Duke University - Chanticleer Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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School of Forestry C. F. KORSTIAN, Dean r uke boasts one of the two graduate schools of For- estry to be found in the entire United States. The Duke Forest, a tract of 7,500 acres containing pine and hardwood trees typical of this region, provides a natural laboratory, while the excellent facilities of the Biology Department are available to forestry students for other types of research. The Southern Pine As- sociation has joined with the School of Forestry in placing graduate foresters in the Southern lumber in- dustry lor a period of a year to give them the practical experience necessary. Thus, Duke offers two degrees in the field — the Mas- ter of Forestry which requires two years for completion and the Doctor of Forestry which is based upon both advanced stud) and research. Dr. Clarence F. Korstian, Dean of the School of For- estry, came l Duke as Director of the Duke Forest and professor of silviculture. Upon the establishment of this school in I ' . ' ! ' !. he was named dean. He is known in the world of forestry lor his articles on silviculture. In 2 he was co-editor of The Naturalist ' s Guide to the tmericas. Dr. Korstian is active in Durham civic life as a member of the Rotarj Club, a Mason, and a member of the Duke Executive Council. Joseph A. McClain, Jr., Dean School of Law Established first in 1924, the School of Law was not installed in its present building on West Campus until 1930. This year the Law School has a new dean, twelve faculty members, and a total enrollment of 205 students who have completed their undergraduate train- ing at Duke and other accredited schools. After the resignation of Harold Shepherd in 1949, Charles L. B. Lowndes took the reins as acting dean until the appointment of J. A. McClain, Jr. to the posi- tion of Dean of the School of Law by the Board of Trustees in the fall of 1950. Dr. McClain is ideally suited for his position as Dean of the Law School due to his wealth of experience at leading universities and in the business world. He holds degrees from Yale University and Tulane I ni- versity. He served several years as counsel for the Wabash Railroad at St. Louis, Missouri. Immediately prior to assuming his duties at Duke he was Dean of the Washington University Law School. He has written many articles for legal periodicals and law reviews. Many of the special activities of the Law School ' s faculty and students bring this division of the University to the attention of the whole campus. The Duke Legal Clinic operates to help students, organizations, and citizens of Durham alike. The students have not onk managed to find time out from their studies to hold many dances and cabin parties, but the) also edit a vearbook especially for themselves. The Homburg hat, gold -headed cane, and dark-striped suit as symbols of Duke ' s future lawyers are very much in evidence on the two campuses. 26

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Coll ege of Engineering A iter a varied career in Trinity College and Duke University, engineering is now established as a permanent college with a special building designed to meet its re- quirements. The first t o r in a 1 courses leading to a B.S. in engi- neering were offered as early as 1887. Although occupying Asbury and Bivins buildings b 1 ( )23. the engineering division did not become the College of Engineering until 1939. Finally, in 1948. a 8700.000 structure was erected of colonial architecture because of its adapta- bility to engineering and scientific research projects. A complete edu- cation in civil, electric, and me- chanical engineering with every possible opportunity for practical kno wledge is now available. William Holland Hall, Dean of the College of Engineering since 1939, has been associated with this division on the Duke campus for thirty-six years. Dean Hall gained his fust teaching experience as a high school mathematics teacher in Harold C. Bird Civil Engineering w Wilson. North Carolina. After two years at the United States Naval Academy, he obtained his A.B. and M.A. degrees from Duke University in 1913 and 1914, and during his undergraduate years was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta kappa, and Kappa Alpha. Subse- quently, he secured his B.C.E. de- gree at the University of Michigan and his M.S. degree in Civil Engi- neering at the University of Wis- consin. Even in view of this long list of accomplishments, the most impressive characteristic of Dean Hall is that he is truly in close ac- Ralpii S. Wilbi n Mechanical Enainecrini. William Holland Hall, Demi cord with his engineering Minimis. Practical experience is the main feature of the men who serve as this college ' s department chairmen. The jobs ol directing water power de- velopment and factor) construction have fallen to Harold C. Bird. Chairman of Civil Engineering. In addition to being a consulting radio engineer, Walter J. Seeley, Chair- man of Electrical Engineering, i- an expert on submarine detecting devices. Chairman of Mechanical Engineering. K. S. Wilbur, has had much experience with shipbuilding ompanies. and manufacturing ilter .1. Seeley Electrical Engineering

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Wilburt C. Davison, Dean Medical School JTaeh year the Duke Medical School receives between 1,100 and 1,500 applications for entrance from hopeful pre-med students. From these petitions seventy- six young men are chosen. The school is prepared to handle exactly this number of carefully selected men, so that most of these students complete the hard grind and are graduated at the end of the training period. The highlight of the twentieth anniversary of the Medical School was the start of the new graduate dormi- tory designed primarily for the medical students. After two decades of service and hard work under special grants for research and co-operation with the public health service, this school has gained the national recog- nition which it deserves. Its Class A rating by the American Medical Association is due largely to the continuous efforts of its dean, Dr. W. C. Davison. He has been connected with the Duke Medical School since 1 1927. and has studied at Princeton, Oxford, and John Hopkins University. Prior to coming to Duke, he was j Associate Dean of Johns Hopkins Medical School. Florence K. Wilson. Dean School of N ursing ' phe beginning of construction on the Elizabeth P. Hanes House, future residence of Duke ' s students of nursing, is a highwater mark in the growth and progress of the Nursing School. While the present en- rollment is 150, the new dormitory will provide living quarters, classrooms, and a library for 250 girls. The educational and training program of this school covers a three year period, at the end of which time a Diploma in Nursing is awarded. The curriculum of the school is designed to prepare nurses for general or private duty in hospitals and homes, and for first level positions in public health nursing agencies. Miss Florence K. Wilson came to Duke as Dean of the School of Nursing in 1946. Previously she was Director of the New York State Council of Nursing, Professor of Nursing Education and Director of Nurs- ing Service at Syracuse University, Instructor and Supervisor of Medical Nursing at the New York City Hospital and Dean of the School of Nursing at Western Reserve University. -r-ring is believing as these med students watch an instructor point out some ana- tomical areas of in- terest via the screen.