University of Iowa - Hawkeye Yearbook (Iowa City, IA)

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WALTER A. JESSUP FKW OF US stop to think that Proxy ' s job means much more than merely resting one ' s heels on a mahogany desk and ordering the wheels of the Uni- versity to turn. But it does. It means that the voice of authority comes from a man who has proven himself capable of directing a complex organization. It means that he must have as many facets as the institution of which he is head, and that this necessary versatility can have come only through years of thorough, careful training, observation, research, and experience. Walter A. Jessup is an educator in every sense of the word, a pioneer in the educational field, who has studied from every conceivable angle the problems of a people clamoring for literacy, and who conscientiously says, Society depends upon us. When they ask for bread we dare not give them a stone. President Jessup has worked constantly, wholeheartedly for the betterment of school systems, from his. first early labors in Earlham College, through succeeding years at Hanover, Columbia, and the Universities of Wisconsin, Missouri, Indiana, where degrees of A.B., M.A., Ph.D., and L.L.D. were conferred upon him respec- tively. A period in which he served as Superintendent of Schools at Westfield, Ind., gave him invaluable insight into secondary school methods. Later he turned to higher learning, and became Dean of the College of Education at Indiana University. With this broad foundation of experience, he came to Iowa in 1912 to head the department of education, in 1916 assuming the duties and responsibilities of President of the University. Today his name is known and respected throughout the educational world. Evidence of this fact may be found in the numerous offices of distinction that he has held or does hold positions on committee after committee, often as chairman, positions on boards, on councils, on commissions, in honorary fraternities. In 1926-7 he was President of the National Association of State Universities an honor of which both he and the University may well be proud. That President Jessup ' s services have been recognized and appreciated is indicated in a message sent to him from S. U. I. alumni in Washington, D. C., who, saying this, must voice the sentiments of all lowans: We extend to you our profound appreciation for the splendid work you are doing for the young m:uihood and womanhood of Iowa.

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THE DEAN OF WOMEN ADELAIDE L. BURUE Dean THE DEAN of women, Adelaide L. Burge, has been a life-long resident of Iowa City and graduated from this university in 1900. She has served as advisor and friend of university women students for ten years. It is the aim of Mrs. Burge and her assistants to raise the ideals and develop the character of girls whom they meet every year and at the same time to deal with them tactfully and kindly in disciplinary matters which are handled through the dean ' s office. Each year Dean Burge meets all freshman women at a series of lectures through which she tries to impress upon them the necessity of character development and right living during this impressionable period of their lives. She explains to them extra-curricular activities which play an important role in every university woman ' s daily work. The student is guided in planning her University career. Mi fill iff a