Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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On Icll Lhui.hill. l•c . ). tiiiTlli. llr.in.l, Sarkc-tl.-. ll rii. . John Al tMr— Brnnctl. M«rk«. Pcmc. Irvine On righl— Hunlrr. C«lli»lcr. Olivet, KciKoril. Boycr lo front — Sanimons. Inlow (JlplIK Stale Board of Higlier Ediaalioii i JIL (■om|)o-e(l of a {jroiip of iiiU ' lligent. for- waidlookiiig memheis who are interested in furthering the activities of the State System ol Hight-r Edniation. comijrisiiig the three nor- mal schools, Oregon State college, Lniversily of Oregon and Oregon Medical school. The unified plan for (Diitrolling all the stale institutions of higher education througli a single hoard was initiated hy the legi latuie of 1929, which jirovided for reorganization based on a survey hy educational specialists. The plan evolved for coordinating and unify- ing the work of six campuses, is considered one of the most progressive in the country. The people ' s representative in approving the policies and fiiin lions of Oregon State col- Ictie. along uilli llio.-e of the otiu-r institutions, the hoard is a vital factor in the life ot the institution. It lontrols major executive prob- lems, finances, personnel, curricula, a nd aims and ideals. An emergency program that de- manded much thought of the hoard this year, was the administration of the Federal building fund for iIk ' several institutions, involving more llian a million dollars. Hoartl ollicers for the year 1935-36 were: Leif T. Finseth, Dallas; Herman Oliver, John Day: Willard L. Marks, Albany; Edward C. Pease, The Dalles; F. E. Callister. Albany: Beatrice alton Sackett, Salem: C. A. iirand, Hoseliurg: E. C. Sammons and B. F. Irvine, I ' nlll.inil. Oregon Si site lloaril of Higher Ktliieaiion 27]

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To llic adniinistrative council falls the (Jiit of toii ideiiiig and deltMinining all the policies of Oregon State college. The coun- cil is composed of the president of the college, the chancellor of the Oregon State System of Higher Education, the deans of the schools, tlie directors of the principal divisions and other executive ollicers. Acting in an advisory capacity to the pres- ident, the council approves all curricula, course changes, tudent traditions and granting of degrees. By this system the instructors in llii- clc|)artments are kept in touch willi institu- tional policies and activities. Mend)ers ot the council are Frederick Maurice Hunter, chancellor: W illiam Ja i)cr Kerr, chancellor emeritus; George W ilcox Heavy, president of the college and dean of forestry; . dolph Ziefle. dean of pharmacy; Ava liertha Milan, dean of home economics; Mahlon Ellwood Smith, dean of lower division; William Aithur Jensen, executive secretary; Kale W etzel Jameson, dean of women: Ulysses ( ranl Duhach. ilean of men: James Ralph Jewell, dean of education: Erwin Bertram I.etiion. regi trar: W illiam Alfreil Schoeulield. • lean and director of agriculture: Harrison Val lli l. dean in charge of secretarial science; K.n I l.crox Packard, dean of science: Lucy May l.cui . librarian: Carl Vi alter Salser, assistant dean of education: Hichard Harold ncariioni. dean ol i-iigineering and imlu-lrial art : George Kehec. dean of graduate division; illiliald eniger. assistant dean of graduate division: ( ' hailes F. Thompson, commandant; (ilair an Norman l.angtun. (iiie -tor of physi- cal education, and li ink Llewellyn Ballard, vice-director of federal cooperative exten ion. Hunlrr LcwM Krrr Dul.arh Pcavy Jewell Zielle Lemon Milam Smith Schnrnfcltl HoyI TI nm| oon Ijinuln Jeniett PacUrd llillat.l [20 All III i II isl 1 211 ivr ri»iiii€ il

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Collrgr Library (Tjir ' llK lower (livi ioii of Iil)cral arts and sciences was JIL estai)lislic(l l)V the Stale Board ot lliglier Education in 1932 to in iirc to all students in die field of liheral arts and sciences sound general education during the freshman and sophonioie years, and to provide an opportunity for them to explore various interests before entering upon specialization in the upper division and graduate years. The lower division is descrihed as the modern efpiivaleul dl llic nld liiieral arts college, in which the student sought through general culture to find himself before proceeding in specialization. A year course in each of three fundamental fields of knowledge — language and literature, science, and socia science — is required to provide breadth, while additional work is taken in at least one of the three fields. At the same time, students ha e oppctrlunity to take the necessary prerequisites for the field of upper division specialization that they expect to enter. A carefully developed system of contacts between faculty and students seeks to provide guidance in wise selection ot subjects, and also to preserve the intimacy of relations of the old small college in the midst of the facilities of a larize instilulinn. Students mav prepare in llie lowei ' division lor upper division work, including lirmors work in a college olTcring honors work, m may take merely two years of general stud without |ilaiuiiiig to specialize. DK. -M. Elwoou Smith came from Syracuse uni- versity in 1919 as professor of English and dean of the school of basic arts and sciences. In l ' 32 he was made dean and director of tlie parallel lower divisions of liberal arts and sciences at the University of Oregon and Oregon State col- lege. He is an educational 1 leader in the state and region. A witlp array of couraea in the lour acicDCpa ia ailminialcrcd liy Dean Smitll, (urniahing oppor- tunities fi»r nianv valuable rleclivc couraca. [2P. I i» v4 r IMvisiiiii