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

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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

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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 BLUE V GOLD 1 DEAN OF MEN JOEL H. HILDEBRAND became Dean of Men when that office was created by President Campbell in 1923. Dean Hildebrand received his B. S. in 1903 and his Ph. D. in 1906 from the University of Penn- sylvania and was a member of the faculty there from 1904 to 1905. During the year 1906-07 he studied in Berlin, joining the faculty at this University in the Department of Chemistry in 1906. He became an in- structor in chemistry in 1907, an assistant professor in 1913, associate professor in 1918, and professor in 1919. Dean Hildebrand, aside from his academic and administrative college work, is vice-president of the Pacific Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and is the author of a number of scientific works. Paul F. Cadman, a graduate of this University in 1909 and an assistant professor of economics, was JOEL H. H.LDEBRAND, De,n of Men made Assistant Dean Q f Men at t h e time of the CrCE- tion of the office in 1923. William D. Spencer ' 25 is assistant to the Dean of Men. The duties now performed by Dean Hildebrand and Dean Cadman were, before the creation of the office, performed in part by the President and his secretary and in part by the Dean of the Undergraduate Division. The function of the Dean of Men, in general, is the administration of the problem of student welfare and discipline. Dean Hildebrand acts as the channel for active and helpful criticism between the University Admin- istration and faculty and the student body. Serving as this connecting link, Dean Hildebrand sits as the representative of the President on the Executive Committee of the Associated Students. More- over, he is the faculty athletic representative of this University to the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. In addition to this important duty, Dean Hildebrand acts for the President in all cases of discipline of men students except those involving actual suspension. Dean Hildebrand and Dean Cadman, further- more, spend a large amount of time in consultation with men students concerning all sorts of personal and University problems. I FF [24]