Wayne State University - Griffin Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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THE 1934 GRIFFIN FRANK CODY President The First Year in Retrospect O ME has fallen the task of recording in this volume the significant happen- ings at Wayne University during the year now drawing to a close. Kaleidoscopic changes have come so rapidly that one is likely to lose his perspective if he at- tempts to appraise their significance at this time. Doubtless they will profoundly influence the future of education in De- troit. The initiation of any worth while pro- ject is always a stimulating adventure, and the transformation of the Colleges of the City of Detroit into Wayne University has been especially so, because the culmi- nation of this undertaking brought the realization of ideals long cherished and kept alive by those who have shaped the destinies of the several colleges. Mindful of the fact that the municipal colleges could not realize their greatest possibilities under the existing administra- tive relationship, the Board of Education in August, 1933, gave official sanction to a university o-rganization, the outstanding features of which may be briefly summar- ized: The colleges composing the university group include the College of Liberal Arts, formerly the Colleges of the City of De- troit, the College of Education, formerly the Detroit Teachers College, the College of Medicine, the College of Engineering, formerly a department of the College of the City of Detroit, the College of Pharmacy, and the Graduate School. The constitution adopted by the Board simpliiied administrative relationships by closely allocating authority and placing re- sponsibility. The inherent right of each Page Sixteen

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THE 1934 GRIFFIN Dr. Charles L. Spain Executive Vice-President college to legislate concerning matters that legitimately lie within its sphere is defi- nitely recognized, while the authority of the university organization over all mat- ters which concern the university as a whole is assured. By designating the Superintendent of Schools as President of the University, and the Deputy Superintendent of Schools as Executive Vice-President, the Board of Education brought the several units of the school system into closer harmony and gave to the University an opportunity for educational leadership which it had not had heretofore. The administrative authority of the Uni- versity is vested in a Council of Deans, in- cluding the deans of all of the colleges. Legislative power lies in the University Council consisting of the administrative oflicers of the colleges together with rep- resentatives chosen by the faculties. The control of the Graduate School is in the hands of a Graduate Council composed of the deans and elective representatives of the colleges offering graduate courses and conferring graduate degrees. The Dean of Students, Registrar, and Librarian become general University officers responsible to the executive of the University. The close of the year finds the University organization functioning smoothly and when all readjustments attendant upon the reorganization have been made it should provide an opportunity for individual col- leges and individual members of the fac- ulties to carry out their plans and solve their problems under favorable conditions. One of the most encouraging outcomes of the reorganization has been the enthu- siasm and energy displayed by faculty, students, and alumni in making necessary adjustments to meet the new conditions. One of the first policies agreed upon was a clear definition of the functions of the Liberal Arts College and the profes- Page Seventeen