University of Colorado - Coloradan Yearbook (Boulder, CO)

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Harry G. Carlson DEAN OF MEN 9 The function of the Office of the Dean of Men seems to be to find as many ways as possible to be of assistance to the men of the University. There are certain routine mediums through which some help can be extended. General information concerning extracurricular activities, and in get- ting loans, employment, and housing accommoda- tions all are facilitated through this office. These matters are important and comparatively easy to manage. The difficult problem for any school is to set into motion factors that will minimize the many character difficulties that its students are liable to encounter while in college. Student intoxication, different types of dishonesty, immoral practices, and thoughtless pranks mar some men ' s records. I believe that taken as a whole student behavior at the University of Colorado is on a high plane. This is due to the homes from which our men come, to the high scholastic demands which keep them busy, and to our diversified extracurricular program. It seems that anyone who is familiar with the problems of a Dean of Men ' s office will inevitably develop great respect for the wholesome signifi- cance of a broad extracurricular program. % 9 Harry G. Carlson, Dean. DEAN OF WOMEN 9 The most significant achievement in wo- men ' s life at the University of Colorado this year, has been the completion and opening of the new women ' s dormitory. Long a dream of individuals and organizations in the University and throughout the State, it became a possibility when linked with our effort to cooperate with the program of public works advocated by President Hoover and continued by President Roosevelt. Being among the first of such university projects to be proposed to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, it re- ceived early approval, and rendered the service of unemployment relief when it was most needed in this area, during the years of 1932-1934. The prophesied increased enrollment, due in part to the better housing conditions, was fulfilled when the number of women entering fall quarter in- creased ten percent over last year. Equal oppor- tunity for all women students for their first year, in as far as the University is able to give it. is the goal of this experiment. % % Lydia Lawrence Brown. Dean. Lydia Lawrence Brown ■■■4 22 ] -

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EXTENSION DIVISION Through the Extension Division, many of the opportunities offered on the campus are made available to those who cannot attend the regular classes. The Bureau of Correspondence Instruction offers for credit courses in engineering, art, and the liberal arts and science.s. In many towns through- out the state both credit and non-credit classes arc taught either by the resident faculty or by special instructors. The average number of students en- rolled for the five year period ending June 30, 1934, was •4,736 per annum. Members of the Extension staff represent not only the University, but also help formulate and carry out policies of the Colorado Press Associa- tion; The National Code for Publishers in Colo- rado, Wyoming and New Mexico: the North Cen- tral Association; the Colorado Federated Cham- bers of Commerce: and the Colorado Municipal League. The Writers Conference, which attracts writers and those who aspire to attain the writing profes- sion from all parts of the nation, is held each sum- mer under the auspices of the Bureau of Class In- struction. • • A. C. Cross. A. C. Cross THE SUMMER SESSION MiLO G. Derham 9 The Summer Session as an institution was founded upon the conviction that ambitious stu- dents would welcome the opportunity to shorten the time required to obtain a baccalaureate degree and that enterprising teachers and others, who, by their employment during the year were denied academic advantages, would avail themselves of this means of gaining renewed inspiration and courage as well as added capacity to meet the chal- lenge of the future. Results have amply justified this conviction. Academic halls, once deserted in the summer months, are now thronged with hun- dreds of thousands of eager students. At the University of Colorado the summer session, established in 1904 as a six-weeks term with courses confined mainly to Liberal Arts, was in 1919 organized as a summer quarter, with prac- tically every school and college represented. While the summer quarter has a distinctive character, with a much larger proportion of teachers and graduate students, it conforms to the standards of the other quarters and should be regarded as an integral part of the University. The numbers en- rolled approximate, at times exceed, those of the academic year. During the year the student body is mainly from Colorado; and in the summer visit- ing instructors and students from every state give the University a national character. 9 MiLO G. Derham, Dean. ■ ' 4 2 -

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GRADUATE SCHOOL The Graduate School is now a definite well- organized division of practically all first class American universities. It is a division intended to promote specialized study and research and to pro- ide the highest training for the unusually gifted student. On its present basis no graduate school in the country is much more than fifty years old and a number of those now important have de- veloped since 1900. Our own Graduate School was organized in its present form in 1909 and has had a steady growth not only in numbers but also in standards and in worth while achievement since that time. Although periods of foreign study and travel are of the highest importance for many purposes, they are no longer an absolute necessity for the highest achievement of American students, except perhaps in the field of modern languages. On the contrary, there is now a steadily increasing stream of foreign students to our country. This reversal is due to the recently increased reputation of American universities, and especially that of their graduate instruction and research. In the face of unusual difficulties our Graduate School has attained a position of importance, but its development for its highest future service now calls for our best efforts. • Oliver C. Lester, Dean and Vice-President of the University. Oliver C. Lester REGISTRAR The Registrars office stands at the center of the life of a campus. To this office come prospec- ti e students with their parents to learn about the University and what it offers. Through the years of a student ' s active participation he is constantly in touch with our office. When he graduates and bids us adieu he receives his diploma from the hands of a member of our staff. When administration members or faculty desire facts concerning records or students, the Regis- trar ' s office stands ready to furnish them. When a student graduates a transcript of his record is sent to his prospecti e employer. All these services as well as the registering of all the students, with a special plan for freshmen, center in the office of the Registrar and Counselor. In addition the informal guidance given and the conducting of a stream of interviews includin g vocational and educational interests are all part of the routine of a day ' s work. Fred E. Aden. Registrar. Fred E. Aden -4 23 :