San Diego State University - Del Sudoeste Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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,SPN DEAN JESSE ALJLT MRS. EAY PERRY DR. DONALD WATSOIN Tall, reserved, sedate, and subtly wise-cracking is Jesse Ault, Dean ot Education. l-lis wiorlc involves interviewing prospective teachers helping to plan programs, and giving guidance ,and direction to tormer student teachers who are now instructors in the armed torces. Dean Auit is also an active taculty member ot Kappa Delta Pi, honorary international educational so- ciety. During the summer vacation, he spends most ot the time in guiding and counseling students in the summer session. Much ot his leisure is spent in reading and recreation. Mrs. Eay Perry, head ot the Two Year Program as well as Ereshman adviser, is also- the sponsor ot Cetza, an honorary organization, and the newly established Campus Wives Club. She is a graduate ot the University ot Southern Calitornia. Appointed to the Junior Col- lege in IQ36, Mrs. Perry has been with San Diego State College since I94O. Mrs. Perry's home is her hobby. M-ost 'ot her leisure time recently has been spent on writing her disserta- tion on the Evaluation ot General Education tor her Ph.D. degree. Dr. Donald Watson, registrar, is constantly lrept occupied counseling students and ad- ministering to the problems ot college education. l-le is also .an instructor ot Psychology and Astronomy, a tield ot study in which he has a special interest. Organized this school year was the Veteran's Counseling Committee, including Dr. Post, Mr. Ptatt, Mr. Baird, and Mr. Gleason. As chairman ot this group, Dr. Watson is constantly occupied in the adjustment ot college to the Post War education tor people coming baclc trom the armed torces. Pho- tography, gardening, and golt are Dr. Watson's tavorite diversions. I 2

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Deans Charles E. Peterson, Dean ot Men, calls himselt a three-headed individual because he is also nead ot the men's Physical Education Department, Director ot Athletics, and taculty adviser. l-lis popularity, so evident among the students, is the resultant ot his ready smile and magnetic personality. At the present time his primary ambition is to help the organi- zations ot the college adopt a program which will meet the individual needs ot returning service men in the tield ot athletics in spite ot their handicaps by including activities in which our war veterans can talce part. During his leisure moments Dean Peterson worlcs on his several acre avocado and orange grove. Because ot her warm-hearted personality, genuine interest, and triendliness to everyone, Dr. Mary Mendenhall, Dean ot Women, is well lilced by the students ot San Diego State Col- lege. She received her AB. degree trom the University ot Colorado and then attended the University ot Southern Calitornia where her M.A. degree was earned. A tew years later Dean Mendenhall decided to- turther her studies at Yale University where she was the recipient ot her Ph.D. Dean Menclenhall's worlr includes aiding in all women's activities, counseling stu- dents, and helping them to solve their problems. Under the Dean's sponsorship are Cap and Gown, A.W.S., and the lnter-sorority Council. Dean ot Liberal Arts, Arthur G. Peterson, widely lcnown by his butch haircut, came to State college in I92I. Though lcept continually busy counseling students on problems re- lating to theirliberal arts curriculum, Dean Peterson is also director ot the Institute ot World Attairs, head ot the summer session and taculty adviser tor Social Science majors. To this is added time spent in photography and victory gardening, both hobbies. Pre-war days tound him traveling with his tamily throughout the United States and Canada. DEAN C. E. PETERSON DEAN MENDENHALL DEAN A. G. PETERSON

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Department Heads To the department heads talls the responsibility ot the etticiency and congruity ot their tield as expounded at State college. As head ot the English department Dr. Joseph S. Keeney can be readily tound in his ot- tice busy reading. Dr. Kenneth Barnhart, 'ot the Sociology department, is a protessor well Icnown tor his jovial personality. Enjoying tallcing about his home and son, Flarvey, is Dr. William I-I. Wright, head ot the Commerce department. Dr. Spencer Lee Rogers, a protes- sor ot anthropo-logy, is also head ot his department. Mr, I-Iarry Steinmetz is in charge ot both the department ot Philosophy and Psychology. I-lead ot the Foreign Language department is Dr. Leslie P. Brown, a protessor ot French and Spanish. The Chemistry department is under the jurisdiction ot Dr. Elmer Messner. Enjoying her tield ot worlc is Dr. Myrtle E. Johnson ot the Lite Science department. Ready and willing to help bewildered students with problems relating to Physics is Mr. Gscar W. Baird. Dr. Donald Watson heads the department ot As- tronomy in which he has done considerable research. The geography department is capably headed by Mrs. Alvena Storm. Former Rhodes scholar at Gxtord University, Baylor Brooks, is ot the Geology department. Besides being a protessor ot political science, Dr. Charles Leonard is the head ot the history department. An active head ot the Mathematics depart- ment, Mr. George R. Livingston is also sponsor ot the Roger Williams club. Everett G. Jaclcson, Art department head, enjoys collecting American Indian rarities. Under the direc- tion ot Miss Sybil Jones many successtul plays have been produced on the campus. Greet- ing everyone smilingly is Miss Deborah Smith ot the Music department. Interested in the health ot the college students Dr. Berenice Stone is in charge ot the I-lealth department. I-Iis love ot children righttully places Dr. Richard Madden as principal ot the Training School. Mr. Adolph McAnear, Dr, Joseph Keeney, Mrs. Florence Diclchaut Miss Mabel Coy Trail, Dr. Franlc L, Johnson, Mr. Chester A ams English , I 3