Marquette University - Hilltop Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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Each year the School of Speech sponsors a high school debate clinic for state high schools belonging to the state forensic league. Dr. Hugo Heilman is director of the School of Speech and hr. Donald J. Keegan. S.J., is moderator. JOU RNAI.ISM Later in the same year. 1910, another leaf appeared when a two-year course in journal- ism. was established in the Marquette College of Economics. Fr. John E. ( opus. S.J., a for- mer newspaperman, was the instructor and through his efforts the department grew until in 1917 it was established as the College of Journalism with a four-year curriculum lead- ing to a bachelor's degree in Journalism. Today the College of Journalism i» the only Catholic journalism college in the country, and one of the top ranking colleges in the jour nalism field. The curriculum includes a broad liberal arts background and technical training in publication work. Thus, the college prepares its students to be versed in all fields as well as to be competent journalists. Students obtain practical experience by- working on the four University publications; The Tribune, weekly newspaper; The Hilltop, I uiversity yearbook; The Journal, literary quarterly and The Alumni Nerus. sponsored by the Uumni Association. The students also have a newsroom, com- posing room and pressroom at their disposal. Through courses in typography, reporting and editing they study and work at each phase of newspaper and magazine work. A special ref- erence library contains periodicals and newspaper files of new journalistic trends. Each student enrolled in the college is a member of the 1’ress club. This organization serves as a link between student and profes- sional journalists. Men and women, outstand- ing in their particular field, frequently speak before the Press club members. Theta Sigma Phi. national professional journalism sorority, is organized at the Univer- sity. The Theta Sigma Phi A'ewsletter is sent monthly to former journalists now in service. Kappa Tau Alpha, national honorary scholas- tic fraternity, i open to junior and senior stu dents in the top ten per cent of their classes. )f the professional journalism fraternities. Sigma Delta Chi was revived this semester, but Chi Alpha Psi has been inactive since the beginning of the war. Dean J. L. O'Sullivan has been dean since 1928. A graduate of the College of Journalism, he had many years of newspaper experience. He is the founder and director of the Catholic School Press Association, a national journalis- tic organization for staffs of Catholic high Pack 22

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the magazine. Law students al-o contribute articles and hook reviews to the publication. The 1944 issues of the Lotv Review were edited by the first woman editor, Merriem Luck. Affiliated with the Law school are Sigma Xu I ’hi and Delta Theta Phi. national legal fraternities. Here, the law of (lod as well as the law of the land is observed and respected. SPEECH The plant grew more when in 1910 Mar- quette I’niversitv and the Wisconsin Conserv- atory of Music united to establish the Depart- ment of Music of Marquette I’niversitv. The department operated on the principle that dramatic art is particularly important to stu- dents in the vocal department. Thus elocution was added to voice culture to accomplish satis- factory results in training the singing voice. Out of these courses, the present School of Speech evolved, for in 1926 the College of Music was dissolved and only the speech courses remained. Now in its eighteenth year, the School of Speech centers classroom discussion around current problems. This year postwar recon- struction was the main topic. The curriculum has grown since 1926. Today all those courses taught when the School of Speech was affiliated with the Col- lege of Music are included in the course of study such as vocal expression, pantomime, interpretive reading, dramatic art. public speaking and voice culture. In later years con- structive courses in debate, speech correction and radio speaking have been added. Enrollment consists predominately of wom- en students. These coeds have banded to- gether under the direction of Miss Ruth Klein, associate teacher of speech, to keep all speech alumni and former students in the service in- formed of current activities in the School of Speech. This is done by means of a quarterly publication. prominent part of the School of Speech is the speech clinic, which is one of the fore- most of its kind in the midwest, conducted by Prof. W illiam U. Duffy. Students interested in this type of work aid Professor Duffy in the clinic to gain practical experience. Mthough primarily for speech students, the Marquette Players is open to students in all colleges and school in the I'niversitv. This group presents a play at each of its bi-monthly meetings. Miss Ruth Klein directs the organi- zation. Since the start of the war. Delta Sigma Kho and Theta Kho. debate fraternities, have be- come inactive, as have the Women's Program Bureau and the Speech Association. Omega I'psilon, national honorary speech sorority, is still active. Page 21

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school and college newspapers and yearbooks. Under Dean O'Sullivan, graduate work in jour nalism was first offered in 1929. Fr. (lerald I . Brennan. S.J., is regent of the college. BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION The second last leaf of the plant. Marquette University, opened when the College of Busi- ness Administration was founded. Established in 1910 as the Robert . Johnston College of Economics, it assumed its present name in 1923. Located in the heart of one of the largest industrial centers of the country, the College of Business Administration offers it students a stable foundation of business principles, as well as practical knowledge and adaptation to the business world. The primary aim of the college is to train young men and women for effective business management. This is done by following a pro- gram of scientific training which includes courses in labor, production, marketing, finance, real estate, insurance and business ac- counting. The college prepares its men and women for successful service in business firms and governmental agencies and for teaching commercial and economic subjects in high schools. The purpose of the training offered is to aid the student to develop his ability to rec- ognize and to solve business problems, lie is also trained to adjust himelf to the business practices and changing social and economic situations. Organized inspection trips are Con- ducted through leading business firms of the city in order to supplement the classroom in- struction with concrete illustrative material. The Labor college, which is held several nights a week, aims at giving men and women already in the business world a desire to help establish peace and prosperity in industrial relations, by stressing the need for cooperation between management and labor. The Labor College is open to all Milwaukee workers of any race, creed or color, with no academic re- quirements. The college has completed its fourth year under the direction of Fr. Thomas F. Divine, S.J.. dean of the College of Business dministration and head of the department of cc« momics. Open to all the students enrolled in the college i the Commerce club, which is under the guidance of Dr. Stewart Scrimshaw, asso- ciate dean. The purpose of the club is to pro- mote a connection between school activities and the actual business world. lpha Beta chapter of Phi Chi Theta, na- tional women’s commerce fraternity, is affi- liated with Marquette. Every year it offers a key on the basis of scholarship, activities and leadership to the student in the junior class I ’auk 23