University of Nevada - Artemisia Yearbook (Reno, NV)

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Hnii. Silas E. Ross BOARD OF REGENTS The members of the Board of Regents combine the spirit of the last frontier with hard-headed common sense to maintain the balance at Nevada where there is a tendency to run to extremes. Coming as they do from each of the five administration districts of the state, these men represent all the taxpayers of the state, a consolation to those who pay a large share of the running expenses of the school and who are inclined to have jumpy financial nerves. Silas Ross, Sr., was elected chairman of the Board for this year. This, the first full year of regent charge, showed a decided improvement in the athletic situation. When the gym bill came up, they were in a position to consider it from the stand- point of both the taxpayer and the University. Hon. F. Williams, Hon. S. E. Ross, seated Hon. G. S. Brown, Hon. A. C. Olmstead, Dr. W. E. Clark 16

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ADMINISTRATION Two true Nevadans are in charge of the ad- ministration of our school. Dr. Walter E. Clark, president since 1917, is known for his books on economics and his work in that field j Dean Maxwell Adams has done research in many fields. President Clark came to us with an imposing record of degrees after having served as an instructor in outstanding universi- ties and has more than justified the confidence placed in him. A gracious speaker at campus functions. Nevada received a decided asset in the person of Adams in 1906, coming here from Chico Normal School, of which he was vice-president. His main possession was a roan horse, and his secret ambition to be a cowboy. But instead he did research in the possibilities of by-products from sagebrush oil for medicinal purposes, and other. He and his wife, famous for her sense of humor, now spend spare time at Chico on a ranch. To this would-be cowboy, with his well-known phrase, I rather suspect, we owe the enlargement and organization of our chemistry department. Indeed, Nevada need n ever fear for its organi- zation while two such capable Nevadans are at the important posts. Dean Maxwell Adams 15 mz

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Louise M. Sissa, Registrar ADMINISTRATION The thing that graduates remember longest after a visit to the campus is the way Miss Sissa hailed them by name as they walked into her office. It may be the trouble through which she goes to get their courses and hours straightened out or it may just be her deep interest in every student that makes their names and faces stick in her memory. Knowing every student on the campus is no little feat in itself . . . You pay and pay at Comptroller Gorman ' s office. He relieves students of their money with the ease of long experience. He has to approve the grants made by Finance Con- trol for he has charge of all the A. S. U. N. funds. As if this weren ' t enough, he also has charge of all the University finances and the corresponding bookkeeping worries.