University of Colorado - Coloradan Yearbook (Boulder, CO)

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m President George Nor 1 in. Ph H , I, LP aRO» SC IKil . 1 . author, teacher; or- i;aiiizcr, Imildcr, administrator: walker, tra eier, fisherman — these talents and interests of President George Norlin reveal, better than many other words could do, the breadth and the depth of the char- acter of the man. He was a suc- cessful teacher of Greek. He is now a translator of Greek whose work has earned wide approbation. He is a successful University presi- dent. To succeed in these widely separated fields, he must possess a rare combination of qualities. He was a professor of Greek in the I ' niversity for se enteen ears, and for twent%-eight ears has been a leading figure in the development of the institution and in the acade- mic advancement it has made. For eleven years he has administered the atTairs of the I ' niversity as president. The - were eleven of the most difficult in the history- of the institution, including the war period, the adniini.sUMtuin (jl tiie l)uilding program, the growth of the student body to a number three limes as large as when he began. While bringing the University through this difficult period, President Norlin has edited and translated the works of Socrates, published a book of speeches and papers, and made many public addresses; he has walked in the hills, fished in the streams, traveled to the Islands of the Sea. We missed him during his leave of absence last year, and we are glad he is back in his office in Macks ' Building. Pagt 19

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Dean F. B. R. Hellems, Ph.D., LL.D. (5 i ' fK THAT he is admired and re- spected, even beloved, by those he has chastised is one significant thing that can be said of Dean F. B. R. Hellems, Dean of the Col- lege of Arts and Sciences. For twenty-eight years he has been the person before whom students have been summoned for failure in studies, infractions of rules, or for other causes. He has been a stern taskmaster, rigid disciplinarian, kindly mentor and friend to thou- sands who, now alumni, recall first his kindness, his helpfulness, his wisdom, though not forgetting his sternness. He has personally ad- vised more than 10,000 freshmen regarding their courses of study and plans of li ing while in the Uni- ersity. He has always regarded teaching as a luxury too much denied an executi e. Many times I have caught myself, declares an alumni speaking of his course in Greek Art, sitting as in a trance long after he had finished one of his lectures, so completely did he lift us into the realm of which he spoke. As Dean of the Faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences, he has had an important part in developing the curriculum, in strengthening the faculty, and in raising the standards of the College. His phrases, I am sorry to trouble you, Will you be so good, This is not criticism but friendly suggestion, Faithfulh- (iurs, frequentK- appearing in his correspondence e.xplain why harmony |ire ails in the faculty- of his College. Last year he was invited to the president ' s chair during the year ' s leave of absence of President Norlin, and he filled that difficult post to the satisfaction of the students, facult -, regents, and the ]uilili - at large. Page IS 2z

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The Graduate School K s $3 y TH I-; ' iiaduate School is founded ii) ()n the students ' desire to achie e further knowledge, l)e ond that of the first degree. The Graduate School builds upon this desire and attempts to L;uide those who can profit b - the ojiportunity to a broader and more definite knowledge in a limited field. It has as its aim an intimate working knowl- edge, an interpreting knowledge, rather than ap- ]ireciation based upon a speaking acquaintance. It is also concerned with the training of college and iini ersit ' teachers, and is designed to hel|i those w hose aim is to know thoroughl -. O. C. l.ESTEK Dean Hale Scientific was built in 1890. This is one of the earlier buildings on the campus. It houses the physics and bi- ology departments, the ojfice of the Dean of the Graduate School, and the I ' ni- versitv Museum. ' l ane 10