Marquette University - Hilltop Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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I.cfi— Rev. C. P. Donohue, S.J. Rev. (i. E. Ganu, S.J. Rev. A. J. Dachauer. S.J. Rinhi— Dr. J. P. Treaty Dr. H. P. Petrie Rev. ('». Smith, S.J. Dr. J. W. Archer Dr. A. T. Donohue enrollment in the college itself, but also to the large number of professional students of other colleges who must preface their career training with study m Liberal Arts subjects. This activity puts the college in the role of instructor to the entire university. The curriculum of the college covers such basic subjects as mathematics, philosophy, science and language, with supplementary departments of physical education, economics, sociology and speech. In some fields, the functions of the Liberal Arts college overlap slightly with those of other colleges and schools on the campus, so that the influence of the college can be feit in all phases of campus life. Degrees of Bachelors of Arts, Philosophy or Science are conferred upon those who complete the four-year course. The college is on the approved list of the Association of American Universities and is an accredited member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. It holds membership in the Jesuit Educational association, the National Catholic Educational association, the American Council for Education and the American Association of College Registrars. — 24 —

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College of Liberal Arts Laying the groundwork for true education in the classic tradition, Marquette takes pride in its Liberal Arts college and regards it as the premier scat of learning on the campus. The college exists to impart knowledge considered essential to a liberal education. It seeks to produce graduates with a trained mind, broad knowledge. and an operative Christian philosophy of life. A freshman who enters the Liberal Arts course is concerned with the problem of how to think. He seeks to acquire a command of a variety of fields and kinds of knowledge as a basis for later specializa- tion. Thus the first two years are devoted to a basic, required program. A more integrated field of knowledge is mastered during the junior and senior years. But throughout all, professional ability is rated secondary to the basis of culture. Marquette's College of Liberal Arts, the first college on the campus, traces its origin back to 1881. At that time and for some years afterwards it was the only unit of Marquette. Its original home was a modest building on Gesu parish property. It was not until 1906 that the college had a building of its own. That was the year that Johnston Hall was coin-completed, and that building has served as the scat of Liberal Arts administration ever since. Since the end of the war, with the record enrollments of the last three years, classes can no longer be confined to the hall itself and are spread over the campus. With Marquette’s other colleges, Liberal Arts must make use of whatever space is available for classes. New annexes were erected behind the Union this year. The dean of the Liberal Arts college is the Rev. Virgil Roach, S.J., with the Rev. Eugene H. Kessler, S.J., acting as assistant dean. The administrative stall is one of the largest on the campus. This is due not only to the very large Rev. Virgil Rtuih, S.J. Rev. Kugcnc H. Kc»»lcr, S.J. Dean AwiM.im Dean — 23 —

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