Duke University - Chanticleer Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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Miss Ellen Huckabee Mrs. W. S. Persons Mrs. Hazen Smith Miss Mar Grace N ilson woman must be armed with a good education to hold a job. The Woman ' s College prox ' ides such an education; it is here for the taking. Aiding Dean Baldw in in the direction of the Woman ' s College ai ' e Mrs. Hazen Smith, Mrs. Walter Scott Persons. Miss Mary Grace Wilson, and Miss Ellen Huckabee. Mrs. Smith is a graduate of Agnes Scott College. After receiving her M.A. from Columbia University in 1927, she came to Duke to take up the position of Assistant Dean of Women, and adviser to junior and senior women. She isitcd schools in the Orient, Russia, and England. This study enabled her to ha e a clearer understanding of how to go about creating a close relationship betw een faculty and students. Mrs. Persons, Assistant Dean in charge of Freshmen, graduated from Duke in 1922. After receiving her LA. in 1928, .she studied specialized subjects at the University of Penn- sylvania. In 1930, she returned to Duke to become Secretary of the Committee on Admis- sions, a position which she still liolds as well as her present job. Dean Wilson, a graduate of Winthrop College, first came to Duke as Acting Dean of Women during the Summer Session. When the Woman ' s College was organized, Miss Wilson became the Social Director. In 1937, she was appointed Dean of Residence, and is now also Clounselor for Social Standards. She also plans and approves the social program for Duke University vomen. Miss Huckabee is the adviser to freshmen women. She received her A.B. and M.A. de- grees from Duke University, and, after her departure, became a member of the Dean of Women ' s staff at New Jersey College for Women. Returning to Duke, she was made Counselor of Pcgram House and gi en her present job. Miss Huckabee just recently returned to Duke again, after serving in the Waves durin the war. Miss I.yilia llijliop, Rctoixlci of the Woman ' s t.ollct;L, is assisted by Dorothy Hubble W ' ise. They have charge of all grades, cuts, and class standings. 23

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Miss Alice Mary Baldwin WOMAN ' S COLLEGE DR. ALICE MARY BALDWIN has been Dean of Woman ' s College since 1 930, when it was established. Originally a New Englander, she came to Trinity College in the summer of 1 923 as the Acting Dean of Women for Summer School. Six years later she received her appointment as head of the Woman ' s College. Dean Baldwin received her A.B. and M.A. degrees from Cornell University. Later she received her Ph.D. from the L-nivcrsitv of Chicago. Dean Baldwin taught history until four years ago when increased duties as Dean forced her to stop teaching. She has been very prominent in various educational helds throughout the country. Dean Baldwin has encouraged students to come to her for advice and counsel. As well as being an administrator, she has shown herself to be a true friend, and the close contact she has tried to keep ith all of the girls has endeared her to the student body. She acts, when the need arises, as mediator between professors and students, and also backs the Student Government Association in its under- takings. Washington Duke first encouraged the ad- mittance of women into Trinity College. Since then, the Woman ' s College has made many strides forward. New courses are being added to the curriculum every year, and women are entering into fields formerly labeled For Men Only. The recognition of the value of education for girls is proved by the increasing numbers of applicants of excep- tional calibre. Each year hundreds of girls have to be refused admittance to the college because of lac k of space. The war has proved the ability of women to excel in many fields of endeavor. On the campus, Duke co-eds ha e taken over positions previously held by men, particularly in the field of publication. Competition will grow stronger with each passing year, and a young Lppcrclassincn wait outside .Mrs. .Smitli ' s ollicc to confer with her on schedule changes, courses, and other matters relating to studies. The treasury office window is an annual must in every student ' s career, when pay day in the month of November brings with it the long lines of waiting. 22

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WiLBURT C. Davison MEDICAL SCHOOL Dr. Wilburt C. Davison, Dean of the School of Medicine, has held this position since 1927. Having graduated from Princeton in 191 3, he attended Oxford for the next three years, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. There he received a B.A. in 191 5, a B.Sc. in 1916, and an M. A in 1 9 1 9. Upon returning, he obtained his M.D. at Johns Hopkins. In 1932 he received his D.Sc. from Wake Forest and his LL.D. in 1944 at the University of North Carolina. From 1 91 9 to 1927, Dr. Daxison held several positions at Johns Hopkins Unixersity Medical School, including posts first as in- structor, associate professor, and acting head of the Department of Pediatrics, and, later, as Assistant Dean at Johns Hopkins Uni versity Medical School. During these years, he also served as editor of the Bulletin of Jolms Hop- kins Hospital. In 1927, he assumed the posi- tion of Dean of the Duke University Medical School as well as that of professor of pediatrics, positions he is still holding. Dean Davison is a member of the dixision of medical sciences of the National Research Council, and served as vice chairman in 1942- 43. Among other positions, he acted as Con- sultant to the Office of the Surgeon General, U.S. Army, and also as Consultant in the Insti- tute of Inter-American Army Affairs. He also is a member of the maternal and child health services in the Children ' s Bureau of the U. S. Department of Labor. Senior Med Students woik on the wards, treating patients, writing case histories, conducting experiments, and assisting operations, before receiving their degree. 24