University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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DEAN LAWSON Very few college students, graduate from K.U. without at one time having changed enrollment or dropped a course; when this happens, the man they must convince is Paul B. Lawson, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts Sciences. Bald, bluff but candid, he startles many a freshman with his quick-spoken and positive manner. Born in India of Methodist missionary parents, he enjoys the associa- tion with his congregation at West Side Presbyterian Church, where he preaches every Sunday. He is proud of his easy accessibility to the student; he confers with more students than most college deans. To the often-voiced student anxieties as to what to major in, he advises, Don ' t worry too soon about specializing; master what you are doing now. —Allan Cromley DEAN MOREAU A lawyer ' s most important qualification is self-confidence. This is the opinion of stocky, sly, self-confident Frederick J. Moreau, Dean of the Law School. A showman in the classroom, he is a Philadelphia lawyer at wriggling out of student snares. (This showmanship is practiced with a different twist by the whistlers in front of the law barn. ) Dean Moreau has never been in politics, thinks men of the legal profession have a superior understanding of human nature, does not re- gard lawyers as being overly cynical. He believes that the ability to read carefully will always create a demand for legally trained men in all reaches of society. On the international situation he quotes Francis Leiber: The difference between governments is that ' over there, ' governments charter liberties; here, people charter governments. —Allan Cromley DEAN SWARTHOUT That din and babel one hears as he passes Frank Strong comes from the School of Fine Arts. Administering this wonderful institution where the women outnumber the men is regal, stern, visaged Dean Donald M. Swarthout. Born and raised, as he terms it, in a menagerie of musical instruments, he studied abroad four years at the Royal Censervatoiy of Music in Leipzig and one year in Paris. This is his 24th year at Kansas University. His cousin, Gladys Swarthout, appears this winter in the university concert series. Although probably classed as a longhair in the jazz vernacular, he has a sympathetic ear for swing; he enjoys some of the music of Kostelanetz and Goodman. His one qualification: that swing should not be all-absorb- ing in the person ' s musical appreciation. —Allan Cromley Kaufman-Graham

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DEAN JONES My name is Jacob Oscar, but my friends call me ' J. 0. ' Dean J. 0. Jones is the affable, i nformal, pipe-devoted native Kansan who leads our men of the slide rule and transit. Except for projects in Idaho, West Vir- ginia, and on the Mississippi River, he has engineered on Mt. Oread most of the time since his KU graduation in 1912. An admirer of our A Cappella Choir, J. 0. believes that extra-curricular activities should play a part in every engineer ' s campus life. A characteristic informality is his classroom regulation that sleeping is allowed but snoring is verboten. When asked his job, Dean Jones quotes his own adage, A dean is a man who is too smart to be chancellor and not smart enough to be a professor. —Allan Cromley DEAN NELSON Grave, sincere, deep-thinking J. H. Nelson is the dean of the Graduate School. A graduate of Cornell University, he came to K. U. as an associate professor of English in 1925. One is usually surprised to find that Dean Nelson ' s avocation is farming. During the war he ran a large dairy farm near Lawrence. Believing that good students establish the teacher and that good teachers establish the school, his ambition is to make the University a center of scholarship. He regards teaching as an art and thinks that extra-curricular activities should interfere in no way with academic studies. As chairman of the committee on aids and awards, Dean Nelson wants to set up many more exchange scholarships with other nations. —Allan Cromley DEAN SMITH World War II veteran, George B. Smith, Dean of the School of Educa- tion, heads the throng of ex-service men returning to Mt. Oread. Youngish, unaffected, his completely civilian appearance belies his martial record. A graduate of the army ' s formidable Command and General Staff school, Lt. Col. Smith served with operations section, G-3, 15th Army in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany. He possesses fruit salad galore, including two battle stars and the purple heart. Dean Smith believes that most veterans will study more intelligently and pursue a more direct course toward a particular goal than they did be- fore the war. Did he like the army? Lt. Col. Smith replies with an emphatic Yes! —Allan Cromley Kauf man-Graham

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DEAN WAHL Unfamiliar to most Oreadites, but of great significance in Kansas City hospitals, Dr. Harry R. Wahl is Dean of the Kansas University Medical School. Brought up in medical surroundings (his father was a doctor) and Johns Hopkins educated, Dean Wahl is proud of his profession and the men whose training he directs. His school of medicine ranks high in the nation. Dean Wahl is a specialist in pathology and a member of Sigma Xi, A.O.A., and Phi Beta Kappa. He insists that the first prerequisite for the medical profession must be the individual ' s unimpeachable integrity. No medical recluse, he has been active in international clubs and debating societies. Does he favor national socialization of medicine? He answers, Please, let ' s not debate that one. —Allan Cromley DEAN WERNER Can two live as cheaply as cm? What is the best frat on the Hill? These are samples of the 64 dollar questions encountered daily by Dean of Student Affairs Henry Werner. Besides being an adviser to men, he counsels the functioning of most campus activities and evidences his re- search chemistry background by teaching a class in food analysis. He regards himself as a listening post and certainly not a campus conscience. Englishborn, witty, and approachable, Dean Werner laughs about the change in coed conventions on the campus; in former days a crimson tipped cigaret butt would have been cause for faculty consternation. Routine-hating, he starts each day with a certain prayer: Please make today different from yesterday. His prayer is always answered. —Allan Cromley DEAN HABEIN A Minnesotan by birth, a Jayhawker by adoption, Miss Margaret Habein just happened into the teaching profession. Came the evolution into administrational work, a few positions in girls ' schools, and presto- K.U. ' s new dean of women. Tall, youthful Miss Habein likes people, and consequently, her job. In her few weeks in office she has found nothing but top people. She is extremely impressed with the sense of responsibility and keen interest in the school taken by the students. And I don ' t limit that to girls, she quickly adds. This is her first position in a coeducational school, and she is finding the new male problem most interesting. Growing up in the land of lakes made her a fiend for winter sports— skiing, skating, and ice boating. Her favorite game is basketball, however, and her primary worry at the moment is seeing only half the games this winter in crowded Hoch. —Don Diehl