Stephens College - Stephensophia Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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19315TEDHENs LOUISE DUDLEY, Ph.D. Dean of the Faculty Dr. Louise Dudley, as Dean of the faculty and Professor of English, dur- ing the year has become a friend and willing adviser of all Stephens Women. Dean Dudley received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Georgetown Col- lege, and had the Doctor of Philosophy degree conferred upon her by Bryn Mawr College. During the World War her unusual experiences as social worker in Erench Munition camps under the direction of the Young Women's Christian Association are the source of many amusing and interesting stories. Prom 1920 Dr. Dudley served as instructor in English Literature until last year when she sojourned to the Junior College at Long Beach, California, as exchange pro- fessor of English. This has been her first year as Dean, advising students in selection of their courses and guiding the faculty in its problems. Dr. Dudley once let slip the remark that she rather liked to be hard boiled , but the twinkle in her eyes and the slight suggestion of a smile served as conclusive evidence to show that her bite is not as bad as her bark. As her hobby, Dr. Dudley linds teaching Humanities most enjoyable, or, when classes are not in session, the rather unique task of drawing house plans interests her. OPI-IIA 21

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I I li ,I I 4. ,I II III ,I ,. I I I 1. I ,I II III I III II III II If I f II I I I: I I I I I I I I I . I I . I I I I I I I llllll M llllll I II I 'I I WERRETT WALLACE CHARTERS, Ph.D, Director of Research Dr. Charters who is nationally known for his articles and books on technical phases of education has been Director of Research at Stephens College since 1920. He is a graduate of McMaster University, Ontario Normal College, Toronto University and the University of Chicago Where he has served as Pro- fessor of Education. He has been Dean of the School of Education at the University of Missouri and the University of Illinois. - ln addition to his position here, he is connected With the University of Pittsburgh as Dean of the Graduate School and With Ohio State University as Head of the Research Department. These responsibilities do not prevent Dr. Charters from making several visits during the year. While here he not only plans and gives directions for the research program carried on by the faculty in different fields of the cur- riculum, but he also holds group conferences with the students in order to gain information or solve any problem concerning campus affairs. 1 y One of the significant phases of training in which Dr. Charters is decidedly interested is the development of personality traits. To this end he judicially guided all research connected with the establishment of Senior Hall with the result that every Senior calls him her friend. I93I5TEI3I-IENSOPI-IIA 20

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,viva MEADE NIFONG CADY HOEEER SI-IOFSTALL WALTER Administrative Faculty As President of Stephens College since 1912 James Madison Wood has built an institution that receives recognition from men and women out- standing in the field of education all over this country for his achievements in the upbuilding of a four year junior college and its numerous experiments perfecting the various courses of study. Last fall Dr. Kenneth Irving Brown, President of Hiram College, and former professor of Religious Education 'at Stephens, conferred upon President Wood, in appreciation of his educational achievements, the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters. President Wood, who 'is a graduate of the University of Missouri, says his hobby, or perhaps we should say, his six hundred hobbies, are his girls . ' ' H. S. Walter, Pd. B., secretary of the college, in his spare moments when he is not interesting new girls the country over in coming to Stephens takes an interest in farming, and at present finds school gardening his special hobby. Dr. Prank G. Nifong, M. D., Director of health and physical education, is a graduate of the University of Missouri. When he is not supervising the clinic and has found a spare moment or two between appendicitis operations, he finds in gardening or in tinkering with mechanics interesting pastime. Raymond D. Meade, B. S., as registrar finds himself, to his 'surprise perhaps, serving also as an oHicial information bureau . Not only is Mr. Meade's office in a rather handy location, but he always manages to have the desired information, no matter ,whether Susie is wondering if she has to take this or' that course for admission tothe State University, or whether she is trying to find out when the earliest train leaves for home at Christmas, for, not having any classes Thursday morning she must leave a day early. Mr. Meade says his family is his hobby. l93l5TEl'3HENS0Pl-IIA 22