Indiana University - Arbutus Yearbook (Bloomington, IN)

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COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES The College of Arts and Sciences, called College of Liberal Arts prior to 1921, is the nucleus around which the professional schools of the University have been built. Passing over the seminary stage of the University ' s career, it may be said to have been started in 1828 when the institution was chartered as the Indiana College. In 1887 the College of Arts and Sciences was subdivided into several departments. Since that time the number of departments has increased steadily until at the present time it contains twenty-six sep- arate departments. The College of Arts and Sciences is un- der the direction of Deans David A. Rothrock and S. E. Stout, with a faculty of nearly two hundred members. A number of noteworthy events took place in the departments of the College of Arts and Sciences during the year. Prof. Ed- mund Conklin was appointed head of the Psy- chology Department to fill the vacancy left by titled The Psjich(ilo i f Adohsceiice has be the textbook for a new course by the same n partment, the foremost authority on folklore. Miss Edna Johnson of the English Department David A. Rothrock . . . has advanced classes in higher mathematics . . . Phi Beta Kappa . . . student of Maya civilization . . . interested in bee culture . . . accurate . . . affable . . . highly regarded by students. Selatie Edgar Stouf . . . head of I. U. Latin Department . . . third person to re- seive Ph.D degree summa cum laude from Princeton University . . . Phi Beta Kappa . . . golf enthusiast . . . earnest . . . patient . . . pleasantly courteous at all times. Dr. Wm. Book ' s resignation. A new book en- en published by Prof. Conklin and serves as ame. Dr. Stith Thompson of the English De- published his sixth book on that subject, published, in collaboration with Miss Carrie Scott of Indianapolis, Antliologij of Child Lit- ( ' )-atinr. considered by critics to be one of the outstanding books of its kind. An interest- ing exhibition of modern German art was sponsored by the German Department. In celebration of the Horace Bi-millenium, the Latin Department participated in a national contest for the translation of Horace ' s poetry. In the Philosophy Department Mr. D. S. Rob- inson has put in book form his work Political EtJiicf! which has been used until this year in mimeographed form by his classes. Dr. P. W. Townsend of the History Depart- ment returned to the University this year after a leave of absence spent in research in Italy and England. Miss Elizabeth Sage has re- turned from a sojourn in England where she made an especial study of historical costum- ing. The Speech Department was successful in sponsoring its first all-state Drama Confer- ence. Other activities of the College of Arts and Sciences included the annual Latin Con- test for high school students directed by the Latin Department, and the high school math- ematics conference sponsored by the Mathe- matics Department. [ 18]

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From the Union Building, one can see students be- tween classes, coming from every school in the Uni- versity. SCHOOLS

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Bernard C. Cavit .... I. U. Law School Dean .... practiced law in northern part of state .... jurist of recognized ability .... served with American Expeditionary forces .... interested in modern thoughts and trends .... an avid golfer. GRADUATE SCHOOL Advanced degrees for graduate work first were granted by Indiana University in 1881. Special regulations and requirements for graduate work and degrees were established by the Univer- sity and an increasing number of graduate students were enrolled. The Graduate school was formally organized in 1904 and in 1908 the office of Dean of the Graduate School was created. The affairs of the School are administered by the Dean and the Council of the Graduate School. The council consists of one member of the faculty of each department which offers graduate work. Members of the University faculty of professorial rank who devote a part of their time to research and part to graduate instruction compose the school. Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Science, and Master of Arts are the three advanced degrees which may be obtained by those who have previ- ously received the A.B. or B.S. degree. During the past year the number of courses offered to graduate students was greatly enlarged. The faculty has been reorganized on the basis of graduate teaching, direction of work of graduate students, and individual research. More empha- sis is being placed on encouraging student research than before. The enrollment this year was about two hundred and sixty-six in addition to which were one hundred and twenty FERA workers who were permitted to enroll in one course through the social service department of Indianapolis. LAW SCHOOL When the Indiana legislature passed a statute in 1838 changing Indiana College into Indiana University, it incorporated a provision stating that one of the purposes for which the state university was established was the education of youth in the science of law. In 1842 the law school was form- ally opened. Since that time the prestige of the school has grown until it is now considered one of the foremost law schools of the country. Indiana Laws on Futin-e Interest, Wills, Des- cent is one of Dean Bernard Gavit ' s most recently completed books. Two other books by Dean Gavit are being used in classes to perfect them for pub- lication. Professor Fowler Harper, who is a well- known authority in the field of torts, has published two books on the subjest since 1933: A Treatise on Torts, and A Case Book on Torts. The latter book was written in collaboration with Professor Francis H. Bohlen of the University of Pennsylvania and is used in the class on torts taught by Profes- sor Harper. Among other books recently written by members of the law facultv are: Introduction to the Law, a text book by Prof. Milo J. Bowman; Constitutional Lau a case book by Prof. Hugh E. Willis; and Public Utilities, a case book by Prof. Alfred Evans. Fernandus Payne .... Dean I. U. Crad- cil . . . . nationally known for his zoologi- cal research .... meticulous mind .... high regard for efficiency .... member of a number of foremost scientific organ- izations. [19]