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

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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

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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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School of Lavv Old as The University is the School of Law which was called the Department of Law and housed in the West Wing of the Main Building until the Law Building was completed in 1908-09. Its faculty member of longest standing is Dean L P. Hildebrand with a teaching record of 26 years. Today the School of Law is a member of the Association of American Law Schools and ranks among the five highest in the country. Since 1883, the year in which The University was founded, 11,196 students have matriculated in the School of Law, and 2,646 degrees have been con- ferred— 2,605 LL.B ' s and 41 LL.M ' s. In 1883-84 there were 52 students in the Department of Law; in 1933, 404 matriculated. Twenty-eight courses are offered in the School, and it is equipped with a library of 40,000 volumes. The purposes of the School of Law are: to train and equip students to practice law in such a way that the people of the state will be given the most accurate dispensation of justice possible, and to better the country ' s judicial system through the re- search work of the faculty of the School of Law and Ira p. Hildebrand Dean, School of Law through the better informed lawyers and judges trained by it. Seven professors, one associate professor, one ad- junct professor, and one instructor constitute the faculty. College of Engineering The Department of Engineering became the Col- lege of Engineering in 1922. Engineering courses were first taught in the Department of Mathematics in 1884-85; by 1894 the Department of Engineer- ing had developed; by 1904 it was housed in the Engineering Building; and in 1933 it moved into the New Engineering Building which is equipped with the best facilities yet possessed by the College. Six departments — architecture, civil engineering, drawing, electrical engineering, mechanical engineer- ing, and petroleum engineering — now exist and offer 172 courses. The object of the College is to train students in rigid theory and to give them practical experience while they are in college so they can assume jobs without serving an apprenticeship after graduation. Degrees in civil engineering have been offered from the start, degrees in electrical engineering since 1904, in chemical engineering since 1916, in aero- nautical engineering since 1927, and in petroleum products engineering since 1928. Tw elve hundred degrees have been conferred since 1883 — 92 in 1932. Separate enrollment was first counted in 1899-1900 T. U. Taylor Dean, College of Engineering and amounted to 40; matriculation in 1932 was 1,009; matriculation since the beginning is 13,919. T. U. Taylor has been head of the Department since 1888, Dean since 1922. The faculty consists of 32 professional members. Paf 1 1