University of Arkansas Fayetteville - Razorback Yearbook (Fayetteville, AR)

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THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Theirs Is the Final Decision in Matters Concerning the University MEMBERS The Governor of Arkansas.Ex-Officio J. M. FUTRELL, Little Rock The Commissioner of Education.Ex-Officio W. E. PHIPPS, Little Rock MRS. J. F. WEINMAN.Little Rock T. D. WYNNE (Deceased).Fordyce JOHN M. ANDREWS.Fort Smith HARRY L. PONDER.Walnut Ridge JOHN G. RAGSDALE.El Dorado DR. C. E. DUNGAN.Augusta MARION WASSON.Fayetteville OFFICERS GOVERNOR J. M. FUTRELL.Chairman T. C. CARLSON ...... Secretary and Auditor Page 26

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PRESIDENT FUTRALL REVIEWS BUILDING PROGRAM New Buildings, Remodeling, Increase in Enrollment Are High Spots of Year Remodeling of some of the older buildings on the campus is now under way and will give to certain departments much better quarters than they have had in the past. V Gratifying also is the large increase of more than two hundred students in the University this year, thus giving to the institution more than two thousand in the regular session for the first time in history. JOHN C. FUTRALL, President of the University Page 25

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DEAN REID APPLIES CENTURY OF PROGRESS Since Oberlin Opened Its Doors to Women in 1835 Great Advancement Has Been Made • MARTHA M. REID Dean of Women • • The one hundred years between 1836 and 1936 may fittingly be called a century of prog¬ ress as regards the edu¬ cation of women in Am¬ erica. In 1835, Oberlin opened its doors to wo¬ men, and in 1837 Mt. Holyoke was founded, each offering a distinct type of opportunity to girls ambitious for higher education. 9 From its very beginning, the University centage of Phi Beta Kap¬ pa keys which are worn by women. • Since the open¬ ing of the new century, the social program which has been introduced into college communities has attracted many girls not particularly interested in scholarship. ® The FERA and the NYA have made it possible for young wo¬ men to attend the univer¬ sity, whose chief ambition is a paying job upon graduation. of Arkansas has had a surprisingly large proportion of women students. Four of the nine members of the first graduating class were girls. The question uppermost in the minds of parents and guardians of these first college women was whether they had the ability to succeed in college studies. This question has been effectively answered by the large per- These three motives, intellectual, social, and economic, are responsible for the large groups of women on our campuses today. To contribute to the needs of each of these groups, and to harmonize their interests is the duty and the privilege of the Dean of women. MARTHA M. REID Page 27