University of Oregon - Oregana Yearbook (Eugene, OR)

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, , , I Q03 THE OREGANA ss: NINLTEEN HUNDRED THJRTY THREE State Board of Higher Education The State Board of Higher Educa- tion, in which is embodied the general control of the University as one school in the Oregon State System of Higher Education, has been confronted with many difficult problems in the past year. It has attempted to mitigate the finan- cial difficulties which the educational in- stitutions are facing by a reorganization of the schools and stricter regulation of expenditure, but always with a view of maintaining the high scholastic standings of the institutions. These changes con- cerning executives and the organization of the schools and departments of the University and College campuses, which were voted at a meeting of the Board on March 7, 1952, were made effective for the 1952-53 academic year. The membership of the present Board includes C. L. Starr, Portland, president, C. C. Colt, Portland, vice-president, B. F. Irvine, Portland, treasurer, E. C. Pease, The Dalles, Al- bert Burch, Medford, E. C. Sammons, Portland, Herman Oliver, John Day, Cornelia Marvin Pierce, La Grande, and F. E. Callister, Albany. Mr. Burch resigned during the latter part of 1932, but Governor Meier has not appointed an- . - - other member to fill the vacancy. Vice-President Burt Brown Barker performs his duty of contacting the citizens of the state in the interest of the University of Oregon very efficiently since he has always been active in semi-public and public affairs. Vice-president Barker received his under- graduate education at Willamette University at Salem. He then attended the University of Chi- cago and received his LL.B. degree from Har- vard. Vice-President Barker has cooperated with the State Board of Higher Education in meeting the financial stress that the University has been experiencing during the past few years. He vol- untarily reduced his own salary to the unheard of low of one dollar a year, and at this salary he is working just as energetically as before. C. L. STARR I HURT BROWN BARKER 12

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l Chancellor W. Kerr To William jasper Kerr, who was president of Oregon State College since 1907, goes the honor of being the first Chancellor of the Oregon State System of Higher Education. He was appointed to this position, which is the official head of the six state institutions of higher learning, by the State Board of Higher Education in the Fall of 1932. Because he is well- known throughout the state, and since he has been connected with the educational institu- tions of the state for so long, Mt. Kerr is well qualified for performing his duties. 11

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Q03 THE OREGANA B3 NINETEEN I1UND12ED THIRTY THREE SCI-IWERING MACDU FF EARL The Personnel Division The purpose of the Personnel Division is to help students by giving individual infor- mation, counsel, and advice beyond that obtained through classroom work and instruction. The bureaus grouped under this division are the Bureau of Personnel Research, the Deans of Men and Women, and the Employment office, all of which cooperate with such other agencies as the' Health Service and the academic advisers. Such facts as his own abilitiesg the requirements, possibilities and compensation of occu- pationsg and the opportunities open to him at the University are all available through this division. Besides these the Employment bureau, under Miss Catherine Kneeland, has been made more effective this year in assisting students in finding part-time employment and odd jobs in Eugene during the school year. The office of the Dean of Women is the center of the activities of the women students. It encourages student organizations on the cam- ' pus as a workshop for building leadership and - responsibility among the students. One of the duties of the Dean of Women is to counsel with individual students with the goal of gain- ing mental, social, and emotional adaptability for each. Mrs. Hazel P. Schwering is the Dean of Women, and Mrs. Alice B. Macduff is the assistant dean. Virgil D. Earl, as Dean of Men, serves the interests of the men students. Through his office a student may obtain help in solving his personal problems that may arise in college life. Advice as to scholarships, financial problems, and stu- dent activities is freely given. This ofifice also supervises fraternity questions and living con- ditions. All these agencies and ofiices are under the Dean of Personnel Division, Karl W. Onthank. The cooperation of the various deans and secre- taries is what makes for the great success of this i division. ONTHANK 15