Ohio State University - Makio Yearbook (Columbus, OH)

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B ? commerce BiiiMini; — new and biumcss-li e. i( aUIMERCE AND ADMINISTRATION Qydc RukkIo c»n c to Ohio State in 191} and rrvrd a pro- (cMur in the drpartmrni of Hum- ncM cHriniialHin (-olluwin)! (he ■T l c vacant pi.»t and .:. iut more than a yrar Ir - ■• I ' coil dcv rr ' « ' thu with an M A the I ' nivriMty of liiwa He com- rietrd hi« «n rk (..r a Ph D from Hatvard the ume year that he came to Uhio S«alc ex- i. A . Slate Teach- and (i lliiwed in IV07 from r N tiRDER t I nj Busil . I ■ nsiJcrai tiRDER to understand the functions of a College of Commerce business Administration to the state, it is necessary ' to give •ation to the changes which have taken place in industry and husine s during the past generation. These recent changes can he understood only through considera- tion of the fundamental conditions which were brought about hy the industrial revolution. Following the great inventions which ushered in the indu.strial revolution about the middle of the 18th century, there has K ' en in general a constant increase in the size of the indus- trial unit. The world placed much emphasis upon increasing its effi- ciency in the technical processes of prtnluction. All over the world great strides were made in the application of power to manufacturing. Through m.iss production of standardized and interchangeable parts, the capacity of the world to prixluce was multiplied many times. But this ver ' success which was attained along these lines stxin created some ditficulties. The mere size of the industrial unit made it necessary for business men to utilize the science of accounting. Diffi- cult problems arusc in organization and administration of large con- cerns. Personnel problems and their relation to management stxin de- manded con.sideration To these and many other issues of internal concern were added many external problems. Our earlier Universities established, after the Schtiols of Divinity, Medicine and Liw, .Schixils of Technology and Engineering. This was a normal development. At that stage of the world ' s history, it was nccessar ' to place emphasis upon the technical processes of produc- tion, but with the changes which have K en briefly described. Schools of 0 mmerce and Business Administration were destined to come into existence. It is interesting to obserw that within the l.i.st genera- tion. Kith in Europe and in America, these Schools have been added to all of our im|virtant LIniversities. Colleges of Gimmerce and Busi- ncM Administration must make a contribution in such fields as ac- counting, finance, organization, personnel admini.stration, management and marketing if ue arc to benefit by our skill in the technical pro- ccMcs of production All of our ability in the fields of technology and engineering will count for little if it is to K- neutralized by our in- efficiency in all of the fields which are represented by these new CtJIcgM. wO :: , ¥: r «?=? i [2M

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■.■ ' :- ' (Jnut-i.wtv Hall — home of the Iiberul arts JOlff ' V|-. I LIBERAL ARTS ACCORDING to the groupiiiij of departments for budgetary purposes, the College of A V Liberal Arts comprises the departments of Astronomy, Classical Languages, English, Geology, German, History, Philosophy, Politi- cal Science, and Romance Languages. Most of these departments are large and all of them serve the University widely, though in certain instances not completely. They do their full share, however, in helping to prepare teach- ers for both high schools and colleges. They con- tribute to the professional training of future lawyers and men going into other learned pro- fessions. Many of the graduates of what is now called the College of Liberal Arts (formerly the College ot Arts, Philosophy, and Science) are to ,, i 1 t ' ' 1 ■ 11 L 11 r IT Dean Henderson tie round in all the walks of lire, many now holding positions of high responsibility and great prominence. We can boast graduates, whose names are widely known within the State of Ohio and outside of it, in important business positions; as prominent lawyers in Toledo, Cleveland, Columbus, and other cities and towns; as distinguished surgeons and doctors in Detroit, New York City, Boston, Cincinnati, and other cities in Ohio and neighboring states. We have a few officers who rank high in the government service at Washington and on the staff of the Army. We have now, and in the past have had, distinguished teachers in History and in Science at Harv ' ard University and other higher insti- tutions of learning. So — one might go on through the various professions, showing that the demand for a general education is not dying out. This is c lear from the fact that the College of Liberal Arts maintains its lead in registration in the University as it has for some years past. The Schools of Law, Medicine, and Dentistry are making increased de- mands upon the College of Liberal Arts to prepare students who are going into these professional schools. y F - : i £7 Acting Dean Siebert In the resignation of William Henderson as dean of the College of Liberal Arts, the University lost one of its ablest and best rec- ognized executives. He came to Ohio State in 1899, and it is here that he ha.s risen to prominence in the chemical world. In collabo- ration with William McPherson, he has also become an author of note in this field. Dr. Henderson received his B. A. degree at Wooster College in 1891, and a Ph. D. from Johns Hopkin.s six years later. He is a member of Sigma Xi. Phi Beta Kappa, and the American Chemi- cal Society. Wilbur Siebert, research pro- fessor of History, has served two quarters as acting dean of the College of Liberal Arts. He was graduated from the University in 1889 with a B. A. degree, and re- ceived an M. A. at Harvard in 1890. In the field of history he has few superiors, and is some- what of an author on the subject, also. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, the American History As- sociation, and other national or- ganizations. ranz ,ii,ii,ii„,i.,u,i: [23]

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mg illf i Education Building — where future teachers are taug it EDUCATION THE ti dining of Ohio ' s youth tor effective and efficient pubHc service in secondary schools, colleges and universities is, in general, the function of the College of Education. An enroll- ment of over two thousand graduates and undergraduates places the College first in si;e among similar colleges in state supported univer- sities and second only to Teachers ' College, Columbia University. The quantitative service which the college renders to the state is thus readily understood. The qualitative service, however, is not so easily penetrated since it does not lend itself readily to statistic al formula- tion. But statistical realities are, after all, little more than symbols or outward data, which may or may not lead to significant meanings. The prevailing scientific and philosophic approach to the problems of training teachers for public scr -ice taps the hidden realities, the sig- nificant meanings, with which the College must concern itself. In such an approach there is no room for the vendor of stereo- typed information, for the mere peddler of microscopic and irrelevant details, for the worshiper of conformity, tradition and the dead past. In such an approach there is abundant room for the explorer of new ideas, for the prophet of a new day, for the adventurer in thinking, for the liberator of the mind, for the discoverer and utilizer rather than the collector of knowledge, for the creative mind untrammeled and unencumbered. In so far as these conditions are made to prevail, in so far does the College of Education render significant service to the commonwealth of Ohio. Dearx George F. Arps George Arps has served as dean of tfic College of Education since his appointment to that position in 1920. He was graduated from Lcland Stanford University in 1904 with a B. A. degree. The following year he received his M. A. from the University of Indi- ana. He studied abroad at the University of Lcipsic until 1908, where he was given his Ph. D. In 1912 he came to Ohio State as professor of ps chology. Dean Arps is a member of Sig- ma Xi, Phi Delta Kappa, the Na- tional Education Association, and the American Psychology Associ- ation. [25]