St Louis University - Archive Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

Page 16 text:

necessary by the increasingly rigid demands of the modern world. The Graduate School occupies the place of pace-setter for the other schools of the University, and it serves to harmonize the interplay of courses offered by the various schools. ■ The School of Medicine, by adopting all ad- vances made by the medical profession, and by stressing the need of doctors who are not only equipped with the factual knowledge necessary for a successful medical career, but who are also guided by the highest ethical standards and Chris- tian principles, aims to supply the world with doctors who will do their part to elevate the stand- ards of a profession that does much to temper the moral tone of society. The School of Medicine is governed by its dean who in turn is assisted by an associate dean, administrative secretary and regis- trar. In an advisory capacity are the Adminis- trative Board, the Faculty Board and the council dealing with academic affairs. In keeping with the modern trend towards de- partmentalization of curricula, the School of Dentistry has divided its courses into definite departments. Moreover, it has installed modern- ized equipment for laboratory practice for prospec- tive dentists. The School of Dentistry is adminis- tered in a manner similar to that of the School of Medicine. It is governed by a dean and a regent, the latter being the dean of the Medical School. The School of Nursing is composed of the nursing schools of the University and the affiliated hos- pitals. It is under the jurisdiction of an adminis- trative board composed of the dean of the Medical School, who acts as chairman, a faculty member of the Medical School in the capacity of secretary, and two representatives from each nursing school. A noteworthy trend within recent years towards higher standards of education among nurses is evidenced by the number of students who, after being graduated from nursing school, continue their studies to receive a Bachelor of Science degree. Serving these three schools and offering them all the latest equipment and scientific aid in the methods of treating human ailments, is the Firmin Desloge Hospital, situated across from the School of Medicine. Here the student is given opportunity to view in actual practice those theories pro- pounded to him in the classroom. The College of Arts and Sciences has increased its importance as a preparatory school for those who intend to pursue their studies after receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree. This school affords an education that is both cultural and liberal, thus fitting the student better to specialize in any field he may choose, or to enter the business world fortified with the education he has received, an education which does all that can be expected of it — teach the student how to think and where to find the knowledge he desires to acquire. Realizing the importance and the necessity of a broader liberal education preparatory to a professional career, most professional schools throughout the country now require a longer residence in the College of Arts and Sciences for their prospective students. ■ The dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, also the chancellor of the University, is in charge of the administration of this College. The Uni- ' Dr. Francis M. Crowley, dean of the School of Education; Rev. Linus A. Lilly. S.J., regent of the School of Law; Rev. J. Joseph Horst. S.J., dean of the School of Philosophy and Science; Rev. Joseph L. Davis. S. J., regent of the School of Commerce and Finance, and Alphonse G. Eberle, dean of the School of Law. 12 1

Page 15 text:

RESPONDING TO THE CHALLENGE OF CHANGE St. Louis University strives to attain the ideals oF true Catholic education by changing her curricula to meet the demands of the times. Although widely scattered, the schools present a unified front against attacks of the modern era. ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY has always held as its ideal the principles of true Catholic educa- tion, and has endeavored to apply these principles by means of every change in organization and in curricula that would make for the attainment of ideal Catholic education. To achieve such an end, to offer its students the wherewithal to cope with modern problems presented to them upon their graduation from college, to aid in some measure in bringing order out of chaos, and to offer the dazed world some solution to the problems which it has made for itself to these ends has the University directed its curricula and its organi- zation. ■ As modern conditions change, and as new prob- lems make way for still newer ones, St. Louis University must alter and modify its courses, change its method of administration, and present modern answers to modern problems perplexing the thinking world. Her objectives never change, neither does she adopt new principles, nor does she give ground in the truths she has always held — truths which are being made more manifest by the contrast they make with the false notions and mis- leading precepts held by modern thinkers who are rapidly becoming outmoded. ■ St. Louis University has made true progress by taking advantage of the changes that have been made in the scientific and educational fields within the past century. By learning from the errors of the modern world while profiting by its advances, by separating the wheat from the chaff, the Uni- versity has been able not only to continue the practice of educating young men and women ac- cording to the principles set down in the Ratio Studiorum, but even to enlarge the scope of her curricula and thus present to her students a fuller and a more extensive education. At the head of the University is the president, who holds in his hands the guiding power. With eight other members of the faculty he makes up the Board of Trustees in which is centered the power of decision in all affairs which transcend the interests of any one school of the University. The University Council of regents and deans is the foremost advisory body in internal affairs. Within recent years increasing emphasis has been placed upon the Graduate School, inasmuch as it offers opportunity for more extensive learning and greater specialization to the student who already possesses a degree, a specialization made Deans, regents and trustees of the University. Rev. Thurber M. Smith. S.J.. dean of the Graduate School; Rev. Joseph Husslein, S.J.. dean of the School of Social Service; Rev. William J. McGucken, S.J., regent of the School of Education; Rev. Thomas M. Knapp. S.J.. dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and Rev. Alphonse M. Schwitalla, S. J., dean of the Schools of Medicme and Nursing. II

Page 17 text:

versity Board of Undergraduate Studies, composed of the dean of the College and the deans of the Schools of Philosophy and Science, Education and Social Service, is in charge of academic matters. Under this board and the dean are the depart- ments of instruction, each of which is headed by a director or chairman. ■ The School of Education, established for the training of school teachers and administrators, is under the Board of Undergraduate Studies which governs the College of Arts and Sciences, but possesses a dean and regent of its own. This school endeavors to instill in its students the principles of true Catholic education, for it is through the teachers of the future that generations to come will receive their knowledge, and it is through well- educated Catholic teachers that the chaos of the modern world can be supplanted by an orderly scheme of knowledge. Instituted to fill the need for social work train- ing, the School of Social Service is governed by the dean with the aid of committees on social wel- fare activities, family care and medical social work- The School of Philosophy and Science for the advanced training of scholastics is administered by its own dean and regent and conforms to the regulations of the College and the Graduate School. Administered in similar manner is the School of Divinity, which, though now situated at St. Mary ' s, Kansas, still retains its affiliation with the University. The School of Law is under the direction of its own dean, regent and secretary. Changes in modern conditions affecting legal procedure are given particular attention by this school. To meet the more strenuous demands on lawyers, the Law School has set a three-year minimum term for pre- legal students. The School of Commerce and Finance, adminis- tered by its dean and regent who are assisted by the secretary-registrar, recorder and committees on student welfare, admissions and curriculum, attempts to train its students in the fundamentals of right business practice and give them a firm foundation in the principles and particulars of business administration. By means of courses adapted to the needs of the present day, and by student placement training, the Commerce and Finance School enables its students to cope with the new problems presented to the graduate by industry. There are three senior corporate colleges. Font- bonne, Maryville and Webster, the regent of which IS the chancellor of the University. Three junior corporate colleges, Maryhurst Normal, Notre Dame and St. Mary ' s Junior College, are adminis- tered by an associate dean and by the regent of the School of Education. ■ St. Louis University is in man ' ways a multiple and physically disunited organism. But all the various schools of the University are bound to- gether in a common allegiance with a common end in view- to aid their students not only to cope with the problems presented by the challenging changes occurring daily throughout the world, but even to lead the way in solving the problem of this age, to bring order out of the existing chaos. ■ Rev. Francis J. O ' Hern. S.J., spiritual adviser to students: Rev. Aloysius C. Kemper. S.J.. dean of the School of Divinity: George W. Wilson, dean of the School of Commerce and Finance; Dr. Thomas E. Purcell. dean of the School of Dentistry, and Rev. Robert M. Kelley.S.J., assistant dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, who was transferred to St. Regis College in Denver, during the course of the year. 13 1