University of Illinois - Illio Yearbook (Urbana Champaign, IL)

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CUMMERCE acting dean of the college since 1942 author of many accounting textbooks college geared for war. HIRAM T. SCOVll.l. Dean, College of Commerce PHYSICAL EIJUCATIUN The School of Physical Education . . . cradle of our teams . . . our Fight- ing lllini' '... emphasizing physical fitness and its place in war . . . training the coaches and teachers of tomorrow . . . its director, Seward C. Staley . . doctor of education . . . director of the School of Physical Education since T937 . . . author of many books in the field of physical education. Through programs in physical fitness for Army and Navy trainees . . . in all of its activi- ties . . . mobilized for eFfective war. of scientific scholarly investigation. ROBERT D. CARMICHAEL Dean, Graduate School 24 The College of Commerce . . . affording practical experience for students in 5 the ever-increasing complexities of modern business . . . teacher of account- ancy . . . business administration . . . marketing. lts dean, Hiram T. Scovill, a certified public accountant . . recognized as the man to lead a SEWARD C. STALEY Director, School of Physical Education GRADUATE The Graduate School . . . a pinnacle to be reached . . . a goal held high above the undergraduate . . . contributing valuable research to the fund of technical and cultural advancement . . . its dean, Robert D. Carmichael . . doctor of philosophy . . . author of many scientific books . . . dean of the school since i934 . . . who directs the power of graduate effort into channels

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DEHIIS ElJUlIllTl0N The College of Education . . . Only an enlightened people can be free. Instructor of those who will teach our children . . . the ideals and funda- mentals ofthe American way of life . . . English . . . history . . . mathematics . . its dean, Thomas E. Benner . . .doctor of education . . . Dean of the Col- lege of Education since 1931 . . . member of the presidential committee to investigate Puerto Rican education . . . a man in touch with the world . . . a world mobilized for war. others for total war. MELVIN l. ENGER Dean, College of Engineering J EXTENSIUN The Division of University Extension . . . providing courses for thousands of Illini-by-proxy, scattered throughout the world . . . in cooperation with the Armed Forces Institute, to the service men and women . . . and in the Engi- neering, Science and Management War Training Program, to hundreds of those employed in lllinois' war industries . . . its director, Robert B. Browne . . master of science and doctor of philosophy . . . in charge of the division since its establishment in T934 . . . a division geared completely to war-time needs. THOMAS E. BENNER Dcan, College of Education ENGINEERING The College of Engineering , . . dedicated to industry . . . its program in tegrated with the military . . . its enrollment predominately V-l2 and ASTR . . research in aeronautics . . . in metallurgy . . . in mechanics. Its dean Melvin L. Enger, Dean of the College of Engineering since i934 . . . master of science in civil engineering . . . head of the college mobilized above all ROBERT B. BROWNE Director, Division of University Extension

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IJEIIIIS The College of Fine and Applied Arts . . . function to form . . . varied . . . art . . . architecture . . . music . . . with the College of Medicine, occupational therapy. . . fine and applied. Its dean, Rexford Newcomb, dean of the college I since 1932 . . . master of science in architecture . . . whose students have pro- duced patriotic posters and entertainment which are a source of morale in a community functioning 'for war. REXFORD NEWCOMB Dean, College of Fine ancl Applied Arfs The College of Agriculture . . . representative of the leading agricultural state of the country . . . pioneer in the development of the soybean . . earliest advocate of crop rotation . . . systematic farm accounting . . . its leaders, agriculture's leaders . . . its dean, Henry P. Rusk, master of science in agriculture . . . Dean of the College and its departments since 1939 . . . spokesman through the college for the American farmer whose every effort produces for war. HENRY P. RUSK Dean, College of Agriculture LIBRARY The Library School . . . housed in the University of Illinois Library, the largest library of any state university in the country . . . containing almost two million books and pamphlets . . . requiring a bacheIor's degree for entrance . . . its director, Robert B. Downs, head of the school since 1943 . . . former president of the Association of College and Reference Libraries . . . head of the school which provides ammunition for the battle of greater knowledge. ROBERT B. DOWNS Director, Library School 25