University of Northern Iowa - Old Gold Yearbook (Cedar Falls, IA)

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DEAN OF MEN 'J'HE Office of the Dean of Men was established at the Iowa State Teach- ers College in 1916 under the title of Ad- viser of Students. The present title was authorized in 1924. The duties of the Dean of Men are ad- ministrative and executive. He works under the supervision of the President and the Faculty, and gives the student general information as to curriculums. courses of study, programs, rules, exceptions, and prerequisites governing proper classifica- tion. At the Dean of Men s Office the student also receives help in preparing his study programs. The Office of the Dean of Men is a clearing house for all activities of the men of the college. It approves and supervises the living conditions of students in order that their comfort and health may be pro- Lkslie I. Ref.d tected, and assists them in securing em- ®ean ployment or other financial aid. It admin- isters the regulations of the faculty con- cerning student relations, behavior, and use of time. It is responsible for the social and moral life of the men of the college, advising, directing, and counselling them in all their activities and inter- ests which make college life happy and profitable as a basis for future useful- ness. Dean of Men's Office 16

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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE '’THE members of the staff of the 1933 edition of the Oi.d Gold have chosen for their fore-theme the portrayal of the history and spirit of education in this state from the days of the earliest pioneers down to the present time. It is a sketch of amazing progress in the face of tre- mendous handicaps. It is a pictorial narrative of the passing of the “hickory stick and the rise of psychological princi- ples in teaching and learning. It is a rep- resentation of an overwhelming belief and of an unwavering faith in the im- portance and value of universal enlighten- ment. It is a delineation of the triumph of hope and vision. The Iowa State Teachers College has filled an important role in connection with this development—not as a repository of knowledge for the uplifting of mankind, but rather as an agency for the preserva- tion of society. How far reaching has been the influence of its fourteen thousand graduates in promoting the happiness and welfare of the people of this Com- monwealth is a story that can never be told. It is a matter, however, concern- ing which students of today can well afford to speculate, for therein can be found a challenge of unusual significance. The editors of the Old Gold have done well to call it to our attention during these trying and discouraging times. O. R. Latham. O. R. Latham President

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DEAN OF WOMEN HpHE Office of the Dean of Women is established on the campus of Iowa State Teachers College to serve the indi- vidual and social needs of our campus community. The furnishings and decora- tions have been plahned to attract the eye and to provide comfortable, inviting, and restful surroundings. In the work equipment of the office, there are community files which are open to students as individuals or as groups, who may go about their work of promoting opportunities for learning to live together. There are also files open to instructors and advisers who need a back- ground of information about the individual student if intelligent help and advice are to be given. In the personnel of the office there are people eager to understand the problems confronting the student who comes in for guidance and to serve effi- ciently in whatever way the needs of its clientele may direct. A service office must be a courteous, sincere, pleasant, friendly, cheerful hospitable, helpful, and efficient work shop. The Office of the Dean of Women on this campus has been built with these qualities as its keynote. The degree to which the office is providing these qualities is the measure of its success. Miss Sadif B. Campbell Dean