Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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DEAN OF THE SUMMER SCHOOL ' X ' HE Summer School was organized in 1911. The chief administrative officer was the Director of the Summer School, a title which, in 1918, was changed to Dean of the Summer School. This change gave the Summer School the same rank as other divisions of the College, with a seat in the Council of Deans, and a separate budget. Beginning with the summer of 1927, formal commencement exercises have been held at the end of the summer session. t£. L. HOLTON DEAN OF EXTENSION r pROM January 1, 1910, to June 30 of the same year, Mr. Umberger was Acting Director of Extension and on July 1 he became director of the work, a position which he now holds as Dean of the Extension Division. The Division of Extension carries on far-reaching work in institutes and extension schools, through county agents, home eco- nomics, home demonstration agents, boys ' and girls ' 4-H clubs, rural engineering, and home study courses. . UMBERGER

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DEAN OF VETERINARY MEDICINE T) ALPH R. DYKSTRA came to this country from Croningen, Netherlands, in 1881, when he was two years of age. He now holds one of the most important positions in his adopted profession . . . President of the American ' eterinary Medical Association. Doctor Dykstra became Dean of the Division of eterinary Medi- cine in 1919 after having served as head of the department before its organization as a division. R, R DYKSTRA DEAN OF THE DIVISION OF GRADUATE STUDY Y T ' HEN the Division of Graduate Study was organized in the spring of 1932, Doctor Ackert was the logical man for the deanship. He had served for years as director of graduate study and adviser to gradu- ate students. Since he came to Kansas State m 1913 as assistant professor of zoology and agricultural experiment station parasitologist, Doctor Ackert has brought distinction 10 the college by his research and his publications. In 1927, and again in 1930 during his sabbatical leave, he was invited to speak at the World ' s Poultry Conference, and on both occasions made notable addresses. In 1930 he was an official delegate of the American Society of Parasitologists to the Eleventh International Zoology Congress. JAMF.S E. ACKliRT

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DEAN OF WOMEN TN 1908 Mrs. Van Zile came to the Kansas State Agricultural College as a professor of domestic science. The following vear she was made Dean of Home Economics when the college was re-organized into divisions. In connection with this office she was made Dean ot Women in 1912 and in 1919 the duties of this office became great enough to require all her time, so that she gave the Home Economics Division into other hands and since has served the college as Dean of Women. She has also obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from this institution, in addition to her other work. MAR ' PIERCE VAN ZILE ADVISER TO MEN TNOCTOR HOLTZ has been Secretary of the Y. iVI. C. A. since 1919, when he left the army. In the spring of 1920 he was given the official title, Adviser to Men and Secretary of the Y. M. C. A. DR A. A, 1 lULlZ