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

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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

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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 GOLD LOWER DIVISION THOMAS M. PUTNAM became Dean of the Lower Division in 1914. In 1919 a re- arrangement of administration was made in which Dean Putnam ' s duties were extended to include supervision of general University re- quirements of not only lower-division students bat all undergraduates. His official title at that time became Dean of the Undergraduate Division. Dean Putnam received a B. S. in 1897 and an M. A. in 1899 at the University of California. A Ph. D. was granted to him at the University of Chicago in 1901. From the years 1899 to 1901 Dean Putnam taught at the University of Texas and at the University of Chicago, joining the faculty here in the fall of 1901. He became an assistant professor of mathematics in 1907, an associate professor in 1915, and professor of mathematics in 1920. At present, in addition to his work as Dean of the Undergraduate Division, he teaches two classes of advanced mathematics. Dean Putnam also held the position of Acting Dean of the College of Letters and Science during the year 1920-21. The work of the Undergraduate Division is concerned with the administration and enforcement of general requirements of the University. It includes the enforcement of military regulations as well as physical-education requirements for men students. The discipline of students who neglect any of these requirements is in the hands of Dean Putnam. Scholarship requirements of undergraduate students are also handled by the office of the Under- graduate Division, all dismissals or disqualifications and readmissions being supervised by Dean Put- nam and his assistants. Investigations and the approval of the lodging houses of men students are directed by Dean Putnam. This office, moreover, has charge of the administration of all loan funds for men students, the total amount now available in the Undergraduate Division being about $50,000. THOMAS M. PTTSAM. Dean erf the Lower Division