University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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M 4 i 9 ARTS AND SCIENCES The College of Arts and Sciences, now by far the largest branch of the University, had a very inauspicious beginning. In 1883 the student body was composed of Academs , 58 girls and 111 boys, and 52 Laws. At this time there were six departments teaching eight major subjects. Down to 1891 it was known as the Academic Department , and from 1891 to 1906, the Department of Literature, Science and Arts. The name was changed to the College of Arts in that year, and in 1920 the other half of the present title was added. From its small beginning this great division of the University has branched out into 23 major departments teaching 28 subjects, included among which is practically every art and science known to man. The instructing staff has grown from the original six professors who comprised the first faculty to 261. The enrollment this year is the largest in the history of the University, set- ting an all time record of 6034 students. In regard to numbers, this unprecedented total gives the College of Arts and Sciences of the University a ranking of ninth among the universities of the United States. As a concrete illustration of the manner in which it has grown, the present departments of Philosophy, Psychology, Economics, Government, Sociology, Business Administra- tion, and Anthropology were originally parts of one depart- ment. During the 47 years of its existence, the college has con- ferred 6727 degrees. n Dean Hanson Tufts Parlin, Ph. D. Became associated with the school in 1908. Became Dean in 1914. The Cactus IQSI Page 19

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GRADUATE SCHOOL Dr. Henrv Winston Harper, Ph. G.,M. D., LL. D. Became connected with the University in 1894. Became Dean of the Graduate School in 1913. When the University was first opened in 1883, the only higher degree offered was the Master of Arts. In 1885 the degrees of Doctor of Science and Doctor of Philosophy were authorized, but were soon discontinued. The Master of Science degree was added during the session of 1894 ' ' 95. Up to 1910 graduate work w as supervised by a committee of the general faculty known as the Graduate Course Committee. In June of that year, however, a reorganization was effected by the Board of Regents, and a separate department was created, known as the Graduate Depart- ment, and later the Graduate School. The degree of Doctor of Philosophy was also added at this time to the list of higher degrees conferred by the school. Under the new plan the affairs of the school were administered by a committee known as the Graduate Council, appointed by the President, and of which the Dean of the Gr aduate School was ex ' officio chairman. In 1925 the Legislature made a special appropriation for the organization of a separate graduate faculty, and at the present time all graduate work in the University is under the supervision of this faculty. The primary aim of graduate study is the development of the power of independent work and the promotion of the spirit of research. As an incentive to the furtherance of this aim, the Board of Regents has created several fellow- ships with stipends of various amounts in addition to some seven others that are given by private citizens of the State. The school and the department owes much to Dr. H. W. Harper, who has been head of it for the last 30 years. y ■ ' 4. •5: mi The Cactus 1931 Page rS

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m m Top row, left to right — A. W. Walker; D. F. Bobbitt; M. G. White; Bryant Smith; E. W. Bailey; H. G. Chandler; G. W. Stumberg. Bottom roif, left to riglit — Mattie Dodson; Lucy Moore; I. P. Hildebrand; R. W. Stayton; Helen Hargrave. LAW SCHOOL Dean Ira Polk Hilde- brand, A. B. , LL. M. Became associated with the Law School in 1907. Became Dean in 1924. The Univeristy as well as the people of Texas at large can justly be proud of our Law School. Founded forty-seven years ago at the time of the founding of the Main University, it has ever since striven not only to make its graduates recognized as being in the front rank of the legal profession of the country, but has also looked to the ultimate better- ment of our judicial system by virtue of better informed lawyers and judges. To Dean Hildebrand is due no small amount of credit for the progress that the school has made, for through his earnest and untiring efforts it has grown from just a good law school to one of the five best in the country. This is attested to by the fact that there are enrolled in it not only students from every section of Texas but also from many other states as well. The law library is probably the best in the entire South, and can compare very favorably with that of any of the older northern or eastern lav schools. A very material acquisition was made to it this year by the will of the late Judge John C. Townes, former Dean of the school, who left his entire private library, consisting of more than six hundred volumes, to the Texas Law School. The official publication of the Law School is the Texas Law Review, started in 1924 by A. W. Walker, now a valued member of the law faculty. It is published five times a year by the honor students of the school, and in its short history has come to be widely recognized and cited both in Texas and in other jurisdictions. In order to give future la vyers practice in appearing on their feet in a courtroom atmosphere, two law societies, the McLaurin and the Hi ldebrand, hold weekly mock courts presided over by members of the faculty. -J On the basis of ability and industry in legal study, Phi J Delta Phi elects to membership those having an average grade mJb of eighty-five per cent. Chancellors, membership in which H is the highest honor the Law School confers, is composed H of those who combine personality, scholarship, and achieve- j B ment to the highest degree. Ttie Cactus 1931 II t Y I ;t,. Page !0