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

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DE!-X 5 UF THE EULLEEES GRADUATE Coming to the University of Ar- kansas as a professor in English in 1918, Dr. John Clark Jordan now heads the youngest school on the campus, the Graduate School. The school was set up in 1927 under the direction of the late President Eutrall and Dean Jordan, who was then Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. At first, the graduate students were handled by a commit- tee. Noxv they have their own College, a dean, and a council to direct the curricula. ln addition to his position as Dean, Dr. Jordan is the national president of Blue Key, men's honorary fraternity, and also Head of the English Department. He also manages to teach full time. Yvith the G. l. Bill of Rights many men will be returning for graduate work. Starting with 34 as the original enrollment, the school had over 300 in the summer of 1940. Thirty Weeks residence, an oral examination and in many cases a thesis are the requirements for a degree. The Graduate School now offers two de- grees-Nlaster of Arts or of Science and profes- sional degrees in the various engineering fields. One of Dean Jordan's main interests is the lVlu- sic Room in the Student Union where he plays records every noon. The Nlusical Coffee Hour on Xvednesdays provides a time for students to listen to music while drinking coffee. Page 25 ENGINEERING Finishing his tenth year as Dean of the College of Engineering, Dr. George Patrick Stocker has made the College an outstand- ing one on the campus. He came to Arkansas after being Head of the Department of Civil En- gineering at Swarthmore College. He is a mem- ber of the Newcomen Society of London, a group composed of prominent engineers all over the world. Established on the campus in 1871, engineering has proved an outstanding course. The Engineer- ing College is composed of four departments- chemical, civil, mechanical, and electrical, with the chemical department being the baby. ln 1912 these four courses were combined into the one college. On one day of the year the highlight comes for the engineers when classes are forgotten and the order of the day becomes 'fErin Go Braughn. St. Pat and St. Patricia are chosen to reign over the holiday affair. Vieing with each other for weeks to see who can grow the longest beard, the boys: celebrate the eve of St. Patls Day with a bonfire, announce the identity of the king and queen, and judge the beard contest. The Winner of the con- test receives a kiss from St. Patricia. ,auf-f :Y

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ARTS AND SCIENCES As Dean of the Col- lege of Arts and Sciences and as Vice-President of the University, Dr. H. M. Hosford has had much work with the readjustment of the University to its normal, pre-War enrollment. VVhen Dean Hosford came to the University of Arkansas from S. lVl. U., he came as head of the lVlathematics Department. ln 1938 he was made Dean of the College. He became Vice-President of the University in 1943, succeeding Dean Julian S. VVaterman. The College of Arts and Sciences has carried the largest enrollment on the campus since the founding of the University in 1871. Even after losing men to the armed forces, it still boasted more students than any other college. Now, with this yeai-'s second semester, the enroll- ment for the College is one of the largest in its history. Dean Hosford has been active in providing for the Division of Fine Arts Within the College, a division which is new this year. The College of- fers courses planned for a liberal education and also courses directed toward professional activities, such as medicine and law. Old lVlain houses many of the departments in the College such as Lan- guages, Physics, Speech, Journalism, Art, English, and History. Located in outlying buildings are departments of Philosophy, Psychology, Chemis- try, Zoology, Botany, Nlathematics, and lVlusic. Four degrees are offered by the College of Arts and Sciences-Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Sci- ence, Bachelor of Science in -lVlusic, and Bachelor of Science in Social W7elfare. VICE-PHESIUE TS SECRETARY-TREASURER A n a t 1 v e of Nlinnesota, Nlr. T. C. Carlson was in the Gradu- ate School at the University when he was olfered the position of Registrar here, being the first that this university had had. Following his service in the War, he was sent to Oxford University in Eng- land for the Easter term. ln 1921 Mr. Carlson returned to the University as Executive Secretary to the President. ln turn he became Business Man- ager, Treasurer, and Secretary of the Board. Serving as a major in VVorld 1Var ll, he was in civil alfairs and military government. He was back on his job at the University in 1945. ln No- vember of 1945 he was made Vice-President for Finance. As his title would indicate, Mr. Carlson keeps record for the Board of Trustees and he is re- sponsible for the funds of the University. He is in charge of the administration of the total budget which is close to 353,000,000 The supervision not only of the finances of the teaching department but of research activities as Well is included. The work of the Secretary-Treasurer involves not only the custody of funds but also the formation and administration of budgets, the supervision of pur- chasing, accounting for expenditures, and the ren- dering of necessary reports with the modern com- plications of the Withholding tax, group insurance, and hospitalization. Page 24

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AGRICULTURE Taking a leading position in developing and maintaining courses of interest and usefulness to the returning veterans, Dean W. R. 1-Iorlacher, as head of the College of Agriculture, has raised the enrollment of the College during the second semester. In addition to his being the head of the College, Dean Horlacher is Director of the Agricultural Experimental Stations and of the Agricultural Extension Service. The Exten- sion Service carries results of Agricultural experi- ments to farmers throughout the state and thus works toward the improvement of farming in Arkansas. The division which has developed into the pres- ent-day college started in 1872 with the Univer- sity itself. The College of Agriculture made its appearance as it now exists in 1905. As one of the newest buildings on the campus, the Home Economics Building is also very Well- equipped. Clothing labs, living room and dining room, nursery school, and the Bacteriology lab are located in the building. For training, the boys of the College get to try out methods of farming on the University Ex- perimental Farm, about two miles north of the campus. This excellent Experiment Station was formally organized in 1888 and developed out of one small farm purchased along with land for the University. They raise cattle, pigs, oats, Wheat, and barley. At the University dairy, the dairy products are marketed, letting the Agri students follow their products from the farm to the market. Dean Horlacher came to the -campus in 1936 and three years later he was made Dean of the College of Agriculture. DEA S. LAW In 1944, Dr. Robert A. Lellar returned to Arkansas from VVashington, D. C., to become the second Dean of the Law School. Dean Leflar neg. graduated from the University of Arkansas and then Went to Harvard University. Established in 1924 with headquarters in the basement of Old lVIain, the Law School moved into the former Chemistry Building in 1936. The end of the War brought over a 10096 increase for the second semester enrollment over the first part of the year. The Law Library has nearly 20,000 volumes at the present. Included in these volumes is an excellent collection of law reports, statutes digests, encyclopedias, text books, and law reviews. The Alrkmzskzs Law Bulletin containing legal arti- cles, comments on recent Arkansas cases, and dis- cussions of legislation is put out by the Law School. The Law School is a member of the Association of American Law Schools, an organization of the leading law schools in America. Aside from being head of the School, Dean Lellar teaches a full load. He is also Chairman of the Committee on Athletics and Chairman of the Committee on Tenure. The hrst Lawyers' Day celebration since 1941 Was observed lVIarch 16, with Joan Dorris as queen. Activities began with a moot court case. n Page 26 f ',-T Z