Montana State University - Sentinel Yearbook (Missoula, MT)

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RICHARD H. IESSE Dean of the Faculty Dr. Iesse, chairman of the Department of Chemistry, has been connected with the uni- versity for 23 years. He became a member of the faculty in 1912. In 1919 he was made Dean of Men and in 1928 became Dean of the Fac- ulty. He is a graduate of the University of Mis- souri. He received his Master's and Ph.D. de- grees from Harvard, Where he taught in the chemistry department after completing his studies. Before coming to Montana Dr. lesse taught at the University of Illinois. I. EARLL MILLER Dean of Men Mr. Miller taught at the University of Illinois before coming to the State University in 1919 as a professor in the Department of History and Political Science. From 1920 to 1922 he taught at the University of Pittsburgh returning to Mon- tana in September of 1922. He was made Dean of Men in 1928 and still holds his position in the history department. HARRIET RANKIN SEDMAN Dean of Women Since coming to the university in 1921 Dean Sedman has been active as the initiator of or- ganizations and traditions-among them Mortar Board, Spur and Lantern Parade. Also through her efforts A.W.S. and the Big Sister movement have been organized. In 1930 she received her Master's degree in Personnel Administration at Columbia and since then has conducted a course for seniors in Personnel Methods in high school. Before becoming a member of the uni- versity faculty she acted as secretary to lean- nette Rankin, her sister, who was at that time a member of Congress. During the war she worked in the Department of War Risk Insur- ance in Washington, D. C.

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Professor F. C. Scheuch has just finished his fortieth year of service at the state university. When he came here in 1895 as a member of the original faculty, it was as the professor of mechanical engineering. At this time he also started his Work in the foreign languages department of which he is now chair- man. He Was secretary of the faculty from 1895 to 1909. He is now vice-president of the university and has served as act- ing president. Friend of every student, he is one of the most familiar figures on the campus, frequently presiding at convocations, lecture programs and meetings. He attended public schools in Barcelona, Spain, from 1874 to 1882. He was secretary of the U. S. Consulate at Barcelona from 1888 to 1889. In 1893 he was graduated from Purdue uni- versity and taught French there the following year. PROF. FREDERICK C. SCHEUCH Vice-president of the State University

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IAMES B. SPEEB Begistrar and Business Manager The social fraternity auditing plan, which has received much praise from other universities, is outstanding among the university enterprises with which Mr. Speer has been associated. Sec- retary to President Craig while a student, and registrar after graduation in 1908, he resigned after four years to become a student at Stanford and the University of Michigan. In 1917 he re- turned to the university and in 1920 became business manager as well as registrar. Besides his work at the university Mr. Speer is active in civic affairs and is a writer of articles on uni- versity organization. PHILIP 0. KEENEY Librarian The Open Shelf is one of the projects that Mr. Keeney has sponsored on the university cam- pus. In his article, Leading Them to Water , Mr. Keeney stated that in two quarters more than 800 books circulated over the Open Shelf. He is President of the Montana Library associa- tion and last year attended the American Li- brary association convention at Montreal. He has written several articles on library adminis- tration for the Library Iournal. Graduated from the University of California in 1925, he received his Certificate of Librarianship in 1927 and his MA. in 1930 from the University of Michigan, WILLIAM E. MADDOCK Director of Public Service Division and Board of Recommendations Mr. Maddock is also head of the Department of Education and assistant director of the sum- mer school. Despite the variety of his university work he has Written various articles for educa- tional magazines and has delivered many com- mencement addresses throughout the state. In addition he is an artist, having exhibited many of his pictures. Mr. Maddock received his edu- cation at Earlham, Harvard and Stanford. He came to the university in 1922 after serving as superintendent of schools in Superior, Wiscon- sin, and in Butte. coming to Montana in the fall of 1930. ,..,-it