Lehigh University - Epitome Yearbook (Bethlehem, PA)

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The Faculty PROFESSORS Nkii. Carothers, n. A., Ph. D. Director of the College of Biixiiiess Admiiiistnilioii atiii Professor of Economics, Sociology, and Business Ailminislralioii Rov l?rE ic RD CowiN, A. B., M. A. Herhekt Mavnaki) Diamond, B. A.. Pli. I). Professor of Accounlancy Professor of Economics ASSOCIA TE PROFESSORS Fredkkick Wells Woodrriix.e, B. B. A., M. B. A. Associate Professor of Accounlancy ASSISTANT PROFESSORS Frederick Alden Bradford, A. B., M. A., Ph. D. John Pail Jones, B. A., M. .A. Assistant Professor of Economics Assistant Professor of Economics INSTRUCTORS Joseph Herman Taggart, Ph. B. VVilllvm Herbert Withers, B. A. Instructor in Economics Instructor in Economics

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College of Business Administration NiCIL tAUOTHEKS, B. A., Ph. D. Head of llie College of Business Administralioii THK COLLEGE of Business Administration at Lehigh, like similar colleges at other universities, has grown from small beginnings not many years ago. A few courses in economics introduced into the Arts curriculum grew into many courses in economic science and business principles, and these in turn de- veloped into a separate college, with a four-year curriculum leading to a degree. Established in 1919, the curriculum now has the largest enrollment in the L niversity. The College has one feature which distinguishes it from others of its kind. This feature is the character of its curriculum. It is founded upon a belief in certain principles. One is that the first requirement for any pursuit in life is a sound general education. Another is that a student in business administration should be so trained in the fundamentals that he has a solid foundation for an line of business that he may enter. And a third is that an undergraduate curriculum can not suc- cessfully train students for highly specialized professional work. Based upon these principles, the curriculum permits no student to specialize so narrowly in any one field that he is untrained in all others, and it requires every student not only to learn the basic and fundamental facts that underlie every type of business but also to acquire a familiarity with the historical, social, cultural, and scientific background of business life. The curriculum, because of this ideal and this policy, differs distinctly from that of the typical school of business. It attempts to provide an unusualh- so und and efficient training for business life.

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w Engineering Schools The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering IIakhv .Maas Ullman, A. B., Ph. D. Head of Ike Department of Chemistry DI ' RING late years, chemistry has leaped into the foreground as one of the most important of all sciences. In addition to its engineering phase, its work now includes economic and philosophical applications. Practically all industries and processes, whatev er their type, have some features which are based on chemical principles; consequently the man trained in chemistry now has a much vaster field in which to work than in the days when he was regarded as a laboratory specimen. The Department of Chemistry at I ehigh, realizing the enormous field which must be covered in order to get a thorough understanding of the nature of chemistry, has so balanced its curriculum that the student gets a thorough insight into both theoretical chemistry and its engineering features. The economic and cultural sides of the field have not been overlooked, however, and both languages and a study of the principles of economics are included in the course. In addition to a thorough knowledge of chemistry and its applications, a fundamental training in all science and in other engineering fields is also attained. Either pure theoretical or research chemistry, or the many phases of chemistry in industries, may be studied. The fact that so many non-chemical plants need men trained in chemical principles, is a direct manifestation of the important part which this subject plays in human life. Food, clothing, medicines, building ma- terials — everything is related to chemistry in some, if not all, of its phases. The establishment of a Research Department at Lehigh by the various oil and paint companies throughout the East, is a fitting testimonial to the work which has been done in this line by the Department. There are also many fellows and scholarship holders engaged in research of other types. The department is primarily interested in guiding the oncoming chemists, and therefore maintains a constant relation between students and teachers. Inspection trips throughout the East are made by the Seniors each Spring, in order to observe at first hand the engineering problems with which they will be later confronted. A constant relationship between the Department and graduates is also maintained, with mutual benefit to all.