University of Oregon - Oregana Yearbook (Eugene, OR)

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College of Literature, Science ancl The Arts The College of Literature, Science and the Arts, through its four lower division groups and its eigh- teen major departments, intends to satisfy the de- mand for a liberal education on the highest plane. It appeals to three types of students. The first class is composed of students seeking a broad foundation of literature, science, and social science as a foundation for success in their chos- en profession. A second class of students recognize in the training the liberal arts college offers an end that is worth while in itself. The understanding of na- ture in its manifold phases, the scientific basis of life, and the study of human relations constitutes a preparation for leadership in the affairs of men. The lib- eral arts college supplies the foundation for self-expression in the higher realm of thought and an approach to creative arts like literature or drama. ln the associated fields of social sciences, the student finds preparation for various lines of public service. The student begins with a broad survey of the four 'fields of knowledge calculated to emphasize the relation between the various branches. This serves also as an exploratory period which paves the way for an intelligent choice for a major field at the beginning of the junior year. Students ranking high in the lower division are accorded honor privileges in the upper di- vision, and graduates of outstanding ability may continue to higher degrees in the graduate school. Dean James l-I. Gilbert, who heads the college, has been connected with the Uni- versity of Oregon for twenty-five years. ln l903 he received his BA. from the Uni- versity, in l907 his Ph.D from Columbia University, and in the same year, came as an assistant in the eco- nomics department to the University of Ore- gon. ln T925 he was made dean of the lib- eral arts college. Dean James H. Gilbert Deady Hall 22

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The Personnel Division The Personnel Division includes the Bureau of Personel Research, the Deans of Men and Women, and the employment offices. Coordinated with these are nu- merous other agencies, such as the Health Service and the academic advisers. The purpose of all these agencies is to supple- ment university teaching with individual information, counsel, and service. Armed with information as to his own talents and limitations, as to the require- ments, opportunities, and compensations of the various occupations open to col- lege graduates, and as to facilities for training and growth open to him in the University, a student can intelligently plan his career. i Dean Karl Onthank The office of the Dean of Men is a place of service to the men of the Univer- sity. lt is a place where a personal interest will be made manifest in those situ- ations and adjustments that frequently arise in the lives of college men. Supervi- sion and advice is given concerning such problems as student living conditions, financial difficulties, scholarship, fraternity questions, student activities, awards, and personal problems. The purpose of the office of the Dean of Women is to serve the interests of the women students. lt cooperates with student organizations on the campus in an attempt to develop student leaders and create a feeling of responsibility among them. It attempts to build fine social standards and attitudes, and provide op- portunity for each individual to share in making the University a great center of learning and a center of fine .living. Through guidance, it hopes to stimulate students to be intellectually alert, socially at ease, emotionally well-balanced, hap- py, worthwhile social beings. Schwering Macduff Earl Zl

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The Graduate School The function of the Graduate School is to lift an institution to a genuine university level. The meas- urement of American universities has come to be made through the standing of their graduate schools and genuinely professional courses at graduate level. DQGH GQOVQG R2b2C The Graduate School of the University of Oregon controls all of the work leading to the degrees of Master of Arts, Master of Sci- ence, and Doctor of Philosophy, thus having under its supervision all of the ad- vanced work except that done for professional degrees. The Graduate School functions in its six divisions, including the academic year on the Eugene campus, the academic year in the Portland extension center, the Eugene summer session, the post session at Eugene, the Portland summer session. The Medical School-in Portland, which, besides its professional students, always has a certain number of students working for the Masters or Doctor of Philosophy degrees. Except for the Eugene summer session and post session, there is very little duplication of enrollment between these divisions. Although one of the youngest of the University schools in operation, the Grad- uate School is the most rapidly growing, showing a 69.8 per cent increase in the last five years, and for the year l93O-3l totalling an enrollment of 676, the largest of any school of the University. The executive power of the school is vested in the Graduate Council, which is composed of the following: Dean Rebec, Dr. C. V. Boyer, Dr. Donald M. Erb, Dr. John J. Landsbury, Dr. Olof Larsell, Dr. W. E. Milne, Dr. John H. Mueller, Dr. F. G. Schmidt, Profes- sor Fred L. Stetson, and Dr. Rogers J. Williams. Dean George Rebec received his B.A. at Michigan in l89l, and received his Ph.D. from the same school in l896. He first came to Oregon in l9l2, and became dean of the school in l92O. - The Library 23