University of Oklahoma - Sooner Yearbook (Norman, OK)

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GRADUATE SCHOOL Although graduate instruction was of- fered as early as 1899, it was not until 1909 that the University authorized the establishment of the Graduate School as a separate department. The first lVlaster's degree was conferred in June, 19009 the first degree of Doctor of Philosophy in June, 1929. ln this school advanced courses and opportunities for research are provided in nearly all fields of endeavor. The administrative work of the Gradu- ate School is carried on by the Graduate Council appointed each year by the presi- dent. The dean of the Graduate School is ex ojjlicio chairman of the Graduate Council. Dr. Homer L. Dodge has been dean of the Graduate School since 1926. He is also direc- tor of the School of En- gineering Physics, and was formerly a member of the physics staff at Iowa State, his alma mater, before coming to the University. He has traveled extensively in Europe. ls a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Delta Kappa, and the Physical Society of London. Page 23 'll-f1fmM.fL.

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Q-as !32.Q,a,..... College of Business Administration The College of Business Administra- tion, established in 1929, developed from a subordinate school in the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Business Administra- tion Building, new home of the College, was first occupied in September, 1936. The broad aim of the College is two- fold: first, to give students systematic preparation for business careers, second, to give them such training as will enable them to understand public problems, par- ticularly those having to do with interrela- tionships between businesses, between gov- ernment and business, and between em- ployer and employee. Dr. Arthur B. Adams, dean of the College of Business Administration since 1927, Was appoint- ed to the faculty in 1913. He is a prolific writer on economic subjects . . . studied economic condi- tions in Europe for the Carnegie Foundation in 1931. ls a Phi Beta Kappa. Likes to play golf and billiards. Page 22

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EXTE SIG DIVISIO It is through the work of the University Extension Division that the educational and cultural leadership of the University, the advantages of specialized training, in- formation, and general facilities of the campus are made available to every com- munity in the state. Activities of the Extension Division, probably the fastest growing department of the University, include extension classes, radio station VVNAD, the lecture and en- tertainment bureau, the public information service, short courses. lectures, and visual education, all of which are available to state residents either free or at a minimum cost. Herbert H. Scott has been director of the EX- tension Division since he was graduated from the University in 1926. He is chairman of the library committee of the Na- tional University Exten- sion Association, and is a member of other impor- tant committees and or- ganizations too numer- ous to mention. Played ff Same football when he was in college. Hobby is breed- ing, raising, and exhibit- ing bulldogs. Page 24