Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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SCHOOL OF COMMERCE By Associate Dean Harry A. Cochran w DEAN MILTON D. STAUFFER J HILE it is true that the first courses in Temple University were distinctly those which would prepare for the ministry, it is likewise true that, at a very early date, a demand was made for courses which would prepare for business. The records of the College indicate that classes in shorthand, typewriting, and bookkeeping formed an important part of the enrolment in the early years of the institution. Although it is a fact that by far the greater number were enrolled in evening classes, it is certain that the day classes were popular, and showed a gradually increasing number of students each year. In 1918 the demand for a higher grade of training was evident, and courses of college grade were announced At that time classes in accounting, advertising, and business law were organized, and a large number of students who had been in military service presented themselves for registration. The President was requested to organize new courses and more advanced classes in subjects already offered, but he was not satisfied to proceed too hurriedly, because he questioned the fact that education for business was developing with such startling rapidity, and he feared it was a mere fad which would soon pass. He and the other administrative authorities made a careful survey of the field and decided that it would, in the future, be a definite part of our educational system. He then authorized the organization of the School of Commerce as a separate college of the University, and the first catalogue with courses on a collegiate basis was issued in 1920. •{29

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DEAN JAMES H DUNHAM SCHOOL OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES By Dean James H. Dunham A DISTINCT and effective stimulus to higher education was presented by the issues of the World War. Immediately ' upon its close the “rush to the colleges began. The War had taught the nation the need of expert knowledge in every held of endeavor, and especially the need of men who had been trained to think in logical terms and by logical rules. The new spirit was quickly felt by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences of Temple University. The first Freshman class in the new era numbered sixty, and the enrolment of entering men and women steadily increased until in September, 1933, the number was 320. All students are potential candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Arts, but a considerable percentage have followed the courses preparatory to the study of certain professional disciplines. Since the same requirements for admission are prescribed for them as for other candidates, these persons are at once absorbed into the regular classes of the College and receive instruction in precisely the same manner. The present status of the College rests strictly upon the foundations laid in the early part of the present century. The names of Dr. Carnell and Dr McKinley, the first deans of the College, are synonymous with patience, versatility of ideas, and devotion to sound educational practice. We owe our present to them and to those who worked with them, and to the small but enterprising student body who could read in meager beginnings the portents of a distinguished future. 28 J

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DEAN GEORGE E WALK TEACHERS’ COLLEGE By Dean G PRIOR to 1919 Temple University had made very worthy and highly significant contributions to teacher training through separate and independent departments. In 1919 by act of the Corporation, there was effected a reorganization combining the several divisions into a single school, and creating the office of Dean of Teachers' College. eorge E. Walk The physical growth of Teachers' College has been gratifying. In registration of students, size of faculty, annual budget, and variety and scope of curricula, the expansion of Teachers' College has assumed large proportions. The total adult registration for 1919 20, the first year of its present organization, was 487 By 1933 34 it had increased to 2911 for the first semester. The year of greatest enrolment was 1929. with a total of 4097 for both semesters. The largest factor in the decrease is, of course, the unprecedented economic situation of recent years. In 1919 20 the number of faculty members serving Teachers' College was 31 By 1933 34 this number had enlarged to 223. The professional contributions of Teachers’ College constitute, however, the most important phase of its development. It has furnished preparation to hundreds of students in training and teachers in service. A roster of the personnel of the Philadelphia school system, for instance, would carry the names of high, junior high, and elementary principals; super visors in various fields of instruction; and a legion of teachers who are graduates of Teachers' College. 30 ]