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

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GARRET W. McENERNEY GOVERNOR CULBERT L. OLSON Chairman, Board of Regents President, Board of Regents PRESIDENT ' S MESSAGE The BLUE AND GOLD is a memory book. It is the sum- mation of the undergraduate life of a graduating class, in this volume the Class of 1942. It is a record of the class membership, of friends, acquaintances, and associates in the daily life of a great university. It is a reminder in words and graphic art of a period in the growth of each of you when mind, character, and per- sonality broadened, deepened, and took definite form. The BLUE AND GOLD is the diary of a community of young men and women, whose victories and defeats, whose problems and aspirations, reflect in spirit if not in letter the life of communities everywhere and at all times. It sets forth the determining fact in your lives that, over and above the courses taken, and individual benefits secured, an experience has been shared by the members of the Class of 1942 which will forever differ- entiate them from other men and women. For each of you the panorama of memories evoked by your BLUE AND GOLD in future years will be in detail unique. But transcending this individuality, I hope that there will be a mutual appreciation of the Class of 1942 ' s common experience, and a determination to make that shared experience a dynamic force for the better welfare of family, community, state, and nation, in whatever part of the world each of you may, event- ually, find his place. Notwithstanding the sacrifices which a person may have made in order to secure university training, he or she has not thereby paid for the values received. That training has been freely provided by other men and women, and their purpose has been twofold. They cherish the hope that university training will better enable the individual to meet the problems of his life and to find a satisfactory outlet for his talents, but they also expect that, through the combined effort of many individuals so trained, the welfare of all will he im- proved. Those who have made possible the University of fornia do not look for a monetary return, but they do feel entitled to a return through the public service con- tributions of its graduates. They do expect university men and women to set a higher standard of allegiance to the ideals of a democratic society. Of this expecta- tion above all others, I hope that the 1942 BLUE AND GOLD will be a reminder. The BLUE AND GOLD of the Class of 1942 appears in a momentous year in the tory of the human race. May it serve to kindle—if need be—and ever to renew within you a spirit, a purpose of devotion to this high duty and opportunity whose flame shall never falter through all the days of your lives. ROBERT G. SPROUL.

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A M I N R A I 0 N The impressive new Administration Building is a symbol of the progress which has been made under the equally impressive President ROBERT GORDON SPROUL, whose visits to the seven campuses of the University have made him well-known to his widely scattered student following.

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THE The establishment of an enlarged army and navy and the outbreak of war markedly affected the University. More than 150 members of the faculties and the admin- istrative staff have joined the Nation ' s armed forces or have been called into some phase of defense work. The enrollment on the Berkeley campus continued its trend downward this year, and increases in regis- tration may not be expected until the return of the country to normal conditions. The most important step taken in connection with the war, was the approval by the Regents of the Uni- versity of the plan for three terms of approximately sixteen weeks each. Beginning this summer with a four- teen weeks ' session the University will operate the year round, with but a week ' s interval between terms. By The speakers ' platform is a second home to the Vice-President and Provost of the His brilliant command of the English language accompanies him to student and community meetings. War relief and national defense programs have MONROE E. DEUTSCH on active sponsor list. This scholar ' s ceremonial gown is decorated with the French Legion Honor cross and four LL.D. degrees. He ' s in the Navy now! HURFORD E. STONE, after only a year and a half as Dean of turned in his swivel chair for a pair of sea legs. Sports coat and pipe formerly accompanied him to student gatherings from Ex Committee to Interfraternity Council. He is an ardent angler and a with an arsenal sized collection of guns. Until recently, THOMAS B. STEEL led merely a double life. In the Registrar ' s office he enjoyed a drum existence ; and in the capacity of secretary to the Northern Section of the Academic Senate, was more interesting with records of old faculty fights and crazy motions . But as a mander in the U.S.N., he keeps things ship-shape for Uncle Sam. Delightedly admitting that she is completely tied up in the University, MARY B. DAVIDSON her favorite entangling alliances in Mortar Board meetings and football games. A native of the Dean Women ' s territory since 1909, she stepped into the office of head dean in November. Bob to those the inner circle is synonymous with friendliness and a keen sense of humor. Running things for the University is part of his nature. Beginning with the high and low hurdles college years, JAMES H. CORLEY became a prominent Big C man. Now, filling the office of troller, he balances the University budget. The Berkeley Chamber of Commerce and Community Chest find him on their roll of leaders, also.