University of Detroit - Tower Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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was formed at a meeting held at the Detroit Club. At that time University authorities, desiring to emphasize the fact that the Uni- versity is a community institution, organized a council from a representative group of citizens. ‘The Council's purpose is the stimulation of interest toward the University on the part of metropolitan Detroit. In addition to this the Council advises with regard to matters of business, public education, and general educational programs. ‘The sponsorship of these civic leaders has given the institution added prestige in the cultural life of the community, as well as a tacit vote of con- fidence and assurance. The Council has been an aid toward secur- ing public recognition and toward helping to mold public opinion in favor of the University. Many men who are leaders in financial, in- dustrial and political circles of the city are included in the membership of the Council. The men who comprise this group are as follows: Waiter O. Briggs, President, Briggs Manufacturing Company; Leo M. Butzel, Attorney and Counsellor; E. F. Connely, President, Detroit First Company; Hon. William F. Connolly, Treasurer, Briggs Manufacturing Company; Daniel IT. Crow- Upper: Rev. Joseph L. Scott, S. J., M.A, Dean of Men. Lower: Florence E. Dono- hue, Registrar and Dean of Women. Above the oaks, above the buildings all, Symbolic of our spirit, towering height! A cheerful, smiling crier of the hout, A guide by day, a sentinel by night.

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Upper: Rev. George L. Reno, S.J., M.A., Vice-President. Lower: Rev. Frederic Sieden- burg, S.J., M.A., Executive Dean and Sec- retary. What peace of soul! What rest to weary mind, Beneath these shaded arches may be found! By those who wander solitary here, In meditation and in prayer profound. ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCILS Administrative control of the University of Detroit is vested in three groups: A Board of Trustees, an Administrative Council, and a Council of Deans and Regents. ‘The mem- bers of these three groups serve to provide for the normal growth of the University, to out- line policies of educational endeavor, and to conduct the administrative work of the Uni- versity. The Board of Trustees is composed of six men, four of whom are officers of the Uni- versity, and the remaining two are members whom the four select. Its principal duties are to attend to an efficient business administra- tion and to determine the financial policy of the school with respect to its academic activi- ties. Final decision on all matters concerning the University rests with this group of men in cooperation with the Administrative Council and the Council of Deans and Regents. ‘The Board has for its membership the Rev. Albert H. Poetker, S.J.,.President of the University; the Rev. George L. Reno, S.J., Vice-President; the Rev. Frederic Siedenburg, S.J., Secretary; the Rev. John T. Mortell, S.J., Treasurer; the Rev. Joseph F. Flynn, S.J., and the Rev. Arthur D. Spillard, S.J. In July, 1932, the Administrative Council 12

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ley, President, Crowley-Milner Com- pany; James E. Danaher, R. E. Dana- her Company; William M. Dillon, Vice-President, Scotten-Dillon Com- pany; John P. Dinan, Dinan Broth- ers: Charles T. Fisher, Sr., Vice-pres- ident, General Motors Corporation; Fred J. Fisher, Vice-president, General Motors Corporation; Edward J. Hickey, President, Grosse Pointe Sav- ings Bank; James S. Holden, Pres- ident, James S. Holden Company; Dr. William E. Keane, Physician and Sur- geon; Peter E. Martin, Vice-president, Ford Motor Company; W. Ledyard Mitchell, Vice-president, Chrysler Corporation; Peter J. Monaghan, At- torney and Counsellor; Hon. Ernest A. O’Brien, Judge, Federal Court of Michigan; the Most Rev. Joseph C. Plagens, Auxiliary Bishop of De- troit; and John A. Russell, Editor, Michigan Manufacturer and Financial Record. The Council of Deans and Regents was formed at the beginning of the fall term. It meets once a month to discuss educational and administrative problems. Its purpose is to determine the academic policy and to provide closer unity of action among the col- leges of the University. The Rev. Albert H. Poetker, S.J., President of the University, and the Rev. Frederic Siedenburg, S.J., Exec- as =e - ad ‘s yOws utive Dean of the University, head the Council. The other members of the Council are: Daniel J. McKenna and the Rev. John P. Noonan, S.J., Dean and Regent of the School of Law, respectively; Clement J. Freund and the Rev. George J. Shiple, S.J., Dean and Regent of the College of Engi- neering, respectively; Carl H. Seehof- fer and the Rev. R. J. Bellperch, S.J., Dean and Regent of the day College of Commerce and Finance, respective- ly; John A. Russell, Dean of the night College of Commerce and Finance; William E. Cummer, Dean of the School of Dentistry; Rev. Joseph C. Flynn, S.J., Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; and the Rev. Paul D. Sullivan, S.J., Chairman of the Graduate Council. Left to Right: Katherine S. Hansjosten, Bursar; Laura M. Drew, Assistant Bursar. Below: View of Faculty Butlding and Chapel. ng ‘ a Sy A areal 3 y f 14