University of Missouri - Savitar Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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GRADUATE SCHOOL President Vice-President Secretary and Treasiirer ' T HE Graduate School of the University of Missouri is the highest unit of the state ' s educational system. Its high academic standards have won for it the privilege of membership in the Association of Ameri- can Universities, an organization composed of the leading universities of the United States and Canada which are engaged in giving advanced or graduate instruction. The Graduate School is of the younger divisions of the University, not being organized independently, with a faculty ' of its own, until 1910-11. In that year, 129 graduate students were enrolled. Since that time the number has increased Over fourfold, permitting the school to rank second in the number of students in the University. The advantages of graduate training for teachers accounts, in large measure, for the growth of the Graduate School. It is coming to be more recognized each year among those who aspire to leadership and distinctive achievement in the field of education, and by those charged with the responsibility of selecting and supervising teachers, that graduate professional training is an absolute necessity. The principal aims of graduate study, which are emphasized in the requirements for degrees and courses oflfered in the Graduate School, are the development of the power of independent thought, the promotion of the spirit and technique of research, and the training of men and women for the greatest possible efficiency as school and college teachers. Former students who have earned advanced degrees in the University of Missouri are now occupying high positions as scientific investigators in research institutions, and as teachers in universities, colleges, and high schools in practically every state in the Union. Page 21

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THE COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS OFFICERS Myra Laxton Eleanor Coulter Francis Arnold . Sarah Conley . . President Vice-President . Secretary Treasurer CINCE its organization in 1923, the College of Fine Arts of the University of Missouri has grown rapidly, until it has assumed a position of leadership in all fields of art and musical education, and as is shown from its phenomenal growth it should reach even higher pinnacles. It has set standards and co-ordinated with the music and art work of the Junior Colleges of the state, developing a basis for accrediting work done in these subjects. This work is also extended to certain independent schools of music, so that the general musical educational system of the state may be more closely linked. The individual members of the faculty are talented musicians and artists, many of them with ' national reputations. Graduates of the College of Fine Arts are already assuming positions of leadership in their various fields. Perhaps the most important contribution of the school to the campus is the fostering of greater interest in the aesthetic side of life, as well as the physical, mental, and moral. The appreciation of stu- dents for this aesthetic side was exemplified by the large number who attended the series of organ recitals given by Dean Quarles as a relaxa- tion to busy students. The College of Fine Arts has brought and is bringing the best musicians and artists to the University to contribute to the cultural life of the campus. The students should, and do to some extent, realize the benefits derived from this. Pate 21

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SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM Stanley White . Marian Grey Franklin Virginia Bidwell OFFICERS President Vice-President Secretary and Treasurer •T HE School of Journalism of the University of Missouri well repre- - ■ sents dynamic youth. It is a young school, though the oldest School of Journalism in the world. University education in prepara- tion for journalism is new among educational endeavors. The profes- sion of journalism is the profession of youth. Those engaged in it must have the spirit of youth whatever the calendar records as their ages the spirit of intellectual curiosity, of social experi- ment, of seeing things that are not here. In such education in preparation for such a profession the School of Journalism is a leader. Its graduates and former students are to be found exemplifying the spirit in every county in Missouri, in every state in the United States, in every country in the world. The Missouri School of Journalism is one of the most prominent in the world. One of the more important reasons for this prominence is the extensive laboratory facilities. This laboratory work is one of the outstanding features of the professional courses. For this practice work, the Columbia Missourian and the Missouri Magazine supply opportunities for students to gain practical experience in journalistic work. The Columbia Missourian, a news- paper of general circulation, is published six days a week throughout the calendar year. The Missouri Magazine is published weekly as a supplement to the Missourian. The other campus publications also serve in this capacity. The School of Journalism has attained a place of prominence on the campus and is one of the most rapid growing schools at Missouri. At its present rate of growth the Journalism School will expand even more in the near future to accommodate the incoming students. Pat ' 23