Northwestern University - Syllabus Yearbook (Evanston, IL)

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iinis ii lHi W' ADDISON HIBBARD Liberal Arts Did not even wait to get his sheepskin before r'1shing off to Nagasaki, Japan, where he was English Professor at the Imperial College of Commerce. After that Dean Hibbard taught at the Universityof North Carolina and finally, N. U. Likes golf, crushed hats and muskie fishing. Devours books by the dozens. Just to fool the student he greets him seriously with, f'Sit down and tell me what y0u're thinking about, or What do I know about you? Dean Hibbard is always hopeful of finding a genius in one of his classes. GEORGE WASHINGTON BELL Graduate School Mr. Bell is practical in his financial theories, having recently been elected to the Board of the Madison-Crawford Bank of Chicago. He is an excellent tennis player and really takes fishing seriously. He does deep sea fishing off the coast of Florida not being content with catching blue-gills, sun-fish and lake trout. GEORGE A. MANEY Engineering One of the reasons Dean Maney isgso popular with both students and faculty is that he is a real engineer, having actually designed and built bridges. His chief hobby is the study of the analytical field of indeterminate struc- tures. Mr. Maney spends his summers at Gull Lake in Northern lyfinnesota, his native country and, unlike all other deans and professors, is more interested in loafing than fishing. Music, old-fashioned rag-time to Russian Symphonies, appeals to Mr. Maneyx with the exception of women crooners. JOHN W. BEATTIE Musz'c Mr. Beattie has been extremely successful in placing students and alumni of the School of Music in teaching positions. The state of Michigan appointed Mr. Beattie its first public school music director. During the war Mr. Beattie was musical director overseas and for seven years he was associate conductor of Chicago North Shore Festival. He has been music supervisor of Evanston Schools since 1925. Through his guidance as director of Summer Schools of Music School there has been a steady growth in prestige and enroll- ment. fl

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FRANKLYN Buss SNYDER Vive-President and Dvan of F acultics What is the essential function of a University? l believe that we can frame an answer to that question that describes not a single function, but a three-fold one. First, a university must foster humane culture, second, it must be of immediate and practical service to the community which supports ity and third, it must do all that it can to encourage research. Culture, service, and re- searchfthese are the causes to which a university is dedicated. To develop all three, maintaining a proper balance among, them, and performing each of them with as much distinction as pos- sible-fthis is the concern of Northwestern Uni- versity, and of all other universities worthy of the name. fwfr Ja HARRX' W mins 1 - - - V lcv-Prcszdent and Busmcss M cmagev' With business conditions uncertain and foreign affairs alarmingf-and the tax situation alwavs a matter of grave importancefit is vitally import- ant that we establish a sound financial basis for operating our educational programs. Under the will of the late Roger Deering the University was named residuary legatee. This bequest came to the University wholly unre- stricted and amounted to approximately fll?6,000,000. The new VVomen's Dormitory which will be open for occupancy at the beginning of the fall term, is being financed largely by the James A. Patten R X ' ' ' - ' eseive liund, which was created for gust such a need. Northwestern is a great institution and is still growing. May the class of 1939 carry on! Mlm.

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FRED DOW YAG-G, JR. Commerce Because of government duties as Director of the Bureau of Air Commerce in Washington, Mr. Fagg is unabie to be active Dean of Commerce untii next faii. Assistant Dean James R. Hawkinson has been in charge of the Evanston Commerce Schcoi whiie Assistant Dean ira Cauider Davies has headed the night schooi. Mr. Fagg is founder and editor of the Journal of Air Law, and managing editor of the Journai of Radio Law. He beiongs to the Bar Associations of Chicago and Los Angeies, and thc state Bar of Caiiiornia. KENNETH E. OLSON J ournalism Rutgers' ioss, Northwestern's gain. Just this year Dean Oison was imported from Rutgers to act as head oi Mediii Sehooi of Journaiisin. He has inaugurated a 'Lfive year piann, school assembiies, and has even given the students a few finai exams. Dean Oison reads detective stories for reiaxation, can't sit at atabie where spinach or sauer krautis served, is an outdoor man, swimming, boating and fishing being among his favorite sports, iikes to go to the north woods tthe pro- fessor's havenj to get away from crowds. RALPH B. D ENNXS Speech According to Lew Sarrett, there is Uno artist in America who brings to the piatform rarer dramatic skiii, a more unusuai personai endowment, or greater abiiity to speakfin honest, forthright, and deepiy moving fashion than Dean Dennis. Mr. Dennis has been 21 settiement worker in Chicago, a bank cashier in a western state, a sociai worker in New York, and a resident in Vermont viiiage where he studied and read. His wide experience in Russia during the war furnished him with materiai for his authentic Russian iectures. Driving, buckwheat cakes and cooking are his hobbies.