Brigham Young University - Banyan Yearbook (Provo, UT)

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t-mya: departments EXTENSION DIVISION The Extension Division sends out programs consisting of lectures, musicals, and similar instruction and entertainment which annually reaches an audience of about a quarter of a million people in the inter-mountain region. The most sig- nificant factor in the recent growth of this department is the development of the new Bureau of Visual Instruction, under Secretary F. Wilcken Fo.x. Professor Ellsworth C. Dent was brought from the University of Kansas by Dr. Lowry Nelson to serve as special consultant for several months last winter. Under the care of Dr. Nelson. Professor Dent, and Mr. Fo.x. the bureau has grown rapidly. The 13th Annual Leadership Week reached new heights with seventy stakes represented. Home study work has expanded considerably since the first of the year. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT The Department records for the year tell the story of the safeguard placed on the student body ' s health by the medical department. Six hundred and twenty-five complete physical examinations were given, two thousand three hun- dred office consultations held, nine hundred minor wounds were dressed and simple treatments given, three hundred fifty students were vaccinated for smallpox, sixty-nine were innoculated for diphtheria, ninety-seven received cold ' serum, and seventeen received other specific innoculations. At present the personnel of the department is as follows: Dr. L. L. Cullimore. Dr. L. W. Oaks. Dr. H. G. Merrill, and Mrs. Rhoda J. Young. R.N. Dr. G. P. Wiseman, foot specialist, and other members of the medical profession of Provo have voluntarily donated their services when called upon. Six

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; ;y7 ' M Dee eans Dlan Gerrit de Jong, Jr. Dean Herald R. Clark Dean H. M. Woodward Dean Christen Jensen COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS The very existence of the College of Fine Arts is indica- tive of the encouragement given by the Brigham Young Uni- verstiy to all those whose inclinations lead them into several fields of fine art. In each department a well prepared fac- ulty aids the unusually large number of fine art students in their efforts to acquire professional skill with their general education. — Dean Gerrit de Jong. ]r. COLLEGE OF COMMERCE In the College of Commerce men and women of char- acter and ability receive training for positions in business leadership. Although emphasis of the fundamentals of com- merce is paramount, and considerable attention is given spe- cialized subjects in this field, the needs for cultural devel- opment of the student are recognized and provided for. —Dean Herald R. Clark. DEAN OF SUMMER SCHOOL The summer quarter at the Brigham Young University, especially the Alpine term, has achieved fame throughout the intermountain states. Post graduate courses are pursued under the most favorable conditions. Intensive study in all of the colleges is afforded, and faculty and student body enjoy a social, intellectual and spiritual feast. — Dean H. M. Woodward. DEAN OF GRADUATE SCHOOL The University confers the degree of Master of Arts and Master of Science through its Graduate School which was established in 1928. This school is administered with the view of encouraging research problems in all branches of knowledge, training investigators in the methods and tools of research, and stimulating the development of scholastic attainment. — Dean Christen Jensen.

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■ ' J JkV l Callers for President Harris. Pay as you enter. President and Mrs. Harris at Logan. Governor Henry H. Blood. Apostle John A. Widtsoe. Apostle and Mrs. Melvin J. Ballard and President Harris. Apostle and Mrs. Callis and family. Extension Division office force. Scocn