Case Western Reserve University - Lux / Differential Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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crsily ot I lliL ' wide re t-xas to aclics of TWO RESERVE PRESIDENTS ROBERT ERNEST VINSON President of Western Reserve University (1924 — ) |u t I wo vears ayo Dr. Robert Vinson resigned as head of the L niv liecoine the new President of Western Reserve. He l)rou!;hl willi him from the far southwest a dynamic presence and an enviable record as an ethicator and leader of men. The rajjidity with which he had achieved a place of prominence amoni; the leading educators of the country was remarkalde. ] )Ut from reports, the educational field was not the only jihase of American life which had felt his influence. He waged and won a fearless fight to give Texas clean government. So there is nothing mysterious in the manner in which the University has responded to the touch of her new i)ilol ' s hand. Cleveland is awaking from her lethargy in matters educational. Miat seemed a faint gUmmering of ])ossibility is transmuted overnight into the thing ex- pected. Working amid the civic ideals and the altars of community enterprise, ovir President has gone into the highways and byways to preach the gospel of a Greater University. More — he has instilled his indomitable spirit into the student body, and they, too, believe in him and in the successful materialization of his plans. The President is making good. CH. ' Rf.ES FRANKLIN THWING President of Western Reserve University (iSqu-i()ji ) With the resignation of l)v. ' I ' hwing in 1921, Western Reserve University lost active association with the man who has undoubtedly given more of himself to make Reserve the institution it is today than any other person. He devoted the best years of his life to her needs, and as long as there is a Reserve or any institu- tion which may grow upon it, his personality will be felt. In 1890 Dr. Thwing brought his broad educational con- ceptions to the ])residency of a small university. Thirty- one years later, he left it with a well established and con- stantly increasing national reputation. During his tenure the teaching staff increased from fourteen to four hun- dred and twenty-five instructors. The number of students increased from 276 to 2700, an eloquent testimonial in itself. The Pharmacy School, the Dental School, the School of Ai)plied and Social Sciences, the Nursing School and Library School all were developed during his administration, and as the result of his untlagging endea- vors. Although the College for Women had lieen in existence three years when he came into office, he must be given nuich of the credit for its present slatu- in educational circles. Charles I ' Tanklin Thwing has graved his name in the imperishable memory of all those who care for W ' estern Reserve and who envision the promise of her future. 14

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THE DEANS 1)i:an W im-i;i:i (i. Liu ' TXHR Winfred George Leutncr, Dean of Adelbert College since 1012, is also Professor of Greek and Latin at Adcllx;rt. Dr. Leutncr received his A. B. degree from Adelbert College in 1901. I ' -our years later he took liis Doctor of Philosophy degree from Johns Hripkins Lhiivcrsity, after spending a year there in the capacity of Fellow, l ' urtlier stndy in Greek and Latin was pursued at the American Schools of Classical Stuciies at Rome and Atlicns. He held a chair during the year 1 ' )(I.t fi at Wittenberg College as Acting Profes.si r of Greek. Dr. Leutner came to Adelbert in 1906 as an instructor in Greek and Latin. He was given the position of Assistant Professor in 1909, and a full profes- sorship in 1915, and was chosen Dean of the College in 1912. He holds membership in the American Philological Association, The American Archaeological Association, The Classical Association of the Middle West and South, and the Ohio College Association. The Article in Theocritus , was written by Dr. Leutncr in 1907. He is reputed throughi ut his large acquaintanceship in the community and in the college for his keen perceptions and his ready and sympathetic grasp of situations. Every student of Adelbert College knows where to find his fairest, squarest friend in time of difficulty. Dean Helen M. Smith Dean Helen Mary Smith received her Bachelor of Literature degree from the College for Women of Western Reserve University. After gradu- ation she accepted a position as teacher of English in Central High School, which she left to become Assistant Dean of the college from which she had graduated. In 1914 she was appointed Dean of the College for Women. For some years she was president of the Alumnae Association, and as an alumna she has had a complete understanding of the problems with which the College for Women has had to cope. She has stood for the individuality of the College, but has always seen the advantages of co-ordinatio,n. To her is due credit for the fact that no school in the country has a higher academic rating. Since her assumption of deanship, the enrollment of the College has increased one hundred per cent. The Household Administration department has grown and now has a separate building. The School of Nursing has been established, and is one of the few in the country where an academic course is given in connection with the hospital course. None of these progressive changes would have been possible, had it not been for Dean Smith ' s insight, and her power to judge accurately the advantages of new ideas. Dean Carl A. Hamann Carl August Hamann, Dean of the Medical School, was graduated from the University of Pittsburgh, receiving his degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1890. Three years later, in 1893, he located his practice in Cleveland. During the years 1893 to 1912 he served as Professcr of Anatomy. In 1912 he accepted the chair of applied anatomy and clinical surgery. At present he is visiting surgeon at St. Vincent ' s Charity and chief surgeon at Cleveland City Hos- pitals. Dr. Hamann is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons ; a member of the American Surgical Association, the Associaton of Amercan Anatomists, and Alpha Omega Alpha. Appreciation for his present activity in the new medical library program deserves no small comment. To the students Dean Hamann ably fulfills his nick-name The King , — a quiet, always friendly, self sacrificing follower of Hippocrates, liolding a high place in the esteem of all who know him. Since the time of Dr. Hamann ' s appointment to his position the school has grown in importance until it ranks with the best and largest in the world. IS