Bee, 1929-10-11

              the bee the greater university of buffalo weekly vol 10 university of buffalo october 11 1929 no 3 campaign workers ready as drive approaches aims and purposes of university brought to people of buffalo many prominent citizens serve on committee one of the greatest armies of workers ever assembled has been brought together under the able lead ership of walter piatt cooke to make the 1929 university of buffalo endow ment campaign a success the organ ization has been so completed that no phase of buffalo's life will be neg lected everyone will be given an opportunity to express his gratitude for what the university is doing for buffalo and her people by contribut ing to the 5,000,000 necessary to in sure the continued growth and ad vancement of the university the organization consists of a gen eral committee chosen by the uni versity council composed of over two hundred of the most prominent leaders in buffalo this committee represents all phases of the city's business professional and educational life the very fact that so many prominent people have consented to give of their time and energy to aid this drive is an indication of its civic importance working through this committee walter cooke chairman and president of the university council has a veri table army of faithful and willing workers under him these are divided into several major divisions first there is a committee for special sub scriptions under the capable leader ship of frank b baird it is expected that this group will account for a large percentage of the total five mil lion next in line is the general sub scriptions committee this is led by rudolph b flershem and is in turn divided into six groups each of which is composed of over a hundred work ers the women's committee under the direction of mrs edward h but ler is also divided into six divisions this was one of the first groups to be completed and it is expected that it will play a very important part in the drive the organization is completed by a quota committee led by edward j barcalo a finance committee under the supervision of george c crofts and a publicity committee which is being conducted by a glenni bar tholomew the publicity committee has been active in bringing to the people of buffalo the true purpose and meaning of the university the speakers bu reau a branch of this division has been especially active during the past week its workers have spoken to more than twenty-eight clubs and organizations in buffalo and vicinity concerning the university the speakers bureau is under the chair manship of edward w hamilton this splendidly active organization indicates the degree of the public realization of the services the uni versity of buffalo has to offer it portends the successful conclusion of this great step in the advancement of higher education in western new york rapid growth of colleges necessitates new facilities during the past ten years the be ginning of each new term has wit nessed an increase in the number of students approaching the doors of the various colleges of the university of buffalo this growth has been rapid and gives every indication of so in creasing in the future such an increase in the number of students must of necessity be accom panied by a proportionate growth in the housing and equipment facilities if the university is to maintain an efficient system of education a brief survey of the registrational increase in the various colleges will make clear to all who read it the need for cornell president wishes u b success in its campaign campaign committee university of buffalo buffalo n y : cornell university associates itself completely with the appeal which is being made for enlarged endowment for the university of buffalo the educational world has watched with deep satisfaction the development of the university in recent years under the wise leadership of chancellor capen the significance of the pres ent campaign goes far beyond the city of buffalo and the success of the appeal for which we all confidently hope is of equal importance for the state of new york and for the entire country livingston farrand president cornell university college of medicine forms a basis of entire university when the leaders of the medical profession in buffalo obtained a char ter for a university may 11 1846 or ganic provision was made for the establishment of the divisions of higher education which they felt that the city very much needed primarily interested in medicine all of them gave their services to the new school without charge in order that a future generation might carry on the work that they had begun in maintaining the health of the citizens the first chancellor millard fill more optimistically suggested that an academic department be added as early as 1847 but the increasing re quirements for a medical education made it difficult enough to keep the first school going and it was not until 1859 that a fairly steady growth in enrollment could be traced during this whole time the school was run on the fees from students with occa sional donations from public-spirited citizens in spite of this a faculty was assembled which gained consid erable renown for the school and city drs james p white john c dalton jr austin flint julius f miner and others achieved national recognition for advanced methods in the practice of their profession the first serious suggestion for the creation of a college of arts and sci ences came in 1862 and the growing bitterness of the civil war no doubt had much to do with the lack of sup port which the idea merited another abortive suggestion was made for the setting-up of a dental school in 1863 but nearly twenty years elapsed be fore an attempt was made toward making the university consist of more than one school in 1886 the college of pharmacy was established at the insistent de mand of the pharmacists of the com munity for the nearest school was at cincinnati and the need was pressing early medical instruction had in cluded courses in pharmacy and the addition of a new faculty was not par ticularly difficult the medical build ing was used to house both schools until 1922 the buffalo law school organized in 1887 was added to the university in 1891 at the request of the faculty of that school which was kept as a nucleus on completion of the union it preceded by only a few months the addition of a dental school facilities for which had been made when the new medical building on high street was erected as the result of a plea to the citizens of buffalo by dr roswell park who declared that the college was deserving of better support than it had been getting university council makes appeal for renewal of faith the council of the university of buffalo composed of representative citizens of the city makes this appeal for a renewal of faith in the greater university nine years ago the re sponse for funds to strengthen the existing departments and to continue on more permanent lines the college of arts and sciences was so immedi ate and so generous that the cam paign brought this city national fame and international attention the fact that the people themselves felt so deeply the need of higher education for their children that they were will ing to make sacrifices which could be compared only to those which they made during the great war amply justified the work of the line of fore seeing pioneers in 1846 down to the campaign committee of 1929 as long ago as 1836 buffalonians wanted to establish a college but their unselfish aim was defeated by lack of money it remained for the 24,000 subscribers of the first campaign in 1920 to give the city what it most needed an in stitution of learning where the boys and girls who could not leave their homes could pursue their higher studies university overcomes numerous obstacles during past decade great difference noted following campaign in 1920 in the eventful history of the uni versity of buffalo a history colored by persistent endeavor in the face of great obstacles there is no page more noteworthy than that which records the progress accomplished during the decade now closing ten years ago the affairs of the university were in a state bordering on a crisis when in 1909 chancellor norton purchased the almshouse site from the county authorities it was with the condition that the univers ity within ten years should erect a building upon it and give evidence of use for educational purposes be cause of lack of funds the university was unable to fulfill this condition so that the beautiful site upon which the colleges of arts business admin istration and pharmacy now stand was in danger of being lost it was essential to the welfare of the university that some drastic measure be taken to save the situa tion accordingly in 1920 the first endowment campaign of the univers ity of buffalo was organized by wal ter p cooke always a staunch friend and supporter of the school under mr cooke's able leadership the cam paign was successful to such an ex tent that it was declared by the gen eral education board to be an achievement unparalleled in the his tory of american education the university of buffalo which had never before enjoyed financial endowment and which had precari ously depended upon one generation after another of devoted volunteer leaders and teachers was securely though tardily fixed as a permanent institution of higher learning and in tellectual leadership with the money secured in the 1920 campaign a veritable transformation in the physical appearance of the uni versity has been wrought what was formerly an unkempt tract of land is now a campus of notable dignity and beauty university buildings have been erected at a cost of 1,792,000 foster hall the gift of orrin e fos ter is now the home of the college of pharmacy and provides facilities for all courses in chemistry as well in this building constructed along sim ple and artistic lines equipment un surpassed for such services is at hand other colleges of the university bene fitting by the 1920 campaign are the colleges of medicine and dentistry the former school has been improved by the addition of a new wing and now possesses greater laboratory space and a more extensive scientific equipment in the school of dentis college education deemed necessity for success in life one of the most important means of human advancement consists of the ' training bestowed by a college educa ' tion the strength of any community ' is measured by the calibre of its citi zens such citizens cannot give the ! fruits of their best endeavors to the ' community nor can they be listed among that community's assets un 1 less they have been well trained a college education gives the train ing essential to a good citizen a suc cessful wage-earner and a prosperous contented individual by prolonging the years spent in preparation for earning a living a college graduate materially increases his ultimate capi tal in a survey conducted recently for the purpose of investigating the actual amount of this increase it has been found that an average of ten thousand dollars is earned by the graduate in addition to the remunera tion received by an individual lacking a college diploma this is merely one of the practical advantages of a college training doubly important as the struggle for existence becomes more difficult besides the material betterment re ceived by the college graduate there are other benefits as well which fit him for the responsibility of good citi zenship among these are a sounder view of economic situations a greater appreciation of the functions of gov ernment and a more just attitude towards the whole world humanity in general such benefits equip the in dividual for preparedness in case of emergency whether personal or civic and add both to his own welfare and to that of his community dr richard boynton has aptly de clared that while a genius may not need a college training there is a remarkable paucity of geniuses in the world and certainly the ordinary citi zen needs that combination of advan tages which is offered by a college education university faculty boasts many prominent educators most professors have contributed literary works chancellor capen has always stressed the fact that it is not only the buildings and campus that make up a university but more important the men that make up its faculty both of course are essential and we have been fortunate to have a beauti ful campus and an enviable faculty in the college of arts and sciences clarence 11 thurber professor of education and director of the sum mer session is a graduate of colgate with higher degrees from columbia university he has taught at wa bash purdue and syracuse univer sities he holds the office of execu tive secretary to the university and is the author of the fiscal support of state universities and state col leges professor edward g shauroth head of the department of greek and latin is a graduate of harvard and has studied at berlin and gottingen he taught at worcesterand philadel phia before coming to buffalo he is a vice-president of the new york classical association professor julius w pratt emanuel boasberg professor of american his tory took his higher degrees at the university of chicago after graduat ing from davidson college he taught at the naval academy and at rutgers before coming to buffalo he is the author of the expansion ists of 1812 and james monroe secretary of state professor ralph c epstein after graduating from columbia received his higher degrees from harvard he is an authority on the automobile industry in this country and published in 1928 an authoritative two volume work the automobile industry professor henry ten eyck perry who is head of the english depart ment is a graduate of yale where he taught before joining the faculty of the university of wisconsin where he received his doctor's degree he is an authority on the history of drama and is the author of the comic spirit in restoration drama and the duchess of newcastle professor niles carpenter comes from northwestern with his graduate degree from harvard he is the au thor of guild socialism and immi grants and their children his valuable surveys of local conditions have led to his membership on tho national committee assembled by the government to study the cost of medi cal care professor oliver c lockhart of the department of economics graduated from indiana university and then attended cornell where he taught and received his doctorate in an advis ory capacity he has served on several commissions one to reform the finan cial systems of bolivia and ecuador another to give expert financial advice to china assistant professor helen dwight reid is a graduate of vassal has her master's degree from harvard and has pursued research work as penfield traveling fellow from the university of pennsylvania dean clarence s marsh taught at northwestern university after his graduation there and came to buffalo to take charge of the evening ses sion his success with adult educa tion has been remarkable and he lias been recently appointed to head the school of business administration and so one could go on and enum erate the merits and achievements •■: the 116 members of the university of buffalo faculty colgate president expresses hope for success of campaign campaign committee university of buffalo buffalo n y : everyone connected with colgate university wishes the university of buffalo abounding success in its cam paign for endowment no better in vestment can be made by any com munity than in an educational insti tution both from the standpoint of commercial success and good citizen ship education is the only hope for what we call democracy and the edu cational institutions of the country are the means by which we train the leaders so necessary in our form of government most sincerely yours george b cutten president of colgate walbridge building will be campaign headquarters the headquarters of the endow ment campaign committee have been opened on the ground floor of the walbridge building the telephone number is seneca 5980 crying continued on page 7 column 1 continued on page 6 column 3 continued on page 5 column 4