Duke University - Chanticleer Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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DEAN KURSriAX, who came to Duke in 1930, has served as Dean of the School of Forestry since its estabhshmcnt in 1938. He received his B.S.F. and his M.F. at the Uni- versity of Nebraska, and his M.A. at South- eastern Christian College. He received his Ph.D. at Yale. Besides scr ing in the Forestry Service of the U. S. Department of Agricul- ture, Dean Korstian has written a series called Authoritative Works in the Field oj Silviculture. The emphasis that the war placed upon the importance of the preservation of our natural forests led to the formation of several special commissions, on one of which the government recjuested Dr. Korstian to serve. Dr. Kors- tian has also been the director of the program for using the facilities of the famous 5,000 acre Duke forest for research as well as recreation. The School of Forestry is spending its time in teaching on a graduate level, and is doing remarkai)ly well, considering that it is .so crowded. Since the end of the war, the enroll- ment has increased greatly, and the student Ixjdy consists of representatives from twenty dillercnt states. C. F. KoRSTI. N SCHOOL OF FORESTRY . joint outing by the students ofDulic and State College Forestry Scliools is held on an Autumn afternoon. They display skills, such as tree felling, rifle shooting, hand- axe throwing, and log bucking. 29

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Gilbert T. Rovve Acting Director SCHOOL OF RELIGION DR. GILBERT T. ROWE, chairman of the Facuhy of the Divinity School, has been directing the activities of the School since Dr. Harvie Branscomb left last year. On February 26, 1947, the announcement was made of the appointment of Dr. Paul A. Root as new Dean. Dr. Root had previously been a member of the faculty of Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas. This year the School has created a new field of study in Christian ethics with Dr. Waldo Beach, former professor and pastor of religion at Antioch College in Ohio. Lectures during the college year were given for divinity students. Such men as Professor Robert PfiefTer of Harvard Lhii ersity and Dr. Paul Lehmannof, editor of W ' cslminsla Press, were among the speakers. The Divinity School government has be- come active in cooperating towards school progress. The officers were: William Coffin, president; Alfred Wallace, vice president; John Carter, secretary; Jarvis Brown, treasurer. The Council of Affairs works closely with the faculty in preparing many of the programs sponsored by the Divinity School. The Divinity School building is equipped with a comfortable recreation room where chess games, such as this, occupy free periods. Card tables, magazines, newspapers and comfortable reading chairs are also provided. Special theological books are obtainable from the Divinity School Library. s8

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Calvin B. Hoover GRADUATE SCHOOL DR. CALVIN BRYCE HOOVER, Dean of the Graduate School, received his appointment to this position in 1938. After his graduation from Monmouth College in 1922, he did graduate work at the University of Minnesota and the University of Wisconsin for the next three years. At the end of this time, he received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. His Litt.D. he received from Columbia University in 1934, and in 1935 he received another from Monmouth College. He has been a professor here since 1925. Dr. Hoover was awarded in 1929-30 the Social Science Research Fellowship for study in Soviet Russia. In addition, during the past thirteen years he has held important posi- tions in the Agricultural Adjustment Adminis- tration, as well as the presidency of the South- ern Economic Association and the vice presi- dency of the American Economic Association. He acted as consultant on the National Re- sources Committee and as Economic Adviser on the Advisory Commission to the Council on National Defense and various other war agencies. He also worked in this capacity for the Economic Intelligence of the U. S. Control Council for Germany, and is an author in his own right. SUMMER SCHOOL SINCE 1 91 8, Dr. Holland Holton has been Director of the Duke Uni ersity Summer Ses- sion. Dr. Holton acquired his A.B. degree at Trinity College in 1907, and came back again as a part-time instructor of public speaking in 191 2. In 1 91 9, he became head of the Depart- ment of Education. He received his J.D. degree from the University of Chicago in 1927. Dr. Holton ' s special helds of education are history and legal phases of school adminis- tration. Before coming to Duke, Dr. Holton taught at Durham High School, and was principal and superintendent of the Durham County Schools for several years. In 1 91 9, there were 88 students enrolled in the summer session. The number has in- creased to 3,375 by 1 938. During the war, the number declined greatly because the navy project was using the buildings, but the 1947 summer session, according to Dr. Holton, is going to have a full enrollment with two terms, one six weeks, and one fixe weeks. Preference is gi ' en to those who enroll during the aca- demic year, and to eterans ho an- trying to accelerate their studies. • ' - ' l ' .vJS t -- ' y4 i-- t v--.- ' . |li ■ 1 , , • ' ' ' flS-. ' . - i -■ - - : . ' f « Holland Holton 30