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

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BLUE GOLD R WALTER M. HART DEAN OF THE UNIVERSITY :EIVING his A. B. degree from Haverford College, Pennsylvania in 1893, Walter M. Hart, Vice-President and Dean of the University, spent the next two years of his life studying in Europe. In 1901 he received his A. M. degree from Harvard University and two years later his Ph. D. Dean Hart came to the University of California first in 1895 as an instructor in English Philology. He remained in this position for a year, when he was made Assistant Professor, and finally in 1918 he was given full Professorship. For seven years, from 1916 to 1923, he acted as Dean of the Summer Session, at the end of which time he was appointed Dean of the University. Since July, 1925, he has also held the position of Vice-President. The duties of the Dean in filling these offices are numerous. He is entrusted with the duty of assisting the President in the administration of the University in all its activities. During the absence or disability of the President, the Dean performs his duties. Besides these affairs Dean Hart is specifically con- cerned with the University budget, and all matters which affect the faculty, such as appointments and promotions. Among the organizations to which Dean Hart belongs are the Modern Language Association of America, and the Philology Association of the Pacific Coast of which he was President from 1916 to 1917. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, national honor society, and of Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity. KBERT GORDON SPROUL, Vice-President and Comptroller of the University, Secretary of the Regents, Treasurer of the Alumni Association, and Treasurer of the A. S. U. C. has as many responsibilities as he has titles. Administering the finances and handling the investments of a University which has an endowment fund of $10,506,506.06, and annual budget of $9,232,211.82, and which carries on work in more than ten different places in the State of California, in addition to representing the Uni- versity in many of its public relations, are his chief duties. Dr. Sproul is a native Californian, having been born in San Francisco. He attended the University of California, and re- ceived his Bachelor of Science degree in the College of Civil Engineering in 1913. He then became efficiency engineer in Oakland, but in 1914 he returned to the University as cashier from which position he gradually rose until he came to hold the position he now fills. The Comptroller has under his direction the task of secur- ing funds for University support from various sources and ad- ministering these funds in accordance with the will of donors, the laws of the state, and the federal regulations. He also ad- ministers the construction program of the University and all its branches; the maintenance of equipment, salaries, pen- sions, and annuities, scholarships, and the collection of fees, fines and deposits. As a result of his careful attendance to these duties and his general understanding of the needs of the University, he has been markedly successful in the position. ROBERT GORDON SPHOUL COMPTROLLER 20

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BLUE OGOLD THE University of California is indeed fort- unate in having a man of William Wallace Campbell ' s caliber at the helm. In such a great institution of learning as the University of California, the man who guides the destiny of the ship of learning must needs be a man of wondrous understanding and insight as regards student prob- lems and difficulties. Throughout the entire time that President Campbell has been in office, the deci- sions and actions of the President ' s office have met with nothing but the utmost approval from both the student body and the alumni at large. William Wallace Campbell was born of Scotch ancestry in Hancock County, Ohio, 1862. He was a graduate of Fostoria, Ohio, high school and in 1882 he entered the University of Michigan. He received a B. S. in Civil Engineering in 1886. After a short teaching career at the University of Colo- rado, Dr. Campbell was called to the Lick Observ- atory, California, as assistant astronomer. He early became prominent in astronomical circles for his work upon the spectra of new stars and variable stars. By using the Mills Spectro- graph he engaged especially in determining mo- tions of approach and recession of the brighter stars. Dr. Campbell is especially known as the organizer of the D. O. Mills expedition from the Lick Observatory to Santiago, Chile, now known as the Chile station of the Lick Observatory. On the death of the Director of the Lick Observatory the duty of filling the position fell upon President Wheeler and the Regents of the University of California. William W. Campbell was ac- cordingly appointed Director and served until January 4, 1923, when he was elected President of the University of California. Besides holding many executive positions in American scientific societies, Dr. Campbell is the author of numerous volumes on astronomical subjects. He holds the honorary degrees of M. S., Uni- versity of Michigan, 1899; Sc. D., Western Pennsylvania, 1900; Michigan, 1905; Western Australia, 1922; LL.D., Wisconsin, 1902; Cambridge University, 1925- He has been elected to honorary member- ship in the following societies: Royal Astronomical Society, London; Society of Italian Spectro- scopists, Rome; Royal Society of Edinburgh; Paris Academy of Sciences, Paris; Russian National Academy, Leningrad; Royal Academy of Sciences, Upsala, Sweden; Royal Italian Academy of Sciences (dei Lyncii), Rome. President Campbell holds the following decorations: Lalande Gold Medal, Paris Academy of Sciences, 1903; Gold Medal of Royal Astronomical Society, London, 1906; appointed by King Albert of Belgium in 1919 a Commander of the Order of Leopold II, with gold insignia; the Cross of Officer of the Legion of Honor with gold insignia, the Republic of France. The following excerpt from one of President Campbell ' s addresses gives a deep insight into the viewpoint of the man who might well be called the father of the University family. It is a fine experience to accept responsibility from the Associated Students, as a member of one of the editorial boards, as a member of one of the athletic teams, as a member of the Glee Club, as a member of the dramatics or debating group, and to ' make good ' in the opinion of the ten thousand students who are the judge, the jury and the audience combined. WILLIAM WALLACE CAMPBELL PRESIDENT 19

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BLUEd GOLD r CHARLES B. LIPMAN DEAN- OF THE GBADCATE DIVISION PRESIDING over the Graduate Division of the University, Dean Lipman is confronted with the task of co-ordinating the functions of the several colleges and graduate schools comprising the University of California, and of making the peculiar interest of each, part of a complete pattern. This entails the actual drafting of the research work to be carried out by candidates for degrees as well as the planning of the facilities which are prerequisite. In considering these prob- lems, the President and the Board of Research depend largely on the advice of Dean Lipman. Besides administering the affairs of the graduate students in this institution, Dr. Lipman is influential in the selection of candidates for foreign and domestic fello vships. An increas- ing amount of valuable research work has been made possible in recent years by numerous fellowship and research founda- tions. Co-ordination of the activities of the different founda- tions and of the Board of Selections on this campus is effected through the Dean ' s office and is becoming an increasingly im- portant problem. Dean Lipman came to this University in 1908, where he re- ceived his Pb. D. two years later. He is well known for his work in plant physiology and ecology, a subject on which he has published numerous papers. In 1923 he became Dean cf the Graduate Div- ision, holding this position in addition to that of professor of plant physiology. UNIVERSITY regulations relating to undergraduates but not peculiar to any particular college or school are under the administration of Thomas M. Putnam, Dean of the Undergraduate Division. Outstanding among these duties is the handling of the University Loan Funds, which have shown an increase in the last two years ol from forty-two to sixty individual gifts. The requirements for military and naval training and physi- cal education for the first two years, as well as the English and the general scholarship requirements, are the concern of this office of the Undergraduate Division. Leaves of absence and of re- admission are also under the administration of Dean Putnam. In conjunction with the Dean of Men and the Dean of Women, Dr. Putnam helps to supervise housing conditions, an important problem on any campus that lacks dormitory ac- commodations. Dean Putnam is a graduate of the University of California, having received his B. S. in 1897 and an M. A. in 1899. He then continued his work at the University of Chicago, where he was granted a Ph. D. in 1901. Before returning to this campus, he taught at the University of Texas and at the Uni- versity of Chicago, joining the faculty here in 1901. He was appointed Dean of the Lower Division in 1914. In 1919 the administration was reorganized and he was made the first Dean of the Undergraduate Division, which office he has suc- cessfully held up to this year. He has handled all problems confronting him very satisfactorily and as a Californian should. The understanding and keen foresight of Dean Putnam have made this division an outstanding University department. THOMAS M. PUTNAM DEAN OF THE UNDBGADCATE DIVISION 21