Duke University - Chanticleer Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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ROBERTA FLORENCE BRINKLEY. Ph.D.. LL.D. Dean of the Woman ' s College woman ' s college At a time when the role of women throughout the world is in a state of rapid change, the Woman ' s College of Duke is attempting to prepare its students to meet the challenge of a revolutionary age. Such a preparation necessitates educa- tion not only in the narrow, textbook sense but also in the broader concept of living together as a self-governing com- munity. From the University as a whole, from her professors, from her scholastic endeavors, the Duke woman is offered the first kind of education; from the unique position of the Wom- an ' s College within the University, she may obtain the second. The ■ ' ' our years spent within the stone walls of East Campus are a sizeable and important portion of youth. The success or failure of those years in constructively directing the course of a woman ' s life after college are dependent on two factors — the efforts of the student herself and the efforts of those in authority to anticipate and meet her needs. So, in these pages, we present these two most vital component parts of the Wom- an ' s College — the deans of East Campus and the women they guided during 1958-59. Women of long experience in the field of education com- prise the deans ' staffs of the College. Aside from education, their talents and interests extend into many other fields. Ro- berta Florence Brinkley, Dean of the Woman ' s College, combines administrative duties with the instruction in grad- uate work in English literature. Her special interest in this field is the poetry and prose of John Milton. When her work in East Duke Building and the classrooms is completed, she also finds the time to enjoy music and gardening. Mary Grace Wilson, Dean of Undergraduate Women, shares with house counsellors and other associates the respon- ELIZABETH ANDERSON PERSONS. A.M. Director of Admissions 24 FRANCIS M. WHITAKER, M.A. Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Wc

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college of engineering WALTER J. SEELEY, E.E., M.S. Dean of the College of Engineering 1958-1959 was an eventful year for the College of Engineering. Accepting the chal- lenge of modern developments in science and technology, the College contributed to this field of knowledge with research projects of its own. A contract with the Atomic Energy Commission (held jointly with the Physics Department) provided for an advanced study of the conductivity of metals with a minimum loss of electricity at extremely low temperatures, importance of which centers in missile development. Another re- search program was based on a grant of $46,849 awarded by the Army Ordnance Re- search. A pioneering soil study was undertaken, the results of which could affect military operations, agriculture, and civilian transportation. Four years of study in the College leads to a B.S. degree in one of the three areas of engineering offered. The College graduates approximately eighty-five engineers each year. Of that number roughly 40% are mechanical engineers, 25% are civil engineers, and 35% are electrical engineers. The student highlight of the year was the annual Engineer ' s Show. Held on March 20 and 21, the exhibition combined the talents and inventive abilities of engineers from all three departments. ROBERT S. ROWE, M.S., M.E., D.Er Chairman of the Department of Civ Engineering CHARLES R. VAIL, Chairman of the Dep, Engine I.S. in E.E., Ph.D. ment of Electrics JOHN NELSON MACDUFF, M.M.E. Chairman of the Department of Mechanical Engineering

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sibility for non-academic affairs as they relate to student life. She is known to Duke Co-eds through her supervision of the social program, her advisory duties to College organizations, and her counselling of individual students. Ellen Huckabee, a Duke alumna herself, advises freshman and sophomore women in her capacity as Dean of Under- graduate Instruction. She also serves as supervisor of the Freshman Advisory Council, and lists reading and travel in foreign countries as her extracurricular activities. Marienna Jenkins, Associate Dean of Undergraduate In- struction, serves as academic counsellor to juniors and seniors. Her talent and interest in the fine arts are evidenced by the two classes — one in Renaissance painting and sculp- ture and the other in Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Art — which she teaches. Mrs. Frances M. Whitaker, as Assistant Dean of Under- graduate Women, coordinates her work with that of Miss Wilson. Professionally trained in guidance and personnel work, she supervises student employment and advises the treasurers of campus organizations. Mrs. W. S. Persons is Director of Admissions for the Wom- an ' s College. She completed her undergraduate study at Duke and did graduate work both at Duke and the University of Pennsy ' vania. Approximately 1150 co-eds composed the student body with whom these five women were concerned during 1958-59. Twenty-one per cent of the women enrolled in the Woman ' s College held scholarships valued at an average of $585.00 each. The Freshman Class of 1958-59 reflected Duke ' s rising standards of admission. Of the three hundred and thirty co-eds who matriculated in the fall, some eighty-five percent graduated from high school in the top quarter of their classes. Geographically speaking, they also represented the charac- ter of the University as a whole. The majority came from the southeastern, middle east, and midwestern states, but the more remote areas of New England, the southwest, northwest, far west, and foreign countries were also repre- sented. Of those three hundred and thirty entering freshmen, ap- proximately sixty-five per cent are expected to graduate. Among that sixty-five percent, the most popular major fields will probably be English, Education, History, and Sociology. What becomes of the Duke woman after graduation is a fact difficult to ascertain, but it is known that the most attractive vocation generally is marriage. It is also known that one of every five Duke alumnae will become the wife of a Duke alumnus. Signs of the changing times are noted in the increas- ing number of women who are marrying and yet remaining to complete their college careers; three per cent of the Woman ' s College occupied such a status during the past year. Changing times require a changing University to fulfill the needs of the present and future generations of students. The acid test of Duke or of any of its component parts lies in its ability to recognize and meet this challenge. Specifi- cally, the real measurement of worth of the Woman ' s College lies with those women who have passed beyond the walls of East Campus into the everyday business of living. MARY GRACE WILSON. A.M. Dean of Undergraduate Women ELLEN HARRIS HUCKABEE, A.M. Dean of Undergraduate Instruction MARIANNA DUNCAN JENKINS. Ph.D. Associate Dean of Undergraduate instruction 25