Tulane University - Jambalaya Yearbook (New Orleans, LA)

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COLLEGE OF AMTS AND SCIENCES Edward A. Bechtel, Ph.D. Dean The College of Arts and Sciences is one of the oldest colleges of Tulane University, and with the exception of Newcomb College, has the largest en- rollment. Courses are offered leading to the de- grees of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Bachelor of Education. The curriculum in each case is planned so as to give a general education in fundamental subjects, and at the same time to afford specialization in some one group of studies, with a view to the development of general culture and training. Special courses are planned for those seeking admission to the College of Law, the College of Medicine and the College of Pharmacy. Among the elective courses affording professional training is included the Department of Journalism. A new course has this year been introduced in Physical Education, leading to the degree of Bachelor of Education. The aim of this new course is to train men who can serve in the high schools as athletic coaches and at the same time teach certain academic subjects.

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ege Pierce Butler, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Dean Newcomb College was founded by Mrs. Josephine Louise Newcomb, in October, 1886. It was her desire to establish in this college a memorial to her daughter, Harriot Sophie Newcomb. In her will, which is dated May 12, 1898, she left to the administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund, for the benefit of Newcomb College, the residue of her estate after the payment of certain specified legacies. Mrs. Newcomb ' s feeling for the people of New Orleans and her desire to advance the cause of education of young women in Louisiana were the reasons that moved her to make this founda- tion. It was her specific desire that there should be maintained a simple form of daily religious exercises in a chapel or assembly room, but she specifically pro- vided, I desire that worship and instruction shall not be of a sectarian or denominational character. There are at present eight buildings of fine con- struction upon the campus and several smaller build- ings. We have recently completed and occupied a new dormitory, the Warren Newcomb House, fronting upon Audubon Place. This will probably form one unit in a plan of dormitories to be bui ' t. During the year 1928-29 we completed Dixon Hall, on the quadrangle fronting the Art Building, named in honor of President Emeritus Brandt V. B. Dixon. Dixon Hall, which was first used for the Commencement Exercises in 1929, provides an Auditorium seating about one thousand, with a fine and well equipped stage; studio and practice rooms for the School of Music; and an entire wing fot accommodations for the Library. The stack rooms here will provide for about sixty thousand volumes and may be expanded. The purpose of the college is to foster the intellectual life in any way that may seem most helpful and promising for the maintenance of a high standard of culture, and it endeavors to equip young women for effective and intelligent service to society. The regular courses offered lead to the degree of B.A. or B.S., or for students in Art and Music, B. Design and B. Music. M gL I

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The College of La Rl ' fus Carrollton ' Harris, A.B., LL.B., Jur.D. Dean The Tiilane College of Law was established in 1S47 as the Law Department of the University of Louisiana. It has afforded legal training to thousands during the period of its existence. The purpose of the College of Law is to provide opportunities and facilities for training equal to the best afforded elsewhere. It purports to inculcate a sound knowledge of both substantive and adjective law. However, the school recognizes a duty beyond equipping and training of men to become practitioners. Many of the University students find its courses valu- able training for citizenship and business careers. The curriculum of the College of Law is unusually attractive in that it is arranged to provide for the special training of those who intend to practice in Louisiana, and at the same time it is arranged to afford training to those who may wish to practice in any of the other states. The College of Law owns a large and well selected library, which is recognized as one of the most complete in the Southern states. It is a member of the Association of American Law Schools, and has been given the Class A rating by the American Bar Association, and its degree is registered by the New York College Board of Regents. These are the standardizing agencies for law schools. The publication of the Tulanv Laic Rfvicv} by the College of Law affords a medium for the expression of the best thought available on the Jurisprudence of Louisiana. 24.