Northwestern University - Syllabus Yearbook (Evanston, IL)

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Lutkin Hall which was completed in 1941. This auditorium, which seats four hundred, was named after Peter Christian Lutkin. John Beattie, dean since 1933, came to Northwestern in 1925 as a professor in music education. Previous to this he worked in public IX- school music supervision and was state super- visor of music in Michigan. He also worked with the YMCA service in France during World War I as a choral director and entertainment promoter. He has co-authored many books on music and in 1941 he surveyed music education in seven South American countries. Faculty and student recitals were presented throughout the year in order to give music lovers, students or otherwise, an opportunity to hear the world's best music right on campus. A recital is required of every music student who graduates in applied music. These recitals are presented in Lutkin Hall and are open to the public without charge as are all university musical organization concerts. The professional training in the School is directed toward development of skill in one of the following branches of music: performance, choir direction, church organ playing, radio work, symphony orchestra work, teaching in schools and colleges, composing, and criticism. The School grants degrees of Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Music Education, and Master of Music. The musical organizations of the school have had a busy and successful year. The N. U. Symphony Orchestra, whose one hundred mem- 22 bers make an organization similar to a pro- fessional symphony orchestra, gave six concerts. The A Cappella choir was the first group of its kind to be established in an American university. The choir participated in two concerts and made many appearances in the Northwestern-Chicago area. A winter and spring concert were given by the Men's and Women's Glee Clubs in conjunc- tion with the A Cappella choir. A new organiza- tion, the Northwestern Radio Choir, was organ- ized this year, and presented musical programs weekly over station WEAW-F M. The main aim of the choir was to gain radio experience for its members. Glenn Cliff Bainum, who has headed the university concert band for twenty years, conducted band concerts during the year. Music Schlool's enrollment was one of the largest in its history and all its facilities and effort were devoted to meeting this new demand. Faculty as well as students worked hard to maintain the high standards of the school in spite of all the difiiculties created by an un- precedented demand upon the facilities of the school. That the year was successful is an indica- tion of the fine faculty and earnest students to be found in the school. Music School students receive well-rounded education by taking re- quired courses in Liberal Arts, Speech, and Education. Music School has its goals . . . polishing, developing, creating musicians . . . providing a cultural background . . . and an appreciation of music . . . for music is a vital part of our lives. SCHO0L 0F SPEECH Crew calls . . . testing 1-2-3 . . . heated debates . . . crew calls . . . re-ed . . . radio commercials. . .crew calls. . .script- writing . . . embryonic producers . . . pro-- spective directors . . . and Speech School is busily on its way. Speech School was founded at Northwestern in 1878 by Robert L. Cumnock. It was first 4

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This year Commerce established a new pro- gram for students in the junior division, the first two years of the curriculum. During this period the future businessman obtains a broad background in pre-professional courses like business mathematics, economics, and American business history, and in Liberal Arts courses such as Geography, English and Psychology, with an additional requirement in Speech. In the senior division, he selects a specialized field such as insurance, transportation, business administration, or advertising. At the same time, he must choose a larger number of electives in Liberal Arts to broaden his interests. After completion of this training, the C school student is aided in finding employment by the university's placement bureau. Besides a complete and extensive curriculum, C school has many conveniences of which its students should be proud. Provided with a large room in the southern part of Deering library, Commerce students must be quite favorably impressed, because usually the turn- ing Of pages and the scratching of pencils are the only sounds to be heard in the Commerce library. Another of the accommodations for Com- merce students is their own private book store. Once located in the C school basement, the store has been transferred to Swift Hall. They All LL Q :ar 12' X ' l.r Q ' t ' , E ffl 1 Q ii,1T1,7 MM .11 l A7 Tails? ' Q are well supplied with practise set fillers, log Paper, adding machine tape, carbon paper, and such extras as pennants and university jewel1'Y- Of the large and well equipped faculty and staff, Commerce, as well as any of the Other schools, has its outstanding personalities. Tops on this list is Dean Homer B. Vanderblue who runs the school with a firm but friendly hand. Although always rushed by the various meetings and functions that require so much of the dean's time, he can usually find time to sit down and talk over the student's problems. Another of the favorites in C school is the assistant dean, William Nims, whose friendly grin and pleasant personality is known not just in Commerce, but all over the campus. Miss Bernice Collins, the registrar, cheerfully assists students in working out their programs, and has been nicknamed Dean of the School . And then its over . . . stics . . . advertis- ing . . . accounting . . . debit and it's all to their credit as the men and women in Commerce . . . prepare for a vital task . . . that of guarding the purse strings of the nation. SCHOOL 0F MUSIC The buzzing of the Beehive. . . scales, con- certos, and walling trumpets . . . musical theory, harmony, rhythm . . . hit that note . . .sound that chord. . .your performance must be spotless . . . to reach the aims of Music School. The white brick building on Sherman was a busy place during the past year. Seven hundred talented students received instruction in what has been judged to be one of the most outstand- ing music schools in the country. Almost sixty whole and part-time faculty members train young men and women to create beautiful music. The School of Music is the second oldest school on the Evanston campus. It began in 1865 as part of the College of Liberal Arts. In 1891 music courses had developed to the extent that the department of music was started. Peter Christian Lutkin was the first dean who took charge of the infant music school. The School of Music was formerly Willard Hall. Its present facilities include the Beehive , Music Hall, and 21

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established as the School of Oratory, and as the range of study was expanded, it was given its present name. For sixty-eight years it has oc- cupied a place of leadership in speech and theater arts. The school is divided into six departments, enabling students to recieve ex- tensive study in their chosen Helds. The department of public speaking offers courses in composition and speech delivery. The forensic program enables students to obtain proficiency in debate and oratory. In the department of interpretation the courses offered are designed to aid in the under- standing and interpretation of verse, prose, and drama. This department also furnishes the Student with advanced studies in the history and methods of interpretation. 7 f' f - v b S x.-9, The theater department is divided into two fields: history and literature of the theater, which is planned to help students acquire the cultural values of dramatics and its literatureg and the practical aspects of the theater, which Provides for a professional knowledge of drama- The courses in the radio department PYCPQYC students for professional work in commercial and educational radio. Advanced courses con- centrate on production procedures, Pfogfafm Planning and building, and educational rad10- The department of speech correction and audiology assists persons who have .normal Speech but wish to improve their voice and diction, those who need speech correction .to eliminate impediments, and those who reqlflfe auditory assistance for deafness or defective hearing. The speech education department concen- trates on the teaching of speech in high schools and colleges. It is closely co-ordinated with the School of Education. Arrangements are made by this department for practice teaching. In addition to the departmental courses there are numerous activities in which students may engage to gain practical experience. In the field of drama the University Theater is promi- nent. It produces six majorproductiona s year and experiments in theater methods. This year U.T. produced Soldier's Wife, Julius Caesar Murder in the Cathedral, The Great Big Doorstep , The Circle , and Arms and the Man . The Theater Workshop offers opportuni- ties in acting and directing for any student. It presents six programs a year, consisting of two or three one-act plays in each. The Children's Theater, sponsored by the School of Speech and the Evanston Public Schools, affords experi- ence in children's drama. In the field of radio, broadcasts were pre- pared by the students. The Radio Playshop pro- duced a weekly dramatic program over station WIND in Chicago. The Radio Guild presented radio adaptations of great literature in dramatic form over FM station WBBM. Early in Febru- ary the radio department prepared some pro- grams in conjunction with Evanston's FM station WEAW. Heading all these activities and courses in Speech School is James H. McBurney, who has been dean since the retirement of Ralph Dennis in 1942. Before his arrival at Northwestern in 1936, Dean McBurney headed speech depart- ments at the Universities of Michigan and Columbia. Dr. McBurney's activities concentrate around his interest in public speaking. He is chairman of the University committee on radio. As the supervisor of the Northwestern Reviewing Stand, he acts as moderator for the National Radio Forum. Speech School has both cultural . . . and pro- fessional aims . . . training students for the rostrum . . . the boards . . . the mike . . . or the clinic . . . always advancing and im- proving its aims . . . to fit the needs . . . of the social and professional world. 23