University of Missouri - Savitar Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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!$ liti4il it ' JoiiriisiliNiii Dean Martin Ed McLaughlin Ed. McLaughlin Jesse Cosgrove Frances Corry President Vice-President Secretary and Treasurer AS IT has built for itself a prominent and lasting place among the schools and colleges of the Uni- ersity of Missouri, so likewise is the School of Journalism, through its graduates, working for the creation of a new profession of journalism which will infuse more understanding, vision and culture into the great task of writing and interpreting the daily history of a new age. Although scattered to every state in the U nion and every nation of the earth, these graduates still hold in their minds and hearts the ideals which the School of Journalism has sought to inculcate since its founding twenty-three years ago. Their efforts, together with those of other farsighted workers in journalism, are directed toward the elevation of the profession to the peerage through greater public service. The achievement of the ma.ximum public service through fidelity to the principles of honest, intelligent and unbiased endeavor is one of the fundamental precepts of the School of Journalism. Passing through the realm of theory and acquisition of a thorough cultural background the student is then introduced, by means of the school ' s extensive laboratory facilities, to actual conditions and problems which will confront him upon entering the profession. Theory sets the goal toward which all conscientious newspaper men and women are striving by overcoming the obstacles encountered in the course of their daily work. The School of Journalism points the way and assists each succeeding generation of students in striving closer to the heights of service. Acting Dean Frank L. .Martin. Page 19

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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

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Si ' liool of Law William Becker Dean Parks William H. Becker President Marion- Lamb Vice-President Elvi.n S. Douglas Secretary-Treasurer THE primary purpose of the Law School is to equip men and women for the practice of the law. The demand for finely trained, competent and ethical lawyers is great, and it is this type that in- terests the school. For this reason, the School does not seek merely a large number of students, and its entrance requirements and scholastic standards are such as to attract to the student body only those whose maturity, education, ability and character fit them for serious study. However, graduates of the School are to be found in all parts of the state and there are included in their ranks, leaders in the professions and in public life. While the School ' s first duty is to train lawyers, many University students, who do not intend to practise law, take the law course because they consider it good training either for a business or public career. The School is a charter member of the Association .American Law Schools, an organization com- posed of the leading law schools of the United States and Canada, whose purpose is to further the cause of legal education and promote better legal scholarship. The School has always been given the highest classification by the Council on Legal Education of The .American Bar Association. It is the only school in the state outside of the city of St. Louis that is endorsed by the Association. In addition to the every day work of preparing students for the legal profession, the Faculty of Law is engaged in arious research projects. The results of these in estigations are made available in published form in the Law Series of the University of Missouri Bulletin, a magazine published quarterly. Some members of the Faculty are also in estigating -arious legal problems for the Mis- souri Bar Association. In this connection several research assistants, selected on the basis of scholar- ship from the student body, are being employed. The monc - for this purpose has been furnished by the Missouri Bar .Association. Dean James L. Parks. Pnge 10