University of California Berkeley - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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The Regents in the past year have devoted themselves, in addition to their usual heavy schedule of work for the institution, to outlining a plan for the erection of buildings on all the campuses. This plan has progressed to the point where several buildings are under construc- tion, and others are contemplated. The University Press Building at Berkeley has been occupied by the printing and press departments; at Davis the Enology Laboratory and the Library and Adminis- tration Building are completed; at Los Angeles the first unit of the Life Sciences Building has been constructed. At Berkeley, the plans for the Administration Building just outside Sather Gate on Telegraph Avenue are well under way, and a site for the new Stearn Dormitory for men has been found, north of the Greek Theatre. A Psychiatric Hospital at San Francisco soon will be under construction. GOVERNOR CULBERT L. OLSON )11RD OF ...GENTS Clockwise: Ellis, O ' Melveny, Deutsch, Hodgen, Mills, Ramie, Underhill, Olson, Sproul, Fleishhacker, Nichols, Calkins, Moffitt, McEnerney.

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PRESIDENT ROBERT G. SPROUL 18 There ' s a remark that some people make, and make, strangely enough, with pride : I ' ve forgotten more than you ever knew, as if forgetting a great deal was, in some manner, a thing to boast about. But there are more peo- ple, I think, who deliberately try to remember. They have perceived that memories are the vital essence dis- tilled from experience. They remember the pleasant for the happiness it brings. They remember the unpleasant, on occasion, for the humility that it engenders, and the sounder strength of character, and surer accuracy of judgment. Those who have had the foresight to provide them- selves with a copy of this Blue and Gold possibly realize this, though somewhat vaguely; they will realize it bet- ter with the passing years. The book is, in effect, a diary of the life of the Class of 1940 during the four years of undergraduate experience. It is a roster of friends and acquaintances and mutually enjoyed events. It will keep these fresh and vivid, and renew enjoyment of them again and again. I am venturing to hope that, as the truth of these statements is confirmed by time, some, at least, of the members of the Class of 1940 will pause, now and then, to remember, with an unwonted gratitude, other, perhaps more serious experiences within the classrooms, the lab- oratories, and the libraries which comprise the University of California. From them you have learned much; but knowledge forgotten is knowledge shorn of its power. Remember, therefore, to use this advantage that the discipline of the University has given you, and to add to it. Let your Blue and Gold be a part, a precious part, of your library, but not a substitute for it. Keep your mind growing and moving! The bud that withers never knows the beauty of the blossom; the dead plant bears no fruit.

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ADMINISTRA YEAR MONROE E. DEUTSCH Vice-president and Provost During the year which is just now closing, a number of important additions was made to the faculty of the Uni- versity. Among these may be mentioned Dr. Frank N. Freeman, professor of educational psychology, who assumed the deanship of the School of Education, replac- ing Dean W. W. Kemp, who had just retired from the post. In Economics, the instruction in the field of inter- national trade, which had been carried by Dean Henry F. Grady, now Assistant Secretary of State, was placed in the hands of Dr. John B. Condliffe, who has come to us from the University of London, at which he held a professorship. Professor Archer Taylor, chairman of the Department of German at the University of Chicago, accepted appointment in our department. Professor Rob- ert W. Desmond of Northwestern University joined the faculty of the University as professor of journalistic studies in the post which was held for many years by the late Professor Charles H. Raymond. To head the new Department of Social Welfare, Dr. Harry M. Cassidy was called as professor of social welfare from British Columbia, where he had been in charge of these activities. Professor Herbert J. Rose, professor of Greek at St. Andrew ' s University in Scotland, held the position of visiting Sather professor of classical literature. In the Department of Music, Arthur Bliss served as visiting pro- fessor, and Ernest Bloch, the distinguished composer, joined the faculty. Retirements at the close of the academic year 1938-39 included Professor J. W. Thompson, professor of medi- eval history, and Professor E. C. Van Dyke, professor of entomology. Dr. W. C. Fleming assumed the post of dean of the College of Dentistry, succeeding former Dean Guy Mill- berry. In the College of Letters and Science, Dean George D. Louderback retired from the deanship and was suc- ceeded by Professor Joel H. Hildebrand of the Depart- ment of Chemistry. The Charter Exercises were held on March 28, 1940, owing to the fact that the exact date, March 23, fell dur- ing the spring recess. The speaker was President J. B. Conant of Harvard University. Numerous honors came to members of the faculty. Guggenheim fello wships were awarded to Dr. Leland S. McClung of the Hooper Foundation for Medical Re- search, Professor Lesley B. Simpson of the Department of Spanish, Professor Robert C. Tryon, of the Depart- ment of Psychology. Professor Eric C. Bellquist was granted a research fellowship by the Social Science Research Council through which he carried on studies in the Scandinavian countries. Professor Ivan M. Linforth, of the Department of Classics, was appointed as the first incumbent of the visiting professorship on the Andrew Fleming West Foundation at Princeton Universi ty. Professor Richard B. Goldschmidt, of the Department of Zoology, delivered the Silliman lectures at Yale University. Professor Max Radin delivered the Storrs Foundation lectures at Yale, and Professor Arturo Torres-Rioseco was the Flexner lecturer at Bryn Mawr College. 20