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

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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-

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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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BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION T HE School of Commerce was created by action of the Board of Regents in May, 1913, as a part of the College of Arts and Sciences. In 1919, by act of the state legislature, the School was transformed into the College of Business Administration. Its object is to provide, for students preparing for business or a similar line of work, a vocational training suited to their needs. University training in business can and does help graduates to find their proper place in the world, enables them to meet initial difficulties, and shortens the period of apprenticeship. The curriculum of the College of Business Admin- istration provides, therefore, in addition to work in English, mathematics, science, and other essentials of a liberal education, a group of more strictly vocational or professional studies such as accounting, business organization, business law, and finance. The course of study, in bri ef. Is designed for the preliminary training of broad-gauge business men and women, that they may have a general education, fundamental professional training, and well rooted habits of study. The degree of Bachelor of Science in Business Administration is awarded upon the completion of the required courses of the College. Those students who have maintained high standing throughout their college courses may be granted the degree with dis- tinction upon recommendation of the Committee of Graduation with Distinction, and the faculty of the College. A number of scholarships are awarded in economics and business research through the generos- ity of Nebraska business men and women. Ten gold keys are also given annually to the students in the freshman class having the highest standing throughout the year. The College of Business Administration of the Uni- versity of Nebraska is a charter member of the national organization known as the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business, representing the princi- pal schools of this character in all parts of the country. The College has commodious quarters in the Social Sciences Hall, with the usual classrooms and offices, a reference library, a very large accounting laboratory, and a statistical laboratory equipped with calculating machines for the classes in insurance, advanced accounting, and statistics. The general University library, with special libraries in the various colleges and departments, also offers excellent facilities for study and research. Many occupations are open to those who have had such preparation as is offered by the College of Business Administration. There is a large and increas- ing demand for highly efficient men and women in accounting, banking, insurance, journalism, transporta- tion, manufacturing, and domestic and foreign com- merce, as well as for teachers of economics and busi- ness in high schools and colleges. It is a question of the supply of officers for the industrial army, and those who aspire to places of trust must first go through a long and arduous course of training. Mrs. Kdtherjne Schlefen has been secretary to the Dean of the College of Business Administration since 1927. She is in charge of all general correspondence and secretarial worl( of the main office, located on the third floor of Social Sciences Hall. A picture of the faculty of the Business Administration College. The personnel of the staff now Includes twenty-one men, alt of whom have had several years of teaching experience. The staff is headed by J. E. LeRossignol, who has been dean since 1919.