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~c/~ r The UniVersity ofAkron Bu 1/etin GENERAL BULLE TIN ry 63-ry64 ~ September Issue a descriptive bulletin with explanations of courses and colleges~ at The University of Akron THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON BULLETIN VoLUME II NUMBER I SEPTEMBER, 1963 The University of Akron Bulletin is published four times a year-September, October, January and March-by The University of Akron, 302 E. Buchtel Ave., Akron 4, 0. Second class postage paid at Akron, 0. Table of Contents I INTRODUCTORY STATEMENTS 2 THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON ... Its Chronicle 9 3 THE AcADEMIC CoMMUNITY 25 4 How TO ENTER, WHAT TO Do, THE CosTs 33 5 OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM 41 6 WHERE HIGHER EDUCATION BEGINs: The General College 55 7 AREAs oF STuDY FOR UNDERGRADUATES IN UPPER CoLLEGEs: 65 The Buchtel College of Liberal Arts 67 The College of Engineering 121 The College of Education 138 The College of Business Administration 163 8 AREAS OF ADVANCED STUDY: 179 The Graduate Division 179 The College of Law l9R 9 EDUCATION FOR .MANY OTHERS: 209 The Evening College 210 The Summer Sessions 211 The Community College 213 10 GRADES AND GRADUATION 215 I I FEES AND FINANCES 221 I 2 FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS 226 I 3 THE ARMY AND AIR FoRcE R.O. T.C. 236 14 THE DIRECTORIES OF THE UNIVERSITY 240 I 5 FoRMAL OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIVERSITY AND OF EACH CoLLEGE 269 CALENDAR 273 INDEX 276 At The University of Akro1 re believe minds well-honed by skillful teaching are the best weapons for peace. For the good of the world, all Americans must find compel ling reasons for developing their intellectual capacities. They must then proceed to find their individual peaks of excellence. Students, well-informed in the broad spheres of knowledge and intelligently motivated to be productive in their chosen fields, are the living symbols of hope in a troubled world. The University of Akron ... is one of three municipally tax-assisted institutions of higher learning in the state of Ohio. The University is an integral part of "the rubber capital of the world" and many of its students are from Akron families. However, greater numbers enroll each year from other cities, states and foreign countries. Despite its increasingly widespread appeal and its growing cosmopolitanism, The University of Akron retains the values and atmosphere of an urban institution of higher learning. The University is undeniably and proudly "in the middle of things" ... close to industries, schools, offices and laborato ries anxious to employ its graduates. On all sides of the campus are the sights and sounds of a busy 20th century American city with its people hard at work. 2 The University of Akron, Its Chronicle Shortly after the Civil War, a small sume: a municipal institution of college was built on a hilltop near the learning. edge of town in Akron, Ohio. Since that time, the University has The men who bought the land and gained in strength from the public the bricks and hired the first instruc and in return, functioned with the tors were zealous men, deeply con philosophy of its very existence, af cerned for the education of young fording an educational service entirely men and women. of, by and for the people. No one will ever know how far A public institution such as the sighted the founders of that small col University has always felt the ines lege really were. Even on their most capable force of world affairs and be optinustrc days, would they have cause of this, wars have hit the Akron dared to predict that their one brick campus their devastating blows. But building would grow to more than 20 after each international conflict, the . that their handful of students University has emerged even stronger. would grow to more than 8,000 . During World War I when the in short, that the small church-spon populace turned its strength to a na sored institution named Buchtel Col tional cause and University men were lege would grow to the proportions trained on campus to become Army of today? officers, a French teacher was hired to instruct the ones going "over there." In 1913, its denominational* * * influence Eventual results: The University de was noticeably lessening and Buchtel veloped one of the nation's first College assumed the formal name R.O.T.C. units as well as the nucleus which it had informally begun to as- of a foreign language department. l 0 THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON During World War II, Akron stu names as Kolbe, Ayer and Knight. It dents and townspeople alike became was agreed that men who had poured part of the nationwide war effort. In of their life's energy in to the U niver dustries claimed the able-bodied men sity should be immortalized in this and women who were not in actual way. military service. College courses had At the present time, the campus is to be made available when people in an exciting phase of expansion. were not on production lines. Result: Plans have been made for a new The University expanded its evening building to be constructed to satisfy sessions until the courses became an the urgent needs of students in the even more important part of the cur College of Law and the College of riculum. Business Administration. Friends of Nat all of the University crises have the University and alumni have joined grown out of wars. Some of these have together to "fan the flame" with funds occurred in peacetime-a notable one so that the University can "keep the being the Great Depression. In these lamp of learning burning." lean years in the '30s, students scraped As the University grows in service, and saved for tuition. so it grows in scope. As students from But times improved. America en other states and other countries ar tered "The Automobile Age" in ear rive, additional facilities for housing nest. Fortunately for Akron and its have become a necessity. University, cars and trucks took to the Two men's residence halls and one roads on rubber tires! women's residence hall are the cur Men of courage and vision invested rent nucleus of an on-campus living their money and efforts in the new area which will be a means of further rubber industries. Business began to expansion, further improvement in boom and with rare exception, has service to the young men and women continued. Akron industries have ex who attend the institution. panded and diversified until the city So it is to be deduced that history itself has a population of more than is not always ancient. Sometimes it 300,000. happened only yesterday. And some Just as the city has grown and im times it happens to people we know proved, so has its University, reflect ... or better still, to ourselves! ing the pattern of citywide and na tionwide activity. When anyone *traces * the* evolution of During the post-World War II an expanding institution, he must period of rush-enrollment in colleges acknowledge the specific years which and Universities, the Akron campus have gone down in history as The began to overflow with students. Great Milestones. These are the ones In order to serve the young people most generally accepted as the "big of the community who were ambi years" at The University of Akron: tious to gain higher education, facili 1870 Buchtel College, predeces ties were expanded and new build sor of the University, was ings were erected, bearing such proud founded. CHRONICLE ll 1913 Buchtel College became a 1959 The Ph.D. was conferred for municipal institution, The the first time. University of Akron, and Will the decade of the 1960's pro its original name was per vide other historic Great Milestones? petuated in the Buchtel The answer is a firm, confident YES. College of Liberal Arts. This is the time of the Giant Stride-. 1914 The College of Engineering the era of building and planning, im was established. proving and growing at The Univer 1915 Evening Sessions were be sity of Akron. The people are de manding higher educational facilities gun. as never before and the University in 1921 The College of Education tends to answer this call! was established. By retaining traditional respect for 1935 The General College was the honored past but at the same time, established. turning enthusiastic minds and hearts 1953 The College of Business toward a hopeful future, the citizens Administration was estab of Akron and the students of its Uni lished. versity will be part of real American 1959 The College of Law was es history, enacting roles in an exciting tablished. drama of progress. In brief ... The Objectives of The University of Akron: The University of Akron's principal ual advancement on the many paths reason for existence is to offer educa of knowledge. tional and cultural opportunities to The aims of the University are to the citizens of Akron. serve its students in these ways: The Administration and faculty 1) To give them a wide general hope to continue developing courses knowledge of the world, its cul of academic excellence which will ap tures and its people. peal to students of the Akron area 2) To develop their senses of so and also be made available to inter cial responsibility and prepare ested students who are not of this them for productive lives of citi community. zenship, well grounded on their Another goal of The University of own personal motivations. Akron is to provide incentive for fac 3) To train them in specialized ulty and student research, nourishing areas of professional perform the spark of creative intellectuality ance so that they may achieve and at all times, encouraging individ- success in such fields as engi- 12 THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON neering, law, commerce, medi tiona! agencies.

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