University of Southern California - El Rodeo Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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Rockwell Dennis Hunt, a.m., ph.d. Secretary of the Committee on Graduate Studies, 1909-1910 Secretary of the Graduate Council, 1910-1919 Chairman of the Graduate Council, 1919-1920 Dean of the Graduate School, 1920 to date • DEDICATI ON FOR more than a quarter of a century, Rockwell Dennis Hunt has been active in directing graduate work at the University of Southern California. Knowing that an institu- tion is measured bv its product, he has ever persevered in raising the standards of that work to the end that the product might reflect the light of increased wisdom and power. It was, therefore, a significant day in the history of the University, when, in the autumn of 1935, many distinguished friends and colleagues gath- ered to honor him, and to celebrate the twcntv- fifth anniversarx ' of the founding of the Grad- uate Department. It was a time of intellectual feasting. Sincere were the eulogies offered in tribute to Dean Hunt ' s inspired leadership, his qualities as a man, a loyal friend and wise coun- sellor. Active in the administration of graduate work since 1909, Dr. Hunt was appointed Dean of the Graduate School at the time of its oriijin in 1920. Possessing a rare combination of qualifications, he has been largely respon- sible for the tremendous progress realized by the Graduate School. Emphasizing the impor- tance of the graduate attitude, the development of powers of research and real mastery over some significant field of human knowledge, he has evxr looked toward broadening fields of scholarship and originality. He has seen ful- fillment of many dreams in the steadily rising standards and amazing increase of Masters and Ph.D. degrees awarded annually. To Dean Hunt, with sincere esteem, and in grateful acknowledgment of work well done, we respectfully dedicate this volume.