University of North Dakota - Dacotah Yearbook (Grand Forks, ND)

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eaffege of Science, ' amldfuix HE COLLEGE UI LIBERAL ARTS, nuw the College of Science, Literature anul Arts, in 1884 was the main tlepartnient uf the infant University of North Dakota. Dr. AVillia1n Blaclchurn, the lirst president, served as professor of metaphysics. Henry AiOIltgOl1lC1'A' taught natural sciences, AYebster Merrifield taught Greek and Latin, and Mrs. E. H. Scott was instructor in niatheniatics anrl English. These fuur faculty menihers served the seventy-nine stnclents that niacle up the Univer- DEAN WNI. G. BEK sity's twtal enrtilhnent. This was the heginning nf the Cwllege of Science, Literature anil Arts ancl, inmleeil, uf the entire University. Pre-requisites in law, cwnnnercc, clentistry anrl inerlicine are taught, as the sturlent wht: enters une uf these heltls inust cumplete twu years in Science, literature anal Arts. The schtml grants three unilergrafluate tlegrees - llacheliir inf Arts. Bachelur uf Science, anfl Bachelwr of Pliilusmpliy. A Alaster's clegree in Arts nr Science is grantecl upwn the g'ratluatc's cunipletirin uf a S21TiSfZlCfU1'A' year's xyiwk. Dean AA'illian1 fl. liek, heatl uf the ctillege, receiyerl his ll. A. ilegree ancl his Al. A. frinn the University uf Alissnuri. The University tif Pennsylvania granted hini his Ph.lJ. Dean liek succeetlerl Dean Yeriitui Squires, veteran faculty nieniher, in IQAO. Merrifield in summer Pearl Riveland helps out in geology A mathematician in the crowd? f19l

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DEAN E. T. TOWNE lellilili was a time when the nations future business men, large and small, received their Commercial training in the form of an apprentice- ship behind the corner stores cracker barrel and on the seat of a delivery bicycle. But times have changed. and with thc cracker barrel has gone this type of business preparation. lfor years the doctors. lawyers and engineers have had compulsory higher education, and today the insurance or business man is just as much in need of a college education as is the profes- sional man. 'lihe Unix'ersity's tfoinmerce School prepares the student for general business, accounting, banking and finance. insurance, merchandising, public administration, consular service, foreign trade and the teaching of commercial subjects. Gunderson ponders Prexy's house Just so simple School af e Dean of the school since its foundation as a separate unit in T925 has been li. T. 'liou'ue, who is also the author of several widely used text books on economics. Dean Towne graduated from State Normal at Oshkosh, XYiscousiu, received a B. L. degree from the University of XYisconsin. and did graduate work at the New York School of Philanthropy and the University of Nllisconsiu. He received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Halle. Germany. His fraternities are Phi Beta Kappa, scholarship, and lfleta ,Gamma Sigma, commerce.