University of Missouri - Savitar Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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4. . i tlk School of lUi iiiio s iiiiil I ' lihlic Ailiiiiiii»»ti aitioii RuFus Smith Dean Middlebush T. R, Smith Paul Gpaber Minnie Kaufman Gilbert May President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer AL THOUGH a professional school designed to give students of the University of Missouri special- ized training in the respective fields of business administration, social and governmental service, this division does not i estrict its services to these curricula. The faculty and administration of the School has always taken the position that, in so far as possible, its schedule of courses should be open to students of other div-isions who may be interested in a particular course or courses offered in this division although they may not, for various reasons, care to register in the school. Whenever conditions warrant it, special courses are offered to meet the needs of students in other divisions. For example the Department of Accounting and Statistics is now considering offering a service course in this fieki. The School of Business and Public Administration bi ' ings to the campus from time to time men prominent in the fields of business and public service in order that they may be heard by the student body and each year, in April, a special Commerce Day Program is given. The members of the faculty of the school are frequently called upon for addresses on the campus, in the city, and out in the state, and innumerable requests for information falling within the fields covered by this division are answered. It is our great regret that our limited resources and facilities make it impossible for us to render even more effective service in these fields. Dean Frederick A. Middlebush Piigc 1 4

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riillc s e of Arts aiitl !$eieiiee Dean Tisdel C. E. Shepherd Charles E. Shepherd President Frank Jones Vice-President Mary Louise Patterson Secretary Louise Kestner Treasurer THE College of Arts and Science of the University of Missouri, oldest of the ten divisions of the University and the largest in point of numbers, pro ides the basic course for entrance to various ones of the professional schools. While this is not the chief function of this college, yet it is of great importance from the standpoint of the University as a whole. The College of Arts and Science aims to prepare the student in a fundamental way for a place in societ ' at large rather than for a place in a profession. In its various curricula this college has in mind not only its obligation to the student but its obligation to society. Both objectives are important and neither can be entirely lost sight of. This college aims to produce in its students that open minded- ness which results from intellectual ferment; it aims to give them inward resources which will produce happiness and success in later life; to see the truth as it is; to think clearly and without prejudice and to a definite end, and to know the significance of the physical, biological and social world in which they live. In order to secure these results the student ought to be familiar with the method of science, and with the procedure employed in scientific laboratories. He ought to know something of philosophy and literature, music and art, because these subjects stimulate interest in the intellectual and spiritual values of life. He ought to know something of what man has thought and felt and done in the past and what his relationships to the social organization should be at present. For these reasons the College of Arts and Science provides a curriculum which includes in every students ' course of study certain subjects in natural science, in the humanistic studies and in the social ' sciences. Dean I-rederick M. Tisdel Pai.-I}

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I ' limil of Ediii sitioii De.w Irion XIary Jim Barns Mary Jim Barxs Marie Howell Charlotte Buchalter Charlotte Lotter President ice-President Secretary Treasurer THE University of Missouri is a State University. Such an institution must always strive to pro- mote the cultural life of the commonwealth through the actixities of all of its colleges and depart- ments. There is no dixision of the Lni ersity so closely identified w ith the major endeavors of the State as is the School of Education. It must fit in with, and exert a directing influence, upon all the arious state educational enterprises. The University of Vlissouri, early recognizing its duties in this respect, has offered professional training courses for teachers since 1867, being one of the first state universities to undertake this work. Since 1902, the School of Education has operated as a separate college of the Uni ' ersity, conferring the degree Bachelor of Science in Education upon its graduates. The School of Education seeks to fulfill its obligations to the State in se eral ways. First, and of surpassing importance, stands the w ork of educating and training teachers for the various positions in the public school system. .-Xgain, through well organized graduate curricula, this division of the Uni ' ersity trains school super -isors, administrators, college teachers of Education, and experts for highly specialized, technical educational services. Furthermore, in the true spirit of a university, the School of Education seeks to disco er new and better information about learning and education through well directed researches. The results of such in estigations are published and widely dis- tributed for use. Finally, and of great importance, are the direct service activities of the School of Education. Through committees and achisory commissions an attempt is made to offer assistance in the solution of educational problems arising within arious local school systems. Through sur eys and supervisory projects, the School of Education hopes to be of direct ser ice to many communities within the State. Dean T. W. H. Iriox. Page IS