University of North Dakota - Dacotah Yearbook (Grand Forks, ND)

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school of DUCATIII Author, traveler, teacher, proof reader, re- searcher, Dean I. V. Breitwieser of the UND school of education has been all of these and many more during his eventful life. Graduate of Columbia and lndiana univer- sities, Dean Breitwieser glories in being a non- conformist, l-le thinks his own thoughts, de- velops his own teaching methods, and sends forth teaching graduates who have learned to use their own minds along with their textbooks. iff- 1:5- Reputation of the school of education is such that every year the placement bu- reau operated in connection with it is swamped by scores more requests for teachers than it can ever hope to fill. This year especially, with the war causing a shortage in faculty ranks everywhere, the requests went on and on and the gradu- ates were all too few. Mozaic floor in the entryway to Wood- worth hall is the basis for Cow Collitch students calling UND the Upstate Nor- mal g the school of education was orig- inally provided for in the University's charter of l883 as a normal college. Phi Delta Kappa, of which Dean Breit- wieser was a first initiate, and Pi Lambda Theta serve the school's need for mens and women's education societies. The Dean, who incidentally collects tur- tle models as paperweights, has charge of putting out the School of Education Record, a news and editorial magazine devoted to the problems of education. 23 i

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FACULTY There are collections and col' lections-Biologist Webers is of ants, and one of the worlds biggest. No, he keeps them in boxes-not pants. Diesel expert is 'lBaron Dia- koff of mechanical engineering and the Tsars navy. His pupils like to watch him work in that white shirt. Math Prof. Staley forgets all about differential eguations and such when he starts planning his garden for coming spring. Now what kind of hobby would an ex-crusading preach- er in Oklahoma territory have? Sociologist Gillette relaxes by working. Any man whos half a man can appreciate the feelings of Commerce Prof. Davenport, who gets away from it all scratching his Scottie's ears. lncreasingly popular these days is the hobby of Civil En- gineer Lium. Kids galore make model planes, but he gets to play with the real thing. Prof. Thorliefson of the ac- counting department goes in- tellectual to relax, planning new strategy on the chess board. Bluff Doc Selke isn't always concerned W i t h educational problems, as this portion of his stamp cover shows. l 22

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Z Founded in 1905, the school has grown considerably since the time of its gradu- ating class of five in 1911. Its size, however, is religiously kept down as its accrediting is religiously kept up. Each year the school gives a stiff entrance exam to all pre-medic students to determine who may enter the advanced work. The school is a college of basic medical sciences offering the first two years of the study of medicine, and therefore does not award the MD degree. However, the UND school ranks high in the nation, and its graduates may be found in all the top flight U. S. medical schools where they have been accepted to continue their edu- cation. High up in the gables of Science hall are the many guinea pigs, mice and rab- bits which medical students use for ex- periments, The animals, who live a life of captivity in order that human lives may be saved through medicine, are cared for by Fred Campus, custodian of the build- ing, and once a professional animal trainer. - 24 school of M E ll I C Slender, bespectacled, possessor of a photo- static memory, Dean Harley E. French is head of the school of medicine. Decendant of early New England settlers, the Dean teaches classes in anatomy during working hours when he isn't occupied with the administrating of North Da- kota's only school of medicine. Wherever you find Dean French you will also find Tucker, the Dean's little black and white wire haired terrier. Tucker and gardening are the Deans prime hobbies.