Tulane University - Jambalaya Yearbook (New Orleans, LA)

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CHARLES CASSEDY BASS M.D., D.Sc. (Hon.), F.A.C.P. Dean, The School of Medicine ELIZABETH WISNER Ph.D. Director, The School of Social Work a dinner in honor of Dr. Pound. The evening of October 30, the College of Law awarded honorary doctorates to Dr. Pound, Associate Justice Lummus and Ralph J. Schwarz, a prominent local attorney. Not only did the commemoration afford the stu- dents of the University an excellent opportunity to reflect upon the immortal words of Edward Living- ston, but also to give ear to the greatest legal genius of modern times — Dr. Pound. Another noteworthy advancement during the 1936-1937 session was the enlargement and in- creased repertoire of the three main musical or- ganizations of the University — The Tulane Band, The Tulane Glee Club, and The Newcomb Glee Club, each of which is under the able direction of May- nard Klein. The Tulane Band, having more than doubled itself in size, now consists of 92 newly uni- formed men. The Tulane Glee Club, possessing a repertoire which would permit it to sing a capelia choral music one evening and negro spirituals the next, has evolved into an organization of 60 highly trained male voices. The Newcomb Glee Club has more than upheld the worthy precedent which it has set during the many years of its existence. Each of these organizations has performed a complete schedule of concerts and has been heard several times over the various radio stations of New Or- eans. When the Tulane and Newcomb Glee Clubs, HIRAM WATKINS KOSTMAYER A.B., M.D,, F.A.C.S. Dean, Graduate School of Medicine Page 18

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ical School; Mr. Thomas Craven, famous art critic and lecturer; and Dr. Brant V. B. Dixon, president emeritus of Newcomb. The semi-centennial com- mittee, adeptly supervised by Miss Anna E. Many, provided many other delightful festivities, among which were a buffet luncheon in honor of the pro- fessors emeriti of Newcomb College and a half- hour program over radio station WSMB. On the College of Law were focused the eyes of the legal profession when it launched the Tulane Livingston Centennial, October 27-3 I , commemo- rating the 1 00th year since the death of Edward Livingston. Mr. Livingston, legal scholar, writer and statesman, was responsible for Louisiana ' s mainte- nance of her Civil Code. Dean Emeritus Roscoe Pound of the Harvard Law School spoke on each of the four evening programs, October 27-30, in Dixon hiall. The audience marveled at his rare memory, inasmuch as his delivery was complete without the use of notes. hHis lectures were of such a nature as to be intelligible and extremely inter- esting to the many non-legal members of his audi- ence. Another tribute to the prominence of Tulane University ' s College of Law and to Its worthy com- memoration was the presence of Associate Justice FHenry T. Lummus of the Supreme Court of Mas- sachusetts. Justice Lummus spoke on two occasions, the morning of October 31 and the same night at JAMES MARSHALL ROBERT B.E. Dean, The College of Engineering RUFUS CARROLLTON HARRIS A.B., LL.B., Juris. D., LL.D. Dean. The College of Law EDWARD AMBROSE EECHTEL Ph.D. Dean, The College of Arts and Sciences Page 17

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n u accompanied by the Tulane Band, sang the Univer- sity ' s A ma Mater during tlie half at the Home- coming Football Game, the onlookers beheld the finest spectacle ever before witnessed at such an observance. Mention here must be made of the tremendous increase in the display of school spirit. Several bonfires followed by parades did much to amplify the Tulane and Newcomb cheering sections at the various athletic events. The Tulane Gym was filled to capacity for all the basketball games and boxing matches. It is our belief that such moral support did much to accentuate the extremely successful athletic teams which the University enjoyed during its 103rd year. Space does not permit further enumeration of the many highli ghts of the 1936-1937 session. The editors sincerely trust that this brief outline will call forth the entirety of a signal year, during which Tulane University has maintained its status as one of the finest centers for educational enlightenment. On February 24, 1937, the Board of Administra- tors announced the election of Dean Rufus Carroll- ton hHarris, A.B., LLB., Juris.D., LL.D., of the College of Law as President of the University, effective June 9, 1937. Paul William Brosman, A.B., LLB., J.S.D., was elected to succeed Dean Harris in the College of Law. MORTON ARNOLD ALDRICH A.B., PhD. Dean. The College of Commerce JAMES ADAIR LYON A.M., D.Sc. Chairman, Courses for Teachers FRANS BLOM Ph.B.. A.M. Director, Depa.-imenI of Middle American Research