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

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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

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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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THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (At Galveston) 3 A VIEW OF THE BUILDINGS AT GALVESTON Covering two city blocks, the School of Medicine at Galveston has grown both in size and importance since its beginning as the Medical Branch of the University in 1890. This School includes the Main Building and the John Sealy Hospital, both erected in 1890, the University Hall, erected in 1897, the Laboratory Building which was completed in 1925, and the recently completed and modernly equipped Cut- Patient Building. The School operated in conjunction with the facilities orovided by the benevolence of the Sealy-Smith Foundation left by the late John Sealy have made Galveston a medical center of great importance. Containing 23,862 volumes, the Library has in addition copies of 405 current periodicals. An annual sum of $4,750 has been appro- priated for texts, binding, subscriptions and supplies. Three museums, those of Anatomy, Pathology, and Surgical Pathology take the place of one general museum. George Emmett Bethel, M. D., F. A. C. P., is Dean of the School of Medicine. For the year 1934-35 the maximum enrollment of 500 was made up of 341 men and 159 women. The number of degrees conferred since 1892 number 2,731. THE COLLEGE OF PHARMACY Dean W. F. Gidley THE CHEMISTRY BUILDING With its aim to produce professional pharmacists instead of life clerks, the College of Pharmacy was established at Galveston in 1893 and since that time has always maintained a high standing. Eleven students were registered in this first class in 1893, and four women stu- dents were among those graduating in the Class of 1897. In 1928 the College of Pharmacy was moved to Austin, and this eliminated the duplication of many science courses. Two degrees are conferred in the College of Pharmacy: the bachelor of science in pharmacy and graduate in pharmacy. Enrollment for 1933-34 totalled 85, with 72 men and 13 women. Sixteen degrees in pharmacy were conferred in 1933-34. Since the beginning in 1893, 631 degrees have been conferred. One of the projects of this College is the model drug store which makes all drug store merchandise available for study. Dean W. F. Gidley, who received his B. S. in pharmacy in 1908 at the University of Michigan, heads a faculty of five as Dean of the College of Phar- macy, a position which he has held since 1925. Page 17