University of Georgia - Pandora Yearbook (Athens, GA)

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a result of hopes that civilization. SCHOOL of LAW C OUNDED three-quarters of a century ago by the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, the Lumpkin Law School has a long and illustrious history. Its graduates have gone forth as the champions of Right and Justice to do battle with the forces of Greed, Dishonesty, Malice and Un- truth. On the roll of its alumni arc the names of lawyers, judges and statesmen famous in the history of the State and Nation. Inspired by the achievements of those who have gone out from its walls, the School strives constantly to pre- pare its students for positions of lead ership. The School teaches that a lawyer owes duties not only to his client but also to society and the State. It is not content, therefore, merely to prepare students to represent the private interests of clients. It seeks to equip them to grapple with the com- plex legal problems growing out of a changing social and economic order. It undertakes to give them an understand- ing of the questions with which they will be confronted as new conceptions of the functions of the State in modern society. In this way the School it may play a part in so designing our law that it may serve as the framework of a better H. W. Caldwell, Demi THE SCHOOL of COMMERCE JL HE School of Commerce of the University was established by resolution of the Board of Trustees in 1912 and began operations with the session of 1913-14. For fifteen years the School had very re- stricted quarters in the Academic Building. In 1928 it was moved into the handsome new Commerce- Journalism Building, presented by the alumni of the University, and since that time has had ample space for its purposes. The curriculum of the School of Commerce has been so constructed as to provide adequate training in the principles and practices of the business world and at the same time allow latitude for the traditional cultural subjects, such as sciences, language and literature. In recent years the curriculum of the University has been passed through revolutionary changes. This development has brought it about that the School of Commerce is now almost a purely professional school with the requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Commerce degree largely compressed into the last two of the normal four years of the college course. While there are several elementary courses in eco- nomics and business which come in the second year of the Junior College curriculum, it is now possible for students to transfer from Junior colleges and complete the degree require- ments in the two years of the Senior Division. Upon entering the Senior Division the candidates for the Bachelor of Science in Commerce degree have a choice among four fields of concentration. Accounting, Finance, General Economics, and Marketing. In each one of these fields the requirement is fourteen advanced courses. This requirement is in addition to the four elementary courses ordinarily taken in the Sophomore year. R. p. Brooks, Dcaii

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THE GRADUATE SCHOOL Stephens JliVEN as early as 1803, the Laws of the College of Georgia make mention of resi- dent graduates. From 1804 to 1814 fifteen were admitted to the degree of Master of Arts. Among these were Elijah Clarke, William Prince, John Forsyth and Henry Meigs. At that time these degrees were seemingly honorary for no course of study is given. In the catalogue of 1868-69, we find the first statement that the M.A. de- gree will be granted only to those who shall pursue a prescribed course of study and in 1871, the catalogue states that Washington Dessau, Walter B. Hill, and Burgess Smith received the M.A. degree. These are prob- ably the first graduates who earned the de- gree in course. B The general requirements for the mas- ter ' s degree remained approximately unal- tered from 1869 until 1892. At the latter date the requirements became substantially what they are today except for the thesis. In the catalogue of 1872-73, the C.E. and the C. and M.E. degrees are mentioned for the first time and in 187 5 the degree of Master of Agriculture was introduced. The Master of Science degree was first offered in 1890, the Master of Science in Forestry in 1917, in Commerce in 1923, in Home Economics in 1924, and in Chemistry in 1932. The two-year course, leading to the degree Master of Education, was offered in 1930. In 1933, the Doctor of Philosophy degree was offered. In 1910, the Board of Trustees formally created the Graduate School and elected as Dean, Dr. W. H. Bocock, who remained at the head until 1928, during which time the success of the school was due to his high standards and to his earnest and efficient work. The growth of the Graduate School in numbers is shown by a few significant figures. The average enrollment for the five-year period, 1913-1918, for the regular session and the summer session combined, was only 36. The combined enrollment for the 1933-34 session, including the Summer Quarter, was 481. The total number graduating with master ' s degrees in June and August of 1934 was 62. There has been, during the past few years, a wonderful awakening of interest in higher education in Georgia. Graduate work will continue to grow in order to keep pace. The University will do its part in encouraging this growth by fostering its Graduate School. R. P. Stephens, Dean.

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SCHOOL of JOURNALISM X O MEET the educational needs of those planning to enter journalism, a Department of Journalism was established at the University of Georgia in 1915. This was changed to the Henry . Grady School of Journalism in 1921. The curriculum leading to the Bachelor of Arts in Journalism degree includes not only the technical and professional courses in journalism, but basic courses in rhetoric, English and American literature, history, government, economics, sociology, and the sciences. The School of Journalism does not aim exclusively at the training of recruits for newspaper work, but rather would provide a broad cultural and professional education which will be useful in any work calling for a knowledge of journalism and contemporary affairs. Journalism embraces a wide held, including in .uldition to newspapers — metropolitan, small daily, and weekly, press as- sociations and syndicates, the radio, specialized periodicals and trade journals, house organs, general magazines, advertising agencies and departments, motion picture and theatrical pro- duction and distribution in certain of their phases, and edi- torial work for schools, colleges, and similar public institutions. In addition to those who contemplate entering any cf these phases of a wide field, there is an increasing number of students who study journalism to improve their ability to write, to become better acquainted with the part the press plays in the affairs of the world, or to be prepared to contribute to and deal with the press in their post-graduate days as lawyers, doctors, home economists, etc. Journalism and education are very definitely interdependent. There can be no high journalistic en- deavor without a solid foundation of erudition. Nor can there be an intelligent appreciation of journalism ' s continuous contribution to an evolving civilizatijn without a general understanding of the history, aims, and methods of what is a profession, a business, a public utility, an art, and a social science. It is the mission of a school of journalism to assist both groups — those who produce and those who consume the record of Time ' s kaleidoscopic passage. J. E. Drewry, Director COLLEGE of EDUCATION fi »» JL HE College of Education at the University of Georgia is a professional college. Those who expect to become doctors or lawyers or engineers are required to take a certain amount of professional education in addition to the more general and cultural studies; and the same is true of those who plan to teach. The College of Education aims to provide: first, a suitable body of knowledge; second, education in professional responsibilities; and third, the ability to teach what one knows. Teaching is both a science and an art, and to become either a scientist or an artist calls for specialization. All of these specialized or professional courses for teachers given at the University of Georgia are offered through the College of Education. The College of Education is recognized and approved by the high- est national accrediting associations. Students who look forward to entering the teaching pro- fession plan to do many different kinds of work. Some are interested in teaching in the primary grades, some in the ele- mentary grades, others in the high school, and some wish to become supervisors or principals or superintendents. For all of these careers the College of Education of the University of Georgia offers the highest type of education. The College of Education of the University of Georgia not only provides for the professional education of teachers, su- pervisors, and administrators, but it also assists those properly educated to find suitable positions both within and without the state. This College will be glad to give any student con- templating entering the teaching profession the benefit of its J. C. Meadows, Dean counsel.