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

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THE SCHOOL OF LAW Dean I. P. Hildebrand THE LAW BUILDING With a registration of 573 students last fall, the School of Law at The University of Texas became the largest state university law school in the United States. In its requirements of two years of college work before admission to the school and a C average in all college work, the school has far surpassed the formal requirements of the Association of American Law Schools or the recommendations of the American Bar Association. And in general courses, curriculum, faculty personnel, and graduates, the School of Law is one of the five highest ranking law schools in the country. The Department of Law was a part of the University when it was founded fifty-two years ago. It had only two professors in the begin- ing: Governor O. M. Roberts and Judge Gould. In 1908 the school was moved from the old Main Building to the present Law Building. Ira P. Hildebrand entered the University as an associate professor in 1907 and in 1924 became Dean of the Law School. The faculty has increased from two to ten members. Five times each year the students, assisted by the faculty, publish the Texas Law Review which is widely recognized among law schools, writers of texts and law review articles, and compilers of case books. THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Dean T. U. Taylor THE ENGINEERING BUILDING With the first class in engineering in 1888 being composed of twenty-two students, the College of Engineering has an enrollment at the present time of nine hundred ninety-six. Courses in engineering were first given in the Department of Mathematics, and it was not until 1894 that the Department of Engineering became separately organized. The engineers called the old Main Building their home until 1904, the time of their move to the present Journalism Building. The Col- lege of Engineering was organized in 1922. In 1933 the engineers moved into a new, modernly equipped and spacious building across Speedway from the original Forty Acres. A total of 1,416 students have received degrees in e ngineering,- of this number 125 master ' s degrees have been conferred. Heading a faculty of thirty-two members is Dean T. U. Taylor who has been connected with the University for forty-seven years, having served as Dean for the past twenty-nine years. The aim of the College of Engineering is to train the student both on the practical and theoretical sides, so that he may obtain a job after graduation without serving an apprenticeship. Page 15

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■HH EJ THE GRADUATE SCHOOL BHlS h -■ • Dean H. W. Harper Mol: ' fHE BIOLOGY BUILDING In June, 1910, the Board of Regents realized the necessity of graduate teaching and research in a school the size of The University of Texas. This realization was the beginning of a Graduate School which has helped place the University in its position of prominence with other educational institutions in the United States. Established first as a separate school under the administration of a committee composed of members of the General Faculty appointed by the President, the Graduate School did not become a completely organized unit until January, 1926. At the request of the Board of Regents, the Thirty-ninth Legislature was asked to make possible the organization of a Graduate Faculty. Sanction and financial support was obtained in June, 1925, and at a meeting in November of the members appointed to the Graduate Faculty, a committee was named to draw up a plan for a Graduate School. The plan was officially approved in 1926. Since 1913, Dr. Henry Winston Harper has been at the head of the Graduate School. He is assisted by Dr. Albert P. Brogan. Under their direction, 2,285 graduate degrees have been conferred, including ninety-eight doctor of philosophy degrees. It was chiefly through the efforts of this school that The University of Texas became a member of the Association of American Universities. THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES GARRISON HALL Ranking as the sixth largest College of Arts and Sciences in the United States, this division of The University of Texas continues to remain the largest division in the University. In this country it is the second largest College of Arts not located in a big city, and figures for the long session of 1933-34 show that its registration was twice that of the grand total of all other colleges and schools of the Main University. The College began in 1883 as the Academic Department and received its present name in 1920. Today it has 25 departments and includes 28 subjects covered by over 600 courses. Dean H. T. Parlin heads a faculty of 280 members. Dean Parlin has been a professor of English for 25 years in the University and was made Assistant Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences in 1914, and Dean in the fall of 1928. In this College six degrees are conferred. A total of 468 was conferred in 1933-34, with the enrollment for that year being 4172. With general culture as the main object, this College also gives courses in vocational and professional training. One of the new projects is the liberalization of the freshman year. Page H

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THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION j ii ns nn | Dean J. A. Fitzgerald WAGGENER HALL Although the School of Business Administration was not created until 1922, nine degrees of Bachelor of Business Administration were awarded in the session of 1916-17. Since its separation from the work of the College of Arts and Sciences, this school has had an increased enrollment each year. In 1934, 167 degrees were awarded, plus nineteen master of business administration degrees. Under the guidance of Dr. J. Anderson Fitzgerald, who has been dean of the school since 1926, the objective on the part of The Uni- versi y of Texas has been to provide well-trained men and women to carry on the business of Texas. A well-rounded professional and bus- iness education, including some business experience, are required for a degree in this school. Emphasis is placed upon a curriculum which is partly cultural and partly professional. The School is a charter member of the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business Administration, which was organized in 1916. The teaching staff consists of nine professors, three associate professors, and five instructors. National recognition has been accorded a number of the members of the faculty. THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Dean B. F. Pittenger THE UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL The School of Education will be forty-four years old this fail. It was first suggested in 1836 by A. J. Yates, and this suggestion was repeated in the early years of statehood. It was established as a chair of Pedagogy in 1891, becoming the second public institution for the training of teachers in Texas. Since its establishment, the School has grown to nineteen full time and three part-time regular reachers besides numerous tutors and assist- ants. Of these twenty-two persons, eighteen hold the doctorate degree and six are listed in Who ' s Who in America, and eleven are listed in American Leaders in Education. The School now has its own building, a laboratory Junior High School, and a technical library. Among the courses offered in the curriculum is a six weeks practice teaching period which affords the students practical application of theoretical ' teaching. Dr. B. F. Pittenger, who has been Dean of the School of Education since 1926, has been active chiefly in the centralization of the work in this part of the University. The aim of the School under his direction has been to provide the schools of Texas with well-trained and capable teachers and principals. Page IS ■ I