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

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DEAN CARL TOLMAN A native ot Alberta, Canada, Dean Carl Tolman received his A.B. degree from the University ot British Columbia and his MS. and Ph.D. from Yale University. Dean Tol- man, who has been dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences since l946, is married and has two children. He is Secretary-Treasurer ot the Graduate Schools throughout the country. l-le has Worked with the Geoloqical Survey of Canada and the Missouri and U. S. Geological Surveys and is the author of many articles published in the periodicals of these orqanizations. His outstanding Work atVV'ashinqton is evidenced by the tine reputation ot the Graduate School. ilfllif, Sarfzfl G1z1.vg0'w lf'Vil.s'01z fjfI'Z.'C 3250000 for ci gfology hull in 'zzzvzzzory uf hm' fZI!S!7fTlld, lYt'ZQ.'f0IZ K. l'Vz'ls01z, B.,S.C1.E., '79. Mr. VV1I.w11. was VGA vzmwzed as a mining UIlfjI.l'lt'C1' in 120111 the UlZl.fL7I1 51111105 and Maxim. In 1897 he 12fzf1rr1f0c1 Miss Glasgow, 7011050 father was 0110 of H10 f0'LLl7dt'7'S and first diwclors of VVOSf1I.l'TgfOII U11i7f01'- .sity in 1853. 20

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.xgrckifecfure The beginning of what is now the School of Architecture was some sixty years ago. Courses that were creditable toward the de- gree of Architect were available to juniors and seniors aspiring to be architects rather than civil engineers. Only four students en- rolled in this specialized course of study, and only one persevered long enough to acquire the first degree in l88l. Today the Washington University School of Architecture offers a five-year program leading to a Bachelor of Architerfure degree. The training is professional and of a high caliber. There are varying fields of interest for the would-be architect, including design- ing homes or their furnishings, industrial de- sign, the planning of public, commercial or religious buildings, construction design, and even city layout. The student entering the field should have an aptitude for mathe- matics and shop work and an interest in drawing, mechanical or freehand. ln spite of all their protestations to the contrary, architectural students do not work L -4-, 1 L11 all the time. To see the results of their gayer moments, one need only glimpse some poor freshman staggering to class adorned with a T-sguare or attempting to climb three flights of stairs at the upper-class-imposed rate of one step back for every two up. St. Fatima's day, in honor of the patron of all architects, is one full of festivities and eagerly awaited by all students. Members of the student body are attired in costume and parade through the halls and around the grounds. The School of Architecture boasts extra- curricular activities also, the primary organ- ization being the Architectural Society. Open to all students of the school, it serves to keep alive interest and a feeling of fellowship among the dwellers of Givens I-lall. The in- itiation and hazing of new members is con- sidered one of the most hilarious affairs on campus - at least by those not experiencing ii. The two architectural honoraries are Alpha Alpha Gamma for women and Scarab for men.

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gracluafe .gilzoof of .fgrffi ana! .gzienced The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences boasts an enrollment of more than eight hundred students. These students come from all parts of the country and from many foreign lands. The international reputation of the various departments of the school attract these students. Like other divisions of Wash- ington University, the Graduate School spon- sors a student exchange program with other countries in cooperation with the United States government. Some qualified students are allowed to study for a year Without pay- ing tuition. This year graduate Work leading to a master's degree in music was offered, plus interdepartmental degrees in general litera- ture and comparative literature. The Graduate School is expanding to meet the specific educational needs of its students. Evidence of this is shown loy the number of outstanding speakers and leaders in various fields who come to Vtfashington University to lecture, as a result of Work done by the school. ln addition to the courses of study usually associated with this division, the Graduate School offers coordinated programs which include seminars not confined to distinct de- partmental divisions, as in the undergraduate school, but offered through the combined re- sources of a number of departments. lf -' 2 fir aiatematirnsf Zi