University of Missouri - Savitar Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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fM hJlpi Dean Middlebush The B. and P. A. Building % SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION THE School of Business and Public Administration seeks to accomplish two purposes: One is so to train the students who choose one of its various curricula, as to insure, so far as pos- sible, their success in their chosen vocation whether this be business, government, adminis- tration, foreign service or social service. The other is so to explain the characteristics of com- munity life — economic, political, and social — that those who have had the work may be of later service to their various communities and to the state and nation in securing the adoption of wise economic and administrative policies. The courses offered by the faculty of the school are open in all cases to students from other schools of the University under the same conditions regarding prerequisites applicable to students in this school. Indeed, in many of the courses offered in the school a majority of the students are from other schools. Nevertheless, it is a matter of regret to members of the faculty that students from schools on the campus whose graduates most often come to be influential in public affairs, do not more largely and frequently avail themselves of the opportunities which the School of Business and Public Administration offers. On the other hand, a majority of the graduates of the School of Business and Public Administration must, of necessity, use their training chiefly as a means to their own business or pro- fessional success and perhaps only a few will have influence on or leisure for, public affairs. But, in any case, the two functions of the school are certainly not inconsistent. The same under- standing of the economic system which makes for keen business sense and wise business adjustment will conduce also to intelli- gence in matters of public concern. Acting Dean Harry Gunnison Brown. 1 - k H-« ■ % w 1 % ■ ■ 1 ■ i 4.a u Elliott Farmer A. F. MuTTi Mildred Miller Harry Morris President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Elliot Farmer Page 14 H83SbA)Ai,«)L«b m I I siXiHH sxr s s i P s V

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.. -rTJgW Vl f igg2S=ss: GRADUATE SCHOOL THE dominating thing in the Graduate School, which consists of a Faculty, of the Student Body, of material items such as buildings and books, laboratories and other equipment, is the Spirit — the spirit of research. The Spirit of the Graduate School, like that of the Missouri Spirit, is one of investigation, of inquiry, of exploration, of penetration beyond the boundaries of knowledge into the realm of the unknown. The solution of state, national and international problems in the various fields of knowledge is the common field in which the Graduate Faculty and Student Body of the Gradu- ate School are engaged. The University of Missouri has played an important part in this most essential 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. Among the members of the faculty of our Graduate School are those who have national and international reputations as leaders in their fields, and students from the School occupy positions of importance in other Universities or in research institutions. The breadth and depth of its work is shown in the announcement of the Graduate School in its list of courses and the publications from its faculty and student body. Young men and women of ability are encouraged to enter this most absorbing, interesting, and important field of research by offers from the University of Missouri of a number of fellow- ships each bearing an annual stipend of $600 and of scholarships bearing an annual stipend of $300. College graduates of high scholarly ability who wish to enter upon a career of scholarly work and productive research should consult the office of the Graduate Dean for information and advice. Dean W. J. Robbins. I 1 Guarding the Columns Dean Robbins m Paget 3 mt- ues? aiftSg = -sxr :,i.=.ia aa p »

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;; Qt3l ak i sn S S hj i f 0 SS=Sss: :a«W5j i f I SCHOOL OF EDUCATION THE State has no more important function than that of educating its children and young people. To make a success of these enterprises, provision must be made for the proper training of teachers, supervisors and administrators. The University School of Education has peculiar advantages in attempting the task of de- veloping teachers and educational leaders. The close contact of undergraduate with graduate work makes possible the early cultivation of the spirit of original investigation. The co-operative arrangements of the School of Education with other Colleges of the University lead to a broaden- ing of the fields of training and also to intensification within any one field. The School of Education is the only state-supported graduate department of Education in the State. This places upon it the responsibility for developing a leadership in educational thought and action. That such leadership is necessary cannot be doubted. Public education, as all State enterprises, is facing serious problems of reorganization. Our times demand that we carry on essential educational projects with little waste of time, energy, and money. During such periods of reorganization there is always danger of the elimination of necessary and useful activities. Economy can easily be driven too far and in itself may become exceedingly wasteful. The trained educational administrator must be able to organize the efforts of today with a vision of the results which may accrue therefrom during the next two decades. The School of Educa- tion of the University of Missouri has no greater duty than that of training educational leaders and of advising the present generation of school administrators. The School of Education at the University of Missouri is equipped so as to be able through organized curricula to train school supervisors, administrators, college teachers of Education, and experts for highly specialized, technical services. Furthermore, in the true spirit of a Uni- versity, the School of Education seeks to discover new and better information about learning and education through well directed researches. The results of such investigations are pub- lished and widely distributed for use. The School also offers direct services in the form of aids in the solution of educational prob- lems arising within various local school systems. Through its surveys and supervisory projects, the School of Education hopes to be of direct service to many communities in the State. Dean Theodore W. H. Irion.