Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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DEAN OF 'WOMEN ,,,, ., ., y . -Q . if .JZ n the Dean of Women's office the practice of calling coeds on the carpet has long been aban- doned. lnstead, our Dean of Women, Dorothy C. Stratton, is striving to make it possible for each coed to obtain the most from her college education in her scholarship, her social life, and her extra-curricula. ln counseling the coeds of Purdue and in helping them make the necessary adjustments, she is ably assisted by Miss Clare E. Coolidge, Assistant Dean of Women. Also aiding Dean Stratton is Miss Ruth Houghton, Director of the Placement Service for Women. Dean Stratton was graduated from Ottawa University with a B.A. degree and obtained her mas- ter's degree from the University of Chicago. After having received her Ph.D. from Columbia, she was honored in june, l938, by an LL.D. from her alma mater. Actively interested in benefiting coeds, Dean Stratton helped with the organization of the new sci- ence option for freshmen women. She also organized plans for the Contemporary Culture and Vocational Guidance Conferences which are held in alternate years. Because of her personal interest in campus activities and benefits that coeds derive from them, she sponsors Cold Peppers, Mortar Board, W.S.C.A., Pan-Hellenic Council, and Y.W.C.A. Dean Stratton is on campus both winter and summer, Last summer her major project was a train- ing school for house mothers who came from thirty- eight campuses to obtain information about house management, student personality adjustments, indi- vidual counseling, and methods by which the intellect may be stimulated. During the rare occasions when Dean Stratton can close her desk and get away from it all she enjoys golfing, traveling, and observing people. 23

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i 1 1 ' ll it l. if ,l l i l 'fill i EJEQV fr Y-f ---f ' r .V+ -i -r,--V .li , :,:..3,A, , vi . . Wg., freshman at Purdue will do well to keep his eyes open and talk relatively little. lt is ad- vice like this which ably represents the calm, deliber- ate manner and sound judgment of Dean Martin Luther Fisher. l-le received his B.S. degree from Pur- due and in l9ll obtained his master's degree from the University of Wisconsin. An asset to his present position is his past experience with Purdue. After graduation he became an instructor, and his ability as an educator soon merited him a professorship in agronomy. ln addition to his important responsibilities as Dean of Men, Dean Fisher is a member of a large num- ber of committees. ln the course of Purdue's progress he has observed student tendencies and learned how one might profit best by his college education. For nearly four decades he has seen and helped Purdue gain an admirable reputation by virtue of its product, dependable men and women. 22 lt is not uncommon to see students outside Dean Fisher's private office somewhat nervously awaiting interviews with him. From this the casual observer might judge the Dean to be a person of disagreeable and punitive nature, but, on the contrary, as you en- ter his office you receive a courteous welcome and an encouraging, Now what might l be able to do for you? His obvious kindness and wisdom in the func- tions of his position made him recipient of the annu- ally awarded leather medal of Sigma Delta Chi in l937. Further distinction he has received by mem- bership in fraternal honoraries, Alpha Zeta and Sigma Xi His interest in nature study is evidenced by his membership in a number of natural science organiza- tions including the Indiana Audubon Society. Dean Fisher's variety of interests is conducive to proper per- sonality development which he recognizes as an impor- tant part of a student's education. This is his reason for advising students to enter extra-curricular activities.

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