Drake University - Quax Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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CCLLEGE of COMMERCE and FINANCE IKE other colleges of commerce and finance, the Drake college has shown a phenom- enal growth in the last decade. College training has gained recognition from the business World and, consequently, the Drake college of commerce and finance endeavors to instill in its students a thorough knowledge of fundamental business principles. Advertising, marketing, business law, investments, foreign trade, finance-all these divisions of the commerce curriculum offer the student necessary techniques and tools as Well as knowledge of principles. The Work is intended to shorten the apprenticeship period neces- sary, not to displace practical experience. In order to gain that practical experience, ac- counting majors this year were given university credit for doing accounting work with cer- tain companies during the year. The progressive attitude adopted by the college was shown again when members oi the Commerce club made a trip to Chicago to gain first hand knowledge of the Way in which large businesses and industries are run. The college of commerce and finance was begun in l9l5 as the department of commerce and business administration in the college of liberal arts. ln 1919 it became the school of commerce, finance and journalism, being reorganized again in 1923 as the college of com- merce and finance. At that time the journalism courses were transferred to the college of liberal arts. Iohn Iensen is one of many com- merce students Who practice on the dictaphone machines in the Re- ligious Education building. Bill Harvey, Lowell Easter and Ed- ward Knight nab front seats as the busload of commerce students leaves for Chicago trip. Bill Sullivan, Tom Sugden, Howard Longfellow, Charles Vaughn and Stanley Iohnson are very much in evidence. 22

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H. Leigh Baker Newest of Drake's deans is H. Leigh Baker of the college of education who has just com- pleted his first year here. Meticulous in dress and in manner, the quiet-spoken dean came here from Oklahoma A. and M. college in Stillwater. Briskly business-like, he mixes an interested friendliness with efficiency. Full of praise for Drake's diversified educational program, Dean Baker radiates enthusiam for his Work and for the teaching profession, imlouing in his stu- dents that same attitude. l. H. HUTCHINSON Professor of Edu- cation, 1928 B.Ed., Illinois State Normal university, 19231 M.A., Univer- sity of Chicago, 1926 DOYLE MIKESELL instructor in Social Science, 1938 B.S. in Educ., Drake university, 19365 MS., 1939 FRANCES BARBER Professor of Education, 1932 BS., Columbia university, 19287 M.A., 1932 MARGARET 1. BLACK Assistant Professor of General Science, 1938 B.A., Iowa State Teachers col- lege, 1925 l. HERBERT BLACKHURST Professor of Education, 1926 Ph.B,, University of Chicago, 1916: M.A., 19175 Ph.D., Northwestern university, 1923 EVELYN PETERSON Professor of Elemen- tary Education, 1937 B.A., State University of Iowa, 1924, M.A., 1930 MARIORIE WALKER Professor of Educa- tion, 1934 B.A., University of Chicago, 1924, Ph.D. , University of Min- nesota, 1937 . at si-

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-, EDWIN G. BARRETT Q. instructor in Radio, H134 I WILLIAM BLEDSOE Assistant Professor ol Ecof nomics, 1938 B.S., University of Illinois, 19281 M.A.. 1931 AUSTIN S, BRATCHER ing and Statistics, 1939 MA., University of Texas, 1930, M.B,A., 1938 r . Assistant Professor of Market- B.A., Trinitv universitv, l926g t -' P. , -1-w w ' r W ,,.,i, . - , el. -f gag' '. - . , , V - 1 ' J Y .gjjfv 'I ,V . ff' fare., l it c Ss E Lynden E. Hoffman Since 1920 Lynden E. Hoffman has been a part of Drake-first as professor of accounting, then as acting dean and, since 1934, as dean of the col- lege of commerce and finance. Understanding and Whimsical, he is far too young in spirit not to see through a1l the tricks the college student has to offer. impervious to both apple polishing and loluffing, Dean Hoffman settles many a problem with a quizzical look and a common sense philosophy. Quiet and unassuming he can, on occasion, ex- plode in righteous wrath. Is known all over the campus for his brisk Walk and ever-present pipe. A. R. BURTON IULIETTE C. DEVIN MERRILL B. DILLEY GENEVIEVE Assistant Professor of Assistant Professor of Professor of Account- KOESTEH Finance, 1939 En lish, 1929 ing, 1933 Instructor in Secre- B.S.C., Kansas State B.A., Brake univer- B.S., Indiana univer- tarial Practice, 1938 Teachers Colieqe, sity, 19187 1vf.A., sity, 1926, M.A., M.B.A., Northwestern 19375 M,S., 1935 1930 University185OChi- university, 1938 cago, I