Fresno State College - Campus Yearbook (Fresno, CA)

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Mrs. Ruth D. Waterman, head of the health and phyl sical education department for women, received her B. S. degree from the Univer- sity of Missouri and her A. M. from Columbia Univer- sity. She has been a faculty member at the University of Missouri, the Territorial Normal School, the Univer- sity of Hawaii, and Santa Barbara State College. She has been at Fresno State College since l939. Victor E. Storli, acting head of the commerce department, was graduated from St.-Olaf Col- lege, received his M.B.A. from the University of Oregon, and is a certified public account- ant. He has been on the faculties of Spokane College, the University of Illinois, and the University of Oregon. He has been at Fresno State College since l928. Dr. Edward V. Tenney, head of the philosophy and psychology department, was graduated from the University of California and re- ceived his Ph. D. from that institution. He earned his A.M. at the Pacific School of Reli- gion and was later a faculty member there before coming to Fresno State College in l927. ' John W. Wright, speech department head, came to Fresno State College in l929. He was graduated from the University of Washington and received his A.M. from that university. He was a graduate student at Yale University Theater, the Cornish School of the Theater, and the University of Southern California. Agnes M. Tobin, head librarian at Fresno State College, received her A.B. degree from the Fresno State Teachers College. She has studied at Tobin College, Iowa Teachers Col- lege, Denver University, and the University of California. Miss Tobin has been at Fresno State since l9l4. Earl H. Wight, head of the health and physical educa- tion department for men, re- ceived his B.L. and A.M. degrees from the University of California. He was on the University of California fa- culty and was a summer session instructor at New York University and the University of California at Los Angeles. He has been at Fresno State College since l924.

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department Dr. Frank R. Morris, mathe- matics department head, re- ceived his B.S. degree at Valparaiso University, A.M. at Indiana University, and Ph. D. at the University of California. He has been on the faculty of Valparaiso University, the University of California, and Indiana Uni- versity, and came to Fresno State College in l92l. Dr. Albert, R. Lang, dean of the upper division and head of the department of education, has been at Fresno State College since l927. He received his A.B. from Nebraska Wesleyan University, his A.M. from the University of Nebraska, and Ph. D. from Stanford Univer- sity. Dr. V. Calvon McKim, head of the geography and geology department, received his A.B. degree at Wayne State Teachers College, Nebraska, and earned his master's and doc- tor's degrees at the University of Nebraska. He has taught in the Hawaiian Islands and in the Philippine islands. ln i942 he came to Fresno State College. Emory Ratcliffe, head of the social science de- partment, was graduated from Earlham Col- lege and received his A.M. from the University of Wisconsin. He has been on the faculty of Whittier and Beloit colleges and has been a summer session instructor at Earlham College, Santa Barbara State College, Rutgers Univer- sity, and Selly Oak Colleges, Birmingham, England. He has been affiliated with Fresno State College since l9l5. Dr. William E. St. John, English department head, came to Fresno State College in l923. He was graduated from the University of Oregon, received his A.M. from Stanford Uni- versity, and his Ph. D. from the University of Southern California. He has been a summer session instructor at the University of Southern California and at New York University. Miss Louise Porch was grad- uated from Rockford College with a B.S. degree and re- ceived her A. M. from Co- lumbia University. She has done graduate work at the University of Chicago and was on the faculty of Ste- phens College. She is head of the homemaking depart- ment at Fresno State Col- lege, to which she came in l942.

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board of directors .117 Standing, left to right, Al Tounger, William Forbes, Ed Piston, Art Safstrom, Dr. Karl Falk, George Zenovich. Seated, Emory Ratcliffe, Deana Wilson, Mrs. Emily Sample, Dr. Frank W. Thomas. Not pictured are David Parker and Joline Morrish, members of the fall board. Last court of appeals in matters of finance is the Board of Directors. Chairmaned by Emory Ratcliffe, head of the social science- department, its voting members are the student body presi- dent, vice-president, and men's and women's legislative commissioners, the president of the college, and three faculty members appointed by him: Ratcliffe, Mrs. Sample, and Dr. Falk. I Its duties include collection and budgeting of all Association. dues, management of the cafeteria and bookstore, and the handling of all monies connected with the college that do not by law go through the regular college office. The board fixed all Association salaries and, upon the recommendation of General Manager Safstrom, appoints all assistant managers and other employees. The Board of Directors was created in l922, with Ratcliffe as chairman, to replace the Fi- nance Committee of Fresno State's Junior College and Normal school days.