University of Washington - Tyee Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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C ollege Of Liberal Arts Till-: Lih.Tal Arts nw, it t ' Oiisists of tliree ( sh--U ill Front of Denny Hilpimj to ■•.S ' »rf ' cm South raiiglc, tlioil i:li distinct units, to iiost students means Denny Hall, the center of college and the coffee grinder or melting pot of the University. P ' verybody knows David S. Thomson, the genial, kindly dean of the college. He is the fir.st aid to the wondering freshman, to the puzzled upper-classman who hears of the junior certificate for the first time, to the fallen one who desires to be reinstated and given just one more chance. Tnder the clock in Denny is a favor- ite trysting place, and at 9 and 10 o ' clock the coffee grinder begins to move, and the laughing, pushing crowd sways back and forth, hurrying in to classes or out for air or an appointment ou the steps. Above the iuibbub one can hear an occa- sional T. L. passed back and forth, an im- portant meeting announceil. or a hurried date planned. The work of the College of Liberal Arts is divided into two gro ips : (1) The classical language and literature group, comprising the departments of English, German, Oriental literature. Romanic literature and language. Rus- sian and Scandinavian: (2) the philosophical group, comprising the depart- ments of economics, history, philosophy, political science, and sociology. In late years a College of Education has been founded, and its work is carried on in the Home Economics Hall, the second unit of the Liberal Arts quadrangle, which was first occupied in September, 1916. The College of Business Admin- istration holds forth with the schools of journalism and law in Commerce Hall, the third unit of the quadrangle, which was first occupied in September. 1917. The fourth unit is the new Philosophy Hall, bids for which have already been received, and which will be erected next fall. The work is so divided that there are three stages in student ' s progress: (1) Graduation from high school: (2) obtaining the junior -t ' rtificate upon completion of the first two yeai-s in the I ' niversity : ( ' A graduation from the I ' niversity. The installation of the jnnioi ' cei ' tilicate requirement is new. It has proved successful, as is cvichnecd by an article in the Fifteentii Uii ' iniial R- ' port of the Board of Regents to the Governor of Washington. TIh ' Ic tiie purpose PAGE 27

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SI to or j:aiiizt ' boards for the following: depart incuts : ' ri-iinsportiilioii. liHiikiiij!-. iiiarketiii f, seeretai ' ial traiiiiiijr. employiiieiil iiiaiiaj:cirii ' iii. (•((imiirrcial tcacli illfr, business orgaiiizatioii, account iiiii ' . st;itistics, ami taxation. Apprciit ii-c- ships for seniors. wliercli. - tiicy may ain jiractical (■N])cricncc while attcndinc- school, will be undertaken with the aid of the adxisory boiinls. I ' lans arc under way to bi-inc ' twenty students troin (hina each . ' caf and to send to the Orient from eicht to ten Wasliington men. rrofessor l)c Haas will be cxchanjic jirofessor at the liiiiversity of Rotterdam, oih ' of the three foremost schools of commerce in Europe, and will be aljscnt for one year. This is a distinction to the Washington School of Business Administration, in that it has an authority on foreign trade desired liy the best iniivci ' sitics in Europe. The College of Business Administration has been active in soUing many industrial problems, by conducting a large number of surveys, assisting in wage awards and conducting five cost of living surveys, two of wliicii have been brought down to date. The wage plan for municipal employes, as pre- pared by Stephen I. Miller, director of the scliool, was accepted by the city council. This plan provides for a system of grades and promotions and bases the wage on the cost of living. The industrial survey of Seattle, which Avas undertaken in co-operation with the Seattle Chamber of Commerce and the chemistry department, was recently completed. This college acts as a research clearing house for the State of Washington Reconstruction Congress. Arrangements have been completed to make a tour of the leading cities in the state for purposes of an industrial survey. A research associate is constantly at work ou research problems. Beta Gamma Sigma, lionorary scholastic commerce fraternity, stands for the profession of business, for higher ideals and honesty in business relations. Its aims are to raise the scholastic standard of the commerce students and to create a co-operative .spirit. Phi Sigma Chi, honorary professional commerce sorority, aims to instill co-opei-ation on the part of women students. It requires a high standard of scholarship and adaptability. PAGE

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PAGE 28 of the .iuiiior cei ' tififate is stated as to more, closely articulate the work of tile liigh school with that of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. It is recjuired for regular entrance to professional courses as law. library economy, and journalism. One advantage of the plan is that since the work of the lower division must be completed before that of tlie upper begins, members of the same class have had the same amount of preparation for subjects, and therefore seniors are rarely found in classes with freshmen or sophomores. There was considerable decrease and increase in some of the deiiartmciits of the college during the period of the war. One of the most remarkable decreases in attendance was in the German department. In the autumn of 1918 and 1919, only one teacher, instead of seven, as was the case two years ago, was needed. The German department, too, was moved to Home Economics Hall. The number of those in French classes, however, increased from 517 to 638, and in political science and social sociology from 387 to 452. Spanish classes show ' a decrease from 547 to 350. History classes number 508 in 1918, as compared with 1,105 in 1917. Oriental language, public speaking, philos- ophy, Scandiavian, all show a decrease in numbers. There were 1,421 enrolled in English courses in 1916 and 1917, and only 930 the first quarter of 1917 and 1918. Census figures, compiled by the president ' s office, show that in the autumn quarter of 1918 and 1919 there were 57 men and 463 w ' omen enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts, a total of 550. During the winter quarter there were 721 in all — 212 men and 509 women. Brrrikinrj Ground for Philosoiihu Hull