Duke University - Chanticleer Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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Di an Ai.ick Baldwin The second of Duke ' s established colleges is the Woman ' s College which was officially recognized as a separate college in [930. Women were ad- mitted to Trinity College as earl} as 1896, and from the beginning their increase was rapid especially during the war period when the enrollment reached 3OO. With the completion of the West Campus in [930, the East Campus, located one mile from the new West Campus, was given over almost entirely to the women. Thus a situation exists which is most unique the girls enjoy all the advantages of an exclusive school tor girls, for on the East Campus arc the women ' s dormitories, auditorium, sorority houses, gymnasium, library, union, and classroom buildings, at the same time there is the distinct ad- vantage of attending a co-educational institution with the privilege of electing courses in the vari- ous colleges of the greater university. Women arc graduated with an A.B. or B.S. degree. The increase in the size of this unit of the university has been so rapid that now almost 900 twirls go to make up approximately one-third of the entire university community. Regulations are made and executed by a student elected Women ' s Student Government working in cooperation with the members of the faculty. Miss Alice Mary Baldwin came to Trinity College in 1924, as Dean of Women, and with the establishment of the Woman ' s College in 1930 she became its first Dean. Miss Baldwin, a New Englander by birth and ancestry, received her A.B. and A.M. degrees from Cornell University and her Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. Mrs. Hazen Smith came to Trinity in 1927 and is now the Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Instruction. Mrs. Elizabeth Anderson Persons is the As- sistant Dean in charge of Freshmen women and Secretary to the Council on Admissions. The Dean of Residence and the Social Director of the Woman ' s College is Miss Mary Grace Wilson who has been a vital part of the college since its founding. During all this rapid growth and change the Woman ' s College has striven to make its gains along other lines than the material. It strives to be a place where women may acquire the benefits of a good academic background and where the students may work cooperatively. WOMWS ClHLEdE Smith Persons W ' iLon ' 5

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TRINITY COLLEGE Dean Wannamaker Tolerance, perseverence, vision these three words spell the rise- of Trinity College from a small two- room academy to one of the foremost universities in the South and in the country. The forerunner of what is now Trinity College was founded in 1839 in Randolph County by a group of Quakers and Methodists. Union Insti- tute, as it was called, soon was torn by internal Strife, and on the withdrawal of the Quaker sup- port, the Methodist Church assumed a leadership which it has retained since then. Through the years Trinity has seen a succession of capable leaders who contributed much to its advancement and recognition. Brantley York, the first president of the school and a pioneer of educational enterprise, worked for the establishment of a school in Randolph County in 1839 to be called Union Institute Academy and which was years later to be Duke University. Continuing York ' s line work, James Braxton Craven, through industry and enterprise, guided the school further forward. Through his efforts Union Institute became Normal College in 1857. Realizing that Normal needed further aid, Dr. Craven peti- tioned the Methodist Episcopal Church. The conference agreed to his plans, and in 1859 the College became Trinity College, a name by which it is still recognized. In 1887 the pro-Southern college dared to bring a Yankee, J. F. Crow ell, to Trinity as President. This great leader in the field of education did much to modernize Southern educational methods. Through his insistence and efforts, Trinity realized the need for a more favorable location of the college in or near some large center of population and wealth. Raleigh was considered, but through the generous offers of Washington Duke and Julian S. Carr, the college was moved to Durham. During the financial panics of the late nineteenth century, Trinity was fortunate to have as its President and leader Dr. John C. Kilgo. His foresight and tolerance were responsible for a decla- ration of academic freedom by the Trustees of the college. The climax came when John Bassett, a professor, incensed the still bitter Southerners by declaring Booker T. Washington to be the second greatest person born in the South. Dr. Kilgo defended Bassett and showed the need for greater freedom on the part of the faculty. In 1910 the brilliant and farsighted William Preston Few became President of Trinity College. It was through Dr. Few ' s never-ceasing efforts that James B. Duke was impressed with the possi- bilities of a great Southern university centered around Trinity College. On December 1 1, 1924, Mr. Duke signed the indenture creating the forty million dollar Duke Endowment. With the com- pletion of the building program in 1930, Trinity College occupied the West Campus of Duke Uni- • versity, and the dreams and plans of almost a century had been real- ized. Continuing in the furtherance of the ideals of the original clear - sighted visionaries, Trinity College today embodies a century of edu- cational development, ever looking forward with optimism toward a future that is brighl with prospect. ' 4

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VMLEdE OF EMINEEMM ii i i.wt H.I Iai i The college year 1939-40 marks the inaugural of Duke Univer- sity ' s College of Engineering. This makes the third undergrad- uate college in the university organization and is an outgrowth of the former Division l ' Engineering of Trinity College. The col- lege is located on its own quadrangle on the East Campus where the three departments, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering occupy separate buildings. South- gate dormitory nearby is occupied by the engineering students. The total enrollment is limited to 225. Duke University first started training men for the engineering profession in 1HM7, when formal courses in civil and mining en- gineering leading to the Bachelor of Science degree were offered. These courses were discontinued in 1893. Instruction in engi- neering was again resumed in 1903, and has continued uninter- rupted since that time. L ' p until 1928 engineering was offered .is a major in the liberal arts course leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree, hut since that time the degrees of Bachelor of Science in Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering have been given. The high standing of the College of Engineering is attested to by the fact that its three curricula have been fully accredited by national accrediting agencies. Engineering is a man ' s profession, and it appeals very strongly to active young men who want to help make the wheels ol modern civilization go ' round and who are willing to under- go the rigors of the [38 semester-hour curriculum. Engineering training gives a man a prettj clear apprecia- tion of some of the complexities upon which the structure of a mechanized civilization is built ; he is prepared for the exigencies of such a civiliza- tion, and very easily may adapt him- self to its changes. I le is able not only to make a comfortable living, but also to be a useful member of his community. The engineering students constitute a coherent group active in the work of their various pro- fessional societies and in campus affairs in general. They are represented on the varsity football, basketball, track, boxing, swimming, wrestling, tennis, and soccer teams. They participate in all the intramural sports, and have won many cups. They arc active in the fraternities, professional societies and the various councils. 1 he esprit de corps of the student body and the instructional stall is second to none in the university. Each year the student body, under the leadership of the Delta Epsilon Sigma honorary engineering fraternity, the three professional engineering so- cieties, and with the help of the faculty presents an Engineers ' Show that is well worth traveling many miles to see. It is the product of the energy, ingenuity, and hearty cooperation character- istic of the engineers. Hird Seeley Willmr 16