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

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HENRY WINSTON HARPER Dean GRADUATE SCHOOL The Graduate School was created by the Board of Regents in 1910 and was admin- istered by the general faculty through a committee known as the Graduate Council. Because of the demands upon the University for graduate teaching and research, the Board of Regents requested and obtained official sanction and financial support from the State in 1925, and a graduate faculty was formed. Today thirteen advanced degrees are offered in eighteen major subjects, including Business Administration and Engineering. As a stimulus to graduate work, a number of research fellowships are awarded from time to time. Among these are the Guggen- heim and Rockefeller awards. Dean hfenry Winston hiarper, professor of chemistry, has headed the school since 1913. He is aided by Dr. Albert Perley Brogan, professor of philosophy, as Assistant Dean. That the University has become a member of the Association of American Universities is in a large measure attributable to the work of the Graduate School, which has done much to foster research of a profitable nature. COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES The College of Arts and Sciences, known in 1883 as the Academic Department, did not receive its present appellation until 1920. It is the largest division of the University, and its enrollment is sixth in size among the colleges and universities of the country, having 25 departments and 28 subjects covered by over 600 courses. The faculty of 232 members is headed by Dr. fd.T. Parlin. Dean Parlin has been a member of the University faculty for 25 years as a professor of English; his administrative duties commenced in 1914 as Assistant Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. The curriculum of the College of Arts and Sciences is planned with general culture as its main object. In the expansion of the course of study, vocational and professional training has been added. For the professions various preparatory courses are offered toward degrees in law, medicine, and business administration. H. T. PARLIN Dedn IRA P. HILDEBRAND Dean LAW SCHOOL Fifty-one years ago The University of Texas was founded, largely through the efforts of Governor O. M. Roberts. Simultaneously the embryo of the present School of Law came into existence, and was then known as ' the Department of Law. In the beginning it had only two professors. Governor Roberts and Judge Gould, and it was housed in the west wing of the Main Building. Since that time over 2600 have received L. L. B. degrees from the school and the staff has increased to ten. In the course of its growth the school moved into its own building in 1908 and has acquired a library on a par with any in the South. Five times each year the honor students of the school publish the Texas Law Review, which has become widely recognized in Texas as well as in other sections of the country. In 1907 Ira P. FHildebrand became connected with the University as Associate Professor. In 1924 he was made Dean of the Law School, hlis wide range of activities includes attendance at the Association of Law Schools and the American Law Institute. One of the characteristics of the school is its strictness of entrance requirements, which assures the continuation of its rank among the first five of the nation. Page iS

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COMPTROLLER The office of Comptroller came into existence in 1925 as an outgrowth of the office of Business Manager of the Uni- versity. The rapid growth of the University made its administration more complex and necessitated a division of duties that would leave the President with more time for educational work. The Comptroller serves as the representative of the President in the supervision of business operations in all branches of the University not specifically designated to seme other officer. He has full control of employees in his charge. The Comptroller supervises the purchase of all general supplies and materials for use in the University that are not bought through other officers. The Comptroller is the custodian of all property belonging to the University; he keeps a correct inventory thereof and presents a report to the President before the annual October meeting of the Board of Regents,- and has the authority to require of the chairmen of the departments, special agents, and employees, a full statement at least annually of the property in their possession belonging to the University. Supervision of the construction of campus buildings is one of the chief activities of this executive. With the assurance of P. W. A. funds for the erection of the new Main Building, the Comptroller ' s Office will be the center of activity. It is there that plans will be drawn and approved, specifications sent out, bids collected and submitted to the Board of Regents. The Comptroller has charge of the heating and power plant, the repair shops and general store rooms, the janitors, watchmen, police, and firemen for the care and protection of the buildings of the University. hHis duties include the general overseeing of all dormitories, the cafeteria, the workshops, the press, and the Stenographic Bureau. Likewise he superintends the grounds, walks, and athletic fields. This wide range of duties is entrusted in the University to J. W. Calhoun, who has been Comp- troller since 1925. |1 SIMMONS SPARENBF.RG STEPHENS LONG Page

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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING In the First year of the University, courses in engineering were offered in the Depart- ment of Mathematics, and it was not until 1894 that an Engineering Department was organized. It grew constantly, and in 1904 moved into the Engineering Building. Its stride upward is marked by the establishing of six additional departments. The College of Engineering was formally organized in 1922 and in 1933 its location was changed to a new building, one of the best equipped of its kind in the Southwest. At the head of the 32 engineering faculty members is T. U. Taylor, who became Dean in 1906. Forty years with the University has given Dean Taylor a we alth of interesting information on the history of the school. He is a member of numerous engineering societies, both honorary and extra-curricular. The purpose of the college is to give training in practical as well as theoretical fields so that it is not necessary to serve an apprenticeship before holding a responsible position. T. U. TAYLOR Dean J. A. FITZGERALD Dean SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Courses in business administration were first offered in the College of Arts and Sciences in 1912, and their popularity warranted, ten years later, a separate school and, in 1931, the new Waggener Hall with its excellent equipment and business-like efficiency. Now the school has an enrollment of over 300, with a faculty of 20. As Dean of the School since 1926, James Anderson Fitzgerald has done much to keep its reputation excellent, both in its standard of undergraduate work and in the advanced research of the faculty members. Dean Fitzgerald is active in national busi- ness administration organizations and serves on several important University committees. The ultimate purposes of this school are to give students training that will enable them to enter advantageously into a business career and to advance rapidly in their field. It calls their attention to proper codes of business ethics and aids them in con- sidering the proper relationship of business to the whole social structure. That the degree be practical as well as theoretical, the school has a requirement of a term of work in some approved business before the degree is earned. SCHOOL OF EDUCATION With a trend toward higher standards for the certification of public school teachers in Texas, the School of Education has grown to its present magnitude. The school now has a building of its own, Sutton Hall, a laboratory Junior School, and its technical library. Courses for both graduates and undergraduates coverall phases of scholastic problems. The school affords its senior students a six weeks practice teaching period as practical application of the theoretical courses. The centralization of the varied work of the School of Education has been the work of Dean B. F. Pittenger since 1926. His place among the educators of the nation is indicated by his membership in the National Executive Committee of Phi Delta Kappa, honorary education fraternity. This branch of the University renders a substantial service to the State by its training of principals and teachers. B. F. PITTENGER Dean Page 19