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

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BERT C. RILEY Dean of lfze General Extension Division OBBlES? Well, l once owned a horse, unenthusiastically stated Bert C. Riley, Dean of General Extension, but questioning found that his favorite pastime is puttering around mechanical objects, be they hotrods or radios. Dean Riley has been with the University for thirty-one years, and has held the posi- tion of Dean for twenty-two years. DEANS HOMAS M. Simpson, a graduate of Boston Latin School, University of Wisconsin, and Harvard, came to Florida in 1918. He served as Dean of the Grad- uate School from l938 until this year when he retired as Dean Emeritus. A versatile man, he has participated active- ly in church activities, holds memberships in ten leading organizations, plays ten- nis, reads widely, and writes poetry. WALTER J. MATH ERLY Dean. of the College of Business Administration School ROMINENT economist, speaker, au- thor, listed in Who's Who , wear- er ofa Florida Blue Key-that's Walter J. Matherly, Dean of the College of Business Administration. Doc , for relaxation, enjoys re-acquaintinghimself with favor- ite Zane Gray novelshand his old, stand- by Al' ' in Wonderland' ,The latter is frequ ly referred 156 in Qany of his speec s. 5.3, U . S tif -Ms w . 21 G A if ,N THOMAS M. SIMPSON Dean of the Graduate

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ALPH Emerson Page is one dean who knows all the angles since fishing is his favorite pastime. He has won several prizes as an angler. Dean Page has been Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences since l948 when he came here from Bucknell University where he served as Dean of Men. A native Hoosier , Dean Page attended Bluffton Dean of the College of Agriculture College and Syracuse University. DEANS CLARENCE V. NOBLE EAN STANLEY was born in England and lived in Canada for awhile. He played undergraduate football for Florida in l924, and then served as Head Coach for three years. He then left for Duke, and after eight years returned as Dean of Physical Education and Health. He is also Director of the lnfirmary. He describes his flower garden as Some- thing which interests him at all times. 1+ DENNIS K. STANLEY Dean of the College of Physical Education, Health and Athletics RALPH E. PAGE Sciences URING his 25 years at the Univer- sity of Florida, Clarence Noble has acquired the nickname of Jake . He says there is no life as wholesome as that of a farmer. Jake enjoys playing with his four grandchildren and moving pawns across the chess board. He is also active in church affairs, Before coming to Flor- ida, he taught at Cornell University for ten years. Dean of the College of Arts and

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JOSEPH B. WHITE Dean of the College of Education LORIDA is proud of Perry Foote, Dean of Pharmacy and outstanding figure in science. He is National presi- dent of Rho Chi, listed in Who's Who, and in American Men of Science. Dean Foote was born in Pennsylvania, but re- ceived his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. His spare time is taken up by laboratory work and photography with his three children as favorite subjects. PERRY A. FOOTE Dean of lhsffollege of Pharmacy 22 4 ENNIS, teachers, and the usual chores at home are the main in- terests of Joseph B. White, Dean of the College of Education. Born in South Carolina, he received degrees from Wof- ford, Duke and Peabody. A former super- intendent of many Southern school dis- tricts, he was also director of the Division of Teacher Education and Certification of the Department of Education for the state of South Carolina. JOSEPH WEIL Dean of the College of Engmeerz DEI-lNS ing with all students, EAN WEIL spends his spare time in reading, playing golf, and work- ing and relaxing in his garden. As for radio programs, he enjoys news commen- tators, but listens to them only while eat- ing so as not to waste any time. At pres- ent, his staff has 240 members as com- pared with the 24 during the war. His opinion of the University is that it has a lot of pioneering spirit. He enjoys work-