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

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1 E?!75ss,7T W Q- Figs :K ,wir z 5- - .fa X 1 The curriculum of the University is designed to give the student a liberal arts background. The conviction that the pri- vate institution with its roots in the Chris- tian tradition is the best environment is the basis of SMU's existence. A bold, farseeing Master Plan for the Academic Future was devised and ap- proved by the Board of Trustees in 1963 to prepare for the Universityis second half century. The initial stage of the Master Plan, the University College, is in opera- tion for the first time this year as one of the dramatic results of the study with other academic innovations soon to follow.

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Dr. Hyer was succeeded hy Hiram Boaz whomztenn layed untd Juhg 1922, when he resigned to hecorne a lnshop in the hdethodist Ehnscopal Church. Several years huer it was Boaz who vohunardy and Mngkhandedhfinh tiated the annual Sustentation Drive, which by 1964- has brought gifts aggregating 5.5 million dollars supplying what President Tate has termed the margin of excellence. Under the leadership and guidance of our hdoved Dr.lhnphrey Leg SBHU advanced in both academic and material resources and ex- perienced further signiHcant acceptances, na- tionally and internationally, of its scholastic program. Enrollment more than doubledg re- sources quadrutdedg eighteen Inajor buddinga eleven sorority houses, and several fraternity houses were added to the phyQcallManL ln 1949 under Dr. Lee's guidance, Phi Beta Kappa eyabhshed Us Hurd Texas chapmr at SMU-the first in a church related institution. ee.. ... 'arm -'Q J. 1 . Agia Us M gn M iliif H, . . . f ' i- tif w X .K '+L I J WI., :Qu i S 1' 'EGF 1' ' 'S j J 7 . f ' iii PERKINS SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY I-'ij 'ey-'jill 'Q s 5. af s5'faS:.,,jasif1gi'QL1 Y, 5 Ss ..' , - , - M, 2... fs- TE it H :E ,135 Z Q 5 w ui iii gf , E., Hi ii H mmm ig ' :E'i.:iIff' i. 'use iw-m......, H. N.. if Liga -W ,,:...l nv i ,Q ' .i Km iw WH BRIDWELL LIBRARY KIRBY HALL 6?

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fr .' '-'Q ,.. 'u -' '. 'V 'TG:' 3 C H ' ' ' gin - ' A M v- 5:-1 2:-4,0 , Qc n iz, ,g ,fi ,Missy --ask '-.. 5- , sew- J, gm ,ss . if ..,t?f I :ish :ia J w ,JV Us A , Uk - .vi 7 V -- :Q - i, 7? 4. t t t. 1 13: as rx, 15 il MARTIN HALL In addition to the College of Humanities and Sciences, the University is also composed of five professional schools which provide highly specialized train- ing for the professions of the mod- ern world. The facilities of these schools are open not only to the undergraduate but also to the graduate and special student. These schools sponsor many semi- nars and lectures open to the pub- lic of the surrounding area. The faculty is one of the most outstanding in this part of the country. It is made up of men who have received acclaim in their special field outside the Universi- ty. These men are teachers whose goal is to share their knowledge and inspire others to academic heights. It is not the purpose of the faculty to focus attention only on the brilliant student. It is their aim to provide educational oppor- tunities for all students so that they may become better citizens of tomorrow.