University of Nevada - Artemisia Yearbook (Reno, NV)

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Jr resiJeintt Walter Jc o L lark his year President Walter E. Clark will see the completion of his twenty-first year of service as head of the University of Nevada. During this period he has seen college enrollment tripled, its plant enlarged from a few straggling buildings to a well-planned and beautiful campus. Graduating from Ohio Wesleyan and Columbia Universities, Dr. Clark con- tinued his studies at the College of the City of New York. There he was noted for his lectures on economics and education. A signal honor was given the President during his leave of absence in the Spring when the French Consul General in San Francisco conferred on him the rank of Knight of the Legion of Honor of the Republic of France. On the date of the 1937-38 Homecoming celebration a portrait by Hans Meyer-Kassel of Dr. Clark was presented to the school. In addition, during the Spring on Gift Day, portraits of several past presidents of the University were dedicated as well as a bust of President Clark. Students at Nevada remember Dr. Clark for his work in building a progressive, respected college, and for his abilities as a speaker and leader. President Walter E. Clark L.w«.i2 ,

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FACULTY ADMINISTRATION Maxwell Adams (Acting President); Regents Silas E. Ross (Chairman), George S. Brown, George Wingfield 1 Jae looaro. oi Jtv e genes h I he constitution o£ the State of Nevada provides that the affairs of the University be under the supervision of a Board of Regents. Tenure of office for members is ten years. Required by law to convene at least four times annually, the Board on these occasions passes on graduations, faculty appointment and withdrawals, financial affairs, and student matters. Results of these meetings are submitted to the State Legislature and Governor in the form of biannual reports. Present members of the Board are George S. Brown, George Wingfield, A. C. Olmsted, Frank Williams, Silas E. Ross, Chairman. Weightiest problem confronting them this year was the discrediting of two engineering schools by the Engineering Council of Professional Development. Coming as a surprise to the University, the committee ' s decision was the cause of excited discussion among engineering undergraduates, who discovered Jater that their careers were quite safe. University officials consider the matter as an unfortunate situation rising from recent financial reverses and plan to correct the condition as soon as possible. A move on the part of students to build a much-needed Student Union Building was approved by the Board but later was killed by the students themselves because of the attendant twenty- five per cent raise in student body fees and the obscure nature of building- details. Facing the Regents at present is the acute situation caused by the restriction of gymnasium capacity to eight hundred people.

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CO oft spoken, keenly perceptive, a gracious speaker and by na- ture a great arbitrator, Nevada has in Maxwell Adams a decided asset. In the capacity of vice-president, his work in collaboration with President Clark has been admirable. Receiving the position in 1922, the last fifteen years have revealed advancements that are hall- marks to the man ' s caliber. Dr. Clark ' s indefinite leave of absence left to him, temporarily, the president ' s chair and duties attendant. Registrar Jeanette C. Rhodes Vite-President Maxwell Adams ew to the campus, but familiar to the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity as their housemother, Jean- ette Cameron Rhodes made her debut this year as registrar. Taking over her new duties in a capable manner, Mrs. Rhodes successfully passed her first year compiling records of student suc- cesses and failures, classifying students, filing transfers and keeping the seniors informed of their standing. She rapidly is acquiring Miss Louise M. Sissa ' s faculty for calling each student by his given name. !or twenty-seven years Charles H. Gorman has been respon- sible for all funds of the University. Given the title of comptroller, he has handled all money paid out of and into the treasury, and is the man re- sponsible for collection of registration fees from students. In order to increase the efficiency of his office, he devised, upon his assumption of duties in 1911, a new system of accounting. The sys- tem has been so successful that it has been adopted by several other univer- sities and colleges. Comptroller Charles H. Gorma