Southern Methodist University - Rotunda Yearbook (University Park, TX)

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olle e of Arts and Sciences A 3 C g Q 1.-vc..--., . . . . . , , 'j, E. D. JENNINGS Dean The College of Arts and Sciences of Southern Methodist University represents the undergraduate division of the institution, and thus concentrates the various lines of study in the one college. At the present time the college offers instruction in almost every important cultural field and is rapidly adding courses along practical lines. The most recent expansion has been along lines of correspondence courses and extension classes. The School of Statesmanship was added last year by an endowment of Mrs. Arnold of Houston, amounting to S120,000. Dean E. D. Jennings holds degrees of B. A., Randolph College, 1900, B. A. and M. A., University of Texas, 1915g Ph.D., University of Texas, 1924. He came to S. M. U. from Texas Woman's College at Ft. Worth, where he had been Dean from 1915 to 1918, and Dean and Vice President from 1918 to 1922. Page 24

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mduate School l 1 ,,,, ,,. . DR. ELLIS W. SHULER Dean Graduate courses have been offered in S. M. U. since the opening of the school, but a definite organization was not made until the Spring of 1920. The administrative functions of the faculty are exercised by the Graduate Committee, which consists of the President, the Chairman of the Graduate School, and live professors. Graduate work leading to the Master's degree is now offered in thirteen depart' ments: Biology, Economics, Education, Religious Education, English, French, Geology, History, Latin, New Testament, Old Testament, Philosophy, Sociology and Spanish. It is planned to add in 192 5 '26 graduate work in Mathematics, Psychology and General Literature. While the total number of graduate courses offered at S. M. U. is small, it is con' fidently believed that the quality of work is excellent and that the Master's degree as given at S. M. U. measures fully to the standards set by the larger universities in the country. . .Fur 23

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School of Commerce 3s at s oooo use a V DR. W1LL1.a1xr F. I'l.XUH.-XRT Director Business is being referred to more and more as a profession. Any calling which lays claim to professional standing must meet the following conditions: It rnust have a well organized body of knowledge upon which its activity is basedg second, it must have arecognized code of ethics as its standard of conductg and, third, it must be im' bued with the spirit of public service. It may be argued that business cannot as yet qualify under the above standards-at least not in all its spheres. And yet these ideals are ever present in the minds of the best business men of today. To assist in the realization of these professional standards is the purpose of our School of Commerce. Page 25