Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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P««vy D «'bo»o Deans • It is fitting that a part of the Beaver be set aside for those who help to make the institution possible and who give it the character that makes up the Oregon State spirit. In the hope that students may become better acquainted with them than through news stories and general conversation, these pages are given to the deans and directors of the school. • George W. Peavy, dean of deans at Oregon State college and head of the school of forestry since its beginning in 1910, is well known to college students because of his interest in them. He is chairman of the administrative council and his appointment to the office of acting president of Oregon State has delighted both students and faculty. • R. H. Dearborn, head of the department of electrical engineering, was appointed acting dean of the school of engineering, in the fall of 1933 upon the resignation of Dean Harry S. Rogers. Well-known to the students of the various technical fields Dean Dearborn is doing his work well and is carrying on the high reputation of the Oregon State school of engineering. • Carl W. Salser, acting dean of education under Dean James R. Jewell on the University campus, came to Oregon State in 1929 and is assistant to the dean as well as professor of education. As head of the personnel and placement service he comes in close contact with and is known and liked by the students. • M. Elwood Smith, dean and director of lower division, joined the staff in 1915. Before the changes were made in the administration he served as dean of the school of basic arts and sciences. He is particularly well-known throughout the country for his work as director of the summer sessions. 26

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1934 BEAVER State Board of Higher Education • The State Board of Higher Education renders a service to our school which commands the deepest appreciation and utmost regard on the part of our student body. The good judgment and keen foresight of this group have marked them true leaders in the skillful manipulation of the major executive problems of higher education in Oregon. • Members of the board are appointed by the governor of the State with the approval of the Senate. One of their important decisions this year was the appointment of separate presidents here and on the University campus to work directly under the chancellor. W. L. Marks, President C. E- Brand, Vice-President B. F. Irvine, Treasurer F. E. Callister G. 8. McLeod Herman Oliver Mrs. Cornelia Marvin Pierce E. C. Sammons • “Education should equip students adequately for the duties of life and the responsibilities of citizenship. The State Board of Higher Education desires so to administer its work that the higher educational institutions of this state may guide their students into paths of usefulness, into the realm of high ideals and into the fields of success,-so that their's may be the opportunity, the privilege and the honor to develop resources, promote progress, dignify service, contribute to the happiness of mankind and glorify the citizenship of the State of Oregon. WilU'd Marti. OuiriMn Boa'd d High«« Education 25

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1934 BEAVER M.U« ftcfccr Z«f Scko n ld Deans • Ava B. Milam, dean of the school of home economics is one of the best known members of the college faculty. She has traveled extensively, especially in the Orient, and has been visiting professor in four foreign universities as well as having established a school of home economics at Yenching university in Peiping, China. In 1911 Dean Milam took charge of the home economics work started here by Dr. Margaret Snell in 1889. • Work in the school of science is centered at Oregon State college under the direction of Dean Earl L. Packer, who came here from Eugene in the fall of 1932, when higher education was reorganized in the State of Oregon. Science curricula include work in general science, bacteriology, botany, physics, entomology, mathematics, chemistry, geology, zoology and courses leading to nursing education and medicine. Dean Packard's special interests lie in the field of paleontology and particularly in deciphering the history of ancient life of Oregon. • Adolph Ziefle, dean of pharmacy, is an enthusiastic promoter of the interest of his school. A department of pharmacy was established in 1898 and was organized into a regular school under Dean Ziefle in 1917. He is also secretary of the O.S.P.A. loan association. • William A. Schoenfeld was made dean and director of the school of agriculture and the agricultural experiment station in 1931. His broad experience in the universities of Wisconsin, Texas and Tennessee and Harvard; his wide travels in European countries as agricultural commissioner and his wide experience in government work have made him eminently qualified for this responsibility. Scientific agriculture in Oregon will advance under his capable leadership. 27 » o s c