Iowa State University - Bomb Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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THE GRADUATE COLLLEGE RADUATE work has been offered at Iowa State College - for more than fifty years. Fortunately men of the early faculties had excellent research ideals, and inspired many students to continue their work beyond the baccalaureate degree. The growth of graduate work was at first slow, but about a decade ago development became more rapid. At present the Graduate College enrolls about three hundred on an average in each quarter. In the school year 1922-1923, five h undred thirty-two different graduate students were registered. It has one of the largest groups of graduate students in technical sub- jects to be found anywhere in the United States. Deak Buchanan ' The graduate students are registered from schools in nearly every state in the union and from most of the Canadian provinces. On the eastern hemisphere they have come from Sweden and the Union of South Africa, from Ireland, China and the Philippines, and from many countries between. Inasmuch as Iowa State College is primarily a technical school, the graduate work is exclusively in scientific and technical branches. A large number are enrolled for major work in departments in agriculture, for in this field in particular I. S. C. has achieved a world wide reputation. Many are also taking graduate work in those sciences which lead into technical fields. In Engineering, particu- larly in Highway Engineering and Agricultural Engineering, a considerable number of graduate students are enrolled. Home Economics has had over thirty graduate students in the past year. Several have also been pursuing ad anced work in ' eterinary Medicine. Science Hall 27

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THE JUNIOR COLLEGE Maria M. Roberts lleaTi of the Junior College Till ollicc of tlic Dean ot junior College was established on September 11, 1903. Up to the end of the year 1902-03 all classifications and practically all problems of student affairs hail been settled directly by the President. The College had been growing very rapidly in the years immediately preceding and had reached an enrollment somewhat over 1200 students. It was felt by all that some plan was necessary to relieve the President of some of his tasks. The principal duties of the office were to supervise the classification of all Freshman and Sophomore students in all divisions of the College, o advise with them freely and particularly to encourage them in up- lolding high ideals of scholarship. Dean Stanton was first selected to fill this office. In 1908 Professor Maria M. Roberts was made Vice Dean and after the death of Dean Stanton in 1920 she was made Dean of Junior College. Registrar Sage is now Vice Dean. Miss Myra W ' hitcd lias filled the position of Assistant to the Dean since 1908. OFFICE OF 7 HE DEAN OF MEN THE office of the Dean of Men was established in September, 1922. For several years previous to its establishment, the need for such an office was realized, but no one capable of carrying on the duties which a position of this nature calls for could be found. In the summer of 1922 J. E. Foster was recommended to the State Board of Education aiul he was appointed as Iowa State ' s first Dea:i of Men. The primary duty of the Dean of Men is to act as a personal advisor for all men. Besides taking care of these duties he is called to act upon many committees such as scholarship, social, entrance require- ments, and fraternity relations committees. The Dean of Men carries the interest of the students very close to his heart and gives them unstintingly of his time. J. E. Foster Dean of Men OFFICE OF THE DEAN OF WOMEN Julia W. Stantos Dean of Women IN connection w ith this department of the College different genera- tions of students will recall the names of Miss Lovelace, Miss AlacDonald, Miss Sinclair, Miss Blood, Mrs. Riley, Miss Eaton, Miss (iunn, Miss Alarx, Miss Ford, Mrs. S. S. Smith, Mrs. Kilbourne, Mrs. Cunningham, Miss Shattuck, and Miss Harwood. It has alwa s been the Dean of Vomen ' s special responsibility to estab- lish and maintain creditable social standards in community life. Iowa State College recognized this fact and when the first students arrived they found as one member of the ne w faculty, a matron to advise with the women, especially on social matters. Through fifty-five years since 1868 the above succession of women with the titles matron, preceptress, advisor of women, or Dean of WOnien, have filled this responsible position. As the tuHiiber of women students has increased from twenty-five to 1125 the work of tin- office lias become more and more arduous. 26

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COLLEGE OF LNDLSTRLAL SCIEXCE Hew Kvf.rs 1 Bfl l T T ' - I ' I t) ' i:iinc of (icncral Sci ' ciu ' c the course lunv H F , jj B - known as Industrial Science has been existence K ' I J t tlie beijinnin ; ot teaching at 1. S. C In the carK (la s there was no ilifterentiation into the iivc iii isions as we know them I m K m toih-i , aitho all i e lines of work have been taught snice the Af i l About ago work in (including veterinary medicine) was put in charge of an agricultural faculty and dean, the same was done with ' ngi- neering. Industrial Science (then including llome I ' .conomics) was administered directly by the president as dean. Still later the divisions as we now know them were recognized and a dean appointed for Industrial Science. The functions of the Division of Industrial Science were earl dehned as threefold: First: To serve as an a(lniinistrati e unit which has charge of instruction in those sciences which are ba.sic to technical and industrial education and which find constant application in technology and the industries. The departments which serve this purpose are: Bacteriology and Hygiene, Botany. Chemistry, Applied Economics and Social Science, Geology, Mathematics, Military Science and ' J ' actics, Physics and Zoology and Fntomolog ' . Second: To serve as an administrative unit for those departments which have charge of instruc- tion in those subjects not sciences which are requisite to the proper education of technical students; the socalled .service departments such as English, Histor and Psychology, Library, Modern Lan- guage, Music, Physical Training and Public Speaking. Third: To encourage the development of education in those industries not wholly included under the headings: Agriculture, Engineering, Home Economics, or ' eterinar ' Science, which needs techni- cal application of the sciences taught in this institution. 0 ::: ' y - n -:- . I ■ ■ I ■ill .. : Clnmishy Ihill 28