Wayne State University - Griffin Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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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

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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 Albertus Darnell Dean, College of Liberal Arts sional colleges. It was decided that all academic courses should be offered in the Liberal Arts College and that the profes- sional colleges confine their instruction to their several professional lields. Pursuant to this policy a number of instructors were transferred from the College of Education staff to the staff of the Liberal Arts Col- lege. The Department of Health Education and Athletics, because it performs several functions including teacher training, health education, and the direction of athletics was given early consideration by the Uni- versity organization. In view of the variety of its services and because it serves all ot the colleges, it was decided that the entire department should be placed under one head with authority over the several activi- ties allocated to separate directors. This arrangement follows approved University procedure. Incident to the reorganization it was ,E l Waldo E. Lessenger Dean, College of Education possible to make a readjustment in the Col- lege of Education which has been in mind for a long time. The members of the su- pervisory staff of the public schools now became part-time instructors in the College of Education. Through this arrangement it is possible to secure continuity in the training of students who after graduation teach in the public schools of Detroit. By this plan those who later supervise their instruction in the schools are permitted to give them instruction while they are still undergraduates. The advantage of this plan is obvious. The organization of the University under the name of Colleges of the City of De- troit brought with it agitation for a new and more suitable name. Students and faculty interested themselves in this pro- ject. It was generally agreed that the new name must include the word t'Univer- sityu. A long list of names was considered and debated, and finally with the approval Page Eighteen