Tulane University - Jambalaya Yearbook (New Orleans, LA)

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i The School of Pharmacy J. F. Simon, M.Ph., Ph.D. Dean Established in 1S38, the School of Pharmacy, now under the jurisdiction of a Pharmacist Dean, offers a four-year course leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy; this course is now being administered strictly according to the Pharmaceutical Syllabus, a publication prepared and published by the National Pharmaceut- ical Syllabus Committee, representing the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, the National Association of Boards of Phar- macy, and the American Pharmaceutical Association. The Graduate School John MacLaren McBryde, Ph.D., Litt.D. Dean The Graduate School offers courses leading to advanced degrees in liberal arts, the sciences, engineering, and in special branches of the medical sciences. For those holding the degrees of Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Medicine, opportunity is afforded for clinical work in the hospitals of the city under the guidance of well-known specialists. Thus the Graduate School presents carefully planned courses for teachers desiring to gain a broader and deeper knowl- edge of their chosen fields and for graduates in engineering and medicine wishing to specialize in particular lines of work. Graduate School of Medicine Hiram Watkins Kostmayer, B.A., M.D., F.A.C.S. Acting Dean The Graduate School of Medicine, a department of the College of Medicine of the Tulane University, provides post-graduate in- struction to the medical profession. The courses offered are arranged to afford work from October to June of each year, and during that time there may be found medical graduates from all parts of the country who come to avail themselves of the opportunities presented in order to keep abreast with the recent advances in medicine and surgery, or to specialize in the major branches. Instruction during the forenoon is carried on in the wards and clinics of the Charity Hospital, Touro Infirmary, and the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital, and the afternoon and evenings com- prise didactic lectures and work in the clinical laboratory at thj Hutchinson Memorial Building. PAGE 26

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y College of Arts and Sciences Edward A. Bechtel, Ph.D. Dean Tlif C ' olleKi ' lit .Arts and Sciences is one of the oldest colleges of Tu ' ane University. It offers courses leadiiiK to the degrees of Haclielor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Bachelor of F.dncation in Physical Edncation. The curricidmn is planned to give a general education and, at the same time, affords opportunity for specialization in some one group of studies. Special courses offered prepare for the study of Medicine and of La v. .Among the elective courses is included the department of Journali m. The course in Physical Education af- fords preparation for athletic coaches and directors, together with training in academic subjects. The College of Engineering Douglas Smith Anderson, B.A., M.A. Dean The College of Engineering offers broad courses of professional training in the fundamental principles of the different branches of Engineering and Architecture, leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Engineering and liachclor of .Architecture, respectively. The courses offered are Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Chemical Engineering. VA ' ithin the past several years extensive additions have been made to the equipment of the engineering laboratories, to the extent that they offer excellent facilities for the regular undergraduate instruc- tion, as wll as opportunities for the study and investigation of spe- cial problems. For the study of .Architecture, New Orleans offers exceptional advantages. The College of Commerce Morton Arnold Aldrich. A.B., Ph.D. Dean The purpose oi this college has been, since its establishment in 1914, to offer substantial professional training preparatory to a business career. The instruction offered is planned for stuilents suffi- ciently able and mature to do work of university grade, and no student is received unless prepared to do work of this character. It is essential, also, to the permanent success of the college that its students approach their work in an earnest professional spirit. In order to make the business courses available for business men and women, classes are also held at night from S to 9:45 o ' clock. Each course meets one night a week. PAGE 25

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C: The School of Social Work Garrrtt Polhfmus Wyckoff, A.B., LL.D. Director The School of Social Work is a nr duate school offering pro- fessional training for social work. The leading social agencies in New Orleans co-operate in furnishing field work facilities for students. As it is the only m-mlier of the American Association of Schools of Professional Social Work in this section of the South, the ' I ' ulane University School of Social Work attracts graduates from many of the leading universities of the South. Courses for Teachers James Adair Lyon, A.M., D.Sc. Chdirmdn For many years Tulane University has operated a number of courses to meet the need of those whose hours of employment will not permit attendance upon regular classes. The classes are sched- uled in the afternoon hours and on Saturdays, thus making it pos- sible for teachers, especially if they so desire, to add to their equip- ment in many subjects. These courses are of full college grade, conducted by regular members of the faculty, and in the case of students who have satis- factorily fullilled the entrance requirements, credits obtained may be applied towards a degree. Department of Middle American Research Frans Blom, Ph.D., A.M. Director The Department of Middle . ' nierlcan Research was founded in 192+ to conduct advanced research into the history, archaeology, botany, products and natural resources of Mexico, the Central .Amer- ican republics and tlie ' est Indies, as well as to gather and dis- seminate inforni:ition about tljese countries. Five expeililions have been sent into the Held. The Kifth Tulane Kxpedition was linanced by the ( hlcago World ' s Fair of 1933. The library of the department ranks among the nation ' s leading research libraries, containing thousands of rare items, including manuscripts, maps, and v(dimies on anthropology, archaeology, travel, geography, botanv, hiolog , and cartography of the Middle Ainericas. o PAGE 27