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

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The Comptroller Business affairs of The University were first taken care of mainly by the President assisted by the Proctor. Growth of The University increased all the work connected with the institution and necessitated a division of duties that would leave the President more time for administrative and educational work. Recognizing this need, the Regents in 1913 made I. P. Lochridge, Business Manager of The University. Further development of The University led the Regents, September 1, 1925, to create the Comptroller ' s Office and make the Comptroller the direct representative of the President in all strictly business operations not specifically designated to some other officer. J. W. Calhoun, the present Comptroller, was appointed at that time. He has a staff of eleven in his own and the Investment Office and nine in the Auditor ' s Office, which was put under his jurisdiction two years ago. All the property of The University and all the money spent by it for operation of the physical plant — $176,454.14 last year — is under the juris- diction of the Comptroller. He is charged also with administering the $4,000,000 building pro- gram fund and the $18,000,000 permanent fund. Outlined by the Regents, the business under the jurisdiction of the Comptroller is divided into three parts: I. Endowment estates, including permanent funds and other permanent endowments, and the lands and their related problems. This work is done largely through the Investment Office. II. J. W. Calhoun Comptroller Physical plant, entailing (a) operation and mainte- nance, which includes purchasing supplies, seeing to heat, light, and repairs of buildings; maintenance of grounds, overseeing of dormitories, cafeteria, press, workshops, stenographic bureau, use of plant out- side class hours, (b) betterments — campus develop-, ment, new buildings, steam and electric extensions. These duties are performed directly by the Comp- troller and his staff. III. Accounting — receipts and disbursements, handling securities, auditing, and ac- counting. This phase of the work is handled by the Auditor ' s OflBce through which all University monies must pass. C. D. Simmons Investmrnt Statistician C. H. Sparenburg Auditor George Stephens Purchasing Agent W. R. Long Rental Agent Pagt9

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Board of Regents Since the founding of The University 50 years ago and the appointment by the Governor and the Senate of the first Board of Regents, 116 men, lead- ing citizens of Texas, have, as members of this body, striven for the progress of The University. Supreme governing body of The University, re- sponsible to the State for all that pertains to The University, this group of nine men has a large variety of duties. Given them by law is the power to determine all University policies, subject only to Federal and State constitutions and laws. In ad- dition they have the following specific powers: to establish the departments of a first-class University, determine the officers and professorships, appoint a president, professors and other officers, fix their respective salaries; enact by-laws, rules, and reg- ulations for the government of The University; reg- ulate the courses of instruction and prescribe, by and with the advice of the professors, the books and authorities used in the several departments; confer degrees and grant diplomas; remove any professor, tutor, or other officer when the interest of Th e Uni- versity requires it. The Board of Regents carries on its business through its regular meetings on the third Tuesday in January, March, May, and October, through special meetings called by the chairman, and through 11 standing committees: auditing, buildings and grounds, College of Mines and Metallurgy, complaints and grievances, executive, finance, land, land leasing Beauford Jester Chairman, Board of Regents board, legislative. Medical Branch, public relations. Members of the Board are appointed in threes for terms of two years each. Regents whose terms ex- pired in January, 1933, were: R. L. Batts, Edward Crane, Robert L. HoUiday. Succeeding Regents are K. H. Aynesworth, H. J. Lutcher Stark, L. J. Sulak. Judge Batts served as chairman until January, 1933; at the February meeting of the Board Beauford H. Jester was named the new chairman. Regent Wilmot Odell resigned September 19, 1932, two months before his death, November 14. Charles I. Francis was appointed to fill the vacancy. Top row. J. T. Scott, W. M. Odell, R. L. Holliday, R. L. Batts, M. F. Yount, L. J. Sulak Bottom row: C. I. Francis, Edward Randall, Leslie Waggeneb, K. H. Aynesworth, Edward Cranb, Lutcher Stark Page 8

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Graduate School Recognizing the demands upon The University for graduate teaching and for research, the Board of Regents in 1910 created the Graduate School with the Graduate Council at its head and in 1925 author- ized the organization of the Graduate Faculty. The M. A. vas the only higher degree offered when The University opened; later the M. S. was added, but before 1910 graduate work w as very limited and was administered by the Graduate Course Committee. Today there are 13 higher degrees, and graduate courses are offered in 28 major subjects in the Col- lege of Arts and Sciences, in the College of Engineer- ing, and in the School of Business Administration. During the first year of the Graduate School 32 students were enrolled; the matriculation for 1932 was 688; total matriculation since 1910 is 5,129. The number of degrees conferred in 1910 was 11; in 1932, 290, total since 1883, 2,265. The graduate faculty has 70 members. Dr. Henry Winston Harper has been Dean of the Graduate School since its beginning and has been connected w ith graduate work for more than 30 years. Henry Winston Harper Dmii, Graduate School Graduate study has as its aim the development of independent work and the promotion of research; fellowships created by the Board of Regents and by private individuals foster this twofold aim. College of Arts and Sciences Largest of the divisions of The University in 1883 when, as the Academic Department, it boasted an enrollment of 169, the College of Arts and Sciences was still largest in 1932 with a matriculation of 3,835. In the early days there were six depart- ments and eight major subjects; today there are 23 departments and 28 subjects covered by 616 courses and leading to six degrees. Matriculation in the College of Arts and Sciences since 1883 totals 69,951; degrees conferred total 7,504, of which 379 were given in 1932. In en- rollment the College ranks sixth among the colleges and universities of the country. Because of its size and the duties thereby entailed, H. T. Parlin, Dean of the College, is assisted by L. L. Click, D. A. Penick, B. C. Tharp, and E. J. Mathews. Six people constituted the faculty of the College in 1883-84; today there are 273 faculty members. The new building program provided Waggener Hall, the Chemistry Building, the Physics Building, and the Home Economics Building to accommodate the growth of the College. The curriculum of the College of Arts and Sciences H. T. Parlin Dean, College of Arts ani Sciences is planned to give students a general cultural edu- cation which will form a background for study and appreciation in after-school years, and to furnish a basis for advanced study in specialized and pro- fessional fields. Paf 10