University of Arkansas Fayetteville - Razorback Yearbook (Fayetteville, AR)

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Dr. Paul W. Milam Dean of the College of Business Administration Dr. Paul W. Milam, acting Dean of the College of Bus¬ iness Administration since September, was made Dean when the Board of Trustees met in March, 1944. Dr. Milam has had his hands full, as have all of the staff of the Business School, teaching Army classes in addition to regular classes. The School of Business Administration was organized in 1926 by the late President Futrall and Dr. C. C. Fitchner as a two year school. This division of the University grew rapid¬ ly until in 1936, it became a four year college. The college holds membership in the American Associa¬ tion of Collegiate Schools of Business, an organization com¬ posed of the leading universities in North America. Commerce students also have a Day . . . they elect a queen, ignore classes, hold a dance, and put out a special edition of the Guild Ticker, official publication of the College Dr. Milam, who received his Ph.D. from New York University, came to the University of Arkansas in 1930 as an instructor. Administrative offices of the College are housed in the old Commerce Build¬ ing, also shared with the ROTC and ASTP officers, but the majority of the classes are held in the new Classroom Building. BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION EDUCATION Dean H. G. Hotz, College of Education When the 305th College Training Detachment of the Army Air Force and the 3875th Army Specialized Training Unit came to the U. of A. campus, teachers were urgently needed and the faculty of the College of Education jumped into the breach. Every one including Dean IT. G. Hotz was soon teaching Physics, Math, Geography, History, or English to the army, in addition to a regular teach¬ ing load in the college proper. Besides heading the College of Education, serv¬ ing as director of the Summer Session, and teaching university and army courses, Dean Hotz is chairman of the University of Arkansas Com¬ mittee on Postwar Education and chairman of the State Or¬ ganization Committee for Conference on Postwar Plans for Higher Education in Arkansas. He also serves as one of the three members on the State Selective Committee for the Navy V-12 Program. The College of Education has its headquarters in Pea¬ body Hall, but the activities are not limited to that one build¬ ing. Under the wing of the College of Education comes Agri¬ cultural Education which has its own offices in the old infirm¬ ary building. Found in Peabody is the third department of the college—the University Training School, headed by C. IT. Cross. There prospective educators do their practice teach¬ ing in the primary department or the high school division. Page 17

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AGRICULTURE Dean W. R. Horlacher, College of Agriculture The College of Agriculture, headed by Dean W. R. Horlacher, has taken the lead in developing courses in the University curriculum for the veterans of World War II. In addition, the majority of the staff has taught Army classes, beginning with the first Air Corps cadets who arrived in the spring of 1943. Future homemakers go to classes in the Home Economics building, one of the newest on the campus. Nursery school and the Bacteriology lab are located in the basement, a living room and a dining room in connection with the foods labs are found on the first floor, and clothing labs and a small apart¬ ment for practice teaching are on the second floor. Boys get a chance to try out new methods of farming on the University Experimental Farm, about two miles north of . There they raise cattle, pigs, oats, wheat and barley. Dairy prod¬ ucts are marketed at the University dairy, thus giving Agri students the chance to follow their products from the farm to the market. Dean Horlacher, in addition to being head of the College, is also director of the Agricultural Experimental Stations located over the state and of the Agri¬ cultural Extension Service. He came to the University as head of the Animal Industry Department and was made Dean three years later. ARTS AND SCIENCES Dean H. M. Hosford, College of Arts and Science Dr. H. M. Hosford, Dean of the College of Arts and Science, also supervised the classes of Air Corps Students stationed on the campus. He, it was, who kept the whole thing running smoothly by making out the schedules for the cadets in courses prescribed by the army. Dean Hosford who hails from down Texas way, came to the University as Math instructor and was made Dean of the College in 1939. In 1943 he was made vice-president of the University, succeeding Dean Julian S. Waterman. Seat of liberal education is the College of Arts and Science. Long ago established as headquarters was Old Main, around which most of the tradition of the University centers. There are to be found the departments of Languages, Physics, Speech, Journalism, Art, English, and History. Located in outlying buildings are Philosophy, Psychology, Chemistry, Zoology, Botany, and Music. Four degrees are offered by the College of Arts and Science—Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Music, and Bachelor of Science in Social Welfare. Ever since the founding of the University in 1871, the College of Arts and Science has had the largest enrollment, and even after losing men to the armed forces, it still boasts more students than any other college. Page 16

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ENGINEERING Dean G. P. Stoker, College of Engineering Dr. George Patrick Stoker, Dean of the College of En¬ gineering, this year supervised and outlined the entire schedule of the Army Engineers who were stationed on the campus in connection with the Army Specialized Training Program. He has constantly been forced to alter his curriculum to fit the war needs. Since its establishment in 1871, the university has housed some kind of engineering department. First training was in civil and mining engineering. Later mechanical replaced min¬ ing, and in 1885 electrical engineering was added. Newest addition is the chemical engineering department. All of the courses were combined in 1912 into the College of Engi¬ neering. Highlight of the year for the College is the traditional Day—classes are forgotten and the order of the day is “Erin Go Braugh.” The boys elect a St. Pat and St. Patricia to reign over the festivities, and for weeks before the great day vie with each other to see who can grow the longest beard. On the eve of St. Pat’s Day, they have a bonfire, announce the identity of the king and queen, and judge the beard contest. Dean Stoker himself is a true Irishman . . . look at his name if you don’t believe it. GRADUATE Dr. J. C. Jordan, Graduate School Dr. John Clark Jordan, Dean of the Graduate School, has made a genuine contribution to the war effort, in holding open house on Saturday nights for any of the Army cadets who wished to come. There the boys were privileged to listen to records, both classical and popular, play chess, write and read poetry, and to make themselves completely at home, in general. In addition Dr. Jordan has taught Army classes, both Air Corps and Engi¬ neers, since the first squadron of Air cadets was sent to the University. The youngest school on the campus, the Graduate School was established in 1927 under the direction of the late Presi¬ dent J. C. Futrall and Dr. Jordan, then Dean of Arts and Science. Requirements are thirty weeks residence, an oral compre¬ hensive, and a thesis. The University offers advanced degrees of Master of Arts or Science, and professional degrees in four branches of engineering. Besides being dean of the Graduate School, Dr. Jordan is head of the English department and teaches a full time schedule of civilian classes. Page 18