Northwestern University - Syllabus Yearbook (Evanston, IL)

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NISTRATIO AS A RESULT of his widespread experience, Mr. Hibbard has reached several conclusions concerning the aims and methods of a liberal education. He believes, first of all, that every student should have contact with the heritage which has been left him through his own literature, also that he should have an insight into the language and culture of some civilization other than his own. Every student should have an understanding of the order and system prevailing in the physical world, he should have contact with social experiences of the race of mankind that he may gain an intelli- gent familiarity with the society in which he lives. In addition to gaining an insight into these various realms of thought, every student should be- come thoroughly familiar with some one particular field. More- over, the student should learn, while in college, the simple rules of hygiene, and should form habits of physical exercise which will help to insure his future wel-- fare. Mr. Hibbard thinks that the above curriculum will not change, because such a Liberal Arts train- ing is eternally fundamental. Such a program leaves the stu- dent free to elect particular sub- jects, it offers freedom and at the same time secures intelligent diversification of experience. vypha epyl y , KENNETH Buxosss Prericlent of the Board of Twzrteer 15 -Aon1soN Hranmuu Dean of the College of Liberal Ari: KENNETH BURGESS, PRESIDENT of the Northwestern University Board of Trustees, earned his LL.B. at the University of Wisconsin. Since his admission to the Bar, he has instructed at the University of Wisconsin, practiced law at Lancaster, Wisconsin, and has been attorney for the C. B. and Q. Railroad and legal counsel for the Bell Telephone Company. He is now in the Chicago law firm of Sidley, McPherson, Austin, and Burgess, and a member of the board of directors of the State Bank and Trust Company of Evanston. The Board of Trustees of which he is president consists of forty-four members. Four of these are nominated by the alumni, eight by conferences of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and three by the Wesley Memorial Hospital. The remaining twenty-nine have been chosen because of their capacity and their willingness to assist unselfishly in its development. The Board does not conduct the affairs of the University. These are entrusted to the execu- tive and administrative staff- the President, the Vice-Presi- dents, and the Deans-who, to- gether with the faculty, are ac- tively in charge of the educational enterprise. The Board, however, does exercise general supervision and through its committees co- operates in determining funda- mental principles relating to business and educational efforts. At present there are on the Board outstanding business and professional men, leaders in in- dustry and achievement. They are working to maintain North- western's traditions and to make it truly the university of what was once the Northwest Terri- ' tory, from which 'it derives its l name.

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N VEIIS, ,TY BOTH IN TI-IE educational world as a whole and at Northwestern, the past few years have seen a growing emphasis upon the importance of specialization. The idea that every university should try to be all things to all men is giving place to the more reasonable idea that among uni- versities as well as in business there should be a certain division of labor. Ifor example, just as different manufacturing plants specialize in different types of products, so universities might well agree among themselves to avoid unnecessary duplication, and substitute cooperation for costly com- petition. The great foundations, which do much to subsidize research and educational activity, are supporting this idea, and are urging univer- Ifirr-iNi:i.iN Briss bNYlJlxR Vice-P1'0.i'fzfc'l1f , Darin uf l r1t'11fl1t'.r HARRY WELIAS graduated from Northwestern in l9l3 and came back to her in 1954 as Business Manager. In this capacity he has come to be- lieve that the most important single asset possessed by the University, from a business standpoint, is its exemption from taxation. Probably next most important is the cooperation of those men known as Trustees and Associates. The general public does not quite realize the amount of work and detail necessary to conduct University business. The Business Office is one of the four largest real-estate firms in the Chicago area. The 1937-1938 budget, for example. was in excess of 355,000,000---a sum which was handled, in the main, by the Business Office. ' The Business Ofhce, the University faculty, and the Trustees and Asso- ciates have agreed upon three common objectives to be gained for North- western in the future. These are: a superior teaching and research staff, continuation and improvement lu- V of the present selective standards for admitting students, and cer- tain necessary additions, such as Q new buildings and laboratories, to the physical facilities of the University. All of these objec- M tives are viewed as obtainable 'r-' by 1951. PM. Ii yi ffl' sities wherever possible to adopt a general policy of concentration rather than scattering of effort. This, I believe, is sound doctrineg and I believe too that as we plan our future development in har- mony with this policy we can look forward to Northwestern's playing an increasingly greater part in its own community and in the entire educational iworld. lflixnm' I.. Wisiis Vice-l're.iirfw1f l5fl.m1e.i'.r Nlfnlrlgw 14

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