Stephens College - Stephensophia Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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LOUISE DUDLEY, Ph. D. Dean gf The Wally Dr-. Louise Dudley is Dean of the Stephens College Faculty, and Professor of English. She also serves as an adviser for Stephens Women. Miss Dudley received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Georgetown College, and had the Doctor of Philosophy degree conferred upon her by Bryn Mawr College. During the World War her unusual experiences as a social Worker in French munition camps under the direction of the Young Women's Christian Association gave her a source of many interesting stories. From 1920 until 1929 Miss Dudley served as instructor in English Literature at Stephens. In 1929 she Went to the Junior College at Long Beach, California as exchange professor -of English. Last year was her first year of advising students in selection of their courses and guiding the faculty in its problems. Miss Dudley is a very interesting teacher, and the students do not seem to mind when she gives lesson assignments which sound similar to this: Begin at the beginning, the King said gravely, and go on 'till you come to the end: then stop. 22

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Librarian efifm' erm 0 mfmafion B. LAMAR JoHNsoN, Ph. D. B. Lamar Johnson, Ph. D., is a new addition to the Stephens College Faculty. He attended the University of Minnesota, and it was there that the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Was conferred upon him. Dr. Johnson is now the Librarian, but after the irst of July, 1932, he will 'be the Dean of Instruction of Stephens College. 4 In addition to his position at Stephens, Dr. Johnson is taking advantage of a Library Fellowship at the University of Michigan. Dr. Johnson has made several Visits to Stephens this year in the interest of the library project. He is trying to obtain information from the Stephens Women concerning the amount of library material that each individual uses. In order to do this, mimeographed sheets were distributed to the girls, and from these, important conclusions were formed. Dr. Johnson is very interested in the strengthening of the library. He Wishes to make the library a place Where all students will go for study and for recreational reading. The girls this year have co-operated with Dr. Johnson and the library project very Well, consequently next year will probably bring many new improvements in the library material which will be available to all students. 21 '

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'tips' ,f- , VJALTIER PRICE Sl-lOFS'I'Al-L PEPPERDINE HAGAN' MEADE eg6l'777fl1f5f7'6lff'ZJ6 Ujjqcem' James Madison Wood has been the President of Stephens College since 1912 and during those twenty years he has raised the college from an institu- tion to a recognized four year junior college with an indisputable reputation. He has done much to aid the numerous experiments which have perfected the various courses of study. A year ago, Dr. Kenneth I. Brown, a former Re- ligious Education professor at Stephens conferred upon President Wood the well-earned honorary degree of Doctor of Letters. Several years ago people probably imitated the Pigeon and said to President Wood: I can see you're trying to invent something! He has done just that: he has invented a junior college for women that has an established reputation. H. S. Walter. Pd. B., Director of Admissions. brings new girls to Stephens every year, and they say that he sometimes talks to the girls so long that he remarks: Oh, my ears and whiskers, how late it's getting! Then he con- tinues his work. Raymond D. Meade, B. S., is the registrar, but he is also the information agent . During his extra time, he travels in the capacity of a field man. Girls often become confused about train schedules and other questions: in fact, one girl asked him: Please sir, is this New Zealand or Australia? Miss Louise Price, A. M., Columbia University, is the Head of the Division of Extra-Curricular Activities at Stephens. In addition to this posif tion, she serves as the adviser for Civic Association. Miss Price works so energetically that she said: Why, I haven't had a wink of sleep these three weeks! . W. P. Shofstall, A. M., University of Missouri, carries out the research activities under the supervision of Dr. Charters. The mere mention of this department brings to every student's mind the memory of mimeographed in- telligence tests. information blanks, projects, and many other experimental methods of determining the relationship between this thing and that thing. Every Stephens girl knows the word experiment in all its disguises. The first few days of school with their experimental tests often caused one junior to say to another: I never was so ordered about before in all my life, never! Miss Grace Pepperdine, A. B., Drury College, is the Secretary to President Wood and the head of South Hall. She has a large personal library, and asks the girls in South Hall: What is the use of a book without pictures or con- versations? And you should see her illustrated books on astronomy. Miss Stella Hagan, Bursar, was ill most of the year and her place was filled by Mr. Latta. Every senior in school was glad to see her return to the ofnce after her long absence. 23