Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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Dr. Frederick M. Hunter Chancellor of Slate Syitem oj Higher Education INCE Dr. Frederick M. Hunter has assumed the duties of chancellor of higher education in Oregon, a high degree of unity and harmony has been noted in the administration of the six state-supported institutions. Eastern schools have shown a definite interest in the new education program, and Oregon is being considered an example by other states. Always popular and genial. Dr. Hunter has had wide experience in higher education. He came to Oregon in 1935 from the University of Denver, where he had been chancellor for seven years. He was formerly superintendent of schools in Lincoln, Neb., and Oakland, Calif., and a prominent lecturer at Columbia university and at the University of California. While a Nebraska undergraduate he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, an intercollegiate debater and an all-western guard on the football team. OR 75 years Oregon State college has been teaching the youth of Oregon high ideals of life and emphasizing the applications of scientific knowledge to the varied natural resources of Oregon. The leadership of 19,397 alumni and ex-students presents a defense of higher education in Oregon that is unanswerable. If Oregon is to maintain its place in the Empire of the Northwest, it must continue to utilize the agencies in its educational institutions for the nourishment and re-creation of the forces that can lead our democratic society to highest achievements. All great civilizations have come through the intellectual leadership arising from such institutions. Frederick M. Hunter (zo)

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©©£ © ©IF El HARLES David Byrne, secretary of the l Higher W L came to I South Dakota State college in 1929 to bc- C. D. Byrne come professor of Secretary . ,. journalism at Oregon State college. After serving in this department for three years, he was appointed director of information for the state system of higher education, and in 1934 was appointed secretary to the board after acting in that capacity for some time. For the past two years, Mr. Byrne has also served as assistant to the Chancellor of the State system. H Irvine Olivo rtuc Cillnrer Simmon Sector Rnhl Ijj fjHE State Board of Higher Education, which 11 controls the activities of six institutions— Oregon State college, University of Oregon, Oregon Medical school and three normal schools at La Grande, Monmouth and Ashland—comprising the Oregon State system of Higher Education, is composed of nine members appointed by the governor of the state. 'I'his board was organized in 1929 when an act of the legislature resulted in the unifying of the control of all state institutions of higher education under one body. The board has executive power over all major problems of the six institutions. All expenditures, including building programs, general maintenance, supplies and salaries, are handled by this body. They also determine the curricula for the six schools and approve all staff appointments. Willard Marks of Albany is chairman of the group. (i9)

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Ij] nJHE state is set for the opening scene in one of the greatest dramas of social, industrial and political change ever experienced by this nation. Technological progress has created intricate human relationships. Keeping these relationships in such progressive adjustment that the fruits of industry may be enjoyed generally is an exacting task. Democracy as an instrument of social and political determination is on trial in the world. Whether democracy endures in this nation must be determined by the trained men and women of the coming decade. Technological progress will take care of itself. Social and political progress depend upon an enlightened leadership and eternal vigilance. George Wilcox Peavy IPH W George V. Peavy President of Oregon State College rp ROGRESS is synonymous with the name of George Wilcox Peavy, sixth president of Oregon State college. Student affairs are his primary interest, and with the appointment of the Educational Activities board in 1936, student affairs have reached an organized level never before approached. Since the sixteenth day of April, 1934, when he assumed the duties of his office, he has placed the name of Oregon State not only before the people of Oregon but before the people of nearly every state in the Union. President Peavy’s constant obligation is representing Oregon State at innumerable social functions and before state executives, the business world and before executives of other institutions. A sincere interest in student problems has made our president the friend of every Oregon State-student who knows him. (2-0