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

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BLUEOGOLD A CTING Dean of the College of Letters and Science, R. G. Gettell is a graduate of the State Normal School at Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. In 1903 he received his A. B. degree from Ursinus College and in 1906 he was granted his M. A. degree at the University of Pennsylvania. For a while Dean Gettell acted as assistant principal in the high school at Duncannon, Pennsylvania. He became pro- fessor of history and political science at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut in 1907 and remained there for about seven years. He then went to Amherst College, where he re- mained until 1923 when he came to the University of Cali- fornia in the capacity of professor of Political Science. This year he is acting dean of Letters and Science, in the place of Dean Deutsch. During summer sessions Dean Gettell has served as profes- sor of Political Science at several of the large universities, in- cluding those of Maine, Illinois, Texas, Columbia, Michigan, and Cornell. Among the books which Dean Gettell has writ- ten are an Introduction to Political Science, Readings in Political Science, and Problems in Political Evolution. Included in Dean Gettell ' s duties are all academic matters, such as the curriculum of the College, the requirements for the junior certificate and for the A. B. degree. The College of Letters and Science embraces over two-thirds of the students attending the University. The course of instruction takes in the curriculum of the first two years of the Medical School, and School of Jurisprudence, as well as the social sciences, languages, literature, mathematics, and architecture. Assisting Dean Gettell is Warner Brown, Acting Associate Dean of the College for this year. Doctor Brown ' s duties consist of adjusting any irregularities in registering or enrolling, such as taking care of those students who register late, or who have to enroll in classes after the limiting date. Within the past year certain privileges to honor students have been accorded, such as library privileges including admission to the stacks. RAYMOND G. GETTELL DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF LETTERS AND SCIENCE WHEELER STEPS BETWEEN CLASSES 24

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BLUEd GOLD CLEMENT CALHOUN YOUNG GOVERNOR CLEMENT CALHOUN YOUNG, governor of California, is a native of New Hampshire. He came to California, however, while still a boy, and was educated in the high schools of San Jose and Santa Rosa. In the year 1892 he received his degree from the University of California. For fourteen years after his graduation from the Uni- versity, governor Young was a teacher in Lowell High School of San Francisco. He was head of the English de- partment in that school, and while there he wrote a text book which is still used in California. In 1906, Governor Young resigned his position at Lowell High School to take up real estate development. He entered the- field of politics in 1908, when he was elected to the As- sembly of the State of California from the old fifty-second district. He has been in political circles since that time, and was elected lieutenant-governor in 1918, and re-elected in 1922. In 1926 he was elected governor of the state. As governor of the state, Young is also at the head of the Board of Regents of the University, and through this channel keeps in constant touch with the needs of the campus and its students. His sanction is necessary for all measures passed in connection with the University. Governor Young is greatly interested in the University and the many young people who comprise its student body. Since California is his Alma Mater, he holds great love for our campus, and is able to realize its needs. WILLIAM H. CROCKER, Chairman of the Board of Regents, is vitally interested in the University and its students, and is anxious that improvements which will increase the efficiency of the University be made. Mr. Crocker is a native of California, and was educated in the East. He attended Andover preparatory school near Boston, and later received his degree from Yale. After receiving his degree at Yale, Mr. Crocker took a position as messenger boy in his father ' s bank in San Francisco. From this beginning he has risen to the position of president of the Crocker First National Bank in San Francisco, and also holds interests in other financial and industrial con- cerns. Seventeen years ago, Mr. Crocker was appointed as a Regent of the University by Governor Gillett. He served his full term of sixteen years, and at its expiration last year. Governor Richardson appointed him for a second term, at the same time making him Chairman of the Board of Regents. As chairman of the board, Mr. Crocker has a responsible duty and an important task to perform which is of vital interest to the students of the University. In the hands of this body is placed the administration of the University of California including management of finances, appointment of teachers, and determina- tion of the particulars of internal organization. Mr. Crocker believes that college education should be the privilege of everyone that wishes it. It develops the abilities of a person to a great extent, he says. One may be a man of great ability without a college education, but how much greater the same man might be if he had the benefit of college training. With this theory in mind, Mr. Crocker successfully guides the policies of the Board of Regents, of which he has been a loyal and conscientious worker since his appointment in 1910. As a member of this body he has been influential in building up the University of California. Not only has Mr. Crocker been valuable in building up the University of California proper, but also in promoting the spirit of cooperation that exists between the Board of Regents and those instructors who are actually engaged in the teaching of courses in the various colleges on the campus. 23

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BLUE GOLD AERSONAL interest in the affairs and problems of the stu- dents enrolled in the College of Commerce has charac- terized the administration of Stuart Daggett, who was appointed Dean of that College in 1918. Not only have individuals received assistance and encour- agement from him, but many of the college organizations have benefited by his interest and suggestions. The Commtnia, the monthly publication of the Commerce students, first moved from a needed storeroom in Budd Hall to a single desk in the Commerce office, and finally found a permanent home through the efforts of Dean Daggett. When the Physics Department was moved to its present quarters, leaving South Hall to be occupied by the Department of Economics and College of Com- merce, the present Commerce Club Rooms building was being used as the physics machine shop. This Dean Daggett suc- ceeded in procuring as an office for the Commercia, and as club rooms for the Commerce Association, the foremost social or- ganization of the college. By some effort, the club house has been kept sacred to the students of the College of Commerce. During the campaign for Amendment 10, when the University was looking for some central location from which to conduct the drive, the Commerce Association offered the use of their rooms to President Campbell, thus furnishing a convenient location. Dr. Daggett attended Harvard University, from which institution he received the degrees of A. B. in 1903, and M. A. the next year, and a Ph. D. in 1906. He instructed in economics at the same uni- versity for two years after receiving the last degree. In 1909, he became an assistant professor on the University of California faculty; in 1913 was made associate professor; and finally, in 1917, became pro- fessor of railway economics on the Flood Foundation. The next year he succeeded Henry R. Hatheld as Dean of the College of Commerce. STUAKT DAGGETT DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF COMMERCE COMMERCE CLUB ROOMS 25