University of Alberta - Evergreen and Gold Yearbook (Edmonton, Alberta Canada)

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::::::::: PQf5Qn11QI:::::::: EXTENSION DEPARTMENT-DONALD CAMERON. The Deparfmenf of Exfensions primary purpose is fo make available fo fhe province fhe educafional benefifs of fhe Universify. The sfaff of over fwenfy people is kepf busy providing exfension service in fhe form of films, records, and prinfed informafion. The Deparfmenf publishes fhe monfhly drama magazine Sfage Door as well as arranging for fhe adiudicafion of drama and musical fesfivals. If also offers shorf lecfure courses fo inferesfed drama groups fhrough- ouf fhe province. The famous Banff School of Fine Arfs, a very imporfanf branch of fhe Deparfmenf, affracfs sfudenfs from far and wide, who gafher fo sfudy under beaufiful surroundings during fhe summer monfhs. Donald Cameron, Direcfor of fhe Deparfmenf of Exfension is rendering bofh fhe Universify and fha Province a valuable service fhrough his energefic and progressive leadership. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR-MR. CAIRNS. Mr. Cairns, fhe Assisfanf Regisfrar enjoys dufies closely connecfed fo fhose of fhe Regisfrar. By shouldering some of fhe vasf responsibilify of fhe Regisfrans Office, fhis office makes possible fhe efficienf handling of fhe heavy adminisfrafive work of fhe Universify. Three former classrooms on fhe second floor of fhe Arfs Building now house fhe Assisfanfs Office-a far cry from fhe old cramped guarfers in Afhabasca I'IaIl. Amongsf fhe maze of files in fhese offices may be found records varying all fhe way from pre-universify works fo General Faculfy Council informafion which is used in mainfaining provincial professional sfandards. PROVOST-MR. H. P. SPARBY. lvlr. I'I. P. Sparby is fhe U. of Afs fhird Provosf. The office of provosf was firsf held by Dr. Ivlacbachran, who accepfed fhe posifion in I9I4, affer having been disciplinarian for Afhabasca I-Iall for a number of years. I'lis successor, Col. P. S. Warren, was provosf from I945 unfil his refiremenf fhis year, when Mr. Sparby fook over. The provosfls primary dufy is fo acf as a mediafor befween fhe sfudenfs and adminisfrafors of fhe Universify. Moreover, he is responsible for discipline, and exercises general supervision over conducf and welfare of fhe sfudenfs, especially fhose in residence. ln cases of serious breach of discipline, fhe provosf acfs as head of fhe Commiffee of lnvesfigafion. Ivlr. Sparby came from Calgary fwo years ago, fo fill a vacancy on fhe Faculfy of Educafion, and now enioys fhe fwo-fold fask of affending fo his dufies as provosf as well as delivering Iecfures fo sfudenf feachers. EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT-DR. JOHNS. As assisfanf fo fhe Presidenf, Dr. Johns shoulders fhe numerous and varied dufies which may from fime fo fime be assigned by Dr. Newfon. Such maffers as fhe preparafion of fhe budgef, allocafion of space for feaching, preparafion of cerfain porfions of fhe calendar, and fhe mainfenance of records, fake up a good porfion of Dr. Johns' fime. In addifion fo handling fhese and fhe many ofher infricacies involved in fhe direcfion of fhe Universify, fhis amiable and efficienf adminisfrafor is an accomplished lecfurer in fhe Deparfmenf of Classics of fhe Faculfy of Arfs and Science. Twenty-Una I I i I Ill J- ., 'ZS i I I I I I

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I l l :::::::Admini5tf3tiQn::::::: REGISTRAR-MR. G. B. TAYLOR. Mr. G. B. Taylor, RegisTrar OT The UniversiTy, is head OT one OT The busiesT deparTmenTs on The campus. As chieT execuTive in charge OT The OTTice OT Tiles and sTenographers, Mr. Taylor's duTies are many and varied. The records and Tiles have grown wiTh each succeeding year, as consTanT conTacT is kepT wiTh The The ever growing number OT Alumni. l-lere all The records OT each sTudenT aT UniversiTy are kepT, providing a reliable source OT reTerence Tor The various TaculTies, The STudenTs' Union, and various campus OrganizaTions. Since iTs meagre beginning in I908, wiTh The TirsT small enrOlmenT, The de- parTmenT has grown To become an indispensible parT OT The UniversiTy, giving and receiving viTal inTOrmaTiOn. Presiding over a large sTaTT OT sTenographers and secreTaries, Mr. Taylor's OTTice is cOnsTanTly being beseiged noT only by UniversiTy sTudenTs. buT by prospecTive sTudenTs To gain admiTTance. LocaTed on The second Tloor OT The ArTs Building, The RegisTrar's OTTice has become a Tamiliar landmark To sTudenTs Through The years. THE BU RSAR-M R. WHITTON. The Bursar's OTTice is responsible Tor The deTail OT campus business admin- isTraTion. This OTTice has expanded Trom one small room in AThabasca Hall in The good old days To iTs spacious locaTion in The ArTs Building-wiTh a sTaTT OT more Than TwenTy. Perhaps besT known To sTudenTs as a place To pay Their Tees, The Bursar's OTTice is concerned wiTh counTless oTher TransacTions. BudgeTary conTrol, pur- chasing, payrolls, deparTmenT conTrOl, Tinancial records, sTaTemenTs, and all The various and sundry Tinancial and business TransacTiOns encounTered in a large edu- caTional insTiTuTion, suTTice To keep Tvlr. WhiTTOn The presenT Bursar, and his acTive sTaTT Tully occupied. THE ALUMNI SECRETARY-MR. MARKLE. The duTies OT The Alumni SecreTary are TwoTold. In addiTion To acTing as liaison beTween The Alumni AssociaTion and The UniversiTy, he keeps The grad- uaTes in close conTacT wiTh Their Alma MaTer. The membership OT The Alumni AssociaTion has increased To such an exTenT during The pasT years ThaT Through iTs influence and iTs sympaTheTic co-OperaTion iT is OTTen OT greaT assisTance To The UniversiTy. Branches OT The assOciaTion which have been Tormed in The larger cenTres are kepT in close conTacT wiTh The UniversiTy by Mr. Markle The Alumni SecreTary. Alumni inTeresT in The UniversiTy is TurThermore mainTained Through The medium OT The New Trail an inTormaTive quarTer annual, published under The supervision OT The versaTile secreTary OT The Alumni AssociaTion. ADVISOR TO VETERANS-DR. COOK. The VeTeran Advisor, Dr. Cook is known TO all reTurned men as an exTremely capable, undersTanding Triend. Formed in SepTember, I945, This oTTice aTTempTs To meeT The needs OT The sTudenT veTeran, who requires assisTance in solving problems OT rehabiliTaTion, ranging Trom personal aTTairs To Tinding suiTable living accommodaTions. This OTTice works in close coniuncTiOn wiTh The DeparTmenT OT VeTerans' ATTairs. Dr. Cook, an associaTe prOTessor OT maThemaTics, and secreTary OT The STudenT VeTeran Loan Board will conTinue To acT in The capaciTy OT an under- sTanding counsellor and Triend unTil needy veTeran sTudenTs have passed Trom These halls OT learning. Twenty

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I Q I FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE The UniversiTy oT AlberTa saw The creaTion oT The FaculTy oT AgriculTure in May I9I5. This embryonic organizaTion advanced by leaps and bounds, soon To become one oT The besT esTablished and mosT popular TaculTies on The campus. Today, wiTh a permanenT sTaTT oT Zl and an enroImenT oT over 300, The EaculTy oT AgriculTure is Turning ouT high-calibre personnel To manage our naTion's chieT indusTry. FurThermore, iT is conducTing exTensive research programmes in such Tields as Animal l-lusbandry, Dairying, Field Crops and Soils. Dean R. D. Sinclair, The presenT man behind The scenes has seen his TaculTy Through good Times and bad since I94I. Under The capable leadership oT an individual so deeply concerned wiTh The progress oT AgriculTure in our province, The TuTure oT This EaculTy is assured. FACULTY OF LAW The EaculTy oT Law was esTablished in I9I9 wiTh sixTy sTudenTs enrolled. Wi+h The adopTion of The unique case sysTem oT Teaching, sTudenTs have learned Their law by reading and discussing acTual cases. Each sTudenT is given The op- porTuniTy To argue a MooT each year, The bench consisTing oT Seniors and over- Town lawyers. Dean W. F. Bowlcer succeeded Dean M. M. MacInTyre in I945 and wiTh limiTed sTaTT and TaciliTies has proven his meTal in puTTing Through an ever- increasing number oT sTudenTs in This already overcrowded TacuITy. FACULTY OF MEDICINE In OcTober I9I3, insTrucTion began in The EaculTy oT Medicine. buT iT was noT unTil I924 ThaT a compleTe Tive year course leading To The degree oT MD. was oTTered. The same year The School oT Nursing was added To The EaculTy. Classes conTinued To swell unTil in I945 DenTisTry was separaTed Trom The I:aCUlTy OT Medicine, becoming a TaculTy in iTselT. During The Second World War an acceleraTed course in Medicine was designed To meeT The increased demand Tor MO's in The armed Torces. The relenTless eTTorTs oT Dr. Ranlcin The TirsT dean. coupled wiTh The generosiTy oT The Rocldeller FounclaTion in placing halT a million dollars aT The disposal oT The UniversiTy Tor medical Teaching purposes, are in a large degree responsible Tor The repuTable sTaTus oT AlberTa's FaculTy oT Medicine. WiTh The largesT classes on record in aTTend- ance This session, and The Pre-Medical years Tilled To overTlowing, iT is expecTed ThaT The FaculTy oT Medicine will assume an even greaTer role on The campus in The near TuTure. FACULTY OF ENGINEERING The FaculTy oT Applied Science was separaTed Trom The FaculTy oT ArTs and Science in The auTumn oT I9I3. During The TirsT Two years oT iTs exisTence The TaculTy held classes in AThabasca I'lall. ln l9I5 classrooms were moved To The ArTs Building, which had iusT reached compleTion, and in l9I9 The engineering laboraTories were added To The lisT oT Temporary UniversiTy Buildings. Dean I-Iardy now heads The progressive TaculTy. The recenT expansion oT The oil indusTry in AlberTa wiTh The discovery oT The Leduc Tield has produced inTensiTied eTTorTs wiThin The TaculTy To add a course in PeTroIeum Engineering To an already exTensive curriculum including Chemical, Civil, ElecTrical and Mining Engineering. Twenty-two