University of Florida - Tower / Seminole Yearbook (Gainesville, FL)

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.4--qi W' Ulibe Qllullege uf Qrts anh Swansea DEAN W. H WII SON Albion College 13 QA.B., M.A Ph D J The oldest and largest college of the Uni- versity, the College of Arts and Sciences, has as its head the most recently appointed dean. Dean Wilson came to the University in 1926, and became dean four years later. He is a member of Alpha Tau Omega, Phi Beta Kap- pa and Sigma Xi. The primary purpose of the College of Arts and Sciences is to interpret that vast body of experience which has grown to its present vigor and stature through all the centuries of civilization. It stands for breadth of train- ing and depth of development. Included in its curricula are special courses in Chemistry and in preparation for the study of Law and Medicine. The Qtullege nf Qgriculture DEAN WILMON NEWELL Iowa State College '97 fB.S., M.S., D.Sc.J Dean Newell came to this state in 1915 as Plant Commissioner. Six years later he be- came Dean of the College of Agriculture and Director of the Experiment Station and the Agricultural Extension Division. He is a past president of the Association of Economic Entomologists, and of the Association of Southern Agricultural Workers, and belongs to Kappa Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Zeta and Gamma Sigma Delta. The College aims to give technical knowl- edge and training in the art and science of agriculture. The Experlment Station was founded in 1887 to acquire and diiuse agri- cultural knowledge, the Extension Division reaching farmers in forty-eight counties.

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san of btuhents DEAN B. A. TOLBERT Wofford '01 . QB. A. 1-1.9 , . The Dean of Students came to the Univer- sity of Florida in 1926 as Advisor to Fresh- men and Professor of Education, having had years of experience in handling men. He re- signed as head of Carolina Military Acad- emy to enter the army and now holds the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, being the com- manding officer of the 92nd Coast Artillery Regiment. He was named Dean of Students in 1928, and holds membership in Pi Kappa Alpha, Kappa Delta Pi, Omeicron Delta Kap- pa and Scabbard and Blade. Dean Tolbert and Assistant Dean R. C. Beatty are visited by scores of students daily. Some are summoned, but most of them visit the office voluntarily for counsel that they know will be wise and sympathetic. Dean Tolbert is due a great deal of the credit for the fine reputation gained by Florida stu- dents as democratic, hard-working gentle- men. - Zausiness anager KLEIN H. GRAHAM University of West Virginia '05 Though he has been called- bookkeeper, au- ditor, and now business manager, Mr. Gra- ham has been in charge of the Business De- partment since 1906. Through his direction I the department, now including a large corps 1 of assistants, has kept step with the rapid growth of the University. Mr. Graham is now vice-president of the Southern Educa- tional Buyers and Business Officers' Associa- tion, a member of the Association of Busi- ness Ofiicers of Eastern Colleges and Univer- sities, of Beta Theta Pi and of Pi Gamma Mu.

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f The Cllullege uf Qfngineering DEAN P. L. REED Lehigh University '98 fC.E., M.S.J Dean Reed, after serving on the faculties of Carnegie Tech and Drexel, became Profes- sor of Civil Engineering at Florida in 1920, and succeeded the late Dr. J. R. Benton as Dean of the College of Engineering in 1930. He is president of the Florida Engineering Society and a member of Sigma Nu. The aim of the College of Engineering is to make its students thoroughly familiar with the fundamental principles of engineering. Few colleges have done more to promote re- search in Engineering Science than has this branch of the University of Florida. The Qtullege ni lam University of Michigan '06 fLL.B., A.M.J Dean Trusler joined the original faculty of the Law College as Professor of Law when the college was founded in 1909, coming here from Stetson University. In 1915 he became Dean. His text Essentials of School Law is used in sixteen universities. Dean Trusler is on the Advisory Committee of the Ameri- can Law Institute, and a member of Alpha Tau Omega, Phi Delta Phi, Alpha Phi Epsi- lon, Phi Kappa Phi. The Law College has earned national rec- ognition through the efforts of its excellent faculty. It aims to develop keen, efficient lawyers, conversant with the ideals and tra- ditions of the profession, by imparting a tlticirough, scientific and practical knowledge o aw.