University of Georgia - Pandora Yearbook (Athens, GA)

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'Dearie of (fJYien np HE office of Dean of Men was created at the beginning of this session. It was made neces- sary l»y the constantly increasing enrollment of students, which necessitated additional administrative duties, and the advisability of placing some one at the head of the student body to supervise its interests and activities. The Dean of Men is an administrative officer elected by the Board of Trustees and is concerned with the supervision, under the Chancellor and the Dean, of student life, interests, and activities. His duties are to assist the Chancellor and the Dean in all matters affecting the relations l)Ctwcen the students and others with whom they may come in contact. The Dean of Men is a mcml er of the faculty committees on absences, athletics, discipline, dormitories, freshmen, student business activities, student social activities, student publications, and is general chairman of the Student Employment Committee. He is also general chairman of the Committee on Student l.ifc, Interests, and Activities, which consists of the chairmen of all faculty committees that have any connection with student life, interests, and activities. He also acts as intermediary between the authorities and the student body in all questions affecting the latter. The office of Dean of Men, or Dean of Student Affairs, is now installed in the large majority of colleges and universities throughout the country. S. G. Back man. Dean of Men. Pave Tutnly three

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fyranl{lirL- College C'RANKLIN COLLEGE, now incorporated in the organization as the College of Arts and Sciences, was the original foundation upon which has been reared the University of Georgia. Chartered in 1785, the first institution to l c supported by a state, it was named for Benjamin Franklin, the great American commoner. The institution had a varied career, several times being on the ] oint of extinction; but after these early hardships and reverses, during the first half of the nineteenth century it not only became the dominant force in education in Georgia, but was universally recognized as the peer, and in some respects the superior, of any American institution—its library and “philosophical apparatus’’ being especially noted. It faculty comprised some of the most brilliant men who have been produced in the South; and its graduates include many of those whose names arc historic. After the disruption of the South by the War Between the States and the period of demoralization which followed it. it was many years before Franklin College, now become a part of the larger institution, recovered its prestige. It offers only the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Science degrees, but many of its courses enter into the more socialized curricula, so that students in all departments arc brought into contact with its leaching. There scans to be a general reaction in favor of the cultural courses, and it is confidently anticipated that Franklin College will at least maintain its importance in the University organization. S. V. Sanfokd. President of Franklin College. rage TteriUytteo

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 rDearu of Womeru AS a result of a resolution of the Board of Trustees of the University of Georgia, passed Sep-tcmlier 21, 1918, admitting “all white female students of proper age and qualifications, the office of Dean of Women was created. Miss Mary D. Lyndon was chosen to fill this position, and in September, 1919, she assumed her duties. To her fell the difficult task of championing a new and unwelcome cause, for at that time co-education was looked upon with disfavor by both faculty and students. It was Miss Lyndon’s responsibility to form policies, to set standards and to create ideals by which young women were to live. At the dose of five years of loyal and efficient service, her life was cut short. The steady increase in the numl cr of women students and the scholastic standing which they have maintained would justify the statement that the foundations for their coming were well laid. In June, 1920, eleven women received undergraduate degrees, the first ever given for work in residence. June, 1928, will probably sec the University confer them upon more than seventy-five of the women now registered. With the greater enrollment of students, the duties of the Dean of Women have become more complex. She is held responsible for the social life and conduct of the young women at the University, although the student council enforces the actual rules of student government. Kxccpt for a few hours of teaching and several courses in the Correspondence School, the work of this office is largely executive. The Dean has direct supervision over Freshman and Sophomore house, she holds frequent conferences with all chaperons, and serves as adviser to any woman in the University who has need of her counsel. Anne Wali.is Brumby, Dean of Women.