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

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DEAN PAUL C. PACKER SUMMER SESSION Since its inception in 1890, the Summer Session of the University of Iowa has become gradually, but persistently, an integral part of the University year. In the main the ten months ' resident faculty functions as a unit during this session and is supplemented by a limited number of lecturers from other colleges and uni- versities. Professional training is continued in the colleges of law, medicine and engineering and field work in the biological sciences is carried on at the Iowa Lakeside Laboratory at West Okoboji. Although not all of the special activities are carried on in the summer, it is noteworthy that students ha ve a choice of many extra-curricular subjects as well as the usual recreational facilities afforded by the tennis courts, golf links, swimming pools, and other sports provided by the Division of Physical Education. Lectures, plays, and concerts form a most important unit of general educational and special professional opportunities in the fields of dramatics and music. PAUL C. PACKER, Dean ;22J

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: m inn, spa. =: : iparfnwis- echefe ,- -Mlo M oraMN on M w ig iy j of Mto liep bn Wfritttnvh. IMH i whimL I f MK tor %!i of tBBw [II THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION The Alumni Association of the University was founded in 1866, and has grown into a worldwide organization contacting over 26,000 alumni. The association has six- teen districts in the United States, nine of which are located in Iowa. The districts are supervised by their directors and officers who act as the governing bodies. These groups consist of twenty persons, including the director, two vice presidents, and a secretary. Professor Frederic G. Higbee is the executive sec retary of the association and is supervisor of the Alumni Office in Old Capitol. Each of these districts include numerous clubs so that the institution may have definite represen- tation with the alumni. Iowa boasts fifty-five of the ninety clubs in existence. The university makes contact with alumni by means of speakers who are sent out to the clubs. Annual meetings are held as nearly as possible to the anniversary date, February 25, at which time the clubs are addressed by these travelling representatives. New clubs are continually being organized in hope that soon all the alumni will find it geographically convenient to participate in the association ' s activities. The University News Bulletin, a monthly publication, is a great aid towards unifying the alumni: every alumnus receives a copy each month. This necessitates a com- plete file of names, addresses, and information concern- ing each alumnus. This record is checked monthly, allow- ing the office to correct all changes in address and to add further information obtained about each former student of S. U. I. The necessity of such an organization is becoming more and more evident; its activities are indispensable for aid in various problems and also for bringing together former Iowa men and women. FREDERIC G. HIGBEE, Director [21]

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SESSION ' - fc Wenh hne , --. Da ii - M ml 4ft C NOEL DM UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES The two great avenues to knowledge are books and travel. Therefore it is easily seen that a good library is one of the first essentials of a university. The S. U. I. Library under the able supervision of Miss Grace Van Wormer, ranks high among those of its kind. A staff of 20 people assisted by some 100 university students are required to handle the library work during the year. Certain schools of the university require their own reference rooms, thus dividing the library into 14 departments. The largest of these is the General library which is located in the Natural Science bulding; it houses a general collection of books. A reserve reading annex with the capacity for seating 360 students is found in connection with the library. There are collections in other departments such as Law, Foreign Language, Engineering, Dentistry, and Medical. Not only does the library contain informative literature but several collections for leisure reading as well. One of the most recent and most popular is the Campus Course library which contains 2500 volumes. A recre- ational reading room is found at the Union and one in both Currier Hall and the Quadrangle. Yearly the library expands and improves, thus showing the growth in the University, its ability to adapt new ideas and keep in step with the interests of the time. GRACE VAN WORMER, L ibrarian 23