University of Nebraska Lincoln - Cornhusker Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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ARTS AND SCIENCES Ti HE College of Arh and Sciences Is the pioneer college of fhe University of Nebraska. In 1871, when the University was founded, there was only one col- lege. At that time it was known as the Liberal Arts College. The Arts and Sciences College differs fronn all the other colleges in that it is non-vocational. Where other colleges aim to train their students in the vocation of their choice, the College of Arts and Sciences has for its purpose the broadening of the student ' s outlook, and the enhancing of his apprecia- tion of the many aspects of the modern world. The courses offered by the College of Arts and Sciences are In the fundamental fields of knowledge; in the physical and biological sciences, in mathematics, in language and literature, in phi ' osophy, psychology, history, political science, fine arts, sociology, speech and dramatic arts. The degrees of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Music, and Bachelor of Science are granted by this College. All of the colleges recognize the value of some academic Instruction in their basic requirements. In this respect It may be said that the College of Arts the other colleges. Many students prefer to graduate from the College of Arts and Sciences and receive a degree of Bachelor of Arts before taking up special- ized work in another college. Requirements In the College of Arts and Sciences make it necessary for the student to come in contact with varying fields and guard him against the possibility of limiting his education to a narrow scope. Eighteen departments are included in the College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. C. hi. Oldfather is the present Dean of the College, having been appointed on September I, 1932, to succeed former Dean J. D. Hicks. Dean Oldfather Is also the Chairman of the History Department. The total registration In the University for the first semester was fine thousand and ninety. Of this num- ber one thousand five hundred and ninety-eight stu- dents were registered In the College of Arts and Sciences. This figure represents more than one-fifth of the total number of students registered In all of the colleges of the University. The semester ' s enroll- ment In the Arts and Sciences College shows a three per cent increase over that of last year. That so many students enter the College of Arts and Sciences and pursue Its courses, so rich in prac- tical and cultural value. Indicates the appreciation and respect felt for this pioneer of colleges. It is the hope of this College that Its continued well-being and advancement may testify to Its success In the preparation of competent citizens who are possessed of a clear outlook and a sane understanding of the problems of today. A section of one of the main laboratories of Chemistry Hall. Here each student carries on his own experimentation under the supervision of a laboratory assistant and learns the prac- tical application of the principles and rules of science. A view of Social Science reserve library, a branch of the Uni- versity library. Here those pursuing their studies In the fields of the social sciences find available In a quiet reading room selected references In their own particular subjects.

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THE COLLEGE OF DEAN C. H. OLDFATHER To the Students of Nebraska: The College of Arts and Sciences is the oldest college in the University of Nebraska, and in spirit and purpose it tries to reflect the oldest type of formal educational known. The first formal educa- tion was concerned with teaching a person how to live . Every other college in the University has as its purpose instruction in how to gain a living ; in other words they are professional schools and, in consequence, the instruction in them points definitely towards preparation for a particular profession, such as law, medicine, dentistry, or the like. Now ihe College of Arts and Sciences holds out no special appeal to the student who wishes to take the shortest road to a profession. It has in mind the student who wishes to spend some years in learn- ing more intimately both the world in which he is living and the past which has shaped the present: the boy or girl who desires to make use of the accumulated experience of the race, in order to con- tribute a measurable part to the building of a new political and social order. Among the many lessons which have been learned from the current depression one was distinctly worth while: that it was bad that people lost their money, but the disheartening thing was that people felt that when they had lost their money they had lost everything. Think of it. We are living in one of the most interesting periods in the history of mankind. New phenomena opening up every day in the field of science, to such a degree that the scientists them- selves are at times confused; economic structures and theories tumbling and new organizations being planned, on a scale scarcely dreamed of before; political institutions, which had been thought to repre- sent in principle the ultimate progress of the race, overthrown in many countries and strongly challenged in every other; social institutions, such as the home and education, undermined for lack of vision and inability to measure comparative values. All these things are taking place about us, and yet so many men and women measure life in terms of a new auto- mobile with a large number of gadgets or of a winter in Florida. The years you may spend in the College of Arts and Sciences should help you to understand what is going on about you. It should, therefore, enable you to look at life as a great adventure , which holds out to the reflecting man rewards which are abiding. Yours very truly. Q iQ mjf(Z j Since 1932 the College of Fine Arts has been Incorporated in the College of Arts and Sciences as the Department of Fine Arts. This Is a portion of the class In portrait painting, taken in one of the upperclassmen studios. Students are here seen working in a botany laboratory. These laboratories, conducted under the supervision of the advanced students and faculty of the department, offer opportunities for research and experimentation.

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THE COLLEGE OF DEAN J. E. LE ROSSIGNOL To Friends of the University: I take pleasure in stating that this fifteenth year of the College of Business Administration has been one of the best, if not the very best, in our history. If I must mention numbers, I will say that the enroll- ment of students during the first semester was slightly less — 3.65 per cent. — than last year, but that the enrollment of the second semester is slightly more — 5.49 per cent. — so that, in respect of quantity, at least, we are more than holding our own. In quality, however, I notice a considerable improvement, pos- sibly because the students realize more than ever before the importance of preparing for their future life and life work. Most of our students are men. but we have more young women than formerly. Naturally, a large number of both men and women are doing more or less of outside work, which not only helps to defray their expenses but will stand them in good stead when they enter the world of business. True, the business world has not of late been too eager for the services of our graduates, but most of them have found niches, If not whole spheres of usefulness, and now many doors are opening, and it looks as though the native ability, diligence, and patience of our students would presently find their due reward. At any rate, the University, in all of its schools and col- leges, has proved itself a good place for young people in times like these. As to the faculty, there has been no change in our personnel during the past year, but 1 dare aver that we are continually improving in scholarship and in the art of teaching, and that we realize more fully than ever before our responsibility toward our students, to whom we stand for a few years in loco parentis . At any rate, we have been very busy in the work of teaching, research, giving public lectures, serving on committees, writing bulletins, magazine articles, and whatnot. Two books at least have been launched during the year and others are on the stocks. Safe to say that every member of the staff has plans and Ideals for himself, his students, and the general good. What then of the future? That, as the old proverb has It, Is In the lap of the gods. But we feel sure that, in giving our students a broad, cultural, and vocational training, we are helping them to find their place in the world as personalities, business men, and citizens, and thus contributing toward the realization of a good life in every sense of the word. Yours very truly. The accounting laboratory, shown here, offers the business administration student his first real chance to gather actual experience. Here problems of a realistic nature are worked out under the personal supervision of instructors In accounting. This view shows the office of Professor Virtue, who Is the oldest member of the Business Administration College faculty. He Is chairman of the economics department and is instructor of courses in economic history and public finance. —26-