University of California Berkeley - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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THE BLl GOLD X v ?S C AN ABLE ADMINISTRATOR K ' iBERT GORDON SPROUL, vice-president, comptroller, and secretary- of the Regents of the University of California, was born in San Francisco, May 22, 1891- Educated in the public schools of San Francisco, he was graduated from Mission High School in 1907- In 1913 he received his Bachelor of Science degree in the College of Civil Engineering at the University of California, and immediately entered public service, becoming efficiency engineer for the city of Oakland, which position he held for about a year. Desirous of returning to the University of Cali- fornia, he became cashier in 1914 and rose rapidly through the offices of assistant to the comptroller and assistant comptroller to his present position as comptroller, land agent, secretary of the Regents, and vice president. As comptroller, Mr. Sproul is responsible for securing funds for the University from various sources and for the expenditure of those funds, amounting to almost ten millions of dollars annually, in accord- ance with the rules of the Regents, the regulations of the Federal Government, the laws of the state, and the terms of endowment trusts. As vice-president he is the business administrator of the institution and its representative in various public capacities. As land agent he attends to the real-estate business of the University, involving many millions of dollars, and is particularly responsible for the Congres- sional lands which the University holds. As secretary of the Regents he is an executive officer of the board. Despite his University duties, Mr. Sproul has been able to give freely of his time to public work. At present he is president of the Berkeley Community Chest, treasurer of the California Alumni Asso- ciation, and treasurer of the Save the Redwoods League. He has been president of the Berkeley Rotary Club and the Berkeley Council of Boy Scouts of America. Mr. Sproul is affiliated with Abracadabra, Order of the Golden Bear, Winged Helmet, Skull and Keys Society, Pi Delta Epsilon, and Phi Phi.

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THE BLUE 6?GQLD Wi DEAN OF THE UNIVERSITY r ALTER M. HART, Vice-President and Dean of the University, received his A. B. degree at Haverford College, Pennsyl- vania, in 1893. He took his M. A. in 1901 and his Ph. D. in 1903 from Harvard University. From 1893 to 1895 he studied in Europe. Dean Hart first came to the University of Cali- fornia in 1895 as an instructor in English philology, continuing in this position until 1900. He became assistant professor in 1904 and associate professor in 1910. In 1918 he was given his full professorship. From 1916 to 1923 he was Dean of the Summer Ses- sion. He has been Dean of the University since 1923, and was appointed Vice-President in July, 1925. Dean Hart is the author of a number of books, including Ballad and Epic, a Study of the Develop- ment of Narrative Art, which was published in M. HART, Vice-President and Dean of the University 19Q7 and Kipling, t he StOry Writer, published in 1918. He was the editor of an edition of Shakespeare ' s Twelfth Night and of English Popular Ballads, the latter appearing in 1916 and Twelfth Night in 1912. Dean Hart is a member of the Modern Language Association of America and of the Philology Association of the Pacific Coast, of which he was president in 1916-1917- When the office of Dean of the University was created in 1923, that of Dean of the Faculties was discontinued, the duties of that office being included in those of the new dean. Some of the men who served as Deans of the Faculty were Professor Stringham, Professor Lange, Dr. Barrows, Dr. Merriam, of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, and Professor Hatfield. In his position as Vice-President, Dean Hart acts in the capacity of President of the University during any absence of the President and he is the President ' s representative on various occasions. He directly represents President Campbell with the faculty, having charge of all appointments and promotions. One of Dean Hart ' s particular considerations is the preparation of the annual University budget. W. SPENCER, Assistant Dean M. DAVIDSON, Assistant Dean V M C. PORTER. Assistant Dean [20.]

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THE BLUE GOLD GRADUATE DIVISION B. LIPMAN, Dean of the Graduate . H Srl t I Division, was graduated from Rutgers Col- V lege in 1904 with the degree of B. S. In 1909 he received the degree of M. S. at both Rutgers College and the University of Wisconsin. In 1910 the degree of Ph. D. was conferred on him by the University of California. Dean Lipman has been at the University since 1908 and has passed through the several professorial grades since then, becoming p rofessor of soil chemistry and bacteriology in 1913- In 1920 his title was changed to professor of plant nutrition and in 1925 to that of professor of plant physiology. In 1923 he was appointed to the dean- ship of the Graduate Division of the University, which position he holds now in addition to the last-named professorship. Dean Lipman is a mem- ber of many scientific societies and has published numerous papers dealing with the physiology and ecology of plants. The Graduate Division of the University comprises all the student work beyond the bachelor ' s degree and includes all the academic departments and graduate and professional schools. Through the medium of the Graduate Council and the Dean it coordinates all the graduate and professional activities of the University and concerns itself with the University ' s program of research. More than two thou- sand students are registered for work in the Graduate Division . Many of them are admitted to candidacy for master ' s and doctor ' s degrees and for the higher pr ofessional degrees. There is a constantly growing interest in graduate study and research on the part of American students, and as a result there has been a very large growth in the number of students registered in the Graduate Division in recent years. The aim of the Graduate Division is to train men and women for the highly specialized tasks of professional careers of all kinds, and to imbue them with the wholesome desire to understand and appreciate the world in which they live; also to bring such understanding to bear upon the solution of our numerous human problems, looking toward the making of a happier and better world for the human race. CHARLES B. LIPMAN, Dean of Graduate Division