San Francisco State University - Franciscan Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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gggg NMI ,S T, lg 3 1 President of the College BEHIND every achievement, every institutional accomplishment, is a man with an idea. Sometimes the man and his idea are publicly iden- tified, but often the two become separated in the complexity of develop- ment which allows a small nucleus to surround and submerge itself in a vast body that, having conceived, it controls. For this reason We take keen pleasure in publicly reaffirming our loyalty to an ideal and to the man who made the ideal a reality. We know Dr. Roberts as a man of vision, a man who has mastered his dreams and inscribed them on paper to form the blueprints of Tomor- row's college. But in overemphasizing these plans for the future we are in danger of overlooking the even greater accomplishment of the past. In gazing at the towers rising out of the haze ahead, we fail to see the solid, impressive monument that surrounds us and stands today a tribute to one who saw the necessity and opportunity to wrest a progressive order out of chaos. But physical achievement is not overly important in the larger field of education. Building and organization are of value only as a means to an end, that end being the proper equipment of youth for a life of satisfaction, a life which combines happiness with service. The great educator, then, is one who focuses his attention on the finished product and subordinates administrative organization to the needs of scholarship. By this token, Dr. Roberts ranks with the greatest, and we, the products in various stages of manufacture, are pleased to acknowledge our in- debtedness to and friendship for our president. fl la !i I5 if Q5 5

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ADMINISTRATION

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ADMINIST RATION .- DEAN DU FOUR Vice-President and Dean of the College FOR the past five and a half years Dr. Clarence Du Four has served San Francisco State Teachers College in the capacity of Dean of the College, and in the latter two and a half years as Vice-President. Secur- ing his scholastic training at the University of Wisconsin, and later at the University of California, and his experience, as lecturer in history at San Diego State Teachers College, research associate in history at the University of California, principal of the Santa Cruz and Ferndale Union high schools, and as City Superintendent of Schools, Alameda, Dr. Du Four is well qualified for his present high position. He came to San Francisco State in January, 1928, as a professor in history and Dean of the College. Since 1931, he has been Vice-President of the College-a position which he has filled with great efliciency and distinction. Because of his intensive research work in the field of history and his extensive knowledge and interest in school administration, Dean Du Four has been called by many a truly literary man. In addition to his many administrative duties he finds time to enter enthusiastically into the plans of the students, who can always count on him as a friend and co-worker. Because we admire his courage and respect his knowledge we are proud of our Dean Du Four. I E3 420