University of Alabama - Corolla Yearbook (Tuscaloosa, AL)

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I-H I Q 3 I OO F= 0 L-L- sr Summer School The Summer School was first established as a part of the University of Alabama in 1903 by a special enactment of the legislature of Alabama, and the first session was held in 1904. At the beginning the Summer School was attended by students and public school teachers who were planning to take the State examinations to secure teaching certificates. In the twenty-six years which have intervened, such progress has been made that the original purpose has been broadened. Various courses are offered now which lead to degrees in the College of Educa- tion, College of Arts and Sciences, School of Commerce, School of Chemistry, School of Engineering, and School of Law. The success and growth of the Summer School is responsible in a large measure to the unceasing efforts of Dr. John R. McLure and Mr. C. E. Williams, who have devoted their time to making this Summer School the best in the South. Dr. McLure The ' Dean of Women There is no possible higher tribute we can pay to Dean Agnes Ellen Harris than to mention the outstanding advancement made by the women students since she came to the University, for with her came the era of expansion and development for the women students on the campus. During the three years that Dean Harris has served in the capacity of Dean of Women and Head of the Home Economics Department the enrollment of the women students has climbed from four hundred seventy-six (1926-27) beyond the eight hun- dred mark. No single personality has played so great a part in bringing Mortar Board, Alpha Lambda Delta, American Association Uni- versity Women, Zeta Phi Eta, as has Dean Harris. While in outlining the progress made by the Home Economics Department, new national sororities, gym, Doster Hall, the beautiful arts building, we are only adding again to the name of Dean Harris, for each of these has known her influence. Dean Harris Treasurer of the University The office of treasurer is a very important one among the administrative offices of the University. It is a responsibility of no small proportion to receive, disburse and properly account for all the monies necessary to the maintenance of a great uni- versity. The treasurer also lets the contracts for all new build- ings and has the duty of supervising their construction. One of the reasons for the remarkable growth of the University is the thoroughly efficient and capable way in which its finances have been administered. Prof. Houser 27

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E I Q 3 I OO F=RO l L W The Qraduate School This newly organized school has experienced remarkable growth under the guiding hand of Dean A. B. Moore. In 1925 a comparatively small number of students were enrolled, but by ably feeling a long-felt need it numbers its students by the hundreds. The chief aim of the Graduate School is the promotion of a spirit of research and the development of a power to do in- dependent work. It develops the habit of intensive study, re- sourcefulness and more mature judgment. It gives a more lib- eral culture than is acquired in undergraduate work. •4 Dean Moore ' Dean of SMen The position of Dean of Men at the University of Alabama was created in the fall of 1928. The first to hold this office was Dean Dabney S. Lancaster, who entered upon the per- formance of his duties in January, 1929. Dean Lancaster serves as the adviser of all men students, looks after their interests, and, at the same time, is charged with the responsibility of seeing that University regulations are enforced. Other obliga- tions of the Dean, alias the Students ' Friend, include the chair- manship of the Committee on Student Organizations and Social Activities, and of the Committee on Student Publications. All activities of student groups, as well as the supervision of social functions, are within the scope of his duties. Dean Lancaster €xeculire Secretary A University office of utmost importance is that of executive secretary. Of the many important duties involved, the registra- tion of all students stands first. In addition to acting as an assistant to the president, and authorizing all of the purchases of the numerous departments of the University, Mr. Ralph E. Adams, the gentleman who now occupies this position, holds the responsibility of serving on the Athletic Committee, the Social Committee, and a number of others. Mr. Adams is renowned for his miraculous faculty at unerringly remembering not only the faces, but also the names of all students with whom he comes in contact. His unusual efficiency in filling the capacity of executive secretary has made him an outstanding character on the Alabama campus. , J-- . Mr. Adams 26

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' i flK By Dr. Albb Juhw THE ROUND HOUSE HE University of Alabama is almost as old as the state of Alabama. Just three days after the state was ad- mitted to the Union the Legislature passed an act providing for the incorporation of a seminary of learning to be known as the University of Alabama. The state constitution made it a duty of the Legislature to establish a State Uni- versity for the promotion of the arts, literature and sciences out of the proceeds derived from 46,080 acres of land donated to the state by the United States Government for the foundation of a seminary of learning. For ten years, while funds were being col- lected, the University existed only on paper. It was located at Tus- caloosa, and on April 2, 1831, Dr. Alva Woods and his little staff of three professors and one tutor opened its doors to the young men of the state. Fifty-two students enrolled the first day, and the enrollment for the two reached ninety-four. Under the presidency of Dr. Manly, who succeeded Woods in 1837, the University was firmly established. But in the early forties it fell upon evil days owing to the failure of the state bank. The state had unfortunately invested the funds derived from the sale of University lands in the state bank, and when this institution failed the youthful University was left in distress. With the meager means at hand Dr. Manly and his successor, Dr. Landon C. Garland, kept the University in operation down to 1860. Dr. Manly managed to surround himself with an able if small corps of instructors. Among them were Dr. Frederick A. P. Barnard, Dr. Landon C. Garland, and Professor Michael Tuomey were especially notable. Dr. Barnard was one of the foremost educators in America. The student body was small, usually numbering less than 100 and never more than 140 stu- dents. But scholastic standards were high. A splendid library was accumulated and the professional chairs were sufficiently at- tractive to draw reputable scholars from the North. sail