Drake University - Quax Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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LIBERAL ARTS IIULLEBE DEAN LUTHER W. STALNAKBR, head of the college of libcral arts, is dean of the university's largest college. Professor and head of the philosof phy department since 1929, Dean Stalnaker took charge of liberal arts affairs in.194O. His office in the administration building serves as the unoflicial information bureau and clearingfhouse for the troubles of the university. During his undergraduate years at Drake from 1916f192O, Dean Stalnaker set an allftime university record by being graduated with a better than A average-this along with his activities in campus groups such as Helmet and Spurs, English club, and Phi Beta Kappa, Small wonder that Drake Students and faculty have unlimited respect and liking for the deepfvoiced, perennially hatless campus figure whose leadership is so important to the university. Dean Stalnaker was the chairman for the Instif tute of Pan American Relations and Prof. Roy L. Miller was secretary. The Weste1'11 Policy committee of the Washing' ton, D. C. oflice of the coordinator of InterfAmerif can affairs, cooperated with Drake in securing a group of prominent LatinfAmerican experts from both the United States and South America for the twofday session. General theme of the 1942 Institute Was: Prob' lems of the Americas Today and Tomorrow. DEAN LUTHER W. STALNAKER An undergraduate department of religion was established in the liberal arts college this fall. Sterling Brown, assistant pastor of the university Church of Christ and a member of the Bible col' lege faculty, was selected as the head of the new department. A nationfwide trend toward increased interest in religion on the part of college students pointed toward this time as a favorable one for launching the new department. An informal survey taken last winter showed that college students throughout the country were attending church in greater num' bers than before the outbreak of war. This college also had charge of an eightfweek civilian pilot training course. First Row: Philip H. Taylor, Alfred L. Severson, and Paul Barrus Second Row: Herman F. Brandt, George Huff, james McClelland, Thomas F. Dunn and Leland P. Johnson

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GEORGE T. CARPENTER.. BARTON O. AYLESWORTH ..... WILLIAM B. CRAIG ..... HILL M. BELL, .... ARTHUR HOLMES ....... DANIEL W. MOREIHOUSE ..... ..... 18814889 18894898 18984903 190134918 19184923 19234941

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Ltfr to nghr Nutl H Ferret C Leon L-rpp Ruby Am Holton and Roy L Mrller Another 1nnovat1on rn the college last fall was the 1IltI'OC.lUL.f1OIl of courses desrgned for persons who were domg SUPCFVISOIY work rn war plants Rov L Mxllcr was coord1n1tor for the Engmeer mv Suence and lvlanagement War Trammg d1v1 s1on of the Un1ted States oflice of educauon Professor Huff and R1tchey were added to the execut1ve comm1ttee of the hberal arts college th1s fall The comm1ttee acts 111 an adv1so1y capacrty to the dean There was a new stress th1s year on hteraturc 111 languages It was deemed desirable that students should know about the masterp1eces wlthout hav 1n0' to wade through all the languages Courses 1n advanced meteorology were 1ncluded under the war nnpact The mathematlcs depart ment was augmented to meet the needs of eng1 neermg students Econonucs of War and an ad vanced course 111 nav1gat1on are ev1dences of Drake s answer to the problems presented by war The faculty of the college also recogn1zed the unportance of camera journahsm 1n th1s wa1 The Amencan pubhc wants the fightmg fronts p1ctured before then' eyes George Yates of the Reg1ster and a course 1n camera journahsm and Mr Calhhan went 1I1tO Propaganda 1n the Da1ly Presses Two new department heads were selected to act 111 the absence of those on leave 1n armed forces or elsewhere P H Taylor was selected as actmg head of the department of astronomy and W E Alley 1S actmg head of the department of eco IIOITIICS H W Bohlman head of the economlcs department IS on leave of absence and IS workmg w1th the Olhce of Pr1ce Admrmstratlon 111 Waslx mgton D C First rum Floy Woodyartl, Mary C Hxllxs Ethel Mae jones, Came Taylor Cubbage and Mnldred Jessup Second Row I F Nelf, E L Callxhan, W Edward Alley, L O Yoder, Charles J Rxtchey and Herman H Vot y V 5 I ' fa U , . N E. L 3 L . , . .' Q .Q g . I . . ' Tribune photographic staff was enlisted to instruct Q . P . 3 . . 1 q . n U o -. ' ' V ' . . . , . c 1 3 .Q X , . p . . - T I K , 1 n . 17