Duke University - Chanticleer Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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libraries Benjamin E. Powell, Ph.D. Librarian The General Library, seen through the Union Arcade. The several collections which make up the Duke University Library form a firm foundation to support the edu- cational, research and scholarly ac- tivities at Duke. With approximately 1,600,000 volumes and a staff of 134, the Library is the largest university library in the South and the sixteenth largest in the nation. The Library has seen its most rapid development and expansion take place in the years since World War II. Since 1946, about 900,000 volumes have been added. In addition to the General Library on West Campus, distinguished collections are housed in the Woman ' s College Library, the Law School Library, the Medical School Library, the Divinity School Library, the College of Engineering Library, and in the areas of biology-forestry, chemistry, and physics-mathematics. Librarian Benjamin E. Powell is und erstandably proud of the special collections which have contributed to the Library ' s strength over the years. The leading collection of Methodist literature and Wesleyana, including roughly 1,500 editions of the writings of John and Charles Wesley, is part of the Library ' s collection. The Flowers 27 Collection of Southern Americana has been built up over the last forty years. It consists of books, manuscripts, music, photographs, and broadsides. The Walt Whitman Collection is the strongest of any such collection held by an aca- demic institution. The Library is also the respository of important source materials on Southern Asia, notably India and Pakistan, and Latin Amer- ica, with special emphasis given to Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil. The Library now looks forward to an era of expansion and consolidation. Construction will soon begin on a 15,000,000 addition, to be located adjacent to the present General Li- brary. The new structure will provide almost twice as much floor space as is currently available. There will also be open stacks and five times the study space for undergraduates. The Woman ' s College Library at night.

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military sciences AIR SCIENCE: John Schlogl, B.S., Lt. Col. USAF, Chairman. As a cadet airman, the stu- dent learns about weapons systems, the foundations of aerospace power, the role of the staff officer, navigation, and global geog- raphy. In addition, the cadet must complete a training program in leadership laboratories and on the drill field. Upon graduation, he is commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Air Force. health physical education NAVAL SCIENCE: Edward W. Durant, Jr., B.S., Col., USMC, Chairman. In his freshman year, the student is introduced to the basic elements of seamanship and naval history. As a sophomore, he learns about naval weap- ons and takes an elementary course in psy- chology. The final two years include courses in naval engineering and leadership. The curriculum is supplemented by summer cruises. Successful completion of the program brings the ensign ' s gold bar. PHTSICAL EDUCATION (EAST): Julia R. Grout, M.S., Chairman. The major program in physical education in the Woman ' s Col- lege has as its purpose the developing of teachers whose understanding of basic theory as well as skill in performance makes them worthy leaders of youth. The broader her educational background and her understand- ing of people, the more valuable the sudent will be as a leader and teacher. PHYSICAL EDUCATION (WEST): John h ' riedrich, Ph.D., Chairman. Courses in physical education are arranged and designed to meet the increasing demand for teachers who are qualified to coach and to teach physical edu- cation. They may be taken for credit only by students in the High School Teaching Pro- gram or by majors in Education. Six semester hours may be elected from courses in Special Methods in Physical Education, nine hours from those dealing with Theory and Practice in Physical Education, and three hours from Health Education. 26

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graduate and professional schools LAW, Elvin R. Lally, J.D.. J. Sc. I).. Dean. Duke University ' s Law School, on the basis of its record, ranks high amonu; the nation ' s best. Coupling physical with academic excel- lence, the Law School last year moved into its new building, erected and equipped at a cost of more than S2.000.000. The Duke Law School is a national school, and as national schools go, a small school. Its ratio of faculty to students is among the highest of the leading law schools. FORESTRY: Ellwood S. Harrar, Sc.D., Ph.D., Dean. Duke was the first institution to offer the Doctor of Forestry degree. The University maintains one of only two graduate schools of forestry in the nation, the other being at Yale. A 7,000-acre, self-supporting forest serves a three-fold purpose: to demonstrate methods of timber growing and forest manage- ment, to develop an experimental forest for research in forestry and related sciences, and to serve as an outdoor laboratory for instruc- tion in forestry. L MEDICINE: Barnes Wondhall. M.D., Dean. Thirty-seven years ago, the Duke Medical Center was merely a dream. There is nothing visionary, however, about the more than 700,000 patients who have received treat- ment there, or the 2,177 M.D. degrees that have been awarded since 1933. Further ex- pansion is now necessary. Ground will soon be broken for a S4,000.000 main entrance building and diagnostic and treatment center. The School of Medicine will also increase the size of its entering class from 80 to 100 — as soon as faculty and facilities arc available. An enrollment of 128 in each class is ultimately expected. 28