University of Maryland College Park - Terrapin / Reveille Yearbook (College Park, MD)

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(JoDege of GdaratioD The College of Education meets the needs of undergraduates preparing to teach in high, vocational, and preparatory schools; students preparing for educational work in trades and industries; students preparing to become club or community recreation leaders; and grad- uate students preparing for teaching or ad- ministrative positions. Several new departments have been added to the original ones of the College. An Art Education Department has been developed with the cooperation and help of the art de- partments of the College of Home Economics and Arts and Sciences. Recently added to the curriculum were Dental Education and Nur- sery School Education. Physical Education has expanded to include Recreation and Health Education. New members of the faculty include Dr. Clarence Newell, Associate Professor of Edu- cational Administration; Dr. Lee Hornbake, Associate Professor of Industrial Education; Dr. Edna Meshke, Associate Professor of Home Economics Education; and Dr. Edna McNaughton, Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education. This year was highlighted by the return of Dr. Benjamin, Dean of the College, who had served as a Colonel in the Army since 1941. While in the service, Dean Benjamin was ap- pointed head of the Division of International Education in the U.S. Government OflSce of Education. College of Engifleeriiig Symbolic and primarily associated with the College of Engineering is the cUmb to reach the tallest and most typical of the Maryland buildings. Under the roof of this engineering ' s shelter classes are conducted on the Chemical, Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical phases of Engineering. Although the principal aim of the College is to train young men and women for the profes- sional field of Engineering, it insists that they have sufficient cultural covu-ses to equip them for their duties as citizens. With eight years of practice in Civil En- gineering, both in the tropics and in the United States, Dean S. Sidney Steinberg became an instructor at the old Maryland State College of Civil Engineering in 1918. In 1920 he became Professor and head of the Department of Civil Engineering. He was named Dean of the College in 1936. Ooiiege of flome Gconofliics The program and curricula of the College of Home Economics is set up with three things in view. The first is jjersonal development; the second, training and education for home- making; the third, training for a professional career. This last point is becoming increas- ingly important, as the demand for Home 23

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animal husbandry work in the country, and also there are herds of principal breeds of dairy and beef cattle, as well as other live- stock, for purposes of instruction and re- search in these industries. Accordingly, men and women students are given a basic general education while they are being instructed in the various fields of agriculture. College of Arts and Seiences The College of Arts and Sciences is divided into two groups; the first is the lower division, which is designed to give the student a basic general education and to prepare him for specialization in his last two years; the second is the upper division, which is subdivided into four parts. These four subdivisions are the divisions of Biological Sciences, Humanities, Physical Sciences, and Social Sciences. This upper division directs the courses of students doing their major work in their Junior and Senior years. This year a great expansion of the faculty was necessary because of the increase in enroll- ment. The registration of last year has been doubled this semester. Eight new members have been added to the History Department, and six more to the Sociology Department. The English Department and also the Depart- ment of Mathematics have been greatly ex- panded. Thus, the College of Arts and Sciences is making the necessary adjustments to meet the educational needs of a post-war world. Under the accurate guidance of Acting Dean J. Free- man Pyle, the College is preparing to furnish students and returning service personnel with training in the social, biological, and physical sciences, and the humanities. This form of training affords the student an opportunity to acquire a general education and prepares him for his major in his last two years. CoDege of Boisiness and Public Administration Training students for effective management is the primary objective of the College of Busi- ness and Public Administration. The situs of the University affords good opportunities for students to study the economical and com- mercial problems of two metropolitan centers, Baltimore and Washington. After graduation, the student is qualified for business and govern- mental positions and for teaching commercial subjects and economics in high schools and colleges. The College has greatly increased in enroll- ment this year. In comparison to the pre-war number of 400 is the 1946 registration of 1200. The enrollment is only one of the growing parts of B.P.A. Many outstanding instructors have been added to the roster of the original faculty, and more will be needed as the regis- tration increases. Established this year: the Bureau of Busi- ness of Economic Research; Department of Economics under acting head Dr. Carl J. Hatzlaff; a curriculum in Industrial Manage- ment under Prof. Wilham J. McLarney; and finally, a curriculum in Air Transporta- tion and Management under Dr. John Fred- erick, which is destined to become very popu- lar as well as imp ortant. Dean J. Freeman Pyle, dean of the College of Business and Public Administration, came to Maryland in 1942, from the University of Chicago where he was a member of the faculty. tt

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Economists in business organizations is be- coming greater as time goes by. Now that the war is over and the many war services are ended, a large number of students from the College are entering into the fields of teaching, extension, and dietetics in the two nearby metropolitan centers, as well as in many other large cities all over the country. With the thought of extension in view, several new additions to the program have been added. A curriculum in Crafts has been developed with Mr. Gordon Lawson in charge. The Foods and Nutrition Department has ex- panded and three new members. Miss Mary Devore, Miss Mary Sesson, and Miss Dorothy LeGrand, have been added to the faculty. The top floor of the Home Economics build- ing is expected to be completed in the near future. In this addition will be located labora- tories for Textiles, Food Research, Photog- raphy, Home Management, and Work Sim- plification. A fund for scholarships is being prepared this year, under the direction of Miss Marie Mount, Dean of the College. These scholar- ships are buijt up on the unit plan. dollege of Military Science, Piiysical Education, and Recreation The College including Military Science, Physical Education, and Recreation is a new addition to the Maryland campus. The cen- tral oflBce of the College was established in the new Gym Armory. Acting Dean, Col. Har- land Griswold, is responsible for formulating the minute details in connection with the establishment of the College. The original concept was Dr. Byrd ' s, and all plans were subject to his approval. Dr. Cotterman was a great help in setting up some of the partic- ulars for the functioning of the new College. The majority of the Physical Education majors are now under the College of Educa- tion, but by the fall of 1947, they will be trans- ferred to the College of Physical Education. The College is designed so that those per- sons who are returning from service can get maximum credits for knowledge they attained while in the Armed Forces. The transferable or acknowledged credits are basically those for R.O.T.C. Many students who entered this year are regular oflBcers of the Air Corps. The Government has consented to send these men to college for a maximum of four semes- ters provided they are able to attain a degree in that limited time. School of Irsing Even though the war has ended, there is still a vital need for trained nurses, not only at home and in city institutions, but also in the convalescent hospitals for service men. The University Hospital in Baltimore offers training and inspiration for those women who wish to learn an art that will earn them grati- tude from all America. One of the most significant symbols of the nursing profession is the white graduate cap, which differs from hospital to hospital. The cap awarded to the University Hospital nurses is patterned after the one worn by Florence Nightingale; this cap is also worn by the graduates of Miss Nightingale ' s own nursing school, St. Thomas Hospital, London, Eng- land. 24