University of Minnesota - Gopher Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Th President L1 4. ,Q S qu? Lo'1'Us DELTA CoifFM,xN For sixteen years Lotus Delta Coffman has served as president of Minnesota, and during these years the University has risen to a place of eminence among the leading educational institutions of the country. President Coffman, Whose favorite job has always been teaching, is fortified by a long list of degrees which bear testimony to his high position in educational circles throughout the country. During his career he has run the gamut of almost all the positions connected with education and during that time has written several books. These have concerned mainly mathematics and the place of education in modern life. The president has introduced many progressive innovations into the field of teaching. The adult education unit now under construction is one of his latest developments. Aside from his academic duties, he finds time for recreation in books and sport. He likes nothing better on a winter evening than to draw up before the fireplace with a volume of Scott, Dickens, or Cooper. 27

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lflll-,ll ll. SNYllI'.IL 0- l- llfW 'N 099' FRANK Muxufm' R. R. Rfwn, In. A.l.cJI,SON 1 11l.1l1s Ax: f,1..A1i it Board of Regents lik. W. I. Mftvo filztllllil-. l..'twsoN The important duty of guiding the policies of the university is delegated to the twelve men who constitute the hoard of regents. Composed of memhers whose success in their respective fields makes them amply qualified to perform the tasks that confront them, the hoard meets each month to pass on matters of legislative or judicial importance in regard to the university. To insure representation to all parts of the state, the regents are selected on a district hasis. The power of appointment, formerly in the hands ol? the legislature, now rests with the governor. The most recent additions to the ranks of the hoard of regents are Alhert Pfaender and Ray Quinvilian. The next vacancies will occur in 1937 when the terms of four more memhers expire. Fred Snyder, of Minneapolis, is the presiding ofhcer of the group, a position he has held for several years. 26 jour: G.Wn.1,iAMs Du. A. li. O1.soN R. G.QulNl.1vAN Al.lllill'I' l'wuaNniau

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1. 'W' gf!-. ff' . .., , QI., aw- . ,,.o-M .,.,,,, ... ..-- ' ? l, i K r A it I Q Q Dean ot the Graduate School . . ' X I don't believe in the good old days, that is, educa- tionally, avers the Dean of the Graduate School, Guy S. Ford. The depression has revealed the complex national and international situation, and students are coming to realize its seriousness. The Student Forum is something you do not strike on any other campus, and the line way in which it is attended and conducted is evidence that the student is interested in learning about world problems. -f .. ,M Since 1913, when Dean Ford assumed his present position, the enrollment in the Graduate School has increased from 175 to nearly 2000. Modestly the Dean refers to two inHuences bearing on the multiplication, and sets aside his own eflorts. A lengthened period of training is necessary in the competitive system to reach the better positions. In the second place, bodies of knowledge have become so specialized that it now takes longer to know a great deal about the subject in which you are most interestedf' GUY STANTON Forum Dean of the Graduate School ROYAL R. SHUMWAY Assistant Dean of the Arts College Assistant Arts Dean Royal R. Shumway, assistant dean of the Arts Col- lege, is noted for his Dutch uncle reprimands- severe, but just. For to him falls the task of dealing with scholastic difliculties through his position as head of the Student Work Committee. Aside from this he spends a good share of his time helping students to get the most out of their college courses in the light of what they are and what they are Fitted for. The greatest problem I encounter is in getting stu- dents to realize the value of using the utmost of their ability. Sometimes they rationalize, or do not think of their studies until they receive an external stimulus such as a 'Hunk' in their work, says Dean Shumway. The Dean does not believe that students who work - maintain better averages than those who do not. It is a personal belieff' he says. It is true, however, that students who work appreciate college more than those who do not because they must realize more from their education.