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

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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

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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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BLUEC GOLD W! ILLIAM w. KEMP came to the University in 1923 as Professor of Education and Dean of the School of Education. Dean Kemp received his B. A. degree from Stanford University in 1898, after which he spent several years in study, part of which time was devoted to research in the Archives of London. In 1912 he was granted a Ph. D. from Columbia University. Since that time the Dean has held numerous positions such as Professor of Education at the University of Montana from 1912 to 1915; Professor of School administration at the University of California from 1915 to 1920; and President of the San Jose State Teachers ' College from 1920 until 1923 at which time he left there to take up his position with us. During summer sessions he has lectured at several uni- versities, including Stanford, University of California at Los Angeles, and Brigham Young University in Utah. During the next summer session he will lecture at the Territorial Normal School and University of Hawaii at Honolulu. Educationally speaking, Dean Kemp has been called the father of the new Hawaii. As a member of a committee for a survey of the standards of elementary and secondary education in the Hawaiian Islands, Dean Kemp had, as his special duty the investiga- tion of the teachers ' training school. Here he found the standards very low, but, due to political opposition, it was difficult to raise them. It was said that higher standards would cause fewer natives to train and hence be detrimental. However, Dean Kemp, in his survey report, stood firmly behind his plea for raising the standards and finally he succeeded in winning the point. As a result the Nor- mal School in Hawaii has advanced until it is now a modern training school. As Dean of the School of Education, Dr. Kemp also supervises the professional training of school executives of all kinds. He has been very influential in organizing the Men ' s and Women ' s Education Clubs. WILLIAM W. KEMP DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION HAVILAND HALL 26