Marquette University - Hilltop Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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Rev. Virgil Roach. S.J. Dmk Rev. Eugene H. Kessler, S.J. Assistant Dean College of Liberal Arts The College of Liberal Arts is the keystone of Marquette's educational facilities. It provides its students with training which will help them lead good Catholic lives, and the knowledge which serves as a suitable foundation for further professional or technical instruction, either in or out of college. By emphasizing the speculative branches of knowledge, the College introduces the students to the basic questions of human life. By stressing the vast body of Christian culture, it imbues the students with an appreciation for the heritage of Western civilization. Having been founded in 1881. the College retains the distinction of being the oldest college on the campus. It was located in a building owned by Gesu parish until 1906. In that year, the College was moved to a new four-story build-

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Slimmer School Rev. Eugene H. Kcttlcr, S.J. Director Graduate and undergraduate students who attended the 1950 summer school session found the unusually cool climate well suited for studying. The 1,926 who registered included students wishing to earn their degrees in the shortest possible time, and teachers who were unahle to attend the regular sessions. Special features of the session were conferences for educators and religious and institutes which reviewed problems of current events, reading, radio and television, and vocational guidance. An extra-curricular function, primarily for the benefit of out-of-town students, consisted of tours to places of interest in Milwaukee. The summer session was under the direction of Rev. Eugene II. Kessler, S.J. (21

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Row I: Fr. George E Goto, S.J., Sr. M Thomos, O.S F., Jerome W. Archer. Row 2: Horvey P. Petti . Williom Dehorn. Arthur T. Donohue. John R. Koch Row 3: Fr. Joseph F. Carroll, SJ., Fr. Gcrord Smith. S.J., Fr Rophoel N. Homilton, SJ., John P Treocy ing on West Wisconsin Avenue, named Johnston Hall in honor of its donor, Mr. Robert A. Johnston. Since that time, Johnston Hall has housed most of the offices of the various departments of the College, in addition to providing living quarters for the Jesuit community in its south wing. The increased enrollment following the war necessitated the acquisition of more space for both classrooms and offices. Temporary struc- tures on Thirteenth and Sixteenth Streets eased the problem, and the gradual lessening of the number of veterans brought enrollment closer to normal. Construction in 1950 of a new building for the College of Business Administration assured adequate space in the Science building, which formerly held the offices of that college. The Liberal Arts curriculum includes departments in English, classical and modem lan- 423