University of Minnesota - Gopher Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Comptroller ot The University To Comptroller William T. Middlebrook is entrust- ed the exhausting task of crediting and debiting the financial accounts of the University. This involves spending several million dollars received annually from state appropriations and student tuition fees. Certainly this is a full time job, but Mr. Middlebrook is never A too weary to take time off for a chat or a bit of recreation. , . . vw On the basis of subsequent student appreciation, the great tax expenditures which are necessary to main- , ' .-1, - V tain the University are fully justified, avers Mr. Middlebrook. 4' A It is the opinion of the Comptroller that, whether A a student maintains an A or a C average, he is bound to get some benefit from the enormous possi- bilities which the University affords. If the student will but consider his own participation in University life, he cannot fail to realize that all the opportunities he encounters ultimately are turned to his profit. ' 14 VVILLIAM T. Mtnnuaimook Comptroller MALCOLM M. WILLEY University Dean . A Assistant to 1 the President A dean with almost no specific duties is something of an oddity in a University as large as Minnesota, but by his own admission Dean Malcolm Willey is just this. His only responsibilities are University con- vocations and supervision of University relations. But he is active in countless other ways on behalf of the University. This year Dean Willey is on part-time leave. Alvin Enrich has been appointed to fill his place in order that he may study without too much interference from his administrative work. Yet he spends much of his time at his desk in President CoHman's oliice. I am not connected with the department of sociol- ogy at present, although I do take a class once in awhile just to keep my linger in the pie,', says Dean Willey. Although most of his contacts are with the faculty, he tries to know the students. Students are more serious than in the pre-depression years, he says, and this is shown by attendance at convoca-tions and afternoon lectures by special speakers. 29

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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.

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bs-- , 'Q wf.. X Oris McCiuaiziw Assistant Dean of Student Affairs Dean of Women Miss Anne Dudley Blitz, Minnesota's Dean of Women, is a striking departure from similar educa- tors. 1 think so highly of those in the student body I meet, that I am unable to name any particular colle- giate failing or type which irritates me, she says. She especially admires the unselfish service of Minne- sota women and believes that they contribute their time for the good of the University more willingly than men. Although Dean Blitz considers extra-curricular activ- ities an integral part of an education, she feels that the focus of attention should he on the intellectual opportunities of college life, and by intellectual l mean, strangely enough, studies. A new building to house the social activities of both men and women is the University's greatest present need, according to Miss Blitz. She believes that the time has passed when convention ordered that the sexes be separated. I like the Minnesota student because he has a sense of what he wants, and an over-supply of initiative in getting it. 30 tkgw X: . V' I It .xi:p.ts'.- .MF-M X , wits-Ah A A i i Assistant Dean of Student Affairs llean Otis McCreery does not wish to be known as a fraternity counselor exclusively, for his work includes every student. Since he is not too far removed from his own undergraduate days, he is able to understand student attitudes and advise wisely. Much of Dean McCreery's time is taken up with small problems, the solution of which prevents mistaken action and leads to a more wholesome student feeling toward the University. livery student ought to have the experience of stretching himself to the limit. ln activities, as well as studies, he should put himself into the thing with all the effort he can command, is the advice of Dean Mclfreery. Coming from a man who quarterbacked on several Minnesota football teams, and still on fall afternoons dons his football togs to coach, this recom- mendation is especially apt. At present Dean McCreery is concerned with the formation of a council for rooming house residents in order that this group may enjoy a program similar to that of the fraternities. When this goal is realized, Dean McCreery believes, all men students will parti- cipate more freely in University functions and knit more closely together the University family. ANNE Duntiav I1i,i'rz Dean of NVomcn J- . .'?e4:. hmgggrrj-if - ' .qt-Q.. ' , ' L M ggi' HW W Add 1 S'f'l P ,,.g,,w,