University of Iowa - Hawkeye Yearbook (Iowa City, IA)

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a . ifta Mttrf ijpl WK5IIM3K ' ' Ml HUB III I V Deem o Men ROBERT E. RIENOW Dean i FNCE the enrollment at the University of Iowa is much greater than in former years and the educational processes are carried on with a lower cost, many new problems have arisen to place mphasis on the direct needs of the individual student. The students should be guided wisely and all instruc- :ion should fit their particular needs, so, standing )etween the University and the private individual is ;he Dean of Men with the responsibility of the co or- Hnation of the interests of each on his hands. Dean Rienow fulfills the situation with a twofold policy. First, he is of the opinion that the office of the Dean of Men should be a service station to the needs and wants of all the university men. There are numerous problems and adjust- ments of school life which happen every day. These are systematically and sym- pathetically handled through the Dean ' s office. The concept of this function of the Dean ' s office is that it shall eliminate friction and misunderstanding and work to increase the efficiency of the whole university system. The second phase of Dean Rienow ' s policy is an idea which he has developed since taking over this administration at the University of Iowa. He believes that the present system of discipline under which the faculty makes and enforces an arbitrary set of rules is entirely outworn. He also believes that its place can be taken over by a system of student government under advisory faculty control. Such a system would necessitate a student body consciousness that would create its own tenants of behavior and assume the authority and the responsibility. In Nineteen

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I I The Dean of Women ADELAIDE L. BTOGE Dean IT IS the aim of the office of the Dean of Women to use all points of contact possible with the young women of the campus in order to further the development of character and highest type of womanhood. The scholarship standards with the earnest endeavor to put forth honest effort in the required tasks of the school room are stressed. When difficulties arise through lack of ability or adjust- ment, the student is guided in making plans according to her ability. Her obligation in business relation- ships with the University and with the town is clearly set forth. In the housing of women students in the dormitories, group houses, and private homes conditions are sought which will provide comfortable living quarters and an atmosphere conducive to study with associations under proper chaperonage. Assistance is offered to those who are handicapped by ill health or financial difficulties in order to provide a means for the best possible accomplishment under adverse circumstances. Through all the complicated detail in the mechanical routine of reports of all kinds the ideal character development is kept in mind by the Dean of Women and her assistants and participation in worth-while extra-cur- ricular activities on the campus is encouraged. This phase of life is considered more important than the program of health and scholarship and social activity. The greatest service that can be rendered by this office to the University is to clear away the hindrances in order to aid and stimulate growth of those character- istics which contribute to the development of a well-rounded womanhood. Eighteen

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' . f , ' GEORGE F. KAY Dean c The College of Liberal Arts HE College of Liberal Arts is the oldest of all of the colleges of the University of Iowa campus. It is the center from which the other colleges have sprung and around which they have been developed. It serves the purpose of of- fering a firm and concrete foundation for creative work in the other colleges and schools on the campus. The college includes, at the present, three schools, namely, the School of Journalism; the School of Music ; and the School of Religion. There are also twenty-three departments, all of which give courses not alone to undergraduate but to graduate students. The four types of courses which are organized within the college are : the Standard Course ; the Special Courses ; the Combined Courses ; and the Semi-Pro- fessional Courses. The students are able to select their work so as to obtain a broad education and to secure a basis for a professional training. The college affords a cultivation of the students in their ideals of a general culture and for them to acquire a knowledge of a direct service in a chosen field. In the year 1927-1928 the registration in the Liberal Arts college exceeded 5,500 students. The instructional staff, including assistants, comprises more than 400 persons. The College is planning continually, in its curricular activities, to meet the needs of the individual students. The hope of the faculty is that the young men and women of today may be so educated that when they graduate they will enter their life work well-trained and imbued with the spirit of service. - a i n ' - JOHN FALVEY VIRGIL DAVID ORAN H. PAPE HAROLD J. SAKS Twenty f