University of Nevada - Artemisia Yearbook (Reno, NV)

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THE REGISTRAR Enrollment Statistics 1 895 „ 335t 1 900 363t 1 905 284 1910 1 2 1 2 1915 44 8 M|l m 1920 726 t rV 1 92 5 9 1 3 1 927 928 i ' Pr p iratorv students included. The academic de ' eli)pmcnt of the I.T,-,;vcrsit ' of Nevada | has been rapid. In 1887 the enrollment totaled 50 students and the faculty consisted of two professors. In 1927, just 40 years later, there were 928 students and 88 professors. Of these 88 faculty members, 17 have the degree of Doc- LOUISE M. SISSA tor of Philcsophy, and 33 are in possession of master degrees. ' ' ' ' The Association of American Universites, which is the nearest approach to an official rating body for such institutions, recognizes the University of Nevada on its list of approxeil colleges. Application for [ilacement on the list was made in 1917, but it was not until December 1920 that the application was formalh ' accepted. At that time Ne ' ada was the cne hundreil ami thirt -fourth name on the list. OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR M 1 7 ir«.o- ' lit 1 J! °

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' ARD OF REGENTS HE control of the University is vested by law in the Board of Regents, which consists of five members elected by the people, the tenure of office of each regent being ,.»-,, »» TO ten years. F ' ollowing the sudden death of Mrs. Sophie Wil- I liams in July 1927, Governor Fred B. Balzar appointed Mr. George Wingfield, prominent Nevada banker and capital- ist, to ser e the remaunler of the unexjiireel term. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD Hon. George Wingtield (1929) --- - Reno Hon. George F. Talbot (1931) ------- Reno . ■ Hon. Frank Williams ( 1933) ------ Goodsprings Hon. Walter E. Pratt ( 1 35) -------- Reno WALTKR E. PRATT , Cli.iIniKin Hi;n. George S. Brown (1937) -------- Reno tlFFICERS OF THE J50ARn Hon. Walter E. Pratt ----------- Chairman Mr. George H. Taylor --------- Secretary Emeritus Miss Caroh ' n M. Beckwith --- ---- Secretary Mr. Charles H. Gorman ----- -- Comptroller GEORGE S. BROWN GEORGE F. TALBOT FRANK WILLIAMS GICORC K WINGFlELi:) - ' ■• ' i 1 6 r- ' -

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I I DEAN OF WOMEN IjiiAJS RBITER of the many and tangled social affairs of the Campus — that is the office of the Dean of Women. The successful holder of the position must be possessed of infinite tact, good judgment, and a quiet but determined spirit. That Dean Margaret E. Mack has all these qualities those who know her will testify. In conjunction with the various Campus organiizations she has turned aside many I 1 Mk ' impending storm, and weathered a few which crept up m m} jfc L rr ' unexpectedly. w The new woman student is alwa} ' S siu c to find fricndl) ' help and counsel as to her place in the classrooms, in Cam- M Rr ARETE MACK P activities, and in the residence halls from the oflSce Dean uf Women of the Dcau of Womcn. It is a post that is not always a pleasant one, but that is nevertheless a constant challenge to the abilities of its holder. In the past year special efforts have been made by Dean Mack, in cooperation with the Associated Women Students, to make the Senior girls of the various high schools throughout the state acquainted with the opportunities off ' ered by the Unixersity and to establish friendly relations between active and prospecti ' e students. ' il 1 Q ].fW„. ' lit i o ;t