Tulane University - Jambalaya Yearbook (New Orleans, LA)

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A Peek in the Hand Is Wor+h Two Finesses OF STUDENT LIFE First Row; Einar Pedersen, Assistant to the Dean; Mrs. Buchner Chlpley. Student Center Hostess; J. E. Branch, Placement Officer; Randall Brahan, Guidance Officer. Second Row: Andres Horcasitas, Foreign Student Advisor; Mrs, Myra Culbertson, Housing Secretary; Gerry Newman, Secretary to the Dean; Caroline Sharp, Secretary to the Dean. 25

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DR. JOHN H. STIBBS Dean of Students DIVISION Pillar oi fhe University? Speaking very generally fhe Division of Sfudenf Life has fhe re- sponsibility for fhe ou+-of-fhe-classroom student life both on and off the campus. These responsibilities for the most part fall info fhe categories of student conduct, student housing,. services to students, and recreation. We feel that life outside the classroom at Tulane is full of opportunities. Practical education, Is available through holding responsible positions In student government and directing the work of student organizations and student publlcaflons. Wholesome rec- reation Is provided through a broad program of activities which em- brace motion pictures, dances, music, and theatrical performances. Some of the basic policies of the Division of Student Life are these: ( 1 ) The general problem of the Division of Student Life Is how the University may serve as a more effective place for students to develop as complete individuals. Owing to the tremendous increase In population since the last war, there has been a tendency In many large schools to treat the student merely as a unit in a group. We are frying very hard at Tulane to emphasize attention to the student as an Individual, We feel that this Is one of the very special values offered by the private educational institution. (2} It Is, we insist, the duty of the Division -of Student Life to accent, In so far as possible, educational usefulness in fhe student activities program and to organize faculty advisers and other re- - sources of the University in this direction. [3) We think these efforts In the area of services to the student on the part of the University should exhibit the same quality and thor- oughness insisted upon In the classrc.om. (4) In spite of the fact that there has been a lot of nonsense stated about students getting far more out of fhe student activities program than out of their classroom work, we believe that the stu- dent life program Is of tremendous importance. We feel that the com- munity life of our students during the hours when they are not in the classroom should not be regarded as something merel y incidental. We believe that our great ideals of freedom and responsibility and the ideal of democracy can be nurtured in the proving ground which we speak of as the extra-curricular program. 24

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ACADEMIC DEANS OF THE UNIVERSITY Easter Sunrise Services SCHOOL OF MEDICINE DEAN MAXWELL E. LAPHAM In September of 1834 our medical school, as the medical college of Louis- iana, was founded as the first medical school in the South. The usual four-year program lead- ing to the degree of Doctor of Medi- cine is offered by the medical school. The school also offers many graduate courses leading to the degrees of Master of Medical Science, Master of Public Health, and other degrees in public health. A number of short courses are offered in different spe- cialities. Once in Med School, You Never Sleep COLLEGE OF LAW DEAN RAY FORRESTER The College of Law has as its primary objective the training of students for the practice of law in Louisiana, but this is not its only aim. This college must be able to train students for the practice of law in other parts of the country, as well as for Latin American countries. The unique legal history of Louisiana, along with the geographical position and Latin culture of New Orleans, makes it particularly appropriate that the college serve a varied group of student with a diversity of legal pro- grams. Three Legal Lights Trying to Sway the Judge