University of Missouri - Savitar Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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rolloiii iif Fiiii Arts Dean Qlarlfs Helen Hawkins Helen Hawkins President Verdis Mays Vice-President Linda Lou Turner Secretary Mary Drake Treasurer ALTHOUGH The College of Fine Arts is the youngest division of the University of Missouri, it has contributed much to the life of the campus. Its series of faculty recitals each Fall and Spring; the student recitals from time to time; the series of University concerts, presenting great artists in all fields of musical activity; the oratoric performances by the University Chorus; the con- certs by the University Orchestra; the concerts by the Men ' s and Women ' s Glee Clubs, and the Uni- versity Band are all distinct contributions to the cultural life of the community and afford the students excellent opportunities of participating in musical performances. Perhaps the outstanding con- tribution of the College of Fine Arts during the past year was the concert gi en by Amelita Galli-Curci, world famous coloratura soprano, in the Brewer Field House, Wednesday evening, February 18th, before an audience of appro.ximately 3,400 people. Other attractions of the University Concert Series, fostered by the College of Fine Arts, included Alexander Brailowsky, Russian Pianist; Claire Dux, Soprano; the Tipica Mexican Orchestra; the St. Olaf Lutheran Choir; and Albert Spaulding, American Violinist. Exhibitions of paintings and art objects made by the students and faculty perform a similar service in the field. The College of Fine Arts has stimulated an increasing interest among the students of the University in these cultural factors, so essential to an educated man ' s life. Fine Arts Day, which is celebrated during the Spring of each year, is a day especially set apart for the purpose of focusing the attention of the University community upon the value of the arts in a liberal education. The day includes a convocation at which is presented a speaker distinguished in some field of art activity; a students ' recital by advanced students in the College of Fine .Arts; art exhibitions; the annual meeting of the Fine Arts Alumni Association; the noonday luncheon by the honor art and music fraternities; ending with the annual Beaux Arts Ball in the evening. Perhaps the greatest contribution of the school to the campus is the fostering of greater interest in the aesthetic side of life. The appreciation of students for this aesthetic side was exemplified by the larger number who attended the series of organ recitals given by Dean Quarles as a relaxation to busy students. Many students from other divisions of the University are engaged in the study of art and music, not from the standpoint of professional training but solely for its cultural value as a resource for a richer life. Dean J. Thomas Quarles. Page 17

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ri»lh ;;jo of Eii iiiooriii John Chadwick, Jr. Dean McCal ' Stland John G. Chadwick, Jr. President Stuart Johnson Vice-President T. J. McMahon Secretary Fred Hubbell Treasurer Harry Frank Business . Ianas.er RECENTL ' an expert estimate was made of the needs of the State of Missouri for the training of professional engineers which indicates a remarkable increase in the number of practicing engineers within the State. The growth has been from 2,647 in 1900, to approximately 7,200 in 1928. It is estimated that 240 engineering graduates per year are now required to meet the needs of the industries in the State. All of the engineering schools together in Missouri are graduating annually only about 175 stu- dents and at least twenty per cent of these do not practice the profession but transfer into other fields of endeavor. In the last four years the University of Missouri has graduated engineers as follows: 32 in 1927; 48 in 1928; 56 in 1929; 74 in 1930. In the present class there are about 85 candidates for degrees although the final number may be less. None of the schools in the State will be satisfied, of course, to limit their output to the needs of the State, since their duty is to prepare men for best ser - ice wherever their field of action may be found. In spite of widespread business and industrial depression during the past year the senior class has been interviewed as usual and placements are fully up to the record of previous years. Certain types of industry finds the need of engineering advice no less valuable in times of financial depression than in times of peak output. The reason is not far to seek: the engineer is the apostle of economic production and efficient distribution so that in times of depression, as in times of prosperity, his serv- ices are invaluable in reducing costs and in marketing output. Industry has passed the stage of concentrating its best efforts on production, and is now recogniz- ing the problem of distribution as of equal importance. This opens the way for men w ith engineering training, and this training as offered in IVlissouri is not narrow. The engineering curriculum is strong in mathematics and physics; requires twice the amount of English that is required of students in the College of Arts and Science; affords an insight into the field of general economics; and, in addition, relates the sciences and economics to industry. That this is accomplished in four years is a tribute to Missouri ' s school system of which the University is the cap sheaf. Dean E. J. McCaustland. Page 1 6

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Cpradiisitc i li4ml James Dougherty Dean Robbins James H. Dougherty W. H. Justice Dean Fitzgerald Louis M. Kinman President ice-President Secretary Treasurer OUR Graduate School consists of a Faculty, of the Student Body, of material items such as build- ings and books, laboratories and other equipment and of a Spirit — the spirit of research. The Spirit of the Graduate School is typical of the iVlissouri Spirit because it is the spirit of in- vestigation, of inquiry, of exploration, of penetration beyond the boundaries of knowledge into the realm of the unknown. Dominated by this spirit of investigation and research, the Graduate Faculty and Student Body of the Graduate School are engaged in a common function — the solution of state, national and international problems in the ' arious fields of knowledge. The University of Missouri has played a role of necessary usefulness in this important and essentia! function for many years. Its leadership in research and investigation was recognized in 1907 when it was invited to become a member of the Association of American Universities, which sets the standards for graduate work in all the Universities of America. Members of its Faculty have national and inter- national reputations as leaders in their fields and students from its Graduate School occupy positions of importance in other Universities or in research institutions. The Announcement of the Graduate School in its list of courses and the publication from its faculty and stULlcnt body shows the breadth and depth of its work. To encourage capable young men and women to enter this most absorbing, interesting, and im- portant field of research the University of Missouri offers annually a number of fellowships each bear- ing an annual stipend of $bOO and of scholarships bearing an annual stipend of $300. ' ' oung men and women, college graduates of high scholarly ability who wish to enter a career of scholarly woi k an l productive research should consult the office of the Graduate Dean for information and advice. Dean William J. Robbins. Pagel