University of Oregon - Oregana Yearbook (Eugene, OR)

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I he Ochool of Architecture and Allied Art Pi w Ellis F. L wvri:: The aim of the school of architecture and allied arts is the development of creative faculties. The school itself is divided into three parts, those of architecture, fine arts, and normal arts. Probably there is no other school on the campus which allows the student to broaden out his own individual charac- ter as the school of architecture. It primarily endeavors to stimulate and encourage the student ' s best qualities and helps him to discover his own particular abilities. Contact with all the different departments of the school and special- ization in any one of them is an aid toward this aim. The department of architecture conducts courses in principles of construction and design, in the technique of pencil, pen and brush, essential to accurate and effective pre- sentation, with such courses in history and practice as may supply acquaintance with the best examples of historic architecture, and a proper sense of the applicability of the pre- cedents set therein to the design and purposes of modern buildings. The department of fine arts has classes in all forms of delineation, including oil and water color painting, pastel crayon and charcoal drawing, as well as modeling in clay or plastoline, from life, cast, or nature; also classes in decorative design with advanced work in mural painting and stained glass. The department of normal arts furnishes experience in designing and process of pro- duction of objects of the industrial arts, such as dress design, textile patterns and weav- ing, tile making and basketry, and the training of teachers for public school instruction in art. Members of the faculty of the school of architecture and allied arts have won distinc- tion in their various special- ized lines of work. Dean Ellis F. Lawrence, head of the school, is known as one of the finest architects on the „, Pacific coast. Special exhibits IS of painting and sculpt u r e throughout the United States have included representative works of the Oregon artists. Special attention is given to normal arts, and the students i nrolled in the courses create winks of beautiful and artis- tic natm e. Scho H of Architecture Wll A] I II D l I-

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Tke vj7Paduate Ocnool DE rEORGE REBEC The graduate school believes that it is sincerely able to report essential good progress. It can point, not only to a constantly better prepared student body, but to one increas- ing from other and distant parts of the country and abroad. At the moment there are nineteen active candidates work- ing towards their degree of doctor of philosophy. The immediately most engrossing business before the graduate school is that of working out a new constitution and formal organization. The proposal has just received the sanction of the faculty, and it is purposed henceforth the school, as a whole, will be divided into some four groups -- -nat ural science; social science; language, literature and fine arts; and medicine. Medicine, it might be ex- plained, is erected into a separate group at least in part, because of the practical problems arising from its situation off the campus. The groups are established in the interest of breaking down, even in graduate work, the too narrow specialization of individual depart- ments, to establish a habit and opportunity of conference and cooperative thinking and work among the departments whose interests lie fairly close together. The mention of the medical school probably calls for the explanatory report that there is no proposal of having the graduate school swallow up the professional schools, even where the work of the latter is of a graduate status. The graduate school will continue to busy itself with work and degrees of the paramountry theoretical, in the distinction from a strictly professional nature. Dean George Rebec is head of the school, and under his direction the graduate school has drawn men and women for advanced work from all over the Northwest. Special research work is done by these students, and much valuable material is discovered. Each year an increased number of individuals come to the Uni- versity of Oregon to take up graduate work, the largest number in the history of the institution being enrolled du- ring the school year 1929-1930. A still greater number is ex- pected by Dean Rebec next year. The increased emphasis upon higher scholastic degrees is one of the leading factors in the enlarged enrollment, Dean Rebec believes. ( Ik nr Mi SCHOO

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I he Ochool ot Dusiness r dminisii cition Dean 1 hid E. Faville The chief objective of the school of business administra- tion is to turn out business executives. This necessitates giving a broad cultural background as well as a technical training, and students are encouraged to take a large amount of work in the college of liberal arts before specializ- ing in any given business field. The school is a member of the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business, and as such maintains a high standard of teaching efficiency and scholastic performance. The problem method of teaching has been adapted to undergraduate use in the school with a view to supplementing factual knowledge with an ability to think intelligently in meeting the ever changing problems of the business world. During the past year the enrollment of the department increased fifteen per cent, there being five hundred and forty-five business administration majors enrolled fall term. A feature of the current year has been the greatly expanded activity of the Bureau of Business Research. It is the purpose of the bureau to collect and interpret data relating to Oregon business conditions and problems, and to direct attention to experience-tested practices of good business management. By reason of legislative appropriation, funds have been made available for extensive studies in foreign trade and industrial fields. The findings of these studies are available to the business men of the state in bulletin form. As a by-product of the work, additional research fellowships and graduate assist- antships have become available, thus making it possible to expand the graduate work of the school along very practical lines. The matter of employment after graduation is of vital interest to the college stu- dent. While the school does not maintain an appointment bureau, it makes every effort to place those graduates who evidence qualities of business leadership. So far the school has experienced little diffi- culty in placing its students. Dean David E. Faville is head of the school of business administration and, under his capable supervision, that sec- tion has become one of the best in the United States. Sen OF Hi 5INESS ADMINISTR 1 ION