University of Colorado - Coloradan Yearbook (Boulder, CO)

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HARL R. DOUGLASS Dr. Douglass is Director of Education and Head of the department of Psychology. Recently he was appointed a member of a notional committee of the Association of Deans and Heads of the Departments of Education to study new types of graduate degrees to be offered in colleges and universities throughout the country. Dr. Douglass has just published a series of mothematical textbooks for junior high schools, mode more interesting by including problems of incomes, budgeting, home economics, and business. O. C. LESTER Dr. Lester, a noted physicist, is Head of the Graduate School. He received his A.B. and A.M. degrees from Central Col- lege, and his Ph.D. from Yale. His book, THE INTEGRALS OF MECHANICS, 1909, is well known. For recreation, when he isn ' t playing golf or fishing, he is raising roses in his garden, which is one of the lovliest in the region. Lester Is a member of Sigma Xi, Sigma Nu, Tau Beta Pi, Alpha Chi Sigma, and Sigma Pi Sigma. ELMORE PETERSEN Mr. Petersen, Dean of the School of Business and professor of marketing, took his A.B. as well as his B.Com. in 1911 at the University of South Dakota and followed these degrees with his M.A. at the University of Illinois in 1920. For 26 years he has been a leading figure in marketing and busi- ness organizations, but still has found time for relaxation by his hobbies of drawing and painting. HOMER C. WASHBURN Dr. Washburn has been Dean of the College of Pharmacy since 1913. He took his B.S. and Ph.D. at the University of Michigan. PHARMACOGNOSY AND MATERIA MEDI- CA ond BEGINNING PHARMACY ore two textbooks of which he is the author. He is careful to weed out un- promising students in his college, and consequently his graduates ore very likely to receive jobs immediately. Dean Washburn likes unique art objects, collects war relics, travels, cooks breakfast, and plays a guitar. RALPH E. ELLSWORTH Dr. Ellsworth, director of C. U. libraries, obtained his A.B. degree at Oberlin, his B.S. in Library Science at Western Reserve, and his Ph.D. at Chicago University. Over a ten- year period Mr. Ellsworth hopes to clear up the new library, making it as useful as a library should be. He is especially interested in extending library facilities in rural communities of Colorado. For recreotion he enjoys trout fishing. 21 •

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UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION FRED E. ADEN Mr. Aden has been registrar and counsellor at Colorado since 1929. He keeps ell academic records of students entering and enrolled in the University. General University correspondence, publication of catalogues and bulletins, statistics on classes and students ore all handled through his department. Mr. Aden is especially interested in religious work and is active in the Wesley Foundation. ROWLAND W. DUNHAM Mr. Dunham, Dean of the College of Music, come to the University in 1927. He was graduated from the New Eng- land Conservatory of Music, and attended Ohio Wesleyan University. He is an authority on Church music and Asso- ciate Editor of THE AMERICAN ORGANIST. During the summer he is guest professor at Boston University. Bridge, baseball, and billiards ore his hobbies. RALPH L. CROSM As Head of the Scl has succeeded in e| that it is gaining also Director of student advisor and ciate Alumni, he-has will of the Uni ' enjoys golf and bill lism. Professor Crosman improving the School so nition. Mr. Crosman is ,cations. As a travelling Secretary of the Asso- n in spreading the good In his spare time, he JACOB VAN EK Dr. Van Ek, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, has the rare gift of remembering names and faces among the thousands who hove passed under his tutelage at Colorado. His B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees were obtained from the University of Iowa. In 1928-29 he was awarded the Albert Kohn Fellowship, and observed governments and customs in sixteen countries. Dr. Von Ek has gained statewide reputation for his ability to analyze political and sociol problems. EDWARD C. KING m ' Mr. King this year became Dean of the Law School, suc- ceeding President Robert L. Stearns. He received his train- ing at Denver University, there obtaining his A.B. and LL.B. degrees. Taxation, trusts, and legal ethics are his particular interests in the field of law; he is well acquainted with both the practical and pedagogical problems of the profession. Dean King may be found playing tennis or golf when he is not figure-skating. V • 20

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UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION MAURICE H. REES Dr. Rees, Dean and Superintendent of the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Hospitals, took his A.B. at Monmouth College in Illinois, A.M. ot University of Illinois, Ph.D. at University of Chicago, and M.D. at Wash- ington University. He also teaches physiology and pharma- cology, and does research work in endocrine organs, and pituitary extracts and their physiological action. His lovely garden at his home in Denver shows the result of his interest in gardening. CLARA LOUISE KIENINGER Miss Kieninger has been the Director of the School of Nurs- ing at C. U. since 1926. Among her achievements since graduating from the Lutheran Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, are a citation from the British government for 26 months of overseas service, fellowships from the Rockefeller Founda- tion in 1921 and 1929, active work in founding modern nursing, and in founding Public Health Nursing in Brazil. HERBERT S. EV, Dr. Evans came to Co ' Dean of the School versify of Nebraska, in 1898, and his Ph rience as an engineeVj the General Electric organizations, he ha engineering journal sity in 1905, and became in 1919. From the Uni- r, he received his B.S. ' gained practical expe- Q. Railroad, and with ber of many engineering s articles published in HARRY CARLSON Mr. Carlson, Dean of Men, finds his interests in the field of athletics. He was director of Athletics at Melford School, and director of Physical Education at Homline University before he became baseball coach fifteen years ago. He received his B.P.E. from Springfield College, and his M.A. from Clark University. Besides baseball, he likes fishing, handball, and tennis. He takes great pleasure in reading. LYDIA L. BROWN Miss Brown, Dean of Women, is a graduate of Vassar Col- lege, and received her M.A. at Wisconsin University, from which she received a scholorship to study at the Sorbonne in Paris. She is very much interested in interior decorating, OS shown not only in her home, but in her help in planning the construction and equipment of Memorial, the dormi- tories, the Women ' s Club and the Faculty Club. As sponsor of many campus groups. Miss Brown has the opportunity of frequently indulging in her favorite recreation, meeting people. • 22