Marquette University - Hilltop Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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The degree of Doctor of Philosophy, the highest conferred, requires at least two years beyond the Master's degree and is attained only after a comprehensive, written examination, a thoroughly scientific piece of research showing complete mastery of the field, and an oral defense of this work in addition to the required courses. The doctor’s thesis must constitute a definite contribution to the field in which it is written and the published work is then filed in the school library. Last year two of the state's outstanding laymen received honorary degrees. The degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon Marvin Bristol Rosenberry, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, and John Joseph Hannan, B.A., M.A., president of the Wisconsin State Board of Control. This year two hundred ninety-one students worked for their Master's degrees and twenty-three prepared for a Doctor’s degree. Other hundreds, while considered members of the Graduate school, did not attend regularly but took advantage of the six year period allowed for the fulfillment of requirements. Completion of j Master's thesis is in important port of the work for i Master's degree. Dr. Fitzpatrick has long been a leader in Catholic literary and teaching fields. As dean of the Graduate school for the past fifteen years he has done much to further the aim of education at Marquette—the successful combination of spiritual and temporal that is characteristic of a Jesuit institution. The Rev. Edward McGrath, S.J., has been regent of the Graduate school for a year. Dot tor -hi,I Mister's degrees jre conferred with impressive ceremony Jt the commencement exercises in June. Pack 7

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MAH U U E TT E (! II A IIII AT E L' tit utlvunctnunl trull hj . lmlj .inA SCHUIIL TtJtUXcl ■Rc . Edward A. McGrath. S.J., Repent of the Graduate School. The largest number of decrees in the history of the Marquette Graduate school was conferred last June when fifty-one students received their Master's degrees and seven were awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Organized as a department in 1922 and formally incorporated as a part of the University two years later, the Graduate school has annually added to its reputation in the fields of advanced study and research, under the capable guidance of Dr. Edward A. Fitzpatrick, dean since 1924- From a faculty of three and an enrollment of twenty-five the Graduate Department of the University now serves approximately three hundred students annually and during the past year has added twenty professors to its active teaching body. The increasing demands made by the professional world result in an ever-increasing number of students desiring graduate courses. For that reason the Graduate school offers advanced study and research in the fields of education, classical and modern languages, philosophy, English, history, laboratory and social sciences, as well as in the professional fields of law, medicine, dentistry, engineering, journalism and business administration. Four degrees are offered to students possessing the necessary qualifications of scholarship. They are the degrees of Master of Arts, Master of Science. Master of Education, and Doctor of Philosophy. The Master's degree represents at least one year's study beyond the Bachelor's degree and implies advanced study in the student's major field with a reasonable general knowledge of this field as determined by examination independent of courses, an introduction to the scientific method of research, practice in this method, and the completion of a piece of scientific research in either arts, science, or philosophy which shows a wide knowledge of the specific subject studied, together with an oral defense of this subject. A year's residence at Marquette is required of all candidates for Master’s degrees. For the degree of Master of Education, three years of experience in teaching are necessary. ■Dr. f-Mward A. Fitzpatrick. Dean of the Graduate School. Page f

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MAIIUUETTE UNIVERSITY MENTAL SCHOOL 2)cwLy s Ut'u Li I Mttijccn.t sf li.fi ytsfcMcnal iahl et In keeping with the increasing importance of dentistry as a profession and the progress made in dental science, the Marquette Dental school lias maintained its position among the best schools of its kind in the country by constantly strengthening its curriculum. In 1936, the addition of a year to the course fixed the curriculum at six years. Originally only three years, the course had been lengthened to five years by previous additions in 1917 and 1923. During the past year, basic science examinations were introduced as a requirement to be met before fourth-year work. Opened to students in 1891 as a division of the Milwaukee Medical college, the Dental school became affiliated with Marquette University in 1907. Six years later, the school was made an integral part of the University and in 1922, the present College Gothic Dental building was erected on the west campus. The large, modern clinic is one of the outstanding features of the school. Thousands Dental vchool graduate' leave their clinical work to write the 5-tatc hoard examinations. take advantage of the extensive facilities of the clinic annually. Through clinical work under faculty supervision, advanced students develop professional skill and ability. A special steel observation stand in the completely equipped oral surgery operating room enables groups of students to observe surgical technique during operations by faculty members. ■Dr. Henry I.. Han luf. Dean of the Dental School. ■Rev. Anthony F. Kerens, S.J., Recent of the Dental School. Maui X