging the scope of service in the advancement of education. 24