University of Chicago - Cap and Gown Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Ih-un C. S. Bmlclmr This year Chaum-ey S. Ihntchcr has gra- ciously agreed to write for us a concise statement on The Chicago Crrutage Plan. The staff of the Cap and Gown l'ccls that more articles of this type, which tionvey the impressions of the men most prominent in their own field. are of more particular interest to the student body, and it is l'ur that reason that we are exum-dingh grateful to Mr. Boucher for Ins vontrilmliun. WJMT. The aliprnpriatt- time seems to have arrived to cease calling our College program The New College Plan? and to refer to it henceforth as Tim Chicago CnNcgw Plan. tln- title of my report 0n the plan in Operation to the date of publica- tion by the University of Chicago Press Iaait February. This seems appropriate also in light of the tart lllal simrth after this issue of the Cap and Gown comes from the press, a large proportion nl' the Hrst vlass to enter as Fresh- men under the New Plan will be awarded their llachulors' degrees. 'llln- nu; most distinctive l'calnrcs of our College Platt-lhu attempt to make it possible for tlw student to attain a respectable minimum DEMONSTRATION Men have afwoys been necessarily interested tn Physiology since it is o subiect most vital to us all. Its importance is more emphatically proved to us through the elaborate demonstration by able technicians in the Biological Science General Course for College students. Page 32 The College Of general otlm'alion within a rvasonalllv length of timr. and the inauguration of a now plan ul measuring tlu- cduuatiunal progress of the stu- dent in terms of genuine. allaimnents rather than in terms all limu-Scrving and routine. lm-k-stcp requircmcnlshhaw: proved successful CV11 bc- tond our l'omlost hopes. This degree of success has hem tlllt: tn the imagination, cmirage and aniumls labors 0f the Faculh aml tn the luitlll'ul and wlmlu-lmarlml vo-opcralion of the great nlajoritlx 0f mtr students. Faculty and students alike have had an vxhilaraling experience and have ilcrivcd great satisfaction from genuine aml signilit'ant attainments. During the first tear. wlnrn llll', plan was new aml strange to both l'iacull-t and students, a certain amount of confusion was to lac expertcd. Though we expected In he confronted with problems that indicated the necessity of changes in our program, these problems and the accom- panying ncm-saary changes proved less numerous and less serious than main of us anticipated they might ho. Though we shall never cease to regard uur College program as an experiment. necessitating continuous careful study and never- ceasing efforts at improvement, our experience through lt'tllr tears. seems to thw fairI-x van. clusiveiy that the basic principles of the plan are sound and have resulted in a marked improve- ment 0f the educational process at college level. Years hence. when the history of American college education is written for a succeeding generation, the members 01' the first rlass to graduate under the Chicago College Plan will he presented in the roles of courageous, intelligent, and purposeful pioneers quite as much as will the nmmlwrs of our Faculty. 6.55M. H Fin ernl 'FM !1 i '- l 19 i17irsm 1 41,-: HM - Wm 1 1. le

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The Physical Sciences The lIIVIl-i'lull III the Physical S iIInI'IIs consists of eight III-parlIIIIIntI-I. wilII a faculty of IIiglllI-six members. During the year IIIIII III the musl important IIIII-'IIIIIpInIIntI-i in lliII Division has been llIII. progress in plans for IIIIIIpIIraliIIg willi IIII: L'nivIIrsilI III 'IIIxas' Ill IIIII IIrIII'liIIII III an astro- nomical IihservalIIrI. IIIII site has been seleIIlIIIi al MIIIIIII LIII'LII, 'liI-xaI-IR and We building itself has IIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII. 'I1I10 IIpIiIral anII IIIIIIIIIaniI-al parls nl' lI1II. lIIIIII-II-IIpe arII. howIIer. in IIII- me-IIss III' IIIIIIsII-IIIIliIm. 'I'liII lIIiIIIIipal instrumenl '. rIIIIIIIling IPICSPUIH: II'IgIIII inIIIeH in diameter lhII IIiI-II of IIIII'III l5 alrIIaIII cast al the Corning LIaI-II-I Works. IIIII I'cnIIraI plan fur the work of II1II IIIII-IIIrvalIIrI I- uulIImpIaies lllal llIII. UniversilI of lIIxIII-i will pm for IIIII. IIuilIlinIr lrIIm a fund given In il fm- aslronmniral work: and llle Lni- VIIrsitI III CIIiIIaIIII will suppII IIIII. qIIiIIIHiiiI'. 5133.111? IIIIIISI'IIpII IIiII prIIIIaIIII III: rcaIII Jur llhe ahuul .IamIarIl , 191.50 Research in llUliI IIIIIsiIts and chemistry has III-I-II sliIIIIIIaII-II III a rI-Irenl IIiIIIIIII'III-I' 01' new units in IIIaHIIr. ValuahII- Work is aIrIIaIII under way in IJOlIl IIIIparLIIIIIuls which is hoped will IIIIIII I0 impnrlanl IIIJIIIIlusiIms as In line lrIII- naIIIrI- III' mallIIr. II special gift will maI-III pIIssiIIlII II'llf l'UHHIrlIl'lItlll III' II very. largI- I'IIII'lrII-magnel WIIII'II will he llSl'lI iII'IiiaIII in the slIIIII III' PUSIIIIU rays. This IIIar Professor Allison and ZaIIhariaIIIIn III the IJIiI .IIiI'I-I IIIIparlIIIIIIII IIaVI' III-IIII appoinlIIIl III IIIII CIIIILIIIIIIII-im I'PIIOWEIIIIJ fur sLuIII in I'IIrIIpI.I'rI1IIII-Isnr I'.I' Larl III' IIII Division has IIIIIIII absent during,r IIIII Icar working I'Iar Illc InslilnlII IIIr .IIlIaIIIIIIII SIIIIII which is aIIilialInl IIiIII PriIIItIIIIm UniVIIrI-IilI IIIiIII-r llIII IlireIIlimI of Ur. Abraham II'IIImer. Professor Barrowis time is divided IIIIlwIIIIII his L'IZIIVIEI'BIII work and his II'IJI'L aI Washinglun III-I II IHCHIIH'T III' the Water Planning.I Committee of IIIII, Nalional IIIII-IIIIIrI'III-I IIIJarII. l I Dean H. U. Gale I Ivan II. IIIIIII'IIIIII The Social Sciences 'I'IIII Division 01' SIWIaI SFiCIN'PH I'unll'ibulIIII an interesting new feature In their IIII-IIIIIII III' IIIIIII'a- lion IIIIS :I'I'JH'. rI'lIII HCINHJI IIIrm IlaH III-IIII Ili iIIIIII into six works of iIIsIrIIIIIinu. l'nur II'I-IILII of reading and rIIIIIIIIliIm. tluring wlIiII .II no I'IaI-II-II'H are held, antl two WIII'LH UI' IIisI'IIsa-Iiml. 'I'III' pIIriIIII llr reading and rIIIIIII' tiIiII lIt'HI'lllt'tI lII I-IIIIIIIII IIIII :illltltflll I0 IInIargII IIiI-I IIIIIII III :IlIIIII and I0 Illlrslli' hir- IIII'II Iille'lfF-IIF. 'I'IIII Drpartlnonl III SIIIIiOIIIgII, III IIJII limI' or its urgariizulion al lIIII L'IIiI'IIrIIilI IIIIgaII HIJI'I'IEIII- zation in lIIII HlIIIII III IIII- I-itI Inn! in raw Iears lIII SIIIIIIII III' lIII- IlIIpurlIII II has iIIIIIII IIrIIalII WithI'IIEII 10 include lIIII IIIm'II IIIIIIraI sluIII Hr racial Ilrtlhlfllnh. I'liII mixturI-Is III' the IIiI'IIrI-II: racial groups have IIIIIIII put up for I lose atIaIIsis and as a resull IIIII IJrIIIIIIIms. IIF IIIII marginal mans, IIavI- IIIIIIIIIJIII the interval of over; man in line Dcparlmulll. 'I'n augmlml Iliis IIIIIIII manI ol' IIIII professors during the pas! I'IIII' .IIBaI'I-i have carried 0n racial studies in foreign countries. 'I'Ill: Division is also I-oulinuing its work with tile government: Professor DIIIIII. ol' the DIIparl- mum of IIislIIrI is now IIIII ambassador to IJIIrIIIaIII': Charles A. VIIIrriam is with IIII- xalional Resources IIIIarII: Mr. IIIIrrIIII'II UI' IIIII Geography DII Iartmonl is II-IIrLiIIII with the Mississippi Valv-I CIIIIIIIIissiInI: I'II-II. Millis. III' IIIII ICI-IIIIIImiI'I-I DIIpIIrlmIInl i9. wilh lIIII National Industrial III-I-IIVIIrI' Hoard. Ulhcr mIImIII-rs 0f the Division IIaIIII l'rIIquenllI' IIIIIIII I'aIIIIII 'mln IIIIIII-IullaliIm. During lIII- past IIIIIr Hr. RPII' liIIIII, Deal! III IIIII I'Iivision. IIaFI ln't'i'l in Yucatan I'IIIllinuinI.r IIiI-I slIIIII' IIl' aI'IIIIIturatinn. Mr. Andrew MI'IiaughIin has I-IIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIH II'IIrL I-IIIIIIII Consliluliunal IlislIIr-I III' IIII- l'IIilI-II StalI-s . Among our visiting.- FIEIIT IIII IlEH'P IIIIII Richard I'. WIIKIIIIII of Columbia l.i11iI'I-rsilI 35 a profIIssur Ul' IIisIIIrI. 'I'Ilf SIII'ile SI'iIIIiIIII research department, III1IiIIr IJIIIIII SIIIsinIIIIr. has been carrI inlr on an at live program III rIIsIIarI' 'II III ail aIIspIII- III of the Social SIIiI-IIIIIIII. Wager :1

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The Law School The Universil; of Chicago Law School was organized in I902 under the direction of I'm- ft-ssor Joseph II. Real. 3 I'nrmcr member of lln: Ilarvarul Law Facull'i. Since that time il has gone through a period of gradual development unlil now il is recognized as mm or line fore- most in lhe cmmlrjt. The success of ll .- St'html has been parth duc to its hmad aim and novel method or in- struction. The scope or the study is not rvslrictml to Iut'al law and prm-cdurc, lull is de- signed to meet lhr m-t-ds nr an3 lawyer who practices in an English speaking jurisdiction. Dean H. .L Bigrlnw I t accomplishes this purpose by pret-ientingY the fundamental laws and their applications. and by giving them practice in legal reasoning. The widely accepted The School of Social Service Administration The School of Soviai Service Administration was established lo provide professinnal educa- tion which inclmlcs liehl work inslrmrliou for those who are planning to enter publit' welfare servit't-s or work with private social agencies. It provides Uplmrtltnilit's i'nr advanced study. including larat-tit-al experience for those who are looking forward to smtial rrsvart'h and the de- veluptm-nl ui' impruvmi sm-ial wvlfuru slallelanls antl nwthmis 0f wurk. Altlmugh the school shares thv itltvrt-sl 01' the surial st-ient'os in wmmmit', political. aml sm-ial organization. il is l'Otlt'thIutl pri- marily will! llu-sn Sl'il'lll'l'h lu lhtl uxtl-ul that the; nun ht- applied in 1hr st'imlt'v or human rcialinns. The main interest. or the Sl'htwi is in the research whit-h throws light ml the prt-svnl admin- ill'utl i1. mclhml or case analysis is 1-m- lnlqunl in toat'hinv. Undouhlvtll; mm nl' the most important of all lhe rvasons for lilt' success of the School is the fat! Illal lhu Law St'hnui is exceptionally fortunate in pus- sessing an outstanding faculty which provides a continual and impressive leadership. Such names as Harri A. Bigelnw. Uc-urgl- Bogart. Quiucix Wrighl and countless others are con- stanth bring heard outside the vnnliincs 0f the immediale Pampus. lntelligenl leadership has been admirably maintained by Dean Higeluw. The School in its present state of expansion offers. aside from the regular three year unurso. seminar courses. a course in legal ethics. aml advancpd .1031 gratlllall' COIITSPS. istration and upL-ns lhc wa; lo pussible imprnw- men! of social wolfarv. The four must imlmrlunl principles oi. the schoul which are emphasized in the planning tl.l...ll Ol- trat'h sludvlll's program arti: first. llu: t-Iom- adhvrum't- tn pmfv sional spirit; second. thv l'iOSl' relation that has lwen vslahlishml with lill' various social st'ivnt'u tlvparlnwnls. as it is generally held that sound social pnlit'ivs 'an be tIew-Iopml nub on llu- hasis of a smtml knowlmlgv nr fulldanwnlal prin- riph-s: thirul, llu- impurtanu- nli first hand Iivhl wnrk: fourth. a great amount of emphasis on sot'iai rvsuartth whit'h umhntiitrs an understanding nli lhe mvthmis nI' mllvcling Ht. lilit' data relat- ing In mmh'rn snrial vmldilimls whirh Should be part nr lhc cqltiplnenl of social workers. Pug: 23