University of Colorado - Coloradan Yearbook (Boulder, CO)

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SUMMER SESSION In 1918, the University of Colorado was organized on the four- quarter basis, with the former sumnner session of six weeks, confined mainly to Liberal Arts courses, expanded to a quarter consisting of two terms of approximately six weeks each, and offering courses in prac- tically every school and college. By this change, adopted at the in- stance of the War Department of the United States, the peculiar advan- tages for summer study accruing to the University from its favorable location have been made available for a longer period to thousands of teachers, business and professional men and women, whose opportunity for study is limited to the summer months, and to college students w ho wish to shorten the time devoted to academic preparation. With a summer constituency, equal to or exceeding the enrollment of the academic year and representing every state in the Union as well as foreign countries, and with approximately two thousand degrees conferred at August commencements, the University has greatly in- creased its sphere of influence and its service to the cause of education. MILO C. DERHAM, Dean MILO C. DERHAM, Dean DEAN OF MEN The routine side of the Dean of Men ' s office consists in helping men obtain employment, loans and wholesome housing conditions. In addition we give information to men concerning extracurricular activi- ties and co-operate with the Registrar ' s office and with the offices of the various deans concerning student problems. Perhaps the most difficult problem for any school is to set into mo- tion factors that will minimize the character difficulties which students sometimes encou nter. Student intoxication, various types of dishonesty, immoral practices, and thoughtless pranks mar the records of some men. We believe that those difficulties are minimized whenever students find wholesome outlets for expression. Therefore, we are constantly advo- cating an exacting and interesting curriculum supplemented by diversi- fied extracurricular program. HARRY CARLSON. Dean HARRY CARLSON, Dean 21

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JOURNALISM In America, where the stability of the government rests upon the approval of the people, it is essential that nev spapers. the medium through which the people draw their information, be developed to a high point of eFficiency, stability. Impartiality, and Integrity. The future of the republic depends on the maintenance of a high standard among journalists. — The Missouri Code. To prepare young men and women to assume and adequately to discharge the responsibilities referred to in the Missouri Code is the aim of the Department of Journalism. These responsibilities demand a broad background of knowledge, an understanding of the history, eth- ics, law, and techniques of the newspaper profession, and the develop- ment through practice of the talent and skill in the various tasks in- volved. All these are provided for in the four-year course of study. A well equipped laboratory, and the co-operation of the Associated Press and the United Press provide the actual working conditions of a news- paper office. The Department is a member of the American Association of Schools and Departments of Journalism, comprising thirty-two univer- sities and colleges. RALPH L CROSMAN, Head of the Department RALPH L. CROSMAN Head of the Department EXTENSION DIVISION Organized for the purpose of rendering educational service to the citizens of Colorado beyond the boundaries of the campus, the Exten- sion Division continues the work of Its founders. It has grown from an office in one corner of the Senate room to occupy many offices in Woodbury. At first its activities were limited largely to correspondence instruction. Now, class and visual instruction also are important activ- ities. The public services in addition have developed to include Business and Government Research, Research and Extension in Journalism, High School Visitation, Library Extension, and the administration of the Colo- rado State Debating League. A. C. CROSS, Assistant Director A. C. CROSS, Assistant Director 20

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DEAN OF WOMEN To the Class of 1936: Yours is a class that left high school in the midst of national nomi- nation conventions. Were you interested? Four years have passed and you are leaving college in convention month again. In the count of years, most of you have become of age in this period. Have you be- come of age in your mental outlook? Are you going to carry into the outside world cheap campus politics or are you going to use your mental training of the last four years to sift the truth from propaganda, to analyze the issues, to test social values, to judge character? I shall be interested to watch how you conduct yourselves as citizens. LYDIA LAWRENCE BROWN, Dean LYDIA LAWRENCE BROWN, Dean THE GRADUATE SCHOOL in previous issues of THE COLORADAN, attention has been called to the fundamental importance of graduate study not only for a more adequate understanding of our complex modern world, but also as a part of the necessary training of those who wish to have a career in many of its manifold activities. A few figures relative to graduate attendance and to the advanced degrees conferred during the last ten years are interesting Indications both of a rapidly spreading realization of the values offered by the Graduate School and of its importance as a division of the University. If data for even a few years earlier were included, the changes would be more striking. The academic year is here taken as extending from September to the end of the following summer. In the ten-year period since 1925, graduate attendance has varied from a minimum of 700 in 1932-1933 to a maximum of 1267 in 1931, with an average of 994. The attendance for the past year was 1263. In this period degrees earned by resident study were conferred as follows: Masters Engineers Doctors Minimum 67 (1926) 3 (1930) I (1927) Maximum 160 (1932) 14 (1928) 21 (1935) Total II 20 78 66 OLIVER C. LESTER, Dean and Vice-President of the University OLIVER C. LESTER Dean and Vice-President of the University 22