University of Maryland College Park - Terrapin / Reveille Yearbook (College Park, MD)

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DR. MORLEY A. JULL fessor of Poultry Husbandry DR. KENNETH L. TL RK Professor of Dairy Husbandry DR. WILLIAM B. KEMP Professor of Agro nomy MR. RAY W. CARPENTER Professor of Agricultural Engineering DR. MARK WELSH Professor of Veterinary Science THE PROGRESSIVE, SCHOLARLY HEAD OF THE College of Commerce was JsK of the iiii) l widrlx IraNclc ' d men on the campus, Dr. MacKenzie Stevens, has pub- lished a nunil)i-r ol l)ook on connnc ' rcc and finance. Several ha r hct-n printed in (hinese and PortULiuesr. While learhin: ; in the I ' nixer- sit ' ot Nanl-:in- troni I().i4 to 193O, Dean Stevens served as advisor to tiie National Ciovernor of the Republic of China. A graduate of the I ' ni er itNof ilhnoi , 1 )r. Stevens rccei ed his M.I ' ).. . from .North- western I in ersit - and his I ' h.I). at . nierican I ni ersit lie c.nne to M.iryland in n ,i7 as chainnan of ihe l)epartnuMit of liusiness Ad- niini lrat ion and I ' .idnoniio. .md in ig.yS was a])i)ointed I )ean ot I he ( ' onnnt ' rce School. Dean Stevens, a member of I ' hi KapjKi I ' hi and several other (ircek letter ori .mizations, is also i resident of liie ' ashint;ton (liaptcr of the American Marketing Association. MR. S. M. WF.I F.IIKK(. rrofi ' HHor of Accotinilitii DEAN MACKENZIE STEVENS DK. Ml N ;. (a i i;in l rnfi ' ss« r ttf Finanfo

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DR. HAROLD F. COTTERMAN Assistant Dean Aviriculture. Professor of Agricultural Education DR. ERNEST N. CORY Professor of Entomology DIVERSIFIED ACTIVITIES CENTERED IN THE College of Agriculture DEAN THOMAS B. SYMONS 1 R. L. H. JAMES Professor of Bacteriolofiy DR. FREDERICK H. LEINBACH Professor of Animal Husbandry A DiLKiENT worker, finding relaxation in his chosen profession, Dr. Thomas B. Synions, who carries with him a t i)ical English air, was graduated from the old Maryland Agricultural College in 1902. Later in the same year, after a short period of graduate work at Cornell University, he joined the Maryland faculty as Assistant Entomologist. Dr. S mons is a fellow in the American Society tor the Advancement of Science, and since 19 13 has been director of the Extension Ser ■ice with head iuarters at College Park. He wa s appointed to his ])resent position as Dean of the College of Agriculture in 1939. Dr. Symons brought distinction to himself and the State of Maryland when he was elected (irand Director of Epsilon Sigma Phi, national honorary Extension Service fraternity in 1940. Recently Dr. Symons was made chairman of the State Soil Conservation ( )mnu ' ttee and is a member of other state agricultural grou])s. He is an active member of the State Crange and is a member of the Executive Committee of Land Crant Colleges. Dr. Symons with student affairs is ably assisted Ijy Dr. Harold Cotterman, assistant dean and professor of agricultural education. DR. SAMIF.L II. DeVAVLT Professor of . gricultural Economics

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MR. GLEN BROWN Professor of Industrial Education EXERTED REMOTE BUT DEFINITE CONTROL OVER THE College of Education DEAN HAROLD BENJAMIN MR. CHARLES L. MACKERT Professor of Physical Education for Men MISS EDNA B. McNAUGHTON Professor of iome Economics Education MISS GWENDOLYN A. DREW Professor of W omen ' s Physical Education r ORMER farmhand, luniherman, sini er, com- mercial fisherman, and mihtary leader during the Great War, Dean Harold Benjamin has reflected his jiioneer parentat e in a career that has led to many im])ortant responsibilities and offices, and a reputation as one of the foremost leaders in contemporary education. Outstanding as an author, humorist, and speaker, Benny, as he is known to his inti- mates, was in charge of the Center of Educa- tion at the I ' ni ersit - of Minnesota, where persons from the entire state could receive spe- cial courses in related subjects. In 1939 this tall westerner wrote as a joke, Sahcrtootli Citr- ricii uin. a light, humorous outlook on educa- tion which was hailed the leading crlucational pul)lication of the year. Master of French, German, and Spanish, Dean Benjamin acted as an interpreter at the Pan-American Scientific Congress in the late spring of 1940. In addition to being educational consultant for the T.X ' .A. and the Educational Policies Commission, this alumnus of Stanford and Oregon is an authority- on folk songs and re- laxes by playing a guitar and singing. 26