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

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MESSAGE i! Wxwtory ' a. But if -e life of - read h .!. Lfl |(il w wi stude nt acti- fcfcawd figures of tee K t 3 fde Campus lAWKEYE . loits fiqrwsinvslueastlie Tte. . - H - Sena ' EUGENE A. GILMORE President, State University of Iowa

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PRESIDENT ' S MESSAGE The HAWKEYE is one of the richest source books we have on the history of the University. The University Catalogue gives a list of the members of the faculty and information about courses of study, the requirements for ad- mission, and various other matters. Other publications tell interesting things about the institution. The physical plant, consisting of the grounds, buildings, laboratory equipment, can be seen. But if one wants a picture of the life of the University, let him read the HAWKEYES for the past forty- four years. There he will find the real story of student life as it manifests itself in a great variety of organizations and student acti- vities. Each issue of the HAWK- EYE serves somewhat as a Hall of Fame and records in permanent form the faces and figures of those who were active on the Campus during their day. The HAWKEYE is a rich storehouse of information about current campus life. To its possessor it grows in value as the years pass. EUGENE A. GILMORE, President STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION Upper left: H. C. Shull, Seo. T. Baker, pres., J. H. Anderson, Harry M. Neas, Cora E. Simpson, S. J. Galvin, Eslsll C. Carlson, Anna B. Lawther, Thos. W. Keenan. Finance committee: W. H. Gemmill, W. R. Boyd, chm.

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ADELAIDE L. BURGE, Dean of Women DEAN OF WOMEN As early as 1868 an advisory leadership for women was instituted when Miss Susan E. Hale was selected Preceptress and was given oversight over all the young ladies in the University, a total of one hundred and seventy-three women in the Collegiate, Normal and Preparatory Departments. In 1900 the Board of Regents appointed Miss Alice Young to be the first Dean of Women under that official title. Mary Sleight Everts succeeded Miss Young in 1904, followed by Mrs. Mable Montgomery Volland in 1906. Miss Anna M. Klingen- hagen entered the office in 1909, remaining until 1918, when she was succeeded by Mrs. Nellie Slayton Aurner of the Department of English who served as Dean of Women until 1921. Mrs. Adelaide Lasheck Burge, L. A. 1900, who had been Assistant to Mrs. Aurner, assumed the responsibility of Dean of Women fourteen years ago. From her office in Old Capitol she guides and directs the individual and group activities of nearly two thousand girls. While the University has expanded and the number of students increased, the problems and difficulties as well as the achievements and successes of each girl have remained as real and important as ever. Freshman Lectures are an important aspect of the program in helping freshman girls to realize the oppor- tunities and resources of a college education, and of the role they must play in the campus community. The Freshman Orientation Program is a plan in which, under the direction of the Personnel Counselor, Miss Genevieve Chase, thirty faculty wives and sixty upper classmen combine in thirty trios to provide opportunities whereby the freshmen can make friendly contacts with both students and faculty members. Many of the interests of women students are expressed through campus organizations and activities. These or- ganizations, by working through the office of the Dean of Women, cooperate to achieve both the goals of the administration and the students. The influence and leadership of the Dean of Women is reflected in all branches of the university. Whether the problem be academic, social, financial, disciplinary or the adjusting of a detail of every day living, each student is given careful thought and consideration, with the hope that such interest and friendship will approxi- mate the guidance by the parents were she living in her own home. The main function of the office is to provide the human, personal touch in campus life and to offer to each young woman the opportunity for the development of a fine personality. [18]