University of Southern California - El Rodeo Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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T hc Modem Era ' he inauguration of Dr. Rufus Bernhard von KleinSmid as the President of the University of Southern Cah ' fornia marks the beginning of the present era. Growth and expansion have continued unabated, and many schools and colleges have been established. Today the fame of the Southern Cali- fornia Trojans is wide-spread ; the University has become the dynamic center of a dynamic com- munity. The College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences is the nucleus of the campus life and activity. Radially from the College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences spread other colleges — Music, Dentistry, Medicine, Pharmacy, Commerce and Business Administration, and Engineering, and several schools — Law, Speech, Architecture, Education, Social Welfare, Religion, and Citizenship and Public Administration. Be- cause of Dr. von KleinSmid ' s intense interest in International Relations, the Los Angeles Univer- sity of International Relations was founded. The extension of the university program has been ampli- fied to include three summer sessions, the Commun- ity Service division, and a Radio department. Be- cause Southern California believes in scholarship applied to the problems and activities of life, it has remained a metropolitan university rather than ac- cept the proposals that have been made to move the campus to more spacious grounds. Its situation in the heart of a city has brought to the university the responsibility for supplying the cultural needs of the people of the community. The achievements of Southern California in the world of sports have been remarkable. Trojan ath- letes held national records for the hundred yard and two hundred and twenty yard dashes, in the high and low hurdles, javelin, discus, shotput, and world record in the pole vault, discus, and sprint relavs. Its football teams have won their wav to the top of the national ratings. Nevertheless, the real goal should not be overlooked in considering these feats. Athletics are encouraged because the Univer- sity believes in the great physical and mental benefit of physical development. Scholarship is watched and guided from the time that the student enters the University until he leaves for the last time. The faculty acts as an advisory body in helping students to select their vocations. The incoming student is required to pass a psychological examination that aids in placing him according to his ability. The University of South- ern California has been granted chapters in the two foremost honorary scholastic fraternities of the coun- try, Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi. Graduates of this institution have received hon- ors in all walks of life. Numbered among the not- able alumni are a star of the Chicago Grand Opera, the only woman Assistant United States Attorney General at Washington, an Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court, two Justices of the Dis- trict Court of Appeals of the State, seven municipal court judges in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Coun- ty District Attorney, and a member of the United States Court at Shanghai. Trojan alumni clubs show on their member- ship rolls men and women prominent in business, politics, the professions and the arts. Bridck Hai I. A CoRNtR OF Old C nl.l.lci [20]

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(m {y s January, 1892, Doctor Widney, oiu- of the fouuiiers, was elected President of the Univer- sity. During his administration there was a decided reorganization of the educational system with the incorporation of the College of Liberal Arts as a separate department. Doctor Widney resigned in 1895, after serving fifteen years consecutively in al- most every position of responsibility in the educa- tional s stem. His successor, the Reverend George W. Vhite, brought about extension and expansion of the University in administration, collegiate and inter-collegiate activities, and improved the finan- cial status. Dr. White tendered his resignation as President in 1899. For four years — 1899-1903 — the University was directly imder the administration of the Hoard of Trustees. George Finlcy Hovard, as the president of the Board of Trustees, was the head administra- tor. In 1904 he was elected president of the Uni- versity, and continued in office until 1922. During his administration many problems confronted the I niversity; much credit and well-deserved praise tor what has been accomplished must be laid at the teet of (Jeorgc l- ' inley Ho ard. The construction of the Women ' s Athletic Huilding, the present admin- istration building, additions to what is now Old Col- lege, the Science Hall, and the basketball pavilion, took place under his leadership. As contrasted with six schools and colleges in 1903, President Hovard turned over to his successor eight separate schools and colleges, all on a sound financial basis. One of the great aims of Dr. Bovard was the advancement of the academic prestige of the University, and the requirements for entrance were raised, as were the scholastic requirements of the matriculating stud- ents. The World War took its toll in work and men, but peace brought growth in all departments. In 1921, Doctor Bo ard suffered a severe break in health, and was ordered to rest for six months. An administration committee was formed, composed of Lester B. Rogers, dean of the School of Education, J. H. Montgomery, Registrar, and Warren B. Bo- vard, Comptroller. Doctor Bovard asked then that a new president be found. His retirement was in- itiated by himself. In appreciation for his great work, he was elected President-Emeritus. Thus, Dr. Bovard went out of office. As it was during his administration that the name Trojan was first applied to the University of Southern California, it is fitting that Dr. Bovard be the first to wear the name of President-Emeritus of the Trojans. the Southland ' s Own. Here ends the account of the conception and inauguration of the University of Southern Califor- nia on a sound and plausible basis. The vista of these past years shows the sturdy character of the founders of this institution, the unfailing devotion to their task, and the increasing momentum of the pace to maturity. Athena Hail, 1900 Tjik Class ok ' S9 [ 19]

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■ yHERi-; are three hundred and thirty-six law- yers in Los Angeles, six hundred and ninety-one dentists, five hundred and eighty-three teachers in the metropolitan area who have all received their training in the different schools and colleges of the University of Southern California. With the celebration of the semi-centennial anni- versary, the University of Southern California be- gins its second fifty years. The past half century appears in retrospect as a colorful panorama ; the oncoming years slowly come into view as one goal after another recedes. The student body, with the conscious pride of Trojans, looks forward to the accomplishment of its ripening desires. This anni- versary year means the beginning of greater endeav- ors, the building of a beautiful and serviceable struc- ture on the sturdy foundation of the past fifty years. Progression is the order of the day. With the formation of the campus site into a triangle by the changing of Hoover Street, the University plans to develop the campus into a com- plete imiversity unit. The groups of buildings com- pleted and planned by the administration will be the nucleus of the campus grounds. The Library, which will probably be situated opposite the Administra- tion Building, the Athletic Building, the Arts group, of which the Law School and Bridge Hall are now completed, the Seeley Wintersmith Mudd Hall of Philosophy, the Science unit. Old College and its environs, all comprise the future collegiate center. The proposed changes will give Southern Cali- fornia a campus that will be unique among those of metropolitan universities in the L ' nitcd States. The greatest progress and development has taken place since l ' )2(); this was made possible by the great constructive work of the preceding years. The fac- ulty group, the high scholastic standing, the ath- letic prowess, the collegiate activities, will all con- tinue to contribute to the advancement of the Tro- jan institution throughout the succeeding years. The research that is carried on in the labora- tories and libraries of the University constitutes one of the great services of this institution. The Jour- nal of Applied Sociology, edited and published at the University, is a recognized authority among the advanced thinkers in that field. The Personalist, a quarterly publication of the Philosophy depart- ment, and the Hoose Library of Philosophy, add further distinction to the University. The professors, instructors, and graduate stu- dents of the University of Southern California are in estigating problems of genetics that will have a definite bearing on the subject of heredity and race improvement. Another field of research is that of petroleum products where they are seeking im- proved methods of fuels and lubricants. In the School of Education intensive study is being made of teaching problems and the application of psy- chological tests in estimating the students ' ability and guiding them in their work. In the School of Social Welfare, problems and social relationships and social adjustments are receiving definite atten- tion. The materials used in these investigations are those peculiar to Southern California; therefore, the results obtained from this work have an especial interest for the surrounding community. Thus, ac- tivity progresses at the opening of the second fifty years. The dynamic character of the university, ex- pressed in this record of cont inuous growth, augurs well for the next fifty years, when a mature univer- sity will reach new heights of fame. Admimsikai ion l-ii ii.dini The Law Schooi. :2i}