Washington University Saint Louis - Hatchet Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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if lf Dean Leslie lames Buchan The Schools facilities for study include complete laboratories for classes in accounting and statistics, and a reference library that has been devoted to development in the fields of business, economics and political science. ln recent years the Department of Retailing has been added to the School of Business. lt was initiated by downtown retailers who saw the need for training students in the techniques of retailing. A unigue plan has been developed in which students have classes four days a week and work in downtown St. Louis stores two days a week and full time before Christmas. These stores have developed a careful program to insure the students a wide variety of experience in both selling and non-selling work. Stainproof t l The W y'slndus1 l pl

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lbuncffsz dial! cgjcfzoof of g3USl.4fLQSS and QQULLIC LHC!I'IfM'4'Ll.Sf4fCZtl.O4fL The School of Business ond Public Admin- mentdls of business otnd public otdministrot- istrdtion, housed in Duncker lflotll, was tion. The school thus fulfills its obliqdtion to estotblished on the cdmpus in l9l7 for the society by preporinq individuals who ore purpose of trctininq students in the fundo- qualified to enter these fields. 24

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CSDCAOO! ol! Qentistry lt's almost as if you were going to your own office every afternoon, say the junior and senior students enrolled in the 'Washing- ton University School of Dentistry. Following morning classes these upperclassmen can be found in the dental clinic where each has a separate unit, consisting of a dental chair, two cabinets, and many needed instruments. Here he receives the practical experience under the supervision of a faculty member of diagnosing and treating regular patients of his own. This modernly-equipped clinic com- bines the two functions of the dental school, that of training the students, and that of giv- ing service to the community. The School of Dentistry, located at 4559 Scott Ave., came into existence in l866 as the Missouri Dental College, the first of its kind west of the Mississippi River. ln 1892 it be- came a department of Washington Univer- sity. The school, known since l928 as the Washington University School of Dentistry, is a member of the American Association of Dental Schools and has been approved by the Council of Dental Education of the Amer- ican Dental Association. Under the direction of Dean Otto William Brandhorst, the school, which has an enroll- ment of l97 this year, is constantly making rapid advancements in the field of dentistry. lt is one of the few dental schools in the coun- try which has brought into its practices the use of the cephalometer. This is a highly specialized machine which measures the actual growth and development of the face and dentures, thus dispelling many false notions about the growth process. Another innovation in the field being used experi- This Won't Hurt a Bit. Practice Makes Perfect