University of California Santa Barbara - La Cumbre Yearbook (Santa Barbara, CA)

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DR. FREDERICK HALTERMAN, pro essor of economics, known for helping fo build up his department. DR. WILLARD McRARY, known to all stu- dents taking chemistry classes. One of the most popular professors in the English department is DR. CHESLEY MATHEWS. Philosopher DR. HARRY GIRVETZ taught in the philosophy and sociology fields. Known for his new book which is now used nationally as a text is DR. GARRETT HAR- DIN, biologist. For those fulfilling Applied Art requirements, you cannot miss DR. ELLIOT EVANS and his popular Art 16 class. For PE majors and always a booster of Gaucho athletics is well-known DR. JOSEPH LAN- TAGNE. Industrial Arts majors consider MR. JOSEPH SAYOVITZ one of the best of the Mesa pro- fessors. 28

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FACULTY Indicative of the growth of Santa Barbara College in recent years is the correspond- ing growth of its faculty. Now numbering over one hundred and sixty members, it has drawn upon the finest institutions in the world to obtain a group of outstanding educators equipped to teach a constantly increasing variety of subjects. Men and women from all sections of the country and from many parts of the world have worked on the two campuses and in the divisions of Liberal and Applied Arts to build the reputation and scholastic standing of this college into one of the finest in the state of California. In addition to their contribution to Santa Barbara College as an educational center, the members of the faculty have taken their place in the civic life of the community. Names familiar in the classroom have become equally familiar to the citizens of Santa Barbara as they appear with increasing frequency among the number participating in all phases of community activity. In this manner the members of the faculty have earned the deserved respect of the students whom they teach and of the citizens with whom they come in contact. An oufstanding professor and constant pro- motor of student interest, the ranking faculty member in point of service is DR. HAZEL W. SEVERY. In her thirty-six years at Santa Bar- bara College, which Included a term as chair- man of her department, she has constantly demonstrated her interest in the students by her activities in their behalf which included membership on the Board of Athletic Control and on the Finance Committee. Genial DR. STEPHEN GOODSPEED gained popularity as a political science professor and Cal Club sponsor. Renowned as a geologist, ■ MR. C. DOUGLAS WOODHOUSE was also a well-known professor on the campus. DR. GWYNNE NETTLER as usual made Sociology I, one of the most popular courses in the cur- riculum. The only red-headed professor on campus, DR. WILLIAM MULLER, was found in the English Department. Students couldn ' t understand how so many facts got sandwiched into lectures between DR. JACOB ' S jokes. 27

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MR. ROBERT CLARK was noted for his help- fulness to the Speech majors of his classes. DR. HOLTOP of the Industrial Education de- partment was noted for his patience with the IE majors. One of the foremost historians of the campus is former Dean of Liberal Arts DR. RUSSELL BUCHANAN. Teacher of Spanish is DR. PABLO AVILA who can make the Spanish language interesting to everyone. MR. HOWARD FENTON has been able to teach Art well and is known for his History of Oriental Art in particular. Cal Club sponsor and professor of Zoology, DR. ELMER NOBLE has been extremely pop- ular among all his students. HA ROLD MILLER of the Industrial Education department has always been helpful to his students. Teacher of auto mechanics in the IE Depart- ment is MR. CLYDE KEENER. His courses are exceptionally popular. 29