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

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The School of Education The dopartmenl 0f EduI-a- tion, which gave up its status 111'. a separate professional school, is: now a department of the Divi- -..ion of the Social S1ien1c-1. The plogram of the department is organized into five cneral fields. dealing with the 5131 10111 and the m1ial nrdcr; educational psi- l'l'lOlOg-tl educational administra- tion: curriculum. methods. and supervision: and statistics and measurements. The personnel of the depart- ment includes twenu-Fix faculty HlI'lTll'JCI'S. Th1- work of the dopailmvnt is. devoted primarily in IrrthIatc students 111111 Plan to hnhi administrative positions in education, and to students who plan to b131101111: tnavhers. The program of the depart- ment is reflected in the building which was constructed as a workshop and which differs in 11121111 respems l'rnm Olilcr buildings on campus. Six of its rooms are classrooms. Th1? 3111111111 How- is devoted entirely to the spacious library and to The Graduate Library School Th1! Graduate Librari School of the Uni- versitx of Chicago was cslublished through a rrrant from the Carin gic Corporation In 1926 and was formally opened III October I928. A11 active muvemvnt on I'll: part of many librarians l0 provide a professional school Ilrvotcd 1'0 resoarch and study at the higher leiels of library Stience pr1-12111h-1i its establish- Inenl The Kniversiti 11f Chi- cago was chosen as lhc seal 01' the school because of its central lovation with respect. to library resources. its emphasis upon graduate study and research, and its close integration of pro- grums of work and faculticg. The purposes of II'K' school are tai to 11fTI.-r inslrucLiOn 1111 a graduate 111111115; tbj to train stu- dents for the teaching; of library subjects: 113i t0 lrain students in methods of investigation; Hi to organize and conduct investi- gations; and tei to publish lhe results of such investigations. Allenliml is given 1.1111111211111311!1-1;R lh-zm 11.0 Dean L. R. W'iisun officvs and wnrkrumns. Another section 01' the building is devoted to research in child development under the direction of Professor Freeman. Herc may he fmnul records from the laimralury schools. During the past year Pro- fessor N. B. Henry, in ro-opera- with Professor Kerwin, has made a sludt 0f rih gow rmncnt and school control. Proknsor R. L. Lyman has published a mono- graph ?lllilicd The Enrichment of the Iingliah Curriculum and Professor W. 5. Gray has also published a monograph entitled Improvement in Instruction in Reading: an lrlxperimculal Judd Study. Professor H. 11. Tryon has published 11111-0fti1e volumes in the series preparer! under the .iommitlee of Social Studies of the American Historical Association. Mr. M. Sherman has b11011 carrying 1111 an investigation with Dr. Fiorey in co-opcration with thv Lying ln Hos- pital UII infant learning. to the needs of students who, by previous training and expericnmn are qualified for effective work of this IIatur15.Sludenls are encouraged to brill problems and data from tho. fi1:,id and the School carries on much correspondence regarding special problems and interests. During the past year, i111 vestigations have 1111le carried on with the North Central Association for a revision of the standards Fur 1-11 ch libraries. Other investigations include those of tho library in rclatiun to public administration. The School 11211-1 taken a great interest in adult etlllcalimh and has con- ducted investigations in lhis Hold. William 5. Gray and Bertrnice Lowey of the Schrml 0f liducalion in enumeration with tho Grad- uate Library St-hool have 111111- iishI-d in this connection a hook entitled What Makes a Hook Readable? The School has also conducted four special investi- gations utilizing research stu- d1-nts through 1111- FINRA. Pug! 2:;

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The School 01 Business In 1894 Professor Lauerence Laughlin, at that time head of the Department of Political Economy realized that the grow- ing importance of the well trained business man in our industrial order necessitated Specialized training far these embarking on a business career, and presented to the Senate of the University a plan to provide for this type of professional training for those desiring it. Within four years following its introduction, the plan was appruved and set. into operation with the establishment of the School of Commerce and Administration. The school has since undergone two periods of reorganization, one in 1912, the other in 1916, but its practical objectives have remained unaltered. 1n administering this training the school takes The Divinity School The purpose of the Divinity School is to pre- pare persons for professional activity and research in the field of religion by training them for preaching, parish ministry. conduct of worship, leaching. social and missionary work, and research for more extensive knowledge and greater understanding of the intearelation of religion. e School was founded in 1866 as the Baptist Theological Union of Chicago. Its develop- ment was aided by Mr. Hocke- feller who in his million dollar endowment of the University specified that the seminary should become the University Divinity School. The present school is controlled by the Incorporated Baptist Theological Union, but is by no means restricted to one denomination in enrollment. faculty, or breadth of vision. It emphasizes many phases of Christianity and includes some studies of other great religions. The curriculum of the School is divided into four groups which Page .24 Dean W. H. Spencer cognizance of the fact that all business problems must be re- solved into two components in order to be intelligently attacked. First the physical and the social environment in which the business Operates must be deter- mined; and secrmdly the tech- nical problem itself must be analyzed. Because of this recog- nized twofold nature of business problems, the Business School covers the study of government, IaW, geography, psychology, and sociology in connection with the more technical courses which in- clude finance, marketing, per- sonnel, production. traffic and transportation. The method of bringing the work clown to a practical plane is through analy- sis of specific cases and problems in each field, with actual discussions on business contacts. include general cultural subjects! and speciFu: subject courses. The four fields of advanced work are the. historical. the theoiogical, the biblical, and the practical. Several de recs are offered to the student in these fiel s. The requirements for the Bachelor of Arts include a given number of courses plus a comprehensive examination. The higher de- grees of Master of Arts. Bachelor of Divinity. and Doctor of Phi- losophy can also be taken in the Divinity School. Not an insignificant part Of the School is the student activity in voluntary organizations. The Students9 Association unifies and expresses the various interests of the student body. Its scope is more than school wide. for aside from taking an interest in the student relations, which it accomplishes through the Divinity Council, it also engages in extra-eurricular Christian Utan h'. J. Cusp. activity.

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C. T. Buck IMJVALU S. TltLdlliliI.l.. Presin't-nt CHARLTON T. BECK Secretm'y-Treasurer Perhaps the most impressive attenuating 0f the alumni that can be offered is the number of them in Who's Who in America. If this volume may he acceplcd as a criterion of achievement, then 6t3TtZJ of all those who have achieved in Anmritta in the past two years either hold degrees from, or ont-v attended llle University of Chicago. This means that one in even I5.7 persons lisled once. attended this Univerhity. 0f the 1.981 Chicago re ruscnlatives in this book, 562 hold the degree of hector of Philosophy from Chicago, 351 are Bachelors. 260 are .Vlaustertse III are Hush Medical graduates, ?2 hold Divinity degrees. 54 hold Law School degrees. and 860 are former students. Appropriatr- deductions, to account for lllose holding more lllan one degree. make the total 1,981. Included anmng the I25 former Chicagoans mm- serving as presidents of iustilutimis of higher learning. then: are presidents of 7 state universities, l7 private universities. 29 colleges. 2 stair: womufs colleges. and state leurhurrs colleges in 23 states. This givers some imlivation 0f the witltrsprrad inllmmr-r llu- University of INTERFRATERNITY SING A June night, soft breezes, swingimg colored lights! and a jolly bond of brothers singing to the clear olcl Fraternity. Year oFter year they gather, coming From all over the country and marching lull strength around the memorable fountain im Hutchinson Court,tighten the bonds of Friendship. Page 36 The Alumni Council Chicago excruiaies in educational circles thmugh its graduates. Among llw Bachelors. 0r graduates of the College. the honors are dislrihutcd among the classes quite thoroughly. Twelve alumni of the Old Linivcrsity, starling- wiih a member of the- class 01' l872. are menliom-d, and every class from 1893 lo I921 has 31 least one member representing it. Tho- most recently graduated class to he represented is the class of l93l. with 0119 member noted. The variety of occupations listed is rather inleresling, running the gamut from hortic- breeding lo melal-refining. The largest number, as might be suspecteda are classified as educators. and next arc the doctors. II is linding out about such matters as this lhal. keeps the Alumni Council Oflive busy. Aside from such researches, the staff is engaged in keeping track of the 43,000 wandering alumni. putting;r out the University of Chicago Magazine every month, the Bullelin cure a quarter. and special hits of publicity whenever the occasion calls for it. From the Alumni OHicc at; the letters to Associate Alumni Councilors, the University T5 11- resentalives all over the country: meetings of aljumni all over the country are arranged: the Midwinter dinner, and thc Jum- Reunion and Canfcn-nce are planned and carried out. The Alumni Council also administers the Alumni Fund of 5l35,000, and the office takes care of the innumerable bits of alumni senior that come up from day to day. The seniors of 1935 are cordially invited to become mmnbers of the College. Alumni Associ- ation. the largest of the eight associations repre- sented 0n the Alumni Council. Thmugh paymull of $2.00 annual dues. you are entitled to all the advantages of a continued asstmiation with lhc University. The University of Chicago Magazine, published monthly, iH sent free to all Assmiation nmmhers. B'x paying $50.00 in five yearly ten dollar installments, you may become. a life Illetnber. with a life subscription t0 the nlagazine. C. T. B.