University of Washington - Tyee Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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Henry Art Gallery Edwaid H. Lauer Dean, College of Arts Sciences College of Arts A bit nonplussed at Dean Edward H. Louer ' s academic record (an A.B., A.M. and Ph.D. from Michigan, with a Phi Bete key thrown in), we dropped in on him and were rather pleased to see that being top brass at UW means more than a strictly academic attitude. Not that he can ' t be academic when he wants to. In his more business-like moments he gives special German courses; he pushed general studies into the A S program (in 1935) and has sponsored many of our curriculum-revamp- ing schemes, hfis eight-foot desk in Education hall, stacked daily with important policy-making memoranda, is no more impressive than the man. But, despite the desk. Dean Lauer is a chatty sort of person, interested in everything. He ' s a stamp and record collector (enjoys Jerry Colonno) ... his spare time is sparer still after an evening session with his history books ... he tries to get to most All-U music and sports events . . . and he likes people, especially those with imagination. The people he likes most ore students. He gets dead serious about their getting a full university life through student octivities and government. College life Is a full-time occupation, he ' ll tell you. And it isn ' t just a question of grodes. That last part pleased us especially. . . . now we start a tow

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President William H. Ferguson, Seat- tle attorney, was Homecoming chair- man in 1946 in addition to his regular duties. A,» -- ■ ? ' e •vde ' o ' .6? V ovv- -. boO-. . oO ' evt c o ° i |j||L ■i 1 ond Br °nsd, =Ol, ° ' o;, ,d, « mo o ' cot i ' -Si ' ' Alumni Association To work for the best interests of the university, Is the purpose of the Alumni Associotion. Its year- ' round activity program includes reunions, Sunday evening firesides and annual hlomecoming celebrations. The association publishes the quarterly Alumnus magazine, with a circulation of 22,000 university graduates and former students. A research foun- dation is also maintained. At Commencement the alumnus who has the most outstanding record of service and leader- Aoo S o « JVTVO ship for the year is awarded the degree of Alumnus Summo coqj °° ° , Loude Dignatus. Ten leaders have been honored with thrs ' ' prejo ' i j ' ' ' -, w degree. °f fhe JOif, e fc Qck Above are the officers and board of trustees of the Alumni Association. Ihey are, left to right, Charles Bechtol, assistant director; Don Douglas, Eunice Bracken, A. M. (Moc) Lundin, F. M. (Pete) Hlgglns, Edith C. Korres, assistant director; Bernlce F. Smith, Lucille Thompson and William H. Ferguson. Not pictured are Clarence W. Bledsoe, Arthur Gerbel Jr., Vic Markov, Al Ulbrlckson, Frances Morrill, Jack Westland, Ted Isaocson ond R. Bronsdon Harris, director.

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and Sciences Henry Suziallo Library The university ' s expansion alone hos been enough to dramatize a need for near-constant reorganiza- tion of A S. This year there were other factors — in parliculor the introduction of the econ depart- ment. And so it grew, to eight schools and forty administrative units, and over ten thousand students. Many of the ten thousand were there only temporarily, waiting for a crock at medical school, or law, or dentistry. More were just woiting: the pre -majors counted on A S odvlsors and counselors to fit them into a field suited to their tastes end tolents. But, though largest of the col- leges, Arts and Sciences was — ond is — more than a catch-all. It pro- vides the training needed in pro- fessions ranging from the liberal orts to the pure sciences, to edu- cate all while giving specialized training to many. Dean Edward Lauer ' s assistants are, left to light, Ralph Gustofson, Mabel Spence, Ed Listen. Not pictured is Harold Mines. of the oldest state university on the , . .