Duke University - Chanticleer Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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Mr. J. Foster Barnes is the Head of the Department of Choral Music and came to Duke after years of extensive musical train- ing. After graduating from Richmond Uni- versity with an A.B. and Emory Univcrsit - with an M.A., he studied under private instructors in New York and Chicago. Since coming to Duke, Mr. Barnes has devel- oped the magnificent Duke Chapel Choir and the widely-publicized Men ' s (jlee Club. W. M. Upchurch, Jr., Director of the Ap- pointments Office, received his A.B. degree from Duke in 1931 and his LI..B. in 1936. He has been connected with Duke ' s Ahimni and Appointments Offices since 1934, serving as manager of Quadrangle Pictures, and director of the Summer School Choir, Mr. Upchurch serves hundreds of Duke graduates and va- rious corporations and schools in their em- ployment and personnel problems. . C. Davison H. C. Horack Holland Holtiin C. B. Hoover William H. Hall R. S. Wilbur Harold C. Bird C. F. Korstian Frank C. Brown Pan] X. Garber J. Foster Barnes W. M. Upchurch, Jr 19

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Dr. Wilbur C. Davison, Dean of the School of Medicine since its organization, came to Duke in 1927 from Johns Hopkins. He is a graduate of Princeton University, studied at Oxford University, and received his M.D. degree from Johns Hopkins Medical School. He taught at Baltimore Medical School and served as assistant Dean of Johns Hopkins Medical School before coming to Duke. Ralph Sidney Wilbur, Chairman of the Department of Electrical Engineering, ob- tained his B.S. in M.E. and his M.E. degrees from Tufts College. Before coming to Duke Professor Wilbur taught at the University of Pennsylvania, Lafayette College, and An- napolis, Md. Coming to Duke to teach the engineers in 1933, he was an Associate Pro- fessor of Mechanical Engineering. H. Claude Horack, Ph.d., LL.B., LL.D.; came to Duke in 1930 as Professor of Law. In 1934, he was appointed Dean of the Law School. During the last seven years he has been active in national legal clinics, having been President of the North Carolina Bar Association, President of the Association of American Law Schools, and a life member of the American Law Institute. Harold C. Bird, Chairman of the Depart- ment of Civil Engineering, received the Ph.B. degree from Yale L ' niversity in 1908 with two years honors for excellence in all subjects. He also received his C.E. degree from Yale in 1911. After varied experience of teaching en- gineering, he joined the Duke Faculty, leaving a position as engineer and purchasing agent for a large company. Dr. Holland Holton, Director of the Duke L ' niversity Summer School, graduated from Trinity College in 1903, and received his Ph.D. from the Lhiiverslty of Chicago. He has been Director since 1920. Dr. Holton became associated withTrinity College in 1912. Trinity College Summer School will be en- larged this year for those students taking advantage of an accelerated schedule. Dr. Clarence F. Korstian, Dean of the School of Forestry, was educated at South- eastern University and Yale University. Dean Korstian has directed the program for using the facilities of Duke ' s 5,000 acre forest and new equipment for practical application as well as research. The Duke School of Forestry is one of three such schools in the country. Dr. Calvin B. Hoover, Chairman of the Departments of Economics and Business Ad- ministration, came to Duke in 1925 as an assistant Instructor of Economics. Four years ago he was appointed Dean of the Graduate School, succeeding William Henry Glasson, who served in that capacity for thir- teen years. The Graduate School has at- tained eminence, but is still growing. Dr. Frank C. Brown, Comptroller of Duke University, has capably fulfilled the duties of campus maintenance. He came to Duke as Professor of English in 1909 and assumed his present responsibilities in 1918. The modern buildings of both campuses were constructed under his direction. Dr. Brown is, in addi- tion to Comptroller of the Universit}-, the head of the Department of English. William Holland Hall, Dean of the College of Engineering, returned to Duke to teach in 1915. He had attended the Naval Academy and later studied at Duke, obtaining his A.B. and A.M. During the first World War he went overseas with the Y.M.C.A. In 1927 he received his M.S. in C.E. from the Univer- sity of Wisconsin. Since 1939 he has been Dean of the College of Engineering. Dr. Paul N. Garber, Dean of the Divinity School, has been connected with the School of Religion since 1926, when he served as registrar and Professor of Church History. Last year he succeeded Dr. Elbert Russell as Dean of the Divinity School. Dr. Garber is the author of a number of books relating to church history, and is a recognized authority in Methodist History. 18

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Dr. Alice Mary Baldwin, Dean of the Woman ' s College, is a native of New Eng- land, who received her Bachelor of Art and Master of Art Degree at Cornell yniversity. The University of Chicago awarded Dean Baldwin her Doctor of Philosophy degree, prior to her coming to Trinity College in 1923 as the Acting Dean of Women for Summer School. She assumed her duties as the Dean of Women the following year. When the College for Women was separated from Trinity College and established on the East Campus in 1930, Miss Baldwin became its first Dean. She has directed a selected faculty in expanding the program of curricular activities and well-rounded social organi- zations. Ruth Smith, Assistant Dean of Women, graduated from Agnes Scott College in 1912 where she received the A.B. degree. In 1927 she received the A.M. degree from Columbia University and came to Duke as Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Instruction. Mrs. W. S. Pearsons, formerly Elizabeth Anderson, graduated from Trinity College in 1922 receiving the A.B. degree. Since 1930, she has served as Assistant Dean of Freshmen and also later assumed the duties of the secretary of the Committee on Admissions. Miss Mary Grace Wilson, graduate of Winthrop, first came to Duke in 1929 as the acting Dean of Women during the summer term. When the Woman ' s College was or- ganized. Miss Wilson became the social di- rector. In 1937, she was appointed Dean of Residence. Miss Margaret Pinkerton, Dean of the School of Nursing, succeeded Dean Bessie Baker at the beginning of the 1939-40 year. The School of Nursing was established along with the School of Medicine in 1925 and shares its destination of recognized achieve- ment. Dr. Alice Mary Baldwin, Dean of the Woman ' s College. Mrs. Ruth Smith Mrs. W. S. Pearsons Miss Mary G. Wilson Miss M. Pinkerton 20