Progress Report (from the President of the University of Utah), 1946-1948

Progress Report (from the President of the University of Utah), 1946-1948. Department of Nursing becomes College of Nursing. University of Utah exceeds nurse quota by 67%.

1;u,w, 1he p ~ o/r Ute ~~wrn~1n °' ~rn~ Ul.'O:VERSlTY OF UT.AB: SALT I.AXE CITY, UTAH Ar.llER'.r 'RAY OLP!N PRESIDENT June JO. l9!J8 To_ the ~oard of Regents: I take pleasure in presenting a Progress Report covering the first two and one-half years of my administration as President of the University of Utah. The peri9d covered is from January l, 1946, to June 30. 1948, the end of the past fiscal year. In the critical period of growth which the University has just 'experienced~ it would have been easy to allow the pressing problems of the day to obscure our long-range objectives. The Administration has tried to keep these objectives in mind while meeting the immediate demands of the day. In retrospect, the ·-postwar period has seemed to present a constant challenge to the Administration, -Faculty and Student Body. Any ·measu~e of success has been due ·to . the excellent . cooperation and support afforded ' by" the Board of ' Regent_s. · · ~lyyours, ·. . Presidfl~ ~he P~fL P ~ Repcv,i 'tf~ o/ 'tfkk 1946-1948 CONTENTS President's Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . College of Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . College of Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . College of Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . College of Fine Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . College of Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . College of Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . College of Mines and Mineral Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . College of Pharmacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Graduate School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . College of Nursing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Military Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Naval Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Graduate School of Social Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dean of Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home Economics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Extension Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stadium Village ........ : .................................... .' . . . University Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bureau of Student Counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alumni Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Institute of Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Placement Bureau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Summer Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utah Engineering Experiment Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Institute of World Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Union Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Student Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intercollegiate Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 8 10 11 12 14 16 17 18 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 31 33 34 34 35 37 38 39 41 42 43 45 47 PresiJent's 1?..eporl World War II was successfully terminated about the time of my appointment to the presidency of the University of Utah. This report covers the period during which was felt the full impact of inflated enrollments resulting from the return to the campus of young men whose education had been interrupted by the war. The story of the University during its war years was recorded by former President Leroy E. Cowles prior to his retirement from the campus following my arrival. Since war veterans began returning to the campus in large numbers before the end of the first year of the 1945-47 biennium, the University of Utah found it necessary to expand its facilities to accommodate more than 8500 students during the second year of that biennium with funds appropriated by the Legislature during the war years when the enrollment was only about 3500. Fortunately the campus is situated immediately adjacent to Fort Douglas, which was the headquarters of the Ninth Service Command during the war. Many of the temporary buildings on this post were being evacuated when the University's needs became acute. The use of these buildings was offered to the administration by General Dwight D. Eisenhower, U. S. Army Chief of Staff, who was inspecting military installations in the Salt Lake City area at the time. With the aid of the newly created Sixth Army and its local representatives, together with federal agencies assigned the task of handling surplus war materials, particularly the Federal Works Agency U. S. Office of Education, Federal Public Housing Administration' and War Assets Administration, educational facilities were assembled in sufficient amount to permit scheduling of classes at the Fort by the fall of 1946. 2 As a result of the housing relief afforded by Fort Douglas, it became unnecessary for the University to seek government help in moving temporary buildings to University grounds. At the present time the only wooden structures on the campus proper are 302 apartments for veteran family housing, a small dormitory building purchased from Geneva Steel Company, a bookstore and theater scene shop which were acquired through Federal Works Agency under the Mead Resolution of the Lanham Act, and a few small buildings obtained under the Disassembly and Transportation Program of the Federal Works Agency for conversion into laboratories for chemistry, physics and medicine. Less than a year after the University moved into Fort Douglas, the Army decided to declare surplus that portion occupied by the University, and plans were formulated for its disposal. Promptly the University administration initiated a move to acquire permanent ownership of the buildings which were being used for educational purposes. An effort to obtain enactment of a bill in Congress transferring the property to the University of Utah failed, but with the aid of our Congressional delegation, the Surplus Property Act was amended to raise the priority of state and municipal agencies and instrumentalities. Since then, negotiations have been underway with the War Assets Administration for purchase of the property at public benefit discounts. Aided by the Utah Congressional delegation in Washington, State and City officials, the Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce, . and representatives of many federal agencies and branches of the armed services, the University stands in good position to acquire, at little cost, permanent possession of the Fort property it needs.* Under Public Laws 346 (G. I. Bill of Rights) and 16 (Rehabilitation Program) the Veterans Administration has been paying for the training of veterans on the basis of instructional costs per credit *Since this was written, the title to Fort Douglas property has been acquired by the University. 1946-47 <STUDENT FEES EI\IOOWMENT INCOME. INCOMEJ:CTI-IER ':>OURCES GIFTS f PRIVATE. SOUP..CES FEOERAL GOVERNMENT 3 1 hour. This has helped both the State and the stu_dents. However, even if all students were veterans, payments received under these bills would amount to but about one half of the total cost of operating the University. . Soon after the first influx of veterans it became apparent that the Universitv could not adequately handle the increasing enrollments without ;eorganization of its administrative setup. The assembly and implementation of a greatly enlarged faculty called for appointment of a Dean of the Faculty. Student counseling requisite under the G. I. Bill necessitated the establishment of a Guidance Center and appointment of a Dean of Students. The amplified demands for graduate training necessitated the expansion of the Graduate Division into a Graduate School and the appointment of a Dean. At present the doctor of philosophy degree is offered in almost every field of learning, and upwards of 100 students are studying for doctor's degrees. Among the new academic and professional schools established should be mentioned the College of Mines and Mineral Industries, the College of Fine Arts, the College of Pharmacy, and the College of Nursing. Within existing colleges new departments were created and staffed in the interests of better administration and teaching. An Institute of World Affairs and an Institute of Government were organized to facilitate an understanding of world problems and to train individuals for government service. The School of Arts and Sciences and the Lower Division were merged into a University College, charged with the responsibility of directing the general education program of the University. A Director of Physical Plant and Operation Wp.S employed to supervise the operation of the · physical plant, now consisting of temporary as well as permanent buildings, and the campus auxiliaries. The University has been very fortunate in its efforts to build a great faculty. Emergency needs were first met by employment of 1946-47 ORGANIZED 121. RESEARCH ADMINISTRA1ION ......tGE.N'L EXPENSE 131. OPERATIONaN<l. MAINTENANCE 4 Total ········ -·- ······ · 1M6 lllllllAIAlllllll& t943f iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii liiiiiiiiiii F u\l l1 m e • •••••••• t946 A&lAllllj 1948 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Part Time •••••• • • • aaa&llll' ••••••••••••• tua IIIA&lllllll& 1946 legend.: One figure equals 25" facult':I .... ..,'oars. some part-time and temporary personnel. These have gradually been replaced by ranking staff members. Professors of national and international repute have been attracted here from all parts of the world. Most of the members of our faculty are young and research-minded. To encourage them in original study and creative work, a fourquarter plan of employment has been adopted calling for employment during four quarters of the year but permitting teaching for only three. Off-teaching quarters must be spent in study, research and publication. · The scholarly faculty of the University attracts substantial grants in aid of research from private, foundation and government sources. The College of Medicine alone receives as much as $350,000 a year for research purposes. In the fields of physics, chemistry and engineering, private, government-sponsored research projects of major importance are in progress. Through the University of Utah-Alumni Development Fund, which was organized just three years ago, substantial contributions have been received from private sources. Thousands of individual alumni and friends have given sums ranging from $1 upward. The Kennecott Copper Company generously contributed $200,000 to the University in one payment for expansion of its program in the mineral sciences. · In an effort to expedite and more efficiently handle matters re- 5 qmrmg faculty attention, a Faculty Council composed of elected representatives from the various academic areas was established. This council constitutes the educational policy-making body of the University and reviews all resignations, appointments and promotions of faculty personnel which are presented to it by the President. Age and experience of students vary greatly, and perhaps half of the male students are married. Even so, the students have cooperated well and have been successful in their special activities. In debating and athletic competition with other schools, an enviable record has been established. Last year the University won the football championship of the Rocky Mountain Conference, while the National Basketball Championship came to Utah for the second time in four years. A conscientious effort has been made to improve the University's public relations, with good results noted on the campus, in the community, over the State and even throughout he nation. The University administration and faculty are eager to serve the State and its citizens. The accompanying charts and illustrations show sources from which the University obtains its income, the purposes for which this money is expended, and the relative increases in faculty, students, and courses offered. The administration is pleased that it has been possible to meet the emergencies of the postwar period, to add greatly to the number 1946 UpperDivisio"' 1946 Upper Division IIIII II II IIII II I1111 1111 1111 111 1111 I 111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 ~ 1946 Lower Division 1948 Lowe.,.. o,..,·,5ton 1946 Grc:acl C0vrses 1945 Grocl . Cou..-ses ttttll 11 1111 I 111 IIIII I11 1111 1111 11111 m mtfil 1111 1111 11 Legend Each book equals 25 6 courses I I I I ~ EXPERIENCE 1 :::'IE:: I 12000 I I ' I FORECAST ~ I I I I I 11000 I I _, t ~ ~)), _ ~ TOTAL DVROLLMEN{" I 10000 _,.,.-~ _,., .. -··,ooo __ /. 'i'. ~ ~w/27~V,l,2'77_...I ~~ ~ 6000 ~~~~~~~/·?r 7000 ~' VETERAN STUDENTS :(/'./~cGtJLAR STUDENT t'--,_'\,."I"-'\..'\,.'/ /./1 / / _,,!,··.t-- ·· ENROLLMENT ~~~-✓-~ L--- ~ I ~ ~ >-· ~>-- 5000 ~""''\":,/ ~~ 6000 . I I 4000 I I I "5000 I ' 2000 I ,, I . 1000 · I 1940 1941 1942 1943 194+ 1945 1946 IH7 ! 1948• 1949 1950 1951 1952. 1955 195'\ 1955 19Sb 1957 1958 of classes at the upper division and graduate levels, to enlarge the faculty by attracting nationally prominent scholars to the campus, and to adequately, if not elaborately, house all of the University's activities with perhaps the lowest expenditure per student per year from State funds in the recent history of Utah. The administration frequently hears comments that the resources of the State of Utah are not sufficient to adequately support the Greater University of Utah with its professional colleges and graduate schools. The University believes it has demonstrated the fallacy of this contention and maintains that the State receives more per tax dollar invested for top-ranking professional assistance than for any other. Moreover, the Administration is convinced that it is more economical to bring national1y prominent scholars and teachers to the students in the State than it is to send the students from the State to the teachers. Every student in residence at the University spends within the State from $1000 to $1500 per year while every student who leaves the State to complete his education takes from the state at least this amount. Following this same line of reasoning, it should prove more economical to send members of the University faculty to residence centers scattered over the State to teach classes there than to bring the students from those areas to campus classes. The University, through its Extension Division, is already conducting many such residence classes where laboratory facilities are not needed. A more detailed account of developments in the University since the war will be found in subsequent portions of this report. A. RAY OLPIN President 7 11._niversillf Coffeqe 0. MEREDITH WILSON, Dean w. ANGLEMAN, Associate Dean and Director of General Education SYDNEY major break with tradition in the interests of better administration occurred in the spring of 1948 with the establishment of the University College, designed to replace and unite the functions of the Lower Division and the College of Arts and Sciences. Under the new plan of the University College, a Board of General Education counselors, supervised by the Director of General Education, will replace the Lower Division council. Members of the Board will represent the various professional colleges and University College curricular areas in which entering students may enroll. In the future all new students will be enrolled in the University College until they complete the general education requirements. Those students who have decided upon an approved major field of study in one of the professional colleges will be registered in this college and dually enrolled in the University College. Upon completion of the general education requirements, the students will register only in the professional college. Students who have selected an approved departmental major will register only in the University College and will be identified with appropriate curricula. A COUNSELORS FOR UNDECIDED STUDENTS Students who are undecided as to their choice of a major subject will register in the University College. While they are fulfilling their general education requirements they will be given help by their counselor in determining their vocational and educational objectives. Entering students who do not plan to complete the work required for the baccalaureate degree will register in the University College and will be assisted in arranging terminal programs which will give them balanced curricula of general educational and vocational preparation. The University College evolved out of a need for an administrative unit charged with more direct responsibility and authority over the general education curriculum. The only subject controlled by the Lower Division was Freshman Orientation. In 1947, the President appointed a committee to study the organization of the Lower Division. From their report and from the report of the Committee on General Education emerged the University College, approved by the Faculty Council to begin operation in the autumn quarter 1948. During _its 17-year history, the Lower Division provided guidance to students and assisted them in recognizing that the first two years of college are primarily a continuation of general education. Through working with countless students, the head of the Lower Division learned of the wide range in capacity and of the heterogeneous nature of students entering the University. This emphasized the need of learning more, not only about students entering the University, but more about those who graduate from high schools and do not continue on to college. To this end the Lower Division made a preliminary study in winter quarter 1948 of the freshman class. This study has been expanded to include the entire 1948 graduating class in the three Salt Lake City high schools with plans to carry a similar study to all the State high schools. 8 ENROLLMENT INCREASE NOTED During the post-war period the efforts of the Lower Division have been mainly directed to the problems created by the tremendous increase in enrollments. Together with the College of Engineering the Lower Division was .affected earlier and to a larger extent than the other departments of the University by the return of veterans. By summer 1948, however, most of this overflow was passed along to the upper division and the professional colleges, with the Lower Division leveling off at a figure that still remains substantially higher than that of the prewar period. At this point the University College will begin administrative duties and student counseling. All entering students in the autumn quarter 1948 will be expected to meet minimum requirements in general education prescribed by the several colleges. Among requirements are an orientation course, a course in written and oral composition and reading, physical education or military science and tactics for three quarters, health education for one quarter, and a minimum of nine hours in each of the following areas: biological science, humanities, physical science, and social science. WORK FOR STUDENT NEEDS Until these courses have been tried and approved, the student may satisfy requirements through combinations of existing courses approved by the respective committees. In addition to these groups, another committee is working in the field of personal and family adjustment, in which various departments have already made notable contributions and advances. The aim of this committee is to correlate for the student the courses given in this vital inter-departmental area and to recommend strongly that he take work here in accordance with his interests and his needs. In addition to the greatly improved machinery for creating a sound general program and a useful counseling agency, the University College has increased the strength of the departments heretofore a part of the School of Arts and Sciences. It would be impossible to detail all the changes. However, the expansion of the Department of Anthropology and the development of a new Department of Journalism are symptomatic of improvements which will make it possible for the University College to increase the effectiveness of its specialized educational opportunities and to take full advantage of the sound general background which may now be provided. In the University College, the University has an organization which should enable the institution to serve both student and State better than ever before. Through the flexible system of dual enrollment the University has coordinated the interests of general and special education in a way which should prove beneficial to the student with clearly defined aims. At the same time it will maintain and strengthen the advantages of the older system for the undecided student, providing for the first time curricula suitable to the needs and abilities of students of limited capacities. New general courses, each developed by specialists, will provide training in necessary skills and access to that fundamental core of knowledge upon which real culture rests. The movement promises to make educational history at the University. 9 Coffe9e of :Business DILWORTH w ALKER, Dean growth commensurate with the expansion of the entire University has been experienced by the College of Business, which has expanded its curriculum to meet the changing conditions brought about during the postwar period. The College is now organized under five departments and two bureaus, enabling it to serve students and business interests of the Intermountain region far more effectively than in the past. Wide fields of endeavor are open in departments of accounting, banking and finance, economics, management, and marketing, while the Bureau of Economic and Business Research has gained national recognition. The young Bureau of Merchandising Services has won already the good will of business organizations in major population centers in the state and region. Commendation of the expanded college and its improved instruction come repeatedly from businessmen-a tribute to the high quality of teaching personnel in the College of Business, R APID NEW MASTER'S DEGREE Indicative of the over-all broadening of the scope of business education at the University is the program recently approved by the President and the Board of Regents instituting a program of graduate work which will lead to the award of Master of Business Administration, the M. B. A. degree. Final details of this new curriculum will be completed in the near future to offer advanced training to students who are qualified for this specialized work. Both full-time and part-time instructors have been added to the staff to meet the needs of expansion that has found 19 classes either begun or revised in light of their international importance. Most of the additions have come to the new marketing department where 12 classes have been added. Also new are four economics classes and one in accounting, plus a general revision of work in international trade and international finance. Research is a key word in the College of Business, most of it being centered in the Bureau of Economic and Business Research. The bureau has published eight major works slanted at problems peculiar to Utah, thus serving the state, industry, agriculture, and the student. Among the many studies are analyses of the effects of World War II upon Utah's economy, an economic history of the state through 100 years of development, power requirements, cost of living studies, water resources, a comparative standing report on how the University compares with other national institutions of higher learning, and a pedestrian traffic survey of Salt Lake City. STATISTICS TO BE MEASURED A realized goal of the College is the publishing of a quarterly review of business conditions in Utah and the Intermountain area. Business firms, financial institutions, and government agencies have agreed to supply the bureau with statistics to measure changes in industrial production and economic activity in the mountain belt. In eventful times, such as these, business and economic barometers must be checked closely at frequent intervals, and competent observers must keep the state informed of changes of ten noticeable only to a trained eye. More and more students are seeking graduate work at the University; more and more are obtaining employment in responsible positions in which good training and wide experience are "musts." 10 Golfeqe of £Jucalion JOHN T. WAHLQUIST, Dean NROLLMENT trends in the College of Education have steadily risen since the end of hostilities. Junior and senior class ranks have been swelled by returning servicemen. In January 1946, enrollment totaled 158. A year later this figure had climbed to 241. In January 1948, 489 students seeking to become teachers registered for work in the College. In addition to these undergraduate figures, the College points with pride to its graduate record which represents about 40 per cent of the advanced degrees conferred in University history. Heavy enrollment in evening residence, extension division, and summer session courses continue to supplement the regular course of study in the College of Education. In keeping with this plan of "educating Utah's educators" has been the authorization by the Administration and the Board of Regents in the past two years for the College to confer both the Doctor of Philosophy and Doctor of Education degrees. E FOURTEEN GRADUATE COURSES ADDED With the addition of 14 new graduate courses in Educational Administration, much emphasis has been placed upon this Department which continues to draw the majority of graduate students. Now in the third year of a revised pre-service course of teacher education, the Elementary Education Department has more than doubled its enrollment since January 1946. On the graduate level, 10 new courses are being offered. The Department sponsored five Master's theses in 1946, four in 1947 and has 11 now in process as an indication of the stress on postgraduate work. Experiencing the greatest current development in the College is the Department of Social Education, specializing in courses which train school staff counselors, placement officers, and college personnel workers. During the summer of 1947, Social Education was reorganized upon a broader base by the Dean of Students. A new program, administered jointly with the Psychology Department, has now been added and is attracting many candidates for advanced degrees. Professional courses have been introduced with special appeal for guidance workers employed in the Salt Lake City and Ogden areas. Attention of the Administration has been called to an enormous demand for persons trained in clinical psychology. The Veterans Administration and the large universities in the United States are cooperating in organizing work in this field. Participation in this program requires accreditation by the American Psychological Association before the Ph.D. can be conferred. COURSES ATTRACT 3000 Increased enrollment in the College of Education is reflected in the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, where five sections of the School Health Program are being offered in place of two sections in previous years. A methods course in sex education has been added for preservice and in-service teachers; a graduate course has been organized for school administrators; and a comprehensive public health course on the undergraduate level is being planned. More than 3000 students took courses in this Department in 1947-1948. Two textbooks, The Philosophy of American Education and An Introduction to A.merican Education, written by the Dean, have been in wide use in about 250 institutions of higher education. Charged primarily with sending well-trained teachers into the field, the College of Education continues to fulfill its purpose as evidenced by countless reports from all sources that Utah's educational standards are among the highest in the nation. 11 eoL/eqe of [nqtneerln9 A. LEROY TAYLOR, Dean W HEN all college deferments were cancelled during 1945, World War II cut the enrollment of the College of Engineering to a low of 210 students. While the small size of this group presented certain disadvantages, it enabled the staff to recuperate partly from the heavy load of war years and extensive war courses so that laboratories could be rehabilitated and courses reorganized in preparation for the return of ex-soldiers. The influx was not long in coming. The following year enrollment returned to normal and then rapidly jumped to more than two and one-half times all previous records with 1259 students. Equipment that had become familiar to many students who had seen service was waiting for them when they returned to the University. War surplus materiel enabled the College of Engineering to keep pace with student population growth. SERVICEMEN BRING SKILLS TO CAMPUS Returning veterans brought with them many skills acquired in service, but most civilian students were able to hold their own with veterans. This led to considerable impetus being given graduate study and research, with more and better results along these lines than in previous years. War conditions all but stopped essential research work, but increased interest among students and faculty has made the work flourish in the past two years. Employment conditions for graduates are excellent, also, with well trained students being in demand generally throughout the State and Nation. Electrical Engineering has witnessed a growth comparable to that of any department on campus, due largely to the "glamorizing" of radio and radar during the war. Departmental research has been centered on a permanent magnet generator problem for the Army Signal Corps, while other research problems are being readied for an increase of graduate students. Heading a list of excellent surplus equipment is a complete Mark 16 radar unit, originally used for coast-to-sea communication and now a part of electrical apparata available for student training. New staff members have been added to maintain a full course of study, so designed that it has drawn praise from businessmen who more and more seek to place qualified students from the University. Significant to the advancement of Chemical Engineering was the establishment of a separate department for study in this field- a move approved by the President and the Board of Regents in May 1947. Prompt to recognize the advantages of this move was the American Institute of Chemical Engineers which established a student chapter at the University soon after the separation of the department which made it an entity on campus. Accreditation of the department is expected as soon as facilities become available to enlarge and house a complete laboratory. Progress is being made • in the acquisition of equipment which is being utilized by student and faculty cooperation. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING EXPANDING Graduate work in chemical engineering will be expanded by autumn 1948, to offer adequate training for research and advanced degrees. The Uni12 Modern equipment makes the Engineering CoUege am,o ng the best in the nation versity can well be optimistic about the future of the department, because the accelerated industrial development of the area points to a need for skilled technicians to maintain the advances already made on campus and in the Intermountain region. Civil Engineering leaders have concentrated on adding graduate courses to a highly technical curriculum to keep qualified students on campus. Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees are available through the Department in hydraulics, water supply and sanitation, highway engineering, structures, and soil mechanics. Laboratories have been stocked with latest equipment ranking with the finest in the Nation. Oil pipe assembly, a large glass-walled flume for instruction and research in open channel flow, and numerous models and training aids have been added to the hydraulics laboratory. A 300,000 pound concrete-testing machine, a large freezing cabinet, sonic modulus apparatus, concrete beam testing sets, and much small equipment will be used in the cement laboratory. In the bituminous laboratory, asphalt field-test sets and devices for measuring stability of asphalt mixtures have been procured. Small, but vital, pieces of equipment have brought up-to-date the sanitation laboratory. Surveyors and soil mechanics will use some of the latest items of delicate and technical machinery to make their findings more accurate, while optical equipment, camera supplies, small meters and gauges, and other analytic devices have been added. to the structures laboratory. Foreign students fro111 India, · Pakistan, China, Burma, Cuba, Costa Rica, Iraq, Siam, and Palestine have been drawn to the College of Engineering as a tribute to the quality of instruction and guidance given. 13 PIONEERS IN LIBERAL EDUCATION Course of study in the Department of Mechanical Engineering has been modified in harmony with recommendations of the American Society for Engineering Education. The changes consist principally in increased emphasis being placed on the fundamentals of mechanical engineering and the introduction of non-technical electives which provide room for the election of courses in the humanities. The University has been among the pioneers in encouraging more liberality of education among engineering specialists. This undoubtedly will increase efficiency of expression among engineers, enabling them better to define their aims to a public interested in their technical advances. Advanced courses in thermodynamics, aeronautics, aircraft design, theory of elasticity, machine vibrations, and others have been enlarged and moved to a senior elective or graduate status. Laboratory work, machine tooling, casting, testing, and demonstration models all have seen rapid advances in the mecahnical line. Ice-making in a model brine tank, and aircraft design testing in two modern wind tunnels have elicited great interest among students. The future outlook of the entire College of Engineering promises nothing but the finest in latest techniques, equipment, and value of work. Above all the future promises good engineers from one of the Nation's best engineering schools. Coffeqe of f:JLne G/rt5 AVARD FAIRBANKS, Dean TAR'S CENTENNIAL year saw the establishment at the University of a new College of Fine Arts, designed to promote cultural interests on campus and throughout the State. Existing departments of Art and Music were assigned to the College, while the Speech Department, still a part of the University College, coordinated its drama activities with the new unit. A similar procedure was followed with the Dance division of the Physical Education department. Special purposes of the new College include: 1. The imparting of information and instruction to encourage and develop the highest skill possible in the various arts. 2. Cooperation with other schools on campus to give general cultural background to student and citizen and to render technical service. 3. Lecturing throughout the State to extend the University's sphere beyond the immediate campus. 4. To foster concerts, exhibitions, operas, theatrical performances, dance recitals, pageants, and public lectures which will be of particular development to all people. Plastic and graphic arts are expected to be housed in a section of buildings in the Fort Douglas Annex area, while design and architecture also are being expanded. Stimulation to the study of architecture came with the national convention of the American Institute of Architects held in Salt Lake City in June. Plans and outlines of the College of Fine· Arts were presented to this body for suggestions and approval. Training standards are being prepared to meet requirements of the State Board of Examiners. ALLIANCE OF UNIVERSITY AND SYMPHONY . Among the most progressive steps taken by the Administration was the alliance effected by the University and the Utah Symphony. This cooperation of two major organizations stressing .cultural attainment promises to afford music lovers two choral-orchestral works in the famed Salt Lake Tabernacle during the fall of 1948. U 14 "At Home" programs in the student Union building drew large and appreciative crowds during the spring. Programs were furnished by the Music Department featuring both groups and soloists. In the tradition of "Promised Valley," Centennial production backed by much University time, talent, and supervision, dramatists and musicians will combine efforts to stage annual Summer Festivals in the Stadium Bowl. "Promised Valley," already being imitated by other states for use in special observances, was followed in 1948 by "Show Boat" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream," while similar productions will continue each year. In University plans is the construction of a replica of historic Salt Lake Theatre which will house an enlarged and improved Speech Department program. Summer productions have added great impetus to dance instruction, a field much in need of expansion and encouragement to add its part to a new, enlightened attempt to serve the State. In May 1947, faculty approval was granted for the College to award qualified students degrees of Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts in painting, sculpture, architecture, design, music, theatre, and dance. The Doctor of Philosophy degree will be offered through the Graduate School in cooperation with the College of Fine Arts. CIVIC CENTER PLANNED An integral part of the dreams of civic and University officials is the future construction of a Salt Lake Civic Center. In this project, cooperation and intelligent use of the College of Fine Arts might well serve as the major coordinating force. The fine arts in general have an association of interests, and the College affords a close tie-in with its various sub-departments. Their aim is to function cooperatively and integrate their work with University development and the general cultural uplift of the community. From this section of the country must come new impetus, new creations, new hopes, expressed through the Arts to bring forth what every civilization hopes for-a Golden Age of cultural attainment. Enlarrged facilities have broadened the scope of Fine Arts on the camp'Us e0Lle9e of i;aw H. LEARY, Dean ow 34 years old, the University College of Law has continued to supply about one half the practicing attorneys in Utah. Other graduates have moved on to larger communities throughout the nation where their background and training have been recognized by associates as equal to that afforded law students anywhere. A roster of present state officials numbers many University graduates among its personnel, including the Governor, the Attorney General, two Supreme Court justices, several district judges and attorneys, 14 county attorneys, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and many others. In private practice, University law graduates serve as legal advisers to .important financial concerns, railroad companies, power and light firms, mines, banks, irrigation companies, and manufacturers. WILLIAM N ENROLLMENT HIGH Enrollment consistently has been high in the College of Law with attendance percentages comparing most favorably with other similar organizations in the west. In the school year just terminated it ranked second only to the State of Washington. The University has a contract with the Veterans' Administration covering law instruction separate and apart from its contract for the other schools and departments. It calls for a somewhat higher charge per credit hour of instruction and costs neither the state nor the individual veteran student anything for his normal training. Law books are the tools with which lawyers work. An adequate library is as essential to a law school as is a laboratory to a chemist. Complying fully with requirements of the Association of American Law Schools, the University maintains one of the best small law libraries in the country. The library contains an all-embracing supply of almost 25,000 volumes, including federal and state reports, state statutes, up-to-date digests, encyclopedias, citators, and textbooks. English, Canadian, and American law journals also may be found. An increased number of faculty members with degrees from leading law schools of all parts of the United States and from Europe are responsible for the legal instruction on campus. Representing, as they do, a cross section of legal education in America, these instructors are well equipped to teach basic principles of common law as distinct from mere provincial jurisprudence. The rise of the United States in recent international affairs has prompted the introduction of civil law in effect in other parts of the world, resulting in the inclusion of courses designed to broaden the outlook of the law student. SIX YEARS WORK REQUIRED Beginning with the summer quarter, 1947, the Law curriculum was extended an additional year for those students who have completed only two years of pre-legal study. To obtain a Bachelor of Laws degree the candidate must now present at least six years of college work, three of which must have been devoted to professional subjects. Such extension affords an opportunity for an experimental combination of professional and non-professional courses during the first two years in law school. A-careful selection of courses from allied subjects has been integrated with the professional work. The complexities of modern society have imposed an increasing demand upon law schools to utilize all information, all techniques and devices employed by economists, sociologists, philosophers, and physicists without abandon- 16 ment of prior emphasis on mathematics, languages, and history. The new curriculum is but an attempt to meet this demand. It is designed more adequately to equip future graduates to ascertain and apply the fundamental principles of justice in an era of social revolution. The University has enjoyed excellent relations with the bench and bar of the state with resultant advantages to all concerned. Faculty members have been happy to serve on bar committees and have assisted in conducting institutes for practicing lawyers. On the other hand, the College has been glad to receive from the Bar Commissioners suggestions for improvement in legal education. eoL!eqe of _JfeJLcine RICHARD H. y OUNG, Dean work in the University College of Medicine has largely been concentrated upon consolidating gains made in personnel, curriculum, and facilities connected with the recently organized four-year medical college. This has necessitated a complete reorganization of the student record and admissions system to conform to requirements of the Association of American Medical Colleges. Changes in curriculum during the period 1946-1948 have been quite extensive. There has been an increased effort to establish better correlation between the various courses in basic medical sciences and in the clinical fields. The fourth year curriculum has been liberalized to give a wider selection of elective courses. OSTWAR P RESEARCH REACHES NEW HIGH Research has reached an all-time high because of, faculty appointments of well qualified clinical and research personnel. This research faculty has rendered invaluable assistance in undergraduate and graduate teaching. An extensive list of publications has been the result of this intensified endeavor. The new four-year Medical College has extended University service Gratifying is the national reputation of the Medical College which has been most widely reflected in the large sums of money obtained in grantsin-aid, due primarily to the reputation and abilities of individual faculty members as well as to the overall policy of the institution. These monetary grants have increased materially since the four-year plan was adopted. Private hospitals in Salt Lake City and Ogden have become more and more closely affiliated with the University under a system of resident rotation worked out between the cooperating organizations. Many University graduates have received outstanding appointments, deporting themselves so favorably that University medical students are receiving wide solicitation. In June, 1946, the Medical College was called upon by the Veterans Administration to assume responsibility for the naming of the attending physicians and the consultants to the Veterans Hospital in Salt Lake City. An educational program was established and approved residencies developed. In prestige the Veterans Hospital now compares favorably with any hospital in the state. There has been tremendous improvement in medical care and resident physician training at the University. In turn, the affiliation has been beneficial to the University in affording undergraduate and graduate training to students. FACILITIES REMODELED Extensive remodeling of medical facilities has added to the general efficiency of the program. Cancer research and. cancer biology have been expanded to utilize all available space. A temporary building on Fort Douglas reservation has been equipped through funds furnished by the U. S. Public Health Service, and a metabolic ward has been built at the Salt Lake County General hospital which forms an integral part of the entire project. With the establishment on a firm foundation, the College should continue its meteoric rise, planning the future carefully. Plans for a State Medical Center on the campus constitute the ultimate solution to the problems of not only the University but the future of medicine throughout the state and the Intermountain area. In this way we will be able to fulfill the essential functions of the College of Medicine: to serve the people of Utah as a student training institution, and to serve and supply the medical profession of the state and region with the latest advances in medical education and skill. Gofle9e of _j/fnes anJ _j/fneral !JnJustries CARL J. CHRISTENSEN, Dean for a school of mines in Utah was recognized as early as 1888 and instruction in metallurgy and mining engineering was given at this early date. Formal recognition of the work in mineral engineering came from the Utah State Legislature in 1901 when the State School of Mines was established by legislative enactment. The University broadened this to a School of Mines and Engineering. Over the years the non-mineral engineering subjects assumed an increasingly important place due to the popularity of electrical, mechanical, and civil engineering subjects. This trend was emphasized when large numbers of World War II veterans elected to study these subjects. The result was an almost complete engulfing of all phases of mineral engineering, which was unfortunate since these are of considerable economic value to the state and, therefore, in need of stimulation. Adding to this problem was the withdrawal of the United States Bureau of Mines from its close cooperation with the University. This not only removed from the school valuable personnel to direct research projects and activities of graduate stu~ents but also removed from laboratories a large part of the equipment which was property of the Bureau. N EED 18 REORGANIZATION EFFECTED IN 1946 To bring the mineral engineering work of the University into the prominence that University administrators thought it should have, a reorganization was effected in 1946 wherein the work in mining engineering, metallurgical engineering, and geology were brought together as the nucleus of a school which would offer extensive course work in mineral engineering and allied sciences. During the past two years the structure of the College of Mines and Mineral Industries has been considerably expanded so that there now are eight departments offering full undergraduate curricula; one a partial curriculum; and two other curricula are in preparation. Departments of the College have been grouped into three administrative divisions to stress the relationship between the instruction given by the departments and to achieve coordination. These divisions include Earth Sciences, Mineral Engineering, and Mineral Technology. Earth Sciences specialize in geology, geography, mineralogy, geophysics, and meterology. Many of these fields only recently have qualified as "full status sciences" and their contributions are expected to be legion. Geophysics has offered new techniques in the search for mineral deposits and petroleum pools; resources which, along with the science of underground water, are of great importance to the development of Utah. FIRST TO OFFER SPECIAL DEGREE The University will be the first American institution to offer a degree in Ground Water Engineering, a step that promises to be followed by many universities. Only a few universities offer a full major in Mineral Economics, a subject of national and international importance. Such a curriculum will shortly be offered by the division of Mineral Engineering. Heretofore, the instruction in mining engineering at the University has been centered almost wholly around metal mining. An option in coal mining engineering is now offered, since it may be expected that coal mining in Utah will become increasingly important in the industrial expansion of the state. University experiments with the transformation of coal into liquid fuel promise to supplement the increasingly inadequate supply of petroleum products in the nation. Departments of Ceramics and Fuel Technology also are being developed. Coal and oil shale are plentiful in Utah and expansion of work to study the utilization of these vital raw materials is planned. Research activities, guided by a recently augmented staff of topflight faculty members, will be of two general kinds- those intended to develop and demonstrate the commercial possibilities of mineral raw materials in Utah and those intended to elucidate a fundamental understanding of -the science in general. Both types of research are considered to be of great importance to the economic development of the State of Utah. MORE RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS Many findings already have been published in leading journals with more to come from the college students, graduates, and faculty members who are encouraged to be active in research. It is the aim of the College of Mines and Mineral Industries to build an effective school which will give an excellent training at all levels of scholastic achievement important to the University and to the State, and, at the same time, carry out a research program that will make a real contribution to the economic development of Utah's mineral industries. An excellent beginning has been made in establishing the College of Mines and Mineral Industries at the University as one of the outstanding Colleges of its kind in the nation. 19 eolleqe of PkarmaClJ L. DAVID HINER, Dean T HE COLLEGE OF PHARMACY was formally established by act of the Board of Regents in 1946, and its first class of students was registered that year. In H)4 7 full courses of instruction in both the first and second years were offered to a combined freshman and sophomore student body of 205 students. Junior and senior courses will be added during the next two years, thus establishing a full four-year program of collegiate instruction leading to the standard degree of Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy. Foresight on the part of University administrators and the Board of Regents enabled the Dean of Pharmacy to negotiate for a suitable faculty in advance of his arrival. As a result of this action a capable staff has been secured to administer the instruction program in Pharmacy. Every member of the instructional staff holds the Ph.D. degree, is an experienced teacher and research worker, and is a registered pharmacist by examination. Thus at a time when nearly every pharmacy school in the United States is compromising on the qualifications of its faculty, the University of Utah finds itself in a position which is the envy of many older institutions. INTEGRATED CURRICULUM The curriculum of the College has been integrated with that of the other departments on the campus in order that pharmacy students may share in the educational advantages of the entire University. Basic and fundamental courses ·in scientific, cultural, and business subjects have been included and so arranged that they precede professional· courses for which they are prerequisite. Modern courses of study have been developed under advisement of the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education. Utah is one of the few Under a competent faculty the Pharmacy College is expanding states whose University possesses a Pharmacy faculty capable of effecting a complete separation of specialized training in both pharmacognosy and pharmacology; most universities are forced to offer these subjects under the obsolete title of Materia Medica. At the University of Utah the four departments recommended to complete this specialized training have been set up under suggestions offered by the A. C. P. E. Training is available in pharmacy, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, and pharmacognosy. A thoroughly modern dispensary is in the process of development in connection with a prescription laboratory. Through this medium it is intended that a first class pharmaceutical service can be afforded the Student Health Service as well as other departments with need for specially prepared drugs and compounded medication. Only advanced students will be permitted to participate in this phase of study under close and constant supervision. The advantages of such a teaching asset to the University cannot be overemphasized. EQUIPMENT READIED Enough equipment and supplies were on hand at the beginning of the College's initial fall quarter to allow regular classes to proceed on schedule. Permanent equipment is arriving constantly, and as rapidly as it becomes available it is being pressed into service, enabling the staff to maintain full-scale instruction. Despite the many hours consumed in early planning and development, the faculty of the College of Pharmacy has found time to engage in research activities which are so essential to good instructional progress. A cooperative project is taking shape in which the pharmaceutical chemistry department will synthesize several new anti-convulsant compounds, which in turn will be tested in campus laboratories. Every encouragement possible is being extended the staff to continue their interests in original investigation. The development of a garden where medicinal plants can be grown for instructional and research purposes will be a distinct addition because there is no substitute for actually working with plant drugs in connection with theoretical classwork. Practical aspects of such a teaching tool are in the plans of the immediate future, and before the end of summer, 1948, the medicinal plant garden should be a reality for use in undergraduate and research work. STUDENTS SEEK CHARTER Professional bearing through ethics and common interests have made Pharmacy students more closely associated with each other and has given them a desire to affiliate themselves with state and national organizations. The Utah Pharmaceutical Association has granted a system of associate membership to Pharmacy students, while the University's future pharmacists have sought a charter for a student branch of the American Pharmaceutical Association. The College of Pharmacy is taking steps to obtain full accreditation for the work it offers. The A. C. P. E. is the official accrediting agency, and the faculty members have attempted to follow this group's rules in setting up the campus unit. Accreditation for the first two years of instruction is expected momentarily, but, until such· time as it is, the College will continue development until the first class is a reality and the entire program can be scrutinized for full accreditation. New-but with its scholastic spurs almost won-the College of Pharmacy has sought none but the highest standards. 21 (jraJuate Schoof HENRY EYRING, Dean NSTRUCTION and training of graduate students have been functions of the University since 1894 when the first advanced degree was awarded. More organization followed until in 1908 advanced degrees became a part of the curriculum. I An important milestone was the establishment of the Graduate Division in 1917. This led, through the years, to the present emphasis placed upon postbaccalaureate study by the Administration. In April 1946, the Board of Regents created the office of Dean of the Graduate School through which position graduate work was to be channeled and stressed. Since its organization, the Graduate School has been the recipient of ever-increasing funds for fellowships, assistantships, and other educational purposes. The Dean, together with the Graduate Council appointed by the President, supervises graduate study at the University. In addition, each department or group of allied departments offering work leading toward advanced degrees appoints a departmental graduate committee which is responsible for the supervision of graduate work in its special field. PURPOSE OUTLINED The purpose of the School is to encourage and facilitate the pursuit of studies beyond the regular courses required for ordinary baccalaureate degrees. Its major function is to motivate and educate at an advanced level those who are to be independent intellectual leaders in the professions and research. Graduate work at the University is much more than the passing of a number of courses and the completion of established minimum requirements. Graduate degrees represent previous educational background and breadth, a reasonable length of residence at the University, considerable outside individual study, and concrete evidence of original thinking and research. Continuous work in graduate study is carried on more extensively now, since the University began operating on a four-quarter calendar. The faculty of the Graduate School includes all members of the various faculties who give instruction in approved graduate courses. Each member of the faculty who supervises the work of graduate students is urged to carry on research programs and to publish his findings. In 1946 with the establishment of the Graduate School there were 80 students seeking advanced degrees. Present enrollment has soared to 510, many of them veterans and foreign students. 22 RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS AVAILABLE It is now possible to obtain a Ph.D. degree in 37 out of 43 fields, and increasing numbers of students are seeking this goal. The number of departments offering fellowships and assistantships to graduate students increased from the previous 20 to 33 in 1947, and to 41 in 1948. In addition, there are 20 research fellowships given by the University Research Committee and four offered through the Alumni Development Fund. With the development of graduate work during the last few years, the offering of the Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1947, and the organization of the Graduate School, the University has entered upon a new frontier in its history. This promises higher educational standards and unprecedented individual improvement-all for greater service to the community. Golleqe of cNursln9 HAZELLE BAIRD MACQUIN, Dean of the University colleges is the College of Nursing established by the Board of Regents in June 1948. Mrs. Hazelle Baird Macquin, who had been head of the Department of Nursing Education, was named Dean of the new College. N EWEST The Department of Nursing Education was begun in · 1942 with the immediate objective of supplying the wartime demand for trained nurses. How well Utah succeeded is shown by these facts: The State was asked to enroll a quota of nurses twice as great as she had ever trained before. Utah not only met this quota, but exceeded it by 67 per cent. Only one state in the Nation bettered this record, and that by only two per cent. With the end of the war, the faculty in charge of Nursing Education geared its program to peacetime needs which found graduate nurse registration on the upward march. Winning of degrees and certificates has entitled many of these nurses to teach in schools of nursing associated with the University. Staffed with competent teachers, and enjoying the cooperation of the entire University plus the leading hospitals of the State, the new College of Nursing promises to make a significant contribution to the University's program of service. Competent nursing care is needed throughout the State. The University willingly accepts the duty of training persons who can give such care to the citizens of the State. 23 Future Army Officers tr ain with up-to-date military materiel _Jfifitan; Science COL. FREDERICK H. BLACK, Commandant RAITS of dependable manhood also are dev~loped und~r. 1:Jniversity gu_idance. Now that the defense of the Nation rests m1tially on foreign shores, there must be well trained men to guard and preserve frontiers that must be manned. T Much of the indoctrination of America's future milit~ry leaders is given through Reserve Officer Training Corps units. Artillery and air groups have been instituted at the University which has maintained an excellent record for a quarter of a century. In the University R O T C during 1948 three cadets were recommended for commissions in the regular Army, a percentage of direct commissions met by few, if any, college training units. The Department of Miliary Science and Tactics, long recognized for the quality of Reserve officers it has turned out in peace and war, in 1948 bettered its own 24-year record of winning Excellent ratings from the War Department when it captured the newly-established Superior rating following a rigid inspection of administration and personnel. Courses have been expanded to bring students up-to-date with latest military techniques and weapons. Summer camps have been re-opened for field training, and the R O T C units have been gaining favor with an everincreasing number of University students, both veterans and non-veterans. In addition to adding color to campus life, the cadet trainees have brought many favorable comments to the University for their efficient work and their expanding interests and activities. 24 cNaval Science CAPT. JOSEPH P. THEW, Commandant OUSED in one of the most modern buildings on the University campus, the Department of Na val Science and Tactics has been able to offer basic and advanced work to midshipmen seeking reserve or regular commissions in the United States Navy, now the largest sea power in the world. H Sharp in the traditions of the sea, the University unit has been kept "shipshape" by an alert staff of experienced navy officers and men. Construction of the Na val Science building has afforded the department a plant in which virtually every role in the successful control of a ship can be taught students. Rated high by the Navy Department, the unit is one of few operating in "landlocked" Intermountain country. However, it has thus been able to better serve the interests of Navy veterans who have returned to college and desire to keep abreast of developments in this branch of service. Summer cruises aboard the newest and largest battleships and aircraft carriers have familiarized midshipmen with the functioning of large, fast vessels which did much to carry the recent war to enemy shores. Weather, battle tactics, intricate maneuvers, coordination with other branches of the service, simulated combat conditions and other phases of the navy at war have become a part of the curriculum on campus and at sea. First introduced during the war, the Naval unit has stayed on to become an important educational arm of the University. Serving as a repository of naval fore to honor Utah naval figures and to house gear from the famed U. S. S. Salt Lake City, the Naval Science department has brought much attention to the campus and has been recognized as an important addition to the University's desires to better serve the State and Nation. A moder n structure houses midshipmen's tr aining at the Univ ersity (jraJuate Scfwof of Social Ofork ARTHUR L. BEELEY, Dean growth of the Graduate School of Social Work can best be measured by the number of graduates completing work for the certificate, S the number of students in various other departments of the University regisUBSTANTIAL tering for social work courses, and the requests of other departments and schools on the campus for service courses, especially medicine, law, and nursing. In the 11 years the School has operated, 207 students have been awarded the Graduate Certificate, with recipients representing colleges from all over the nation and one from abroad. Any professional school must be judged both by the number of its graduates and the students in other departments who register for single courses. During the past two years there has been an increasing trend along this line. The College of Nursing requires two social work courses; the College of Medicine recommends a course in social psychology for pre-medical students; during the past year an orientation course in criminology has been taught for 75 pre-legal students. Because of added teaching personnel and an increased curriculum, the School has established itself as the leading institution for professional training in social work in the Intermountain region. TWO YEAR DEGREE OFFERED Plans call for a two-year program to replace the present one-year, 48-hour course of study. Much of the additional work being considered will be particularly in fields of medical and psychiatric social work. Under this new organization the two-year degree, Master of Social Work, will be offered. School organization will be built along the following lines: 1. Welfare and its administration 2. 3. 4. 5. Case work Mental hygiene, including the Bureau of Student Counsel Criminology and delinquency Group work An increasing number of graduates have been rapidly absorbed in public and private agencies of the state, the Intermountain area, and throughout the country. Coordination of the programs in the Department of Sociology and the Graduate School" of Social Work has increased registration and has improved the general caliber of study. Desire to step-up undergraduate and graduate work in the Anthropology division prompted the Administration to approve recommendations that Anthropology be separated from the Department of Sociology as an entity in the faculty family. Two major problems confront the School: collaboration with the University College regarding the sociological content and scope of general education, and encouraging private citizens and research organizations to look with favor upon social work, by making gifts in the form of scholarships, fellowships, and grants-in-aid of research. 26 :J>ean of StuJenls GEORGE A. PIERSON students require many services beyond those provided through an instructional program. They must be assisted in selecting a suitable curriculum; they must be advised with respect to their health and welfare problems; they must be counseled regarding their many adjustment difficulties; they must be encouraged to participate in appropriate extracurricular activities; and they must be placed in desirable employment situations. When colleges and universities were small and the faculty-student ratio relatively low, these so-called student personnel services often were handled effectively on an informal basis. But as institutions of higher education grew in size affording less personal relationships, organized guidance programs proved to be a necessity; professionally trained personnel workers were indispensable. To cope with this rising tide of student personnel problems on the University campus, a new administrative officer, the Dean of Students, recently was appointed. In creating this position, the President and the Board of Regents recognized the experience of other institutions which indicates clearly that guidance and welfare needs can best be served by a student personnel program recognized by the Administr"ation and supervised by a major administrative officer. When the Dean of Students was appointed, there were many student personnel agencies on the University campus providing excellent service. These agencies, however, had been established originally to meet some immediate need; consequently, the scope of their development had not always been foreseen. Thus, the need for a coordinator and the naming of the Dean of Students on July 1, 1946. C OLLEGE PERSONNEL COUNCIL ORGANIZED Soon after the new dean took office a University Personnel Council was organized accepting as basic tenets the following student personnel assumptions: 1. The student a.s a person is of first importance. 2. Many personnel agencies on campus have performed notable service which must not be sacrificed but must be made available to more students. 3. There must be an official or officials to whom students may turn with their problems for discussion, advice and counseling. 4. The student is an entity whose problems must be seen as a whole. Personnel activities must be integrated on campus so that all information about any student may be drawn together when needed. 5. The historical development of personnel services at the University of Utah must be recognized. Existing functions cannot and should not be uprooted without some consideration of persons or forms of organization that have long been a part of the existing pattern. 6. Student personnel work is not an exclusive function. Personnel workers themselves do not perform all the personnel work in an institution. 7. The general complexity of student personnel services makes an effective coordinating agency an absolute necessity. 8. Adequate counseling is the heart of any personnel program and counseling services should be developed as rapidly as possible within the various schools of the University. No overall agency can be a substitute for personnel work that might be done within an individual school, but such an agency can aid in the development of adequate counseling programs. 27 STUDENT PROBLEMS MAGNIFIED Before adequate services could be developed on most campuses, however, the postwar movement of "higher education for all" intensified student personnel problems. Guidance workers were forced to try identifying for admission to colleges and universities those applicants who had the capacity for higher education. They had to direct, redirect, and downgrade ambitions of thousands of young persons. They were expected to maintain a realistic balance between the number of students in training and the number of placement opportunities. Finally, they were asked to tackle the difficult problems of housing, discipline, student affairs, and veterans' problems. Consideration of Veterans Administration desires to consolidate their training programs under one head led University officials to agree: 1. That the Dean of Students would act as the University's official representative in dealing with the Veterans Administration, with the Placement Bureau Director to serve as Coordinator of Veterans within the organization of the institution. 2. That a University Guidance Center would be established to provide advisement for veterans and other students. 3. That the Bureau of Student Counsel would redirect its activities and develop counseling services to meet needs of students in areas of family relations and mental health. 4. That a more appropriate name would be found for the Bureau of Student Counsel. As a result of these steps the University Guidance Center, organized January 1, 1947, has administered more than 10,000 advisement tests to veteran and civilian students. At the same time it processed more than 5700 University entrance tests, more than 600 engineering aptitude tests, and almost 200 School of Education entrance tests. CAMPUS HOUSING SUPERVISION Responsible for student housing are the Dean of Men and the Dean of Women. The latter lists all apartments and private housing for both men and women, assisting in procurement of board and room. Before the influx of veterans, all accomodations were checked to meet high standards-an inspection virtually impossible now. This means that many accomodations may be sub-standard, pointing to the need for more dormitory facilities for men and women. Carlson Hall and sorority houses, with whose training, social life, and personal problems the Dean of Women assists, rate excellent on all counts. Eligibility, social activities, elections, counseling, class attendance, traffic control, commencement, awards, and other student affairs come under the supervision of the Dean of Men or Dean of Women. STUDENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Clarification of responsibilities in the wide and varied field of student affairs became apparent with the appointment of a Dean of Students. Coordination of the Deans of Men and Women with the Dean of Students was imperative. To accomplish this aim a special committee was appointed by the President to study the situation. Upon its recommendation a permanent Committee on Student Affairs was established in September 1947. The Dean of Students and the student body president were named to serve as co-chairmen, while other committee members were to include the Dean of Men, the Dean of Women, the Graduate Manager, the Manager of the Student Union Building, and four students elected from the President's Advisory Council. The University has learned to recognize its students as persons. As vital personalities they are taught, counseled, entertained, and guided. 28 3-fome [conomics VIRGINIA F. CUTLER, Chairman of the greatest advances made on the University campus are visible in the Department of Home Economics, now housed in the former Industrial Education building which has been given over completely to the department and has been renamed the Home Economics building. The improved and enlarged curriculum of the department includes work in five major fields: child development and family relationships, clothing and textiles, foods and nutrition, housing and furnishings, and home management. Accent has been placed upon the expansion of the domestic sciences for both men and women in order that all facets of home life can be stressed in proper relation to each other. The State is vitally interested in preservation of family life, and the University has been able to accomplish much toward instilling in its students the correct outlook upon problems that arise in building and maintaining constructive families. Mutual service is rendered parents and the University by the enlargement of the Nursery School where children are tended, their habits noted and charted by student observers-aiding parents besides supplying, at the same · time, important psychological data for use in campus studies and training. A restful reading room for Home Economics students has been prepared and the building remodeled and redecorated. Kitchen facilities for classwork and the Nursery School have been expanded, while new supplies have made it possible to equip students with more and better training devices. Since more than one half the University student population must use the facilities of the department, quarters have been extended and the staff enlarged to insure adequate materials in this important field. S OME Child development courses are an essential part of Home Economics 6xteruion 1Jivision I. 0. HORSFALL, Director persons find it difficult to go to the campus, the campus W goes some to them by way of the University Extension Division. With the HEN return of former students from the armed services and the resulting interest in higher education reflected by a generation matured by war, the Extension Division has enlarged its horizons. Through the years, the Extension Division has learned the answers to many educational questions and has · developed methods of giving an opportunity to gain college credit to virtually anyone desiring it. Work of the division has been concentrated mainly in six lines: Extension and Residence classes, Home Study, Visual Education, Lectures and Institutes, Lyceum courses, and the Bureau of Educational Services. In 1946-1947, extension and residence classes attracted 5107 students from 22 counties in the State. In 1947-1948, registration jumped to 5777 from the same counties and six neighboring states. Registration was heavy in education, art, English, and business, while the Centennial Course of 1947, centered on different subjects pertaining to Utah's culture, history, and possibilities, proved the most popular attraction ever offered by the Division. CENTENNIAL COURSE POPULAR Residence Centers throughout the State were recommended by the Administration in 1947 in order to extend University credit to many more persons who wished to study in their own communities. At Carbon College, in cooperation with the College of Mines and Mineral Industries, a course in coal mining leading to a degree has been set up. The first two years of instruction will be offered by Carbon College, the third year by the University in Price through the Extension Division, and the fourth year on the University campus where laboratory facilities will be available. With the establishme:Qt of on-the-job training given by the State Department of Education, the University has cooperated in offering related training. This is being broadened each year. Current home study courses number 163 on the college level, nine in the high school grades and two offered on a non-credit basis. From 28 Utah counties and 36 states, Alaska, and Canada came applications which boosted registration 12.7 per cent over the 1946-1947 figure. Registering for 2154 courses were 159'i students in 1947-1948 and 1417 the preceding year. Of the total 17.5 per cent were veterans, while another two per cent took courses through the United States Armed Forces Institute. Among subjects listed are naturalization (non-credit), geography, Latin, Greek, library science, biology, English, history, business and physics. 30 VISUAL EDUCATION BROADENED A Visual Education library begun four years ago has now been expanded _ to include 381 films on varied subjects. A complete set of teacher training film has been purchased for use in several departments. The William M. Stewart Training school has used 88 films in special training. Expansion of this facility has been planned for the near future. In 1947-1948, 50 University professors participated in 150 faculty lectures in communities throughout the state. Plans call for institutes to be held in those places where they have been highly acclaimed. In 1946 the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints offered use of the famed Tabernacle for the major numbers on the Master Minds and Artists series. This permitted larger University and public audiences to hear worldfamous artists and lecturers. In addition to the Master Minds programs, five National Audubon Society screen tours and six special numbers were presented. These performances played to almost 23,000 persons. Letters tu every district in Utah have been sent announcing aids that can be offered under the Bureau of Educational Services. Increases in the work of this Bureau will greatly add to its future worth. Knowledge is the most important tool in the war against ignorance, intolerance, and apathy. Widespread dissemination of accumulated knowledge, not only to those living near the campus but those abroad, has been the University's way of living up to it obligations, its way of providing educational service, and its way of making Utah's citizens conscious of their place in life. No one can be "too educated." No University can serve too many persons who have a real desire to learn. Thus, education and service are the imp~lling forces behind the Extension Division-as they are behind the entire University. StaJium f\);,ffaqe JOHN B. MATHESON, JR., Manager N MARCH 1946, the University Board of Regents and the Federal Public Housing Authority contracted for the establishment of a veterans' housing project on a site provided by the University. Construction was begun in the spring of 1946 and proceeded through April, 1947. Buildings were transported from Topaz, Utah; Vanport, Oregon; and Vancouver, Washington, in sections to be re-erected as Stadium Village on campus. The first units were completed and made ready for occupancy October 18, 1946. At weekly or semi-monthly intervals additional units, as they were completed, were turned over to the University by the contractor. I The original contract and allied papers specified that any income in excess of operating costs would be made available to the Federal government at the end of each fiscal year. An amendatory contract, however, set up a fixed operating cost per unit per month with any income above the fixed cost to 31 Stadium Village is among the nation's finest Veteran housing units be turned over to the government agency. The difference between the fixed cost of operation and actual cost of operation is an amount which the project may keep as a reserve. CAMPUS HOUSING IN DEMAND Stadium Village houses 301 families. The population of the project is more than 950 persons with a majority of the families consisting of from one to four children. At the present time there are approximately 300 applications on file-a figure that has remained virtually constant during the time the project has been in operation. New applications are added almost daily, but periodic revision of Village files drops from the roster many names of individuals no longer in need of campus housing. Because of the convenience to the main campus and because of relatively low rental rates, Stadium Village very likely will remain fully occupied as long as married veterans attend the University. Rental rates on the units, which were originally registered with the Office of Price Administration, range from $25 to $32 monthly depending upon the size of the particular unit. In June 1948, the University made possible the painting of the entire exterior of the Village by a $10,000 project that marks the major step in a long beautification drive that has transformed the Village into one of the best cared-for housing projects in the St~te. Playground space, small gardens, parking areas, and clothes-washing areas have been added to the physical makeup of the project. Shortly after the summer session began in 1948, President Truman signed a measure turning the Village property over to the University to be used at its discretion, thus relinquishing government control and making the temporary housing project even more an integral part of campus life. 32 1.,(_nlvenlbj _glbran1 L. H. KIRKPATRICK, Librarian the major needs of a growing University concentrating on research is an excellent library. Tremendous effort and considerable expense have gone into the University Library to enable its program to assist in the progress of graduate work, while maintaining at the same time an efficient collection of material for undergraduate study. A MONG EXPANSION NECESSARY The Library must reflect the aims of the institution it serves. Each time the institution adds new units or alters its purpose an iota, the Library must modify or enlarge. Expansion of library supplies must keep pace with the addition of new departments of study. Periodicals, journals, gifts and endowments all have been increased by at least one-third annually since early in 1947. Even with increased subscription costs, book and periodical volume has risen rapidly. On an overall basis the rate of growth has soared from 500 books to 1000 for every 30-day period. Microfilm files of important historical and comtemporary newspapers of this region as well as The New York Tim. es are being brought up-to-date. A collection of army maps valued at approximately $50,000 has been accepted as a · service to the Nation and to students in many scientific fields. The largest single collection added since January 1947, was the John A. Widtsoe library, notable in Utah history as a collection of early and much sought-for serial publications of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Large libraries across the United States long have attempted to secure this collection which was placed on Library shelves through the Alumni Development Fund and the willingness of Dr. Widtsoe to relinquish a $100,000 library for a fraction of its worth. Before the war the Library circulated about 100,000 volumes a year. That figure now has increased to 255,000 for the same period. In addition, the use of materials such as journals and documents by stack permit holders and by students in open shelf collections has jumped sharply. The Library also loans material to specialists in the State who find University shelves the only source readily availa·ble in their lines of work. In turn, the Library goes to similar organizations in other institutions for use of material not available on campus, often for microfilming. PHYSICAL PLANT MODIFIED Hallways have been soundproofed ; the main reading room cleaned and painted; and modern lighting installed in the Engineering Library. New catalog cases have been arranged for more convenience and space. Excellent work done by librarians and the staff has qualified the Library for membership in the Utah Library Association and the American Library Association. For many years the University has offered courses in librarian studies, increasing them in 1946 to qualify the instruction as a minor in library science. Steps to make library science a full major in the College of Education already have been taken. Much of the University's progress in research and in turning out better trained graduates is attributable to the manner in which the Library has multiplied its facilities of knowledge, tradition, advice, and advancement which may be found only in books. 33 13ureau of StuJent Gounsef REX A. SKIDMORE, Director HE BUREAU OF STUDENT COUNSEL, established by act of the Board of Regents in 1927 to counsel students with regard to their mental health, has been active in many fields in the postwar era. Main services have been to help students meet personal and emotional problems, and to assist them in preparation for successful marriages and family life. In the spring of 1947 the heads of the various counseling agencies at the - University unanimously approved the establishment of a marriage and family counseling service as a specialized function of the Bureau. The consensus of opinion revealed that there is a considerable demand for such services at the University, therefore, appropriate tests and literature were obtained to emphasize this type of service. At the same time, the Bureau became an integral part of the Graduate School of Social Work for purposes of (1) counseling services, ( 2) training of counselors, and (3) research. The Board of Regents approved this plan September 12, 1947. Since .January 1, 1946, the Bureau has processed almost 1500 cases involving personal problems, personality disorders, vocational advisement, family problems, marriage consultation and preparation, post-sentence investigations of juvenile delinquents, and many other vocational, scholastic, and miscellaneous problems. Close cooperation has been given students by the Student Health Service, the Veterans Administration, the Administration of the University, and the U. S. Bureau of Prisons. T 0/fumni 0/ssodation ELTON w. PACE, President MONG the important advertisers of the University are its alumni who achieve success across the length and breadth of the Nation. Assisting immeasurably in finding, correlating, and uniting the activities of these former students and graduates is the University Alumni Association. Several years ago this group adopted a long range platform including among its objectives: 1. Establishment of a united, loyal, organized, and functioning alumni body. 2. A continuing, mutually beneficial relationship between the University and its alumni. 3. Planning and realization of a centennial celebration in 1950 to mark the University's founding. 4. Organization of a University of Utah Fund Foundation to serve as a depository for annual gifts and bequests by alumni and friends. 5. Annual or biennial two or three-day conference of classes, clubs, schools, and activity club leadership to discuss and formulate - campus needs and problems. 6. Arousing the alumni conscience. The first step was to take the University to the alumni. This measure was undertaken mainly through the Utah Alumnus, a quarterly news magazine with a circulation of 25,000. Those who receive the Alumnus include all duespaying members of the Association, contributors to the Development Fund, high school principals and libraries, county school board superintendents, state and city officials, and members of the Board of Regents. A 34 ALUMNI CLUBS Alumni are brought to the University through various approaches. Alumni clubs have been set up in 10 counties of the state with contacts established for similar groups in about 20 other locations in Utah and other states. On Founders' Day, February 28, alumni traditionally are invited to return to the campus to join with students in a week-long celebration. The Association also sponsors annual oratorical and essay contests in connection with Founders' Day, offering prizes to the winners. In the past two years an average of 1300 students participated in these programs. Homecoming also draws large crowds of alumni. Plans for 1948 call for class reunions to be held during this gala week rather than during Commencement week as in the past. The annual Alumni Banquet has drawn increasing numbers of graduates and has expanded to the Union building cafeteria as well as the ballroom. The dinner-dance for graduating seniors moved outdoors for the first time in June 1948. Since July 1946, two representatives of the Alumni Association have served on the Athletic Board. Special projects also are on the Association calendar. Among them is the Alumni-University of Utah Development Fund which has published special brochures. UNIVERSITY CENTENNIAL PLANNED Plans for the University Centennial in 1950 are underway. The Association also has compiled an Alumni War Record by branch of service breaking down the 6735 graduates or former students who served in World War II. A population survey, design and sale of the official "Utah Man" blanket, class trust funds, a motion picture project of filming in color and sound many of the features of campus life, recordings of University songs have all been undertaken by the Association. Other major projects include the publication of the memoirs of Dr. John R. Park, first President of the University, by a special committee of Emeritus Club members who best knew the great educator. The Association has also set up a committee to study the possibility of publishing a complete and _ authentic history of the University. Like other departments on campus, the Alumni Association is one which finds its work multiplied each year as more and more students leave the University, carrying with them impressions, ideas, and ambitions instilled in them as part of their educational background. That their efforts and successes may bring nothing but the highest credit to the University is the task of the Association. Annually it becomes increasingly important to the public's awareness of the University's position in the community it so faithfully attempts to serve. !lnstitufe of {jovernnzenf G. HOMER DURHAM, Director HE INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENT was established by action of the President and the Board of .Regents June 14, 1946, as a training, service, and research unit in the field of governmental activities and problems. It also acts as a coordinating medium in providing better facilities within the University for the study of government, the training of adequate personnel for government service, and instruction in the obligations of citizenship. On August 19, 1946, following conferences and meetings with various faculty groups, the University approved suggested curricula in public administration, public relations administrations, and international relations. In T 35 addition, the Institute was authorized to grant special certificates on the graduate level in public administration, municipal administration, and international government, law, and relations. The work of the Institute as a coordinating mechanism in the teaching field has since been greatly enhanced by the creation last January of the new Department of Political Science. STUDENT INTERN TRAINING In connection with the need for training in public administration, the Institute has arranged internships for selected graduate students with the following agencies: Salt Lake City Corporation, Utah Departments of Employment Security, Agriculture, Tax Commission, Public Welfare, Finance, Public Instruction, and Merit System Council. In addition, officers of Salt Lake County have expressed eagerness to participate with the University in this program. Progress of political science on campus was recognized last year with the chartering of a chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, national political science honorary society, whose high standards are a tribute to University activity in this field of endeavor. Lecture series on "The American Government and the U. S. S. R." and "The 1947 Utah Legislative Session" drew record crowds of students, patrons and public officials. Two-day conferences on governmental problems proved interesting and profitable enough in 1947 to call for repeat performances in 1948. Political scientists, army and navy officers, legal authorities, civic leaders, representatives of the press, and political figures participated in and supported these programs. From its inception the Institute undertook the task of building an adequate governmental research library, specializing in "fugitive materials" not readily accessible in the stacks of University libraries. This was supplemented by such basic works of references, law reports, statutes, ordinances, and government documents as are essential to what is necessarily the political science counterpart of effective laboratory work. To date, the Institute has been fortunate in acquiring statutes and other legal documents running to about 300 volumes. The Institute also houses the collection of books made available -in annual installments from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace for use by the University International Relations Club. As a useful adjunct to combining practical governmental experience with academic work, the Institute is cooperating with the Utah chapter of the American Society for Public Administration, which is the national group devoted to the advancement of scientific processes in public management. AIDS IN NEW SOCIETY Establishment of the Institute has been directly responsible for the creation and organization of the new Western Political Science Association, a professional and scientific society of political scientists in the Western states. The organization meeting was held at the University on November 29, 1947, with 50 delegates from 10 Western states. This organization was accepted as a chapter of the American Political Science Association on December 29, 1947. By arrangement with the University administration, the Institute is now serving as the medium for launching a new and much-needed scientific journal, The Wes tern Political Quarterly. This publication will be available to all duespaying members of the Western Political ·Science Association and additional subscribers. A board of advisory editors is being assembled from leading political scientists in the region. Contributors to the first issue included some of the most widely recognized names in this branch of science. Problems facing government today are monumental- their solution lies only in intelligent understanding backed by knowledge and right action. 36 Placement 13ureau HERALD L. CARLSTON, Director MPLOYERS throughout the entire region are rapidly learning in the postwar world that college-trained men and women have a know.:.how and a learning faculty that makes them stand out as valuable employees. Gone are the notions that liberal education and specialized work have no place in a business world. In place of these outmoded views businessmen have learned that methods, background, special problems, and research that must arise in progressive businesses offer a good field for trained students. JOB PLACEMENT INCREASED In 1946 the number of employers seeking University aid in hiring men and women numbered 1129, more than 100 above the previous year. This figure jumped to 1352 in 1947, and then shattered all previous records with 1436 in 1948. These requests are more than double those received before the war. Students, graduates and alumni have learned to rely more and more upon the Bureau for assistance in finding employment in fields wherein their special interests lie. Even during the war years many took advantage of the contacts afforded by the Bureau. In the past two years heavy demands have been made upon the agency, with 2894 persons utilizing its services in 19461947 and 3011 in 1947-1948. Teacher placement, a major function of the Bureau, jumped from 189 in 1947 to 308 in 1948, while other full-time placements took a similar climb from 260 to 375 for the same period. Part-time employment has been furnished for 1907 persons in 1948, compared with 1679 last year. The Director of the Placement Bureau also has served as the Coordinator of Veterans, processing and advising almost 8000 veterans who have entered the University under the G. I. Bill of Rights or the Rehabilitation Program. STUDENT SURVEYS CONDUCTED Surveys have been taken from this group of former servicemen on issues such as their intentions respecting graduate work, their marital status, age distribution, and military rank at time of discharge. About 35 per cent of the University's veterans indicated they planned graduate work, while about 43 per cent were doubtful. At graduation services in June 1948, many in the latter category had decided in favor of furthering their educations. Almost 60 per cent said they would continue their graduate studies at the University of Utah. Married veterans number about 45 per cent of the total ex-servicemen on campus. Of this number 37 per cent have children, tending to make veteran students mature in their outlook and serious in their study habits. Despite their long absences from civilian life, many are still young- the largest percentage of veterans ranging between 21 and 25 years of age. Student veterans from 26 to 30 years of age make up 22.1 per cent of the servicemen's total, while 13 per cent are from 18 to 20. A high percentage of former officers in all branches of service has returned to the campus. Graduate students who served with commissions in service make up 58 per cent of their class, seniors 38 per cent, juniors 24 per cent, sophomores 12 per cent, and freshmen 7 per cent. Many veterans have taken advantage of the Placement Bureau facilities while clearing through the Coordinator. From both facets of this joint service agency have been reflected the University's interest in the welfare of its students- their readjustment to civilian life and their future place in a highgeared economic society where their skill and training will make them in demand. E 37 Summer Session JOHN T. WAHLQUIST, Director TTRACTION of higher education has been evidenced since by everA increasing heavy enrollment in the University Summer Session. Among the many services offered by this department of instruction are courses de1946 signed to keep elementary and secondary school teachers abreast of latest developments in their special fields. Also high in interest value are classes slanted toward students who are working on advanced degrees. Summer enrollment reached an all-time high in 1947 with 3829 students, a figure that exceeds total enrollment in the University only a decade ago. During 1947, in cooperation with the English department, the Summer Session was highlighted by a Writers' Conference which attracted some of the nation's outsanding writers, poets, and critics. Visiting professors from across the Nation, many of them recognized as undisputed leaders in their subjects, have lectured to full classrooms of students and faculty members. In past years Summer Sessions were designed primarily for school teachers working on advanced degrees. With the rapid growth of the University, however, the summer curriculum has been expanded and has been made a part of the regular educational year. Special emphasis has been placed on institutes, short-term workshops, and short-term courses. Included among them are several perennial features such as Educational Administrators' conferences, counseling and guidance work, Professional Relations Institutes, shorthand courses, kindergarten training, Family Life Institutes, and many others. ALCOHOLISM SCRUTINIZED To this list of vital subjects have been added new topics in keeping with advances made in recent years in virtually every branch of human endeavor. In cooperation with the Utah State Board of Alcoholism, the University presented a series of lectures on alcoholism and education in 1948. Featured were national authorities and many state leaders who have been instrumental in launching attacks on this social disease. Part of the Educational Administrators Conference in 1948 was devoted to an audio-visual institute held by film editors from severa1 leading magazine companies, motion picture camera firms, instructional agencies and the National Education Association. Civic, religious, service, and educational leaders of the State joined forces to map the program for the Family Life Institute. The importance of all phases of marriage and courtship were fully discussed by prominent authorities. International law and problems confronting state ,political leaders were analyzed at a governmental problem conference sponsored by the Institute of Government. Junior college administrators and teachers were instructed in a Junior College Conference conducted by leaders of such institutions from all parts of Utah and the Intermountain region. 38 EDUCATION FOR TEACHERS With the Department of Employment Security and the National Vocational Guidance Association, the University sponsored a two-day conference for counselors, deans, administrators, home-room teachers, employment interviewers, and other interested persons. Science in the secondary school was stressed in an institute that was ahead of most current textbooks in bringing science teachers up-to-date with war-born technical advances in nuclear fission, cold-weather knowledge, and other developments deemed important as background for high school students. Through the courtesy of the State Department of Education, University work in vocational education also reached a new high with a series of short courses in July 1948. Latest techniques in this important service field were presented by regional experts. Diagnostic and remedial work in the elementary and secondary schools were introduced by leaders in the field who conducted demonstrations, held forums, and lectured as part of an extensive full-time workshop during June and July 1948. Educators have expressed great praise for this offering of the Summer Session. The University has been pleased to add these attractions to the Summer Session as an aid in the acceleration of undergraduate and graduate education-education that does not take time off for vacation, but is seriously and intelligently pursued. The achievement of this objective is at once the task and accomplishment of the Summer Session. 1/_niversib; CC!zeatre LMOST as old as the University itself is the reputation of its student and A faculty dramatists who were first given expression in 1895 and finally organized as the University Theatre in 1943. Purpose of the University Theatre is to foster and promote drama, not only within the University but throughout the entire State. Among its intentions is the desire to give performers and their audiences a richer cultural background, while offering practical experience in all phases of theatrical work. Nor is this experience limited to only a few. Productions in 1946 gave acting roles to 229 persons who were assisted behind the scenes by 232 crew members. In 1947, 312 acting roles were available, requiring 274 crew members; and in 1948, 328 parts were cast, with technicians totaling an additional 245 members. DRAMATISTS HIT "BIG TIME" Recognition has come to many Theatre graduates. Former student thespians are featured in Hollywood, on Broadway, in stock units, the American Creative Theatre, and other areas where the spotlight and grease paint are of prime importance. The University Theatre worked in close cooperation with the American National Theatre Academy of New York City to bring to Utah many of the famous stage personalities who have made the past three seasons among the most successful in campus history. Among the top "outside" talent brought in for special shows recently were: Judith Evelyn in "Joan of Lorraine;" Orson Welles, Roddy McDowell, and Donald O'Herlihy, "Macbeth;" Blanche Yurka, "All My Sons;" Philip Bourneuf and Francis Reid, "Arms and the Man;" and for the first in a series of annual Summer Festivals, Ralph Dumke, Peggy Engel, Gale Page, Kenneth Spencer, Heinz Roemheld, and Richard Charles, all of "Show Boat." The planning of a Summer Festival crystalizes a need in the community 39 01,1,.t standing student and faculty per/ormances have marked the pro<factions of the Univ ersity Theatre for musical entertainment during the summer season. It is a means of bringing well-known stage and musical talent to Utah to work with students and faculty in staging delightful shows. It is a means of providing the best in entertainment in a natural setting at reasonable prices for a community of expanding interests. SUMMER FESTIVAL TO CONTINUE The Administration hopes this proposed series will become a tradition recognized by the finest performers in American drama, recognized by civic leaders, and recognized by an ever-growing audience of satisfied patrons. Few Utahns will ever forget the production of "Promised Valley" in 1947acclaimed as a highlight of the entire observance of the State Centennial. Successful staging of this highly praised musical was possible only through the coordination of the University administration, the University Theatre, and the arts division of the Utah Centennial Commission. In addition to the finest talent in the State, the show featured Alfred Drake, Jet McDonald, Helen Tamiris, Jay Blackton, and others. Almost as widely heralded was the University Theatre troupe that presented "But Not Goodbye" to 48 communities in Utah. Part of the Department of Speech, the University Theatre has furnished much material for articles dealing with drama in Utah, many of which have been published by faculty members. The department head has written two textbooks, Primer of A cting and Play Production, while theses for Masters and Doctors degrees are on file in the Library. Work toward advanced degrees has become increasingly popular. SALT LAKE THEATRE REPLICA The University hopes to construct a replica of historic Salt Lake Theatre on the campus in the near future. The Theatre will be used not as a museum, but as a modern, living theatre housing the latest apparata and machinery to facilitate the training of actors and to allow for more theatrical experimentation. Histrionic work will continue in Kingsbury Hall until such time as the new building is constructed, when all phases of the University Theatre will be expanded for more complete utilization. Education, theatrical training, and self-expression are all encompassed in the scope of the University Theatre, which couples student development with public entertainment. 40 L{tak 6nrjln£erinq 6xperiment Statum J. HUGH HAMILTON, Director XPERIMENTAL research in many engineering fields is the life-blood, indeed, the very purpose of the Utah Engineering Experiment Station. Postwar development of this University department has been evidenced by gratifying returns in research headway, equipment, and facilities. Prominent among the meliorations of the Station is the new Ore Dressing Laboratory now operating under a schedule that relieves congestion in other buildings plus providing space for several much-needed Jaboratories. E COKE QUALITY IMPROVES A small-scale coal and coke testing laboratory was outfitted, resulting in the acquisition of X-ray diffraction units, comparator-densitometers, and a roll briquet press and fluxe1· feeder. The tests were coupled with larger experiments conducted in the east to determine the practicability of upgrading coking properties of western coals. Directors of the Experiment Station indicate that vital improvement in coke quality can be obtained using techniques developed at the University. In addition to coal research, experiments are progressing in alloy projects, an alternator project for the United States Army Signal Corps, building materials, and clay and metals. Graduate students and faculty members have been pressed into service to contribute special skills connected with probing into the physical properties of tested materials. Study of industrial developments in the state have reached out to the Geneva Steel Company and Ubth's famous copper mines in the Bingham area where waste materials constantly are being checked for possible value and salvage. Publications dealing with many of the general experiments have been made available as work has developed or has been modified. HIGHWAY CONFERENCE HELD With much of American progress moving on wheels across the almost limitless ribbon of roads that stretches from coast to coast, studies of soil compaction and soil conditions are imperative. Reports on the examination of these factors were delivered at the Ninth Annual Highway Conference held at the University in March 1948, which attracted top engineers from all over the nation. A Civil Engineering department event, the conference featured many findings gleaned in Experiment Station laboratories-another example of the inter-department cooperation that marks University activity. Glass, ceramics, geophysical theories, and innumerable other topics fill daily schedules of Experiment Station workers. For the most part research projects are concentrated upon those materials, theories, practices, and projects most vital to Utah and the Intermountain region. Well-planned, scientific exploitation and utilization of coal, phosphates, lake brines, metals, fluorite, and other material native to this area, with techniques to handle and control their processing, is a primary goal of the Station and the University. 41 !Jnstltute of OforfJ 0//fain ARTHUR L. BEELEY, Director the firm belief that "wars begin in the minds of men" the education of public opinion was adopted as the basis of the University's new Institute Iof World Affairs. The Institute hopes to turn the minds of interested citizens N toward discovery of ways and means to lead not to war but to peace. Examination and coordination of existing studies with either direct or indirect bearing upon problems of world peace were among initial steps taken by the Institute director. Publication of a list of all subjects in all campus departments dealing with this aim of mankind became a feature of each quarter as a registration guide, while the Institute further coordinated its course of study with a committee appointed in 1947 by the Board of Regents. A unique and unfilled area has been touched in the creation of the World Affairs Seminar, which concluded its fourth quarter of operation in the summer of 1948 and which is to be a part of campus life indefinitely. Meeting weekly, the seminar is open to all students as an elective, offering forums which allow a maximum of student participation and response. Guest lecturers add their knowledge and background to particular fields of investigation. Among subjects discussed in forum were: The Spectre of Communism; A Century of Marxism; Western Union: The Treaty of Brussels; Communism vs. Catholicism in Italy; The Palestine Dilemma; Our Relations with Russia; and Communism vs. Democracy; The Basic Conflict of Our Time. Book reviews and analyses of important committee findings on the international scene also were features of the seminar. FACULTY STUDENT LUNCHEON Another area which revealed a need for campus education was periodic conferences and student-faculty symposiums. Considerable success was achieved by holding "austerity" luncheons at the noon hour. Among subjects discussed at these programs were: America's Foreign Policy; Atomic Energy; The Crisis in Britain; Problems, Purposes and Factors Controlling the I. T. 0.; The Negro's Stake in World Peace; and The Disabled Veteran Looks at Peace. Participants and guest lecturers included: Sen. Elbert D. Thomas; H. S. Marchant, British Counsul in Denver. Colo.; Dr. Edgar B. Brossard, chairman, U. S. Tariff Commission; A. Clayton Powell, New York congressman; and Cord Meyer Jr., president, United World Federalists. Lectures and radio round tables also formed part of the Institute service. Among international figures participating in these fields were Geoffrey Crowther, British economist and editor of The Economist, and Dr. Royden Dangerfield, vice president of the University of Oklahoma. A special student forum of "Gandhi's Assassination: ·What Does it Portend?" proved a major attraction. With the help of the Library staff much has been done to expand the facilities in the area of social studies in general and world affairs in particular. In the spring of 1948 the Institute was designated as a distribution center by the United States Department of State for all of its official documents dealing with American foreign policy. Much of this work was placed in the Library which has become one of 15 such depositories in the nation. Research work and publications are also expanding in the Institute. FOREIGN STUDENTS INCREASE One of the duties of the Institute is to provide service and counsel to foreign students with respect to admission, English and speech courses, and social life. During 1948 more than 100 students representing 35 foreign 42 lands have enrolled at the University. Revival of the Cosmopolitan club as a student organization promoting' interfraternity of foreign and American students on a non-political, non-religious, and international basis has been an excellent instrument in coordinating activities of these guests. Working with this program have been the D~an of Men and the director of the Student Christian Fellowship House. Receptions have been held welcoming these students, and the University plans continued promotion of foreign student exchange under the Fullbright Act and other legislation. Teaching-research activities in rural areas are being encouraged, and regional conferences in Heber City and St. George have brought home the meaning of world affairs to persons far removed geographically from the campus. With a host of some of the world's greatest minds being contacted to participate in affairs of world importance on the University campus, the Institute of World Affairs is reaching over the Rocky Mountains to expand educational horizons leading to peace. l/.nion 13ui/Jinrj D. 0. WOODRUFF, Managing Director ECOGNITION of the importance of a substantial student Union Building R program has prompted the Administration to assist Union directors in carrying out a six-fold plan requiring emphasis upon social, cultural, recreational, foods, services, and educational matters. During the past two years 16 student dances have been regularly held, drawing an average of 1000 students. In addition, weekly matinee dances show an average attendance of 500 students to mid-week functions. General social activities such as teas, card parties, fashion reviews, receptions, initiations, and other community and campus affairs average 35 per month or more than 300 per year. In 1933 the Union Building launched the first "At Home" programs, which have since proved popular with alumni, faculty, students, and guests from off-campus. The best in University dramatic and musical talent has been featured at these Sunday affairs. In the past two years the series has set repeated attendance records with an average of 1100 persons attending the six cultural offerings. ART EXHIBITS RESUMED The University of Utah Invitational Exhibition of Fine Art, resumed in 1946, disclosed an augmented interest on the part of artists and the public. The 10th annual show in December, 1947, featured work of 122 artists. Lectures supplementing these art shows and the worth of the entries are estimated to draw more than 10,000 persons. One-man art shows to encourage persons of special talent are also held in the Union Building so that new techniques may take a natural place in the cultural expression of students. Art majors are given two or three opportunities annually to hang their work in special shows. Working with other departments, .the Union Building has been able to offer series of forums, symposiums, institutes, book reviews, and lectures. Long a feature of the Union Building is the game room, which houses four billiard tables and six small card tables. Each month registrations for these facilities number about 5000. Wholesome food at reasonable prices has been offered faculty and students for many years in the Union cafeteria, coffee shop, and dining room. Catering 43 service is available for banquets, parties, and organization lunches. An average of 150 boarding club meals are ~erved daily in the coffee shop. A training table for football and basketball players is also served by the Union Building Food Services. Before the war the annual gross volume of business reached about $20,500, while in 1946-47 this figure soared to $131,195. Estimates for 1947-1948 run to a gross of about $140,000. During the war 6000 meals were served daily. Services provided by the Union Building include a newspaper library representing about 50 community newspapers, a magazine rack featuring 21 current favorites for informal use by students, and service facilities including a check stand, auto parking, ticket sales, lost and found office, public address system, and atmosphere music. STUDENT AFFAIRS Student affairs are centered in the Union Building where office space is provided and maintained for student body offices, the Graduate Manager's Office, student publications, dramatics, debating, and temporary space for large committees such as the Junior Prom, Homecoming, U Days, Hello Week, and many others. Alumni Association, Development Fund and the University mailing room also are housed in the Union Building. The original $10 Union Building fee was changed by action of the Board of Regents in 1937 to a building fee, and funds since collected through this medium have contributed to the building of the Medical School Annex, the Field House, the Student Health Center, the Naval Science Building, the campus retaining wall, and the liquidation of the original $200,000 Union Building bond issue. A bill passed by the 1947 legislature raised the statutory ceiling of the building fee from $10 to $20. In May 1946, an architectural consultant was brought to the campus for constructive criticism of the Union Building. This report urged a great enlargement of facilities to take care of the needs of the student body. In May 1947, a Union Building Memorial Committee was organized, composed of faculty, student, and alumni interests. This committee recommended a second detailed study of the Union program and needs. SPECIAL BANQUET ROOM A $5000 contribution from the late Herbert B. Auerbach was used to redecorate and furnish a room in memory of his mother, Evelyn Brooks Auerbach. This room, located on the third floor, is used for special affairs such as banquets and teas. The Union Building has changed from a meeting place to a community center that makes it at once a library, art gallery, work shop, billiard and bowling center, a seat of campus concerts and forums, informal sports headquarters, office building, ticket bureau, information booth, convention headquarters, and post office. While the Union dream has in part been fulfilled and the building stands as a monument to the perseverance and industry of former University students, it is not to be believed that the project is completed. The Union Building is a growing enterprise as new as the newest class it serves. From this project has sprung a spirit of camaraderie and mutual interest. Workin g shoulder to shoulder, students, faculty, and alumni have built, in the words of one of the fathers of the project, "a temple of beauty, cooperation, and friendship." 44 StuJent o{ctivitle5 development and conditioning of many students, especially on the undergraduate level, are not possible without their participation in some type of extracurricular activity. The University encourages students to find fields which interest them beyond textbooks as a means of broadening their outlook, developing latent talents, providing near-professional training, and offering social contacts otherwise not obtainable on a large campus. F ULL HONOR SOCIETIES Many civic, service, and religious leaders in the State have had some of their first administrative experience on the campus where their personality and ambitious drives were both recognized and developed. Student activity, coupled with scholarship, is recognized in several University organizations for both men and women, the most important of them being Beehive Society, Owl and Key, Mortar Board, and Skull and Bones. OUTSTANDING STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Because the University exists as a community within a community, it has been served for many years by its own newspaper, student-managed and student-staffed. Long a weekly, the Utah Chronicle was first printed as a daily publication in the fall of 1946 upon recommendation of the President to the Publications Council. Although many difficulties arose because of limited facilities, the daily Chronicle has successfully concluded its second year with its second consecutive All-American rating as a leading collegiate daily newspaper- a tribute to the excellence of student control and faculty cooperation. During the summer session the Chronicle appears weekly, since many staff members work during their summer vacations on the metropolitan newspapers gaining experience which is reflected in the quality of the campus daily. Other publications, including a yearbook, a literary quarterly, With a capacity of 30,000 the Univer sity stadium has a variety of uses and a humor magazine, have all drawn high praise and excellent critical reviews from journalists in the State and Intermountain region. DEBATERS LEAD In debate, the University has been represented across the Nation by topflight speakers. In 1947 University debaters for the first time in history received a bid to the National Invitational meet at West Point, New York, where they met and defeated some of the best teams in the Nation before bowing to a third-seeded Navy team. At a repeat invitation in 1948 team members placed among the three winners. At the Grand National Open Forensic meet held at the University of Virginia, debaters won second place in 1947 sweepstakes and captured a series of first places in 1948 to repeat their high honors. They swept to first place in the Pacific Coast Forensic tournament and won superior awards that placed them among the first three title holders in meets at Tulane University, Linfield College, and the University of Nebraska. QUEENS APLENTY Proof that poise and charm are developed at the University is evident in the fact that Utah's Centennial Queen and attendants, the 1948 Queen and attendants, and Miss Utah of 1948 are all students or former students. CAMPUS CHEST DRIVE Efforts on the part of the Administration to foster improved activities for students have resulted in student participation when their help has been most needed. This was reflected in a concerted Campus Chest Drive, which combined all charitable drives on campus into one, and through it met obstacles, proved highly satisfactory. In a referendum in 1947, students overwhelmingly voted to double the building fee to facilitate construction of a memorial to the University's World War II dead. STUDENT COURT ORGANIZED When campus traffic problems increased on both the main campus and the Fort Douglas Annex, the Administration drew up a set of traffic rules with the approval of the State Attorney General to facilitate the movement and parking of automobiles on and near the campus. Zoning, space shortage, and other problems arose, but student and faculty cooperation with the move made it successful from the outset. To assist in processing violators, the Administration suggested, and the student President's Advisory Council approved, a Student Court of seven members, organized to hear, try, and adjudicate cases of student violators. Under a non-i:riterference policy of the faculty, the Court was given full jurisdiction to settle cases in its own way. Students early sensed the liberality of the gesture, and the court, proving at once both liberal and just, drew commendation from students and faculty alike for its efficiency. The Student Court is not the only sign of the healthy spirit that has prompted mutual respect and teamwork between faculty and student administrations, but it stands with other projects as the symbol of unity. As the student depends upon the University for his intellectual and physical welfare, so the University, its reputation, its worth, its very existence, depend upon the subjugation of all aims that tend to hinder or atrophy the full development of the student. Liberal guidance, not restraint, has been the attitude of the Administration; coopermion and understanding have been returned by a student body that has been broadened and matured by intra-campus cordiality. 46 Toast of the spor ting wor ld were Utah's 1947 basketball champions !lntercolleqiale 0/tkktics fears that the University must pass through a long period of readjustment before athletics hit their prewar stride were allayed during the past two years when the University of Utah hit the top in national and regional sports. In the State's Centennial year, the University brought the attention of all sports fans into a sharp focus on the Beehive state when an "underdog" basketball team turned Madison Square Garden into a Utah cheering section by humbling the University of Kentucky 49 to 45 in a neveT-to-be-forgotten finish to the National Invitation Tournament. The worth of such favorable publicity in marking Utah's "birthday" was inestimable. A NY UTAHNS IN OLYMPIC GAMES Fully as thrilling and as indicative of the stress placed on wholesome, welldirected athletics on campus was the National Collegiate Ski Championship at Sun Valley, Idaho, won by the University team. This, again, was in time to observe the Centennial. Early in 1948 four members of this team represented the United States in Olympic skiing in Switzerland. These experts were Jack Reddish, Dev Jennings, Dick Movitz, and Ann Winn. In the summer of 1947 collegiate track stars from all over the Nation gathered in Salt Lake City for the annual National Collegiate Athletic Association meet in the University Stadium. On a track hailed as among the finest in the country, several world records were either broken or tied. Among the most colorful events in athletic history, the meet gave state citizens a chance to meet champions and to see many of the young men perform who will wear United States colors in the traditional Olympic games in London during the summer and fall of 1948. Also to represent the University at the Olympics is Jay Lambert, a premedical student, who will wear the Red, White, and Blue as a heavy-weight boxer . . These accomplishments and many others were made possible largely through a new Athletic Board organized in the summer of 1946 by constitutional amendment- a move designed to correlate, improve, and enlarge the entire sports program on campus. 47 STADIUM ENLARGED This new administrative unit has seen the enlarged Stadium and Field House emerge from debt through increased athletic receipts. Salaries of coaches and managers of official University teams are paid through the augmented program adopted by the Board. The hundreds of students interested in athletics on a less time-consuming basis than that required for varsity athletics have many of their needs met through a thorough intramural program, also financed by proceeds from the major sports. Still more service could be rendered by this means with an enlarged seating capacity in the Field House, now inadequate to meet the demands of a public that is fast recognizing the high standards of University teams and individual performers. When the Field House was completed in 1939, public demand indicated 4000 seats would be sufficient. In the past two years virtually every basketball game has drawn 6000 fans. Many of the major games, conference and intersectional, would attract 15,000 persons, if seating capacity were available. The feasibility of increased seating has been fully proved in the enlarging of the Stadium by adding 10,000 seats in the north bowl. This project, to which the Centennial Commission gave $10,000 of the $100,000 expended, has led to increased crowds at all outdoor athletic events. Of equal importance, the move has furnished the City and State with a much-needed implement for cultural growth already utilized by civic, educational, and church groups. "Promised Valley," musical saga of the founding of the heartland of the State, owed much of its success, not only to University personnel, but to the beauty of its outdoor setting in the Stadium. Commencement services, held in the Stadium for the first time in June 1948, attracted more than 8000 people. This was four times the number which could have been seated in Kingsbury Hall, and almost twice as many as could have been crowded into the Field House. Statewide attention also will be focused on the bowl in the summer of 1948 with the Summer Festival production of "Show Boat" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream," first of a series of annual productions under the stars. CONFERENCE WINNERS In addition to the special events, fans saw the University football team win the Conference title in 1947 and second place in 1946. The attendance record of 23,166 set at the Thanksgiving game in 1946 was broken when 29,132 jammed the Stadium for the 1947 Utah-Aggie game. This was the largest paid admission crowd ever to assemble in Utah. Total attendance for the 1947 football season was over 125,000. In less publicized sports University teams also have remarkable records. In 1947, Western Division first place honors in the Skyline Six conference were captured by the tennis and swimming teams, while the golf team, in its first year, also won first in the division. In 1948 these teams repeated their division triumphs, and the tennis team also added full conference first place honors to the University's well-filled trophy case. Integration of the athletic program with the University curriculum has been made possible by the Administration and the work of the Athletic Board. This has resulted in better teams, favorable publicity, more gate receipts, and more student and alumni interest-but, above all, it has resulted in the improvement of student expression, which is and must be a major aim of the University. 48 UNIVERSITY OF UTAH 1948