University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Student Life Staff The Student Life Staff was organized in 1924 with the Dean of Student Life as its head. The duties of the dean will signify the purposes of the department. These, as set forth by the Regents, are: to keep in sympathetic touch with the students; to help them, personally and in cooperation with other officers and teachers, become loyal, useful, and efficient citizens; to exercise general supervision of the conduct of students; to aid and advise students concerning important social and other general re- lations growing out of their membership in the University community, encouraging them to develop a high sense of responsibility for the good name of The University; to administer discipline; to prepare annual reports on the scholarship of sororities, fraternities, and other student groups on intercol- legiate athletic squads, on official non-athletic extra- curricular groups, on housing, and on discipline. This work is carried out through the members of the Student Life Staff and with the help of various faculty committees. The University Health Service is also under the jurisdiction of the Student Life dean. Dr. L. H. Hubbard, now President of C. I. A., was first head of the staff. Under him were V. L Moore, Assistant Dean of Men, Miss Lucy Newton, Dean of Women, with Miss Lula M. Bewley and Mrs. Florence Bell as assistants. V. I. Moore suc- ceeded Dr. Hubbard in 1926. His assistant is Arno Nowotny. The Office of the Dean of Women has grown to include Miss Ruby Terrill, Dean of Women, V. I. Moore Dean, Stuimt Life and her assistants: Mrs. Frances Goldbeck, social functions, sororities, and boarding house visiting; Miss Dorothy Gebauer, freshman girls and organi- zations; Miss Lula Bewley, general office assistant and registrar on the social calendar committee. The Dean of Student Life, the Dean of Men, and the Dean of Women are appointed by the Regents on the recommendation of tne President for a term of two years on a twelve month basis. Co-operating v ith the Student Life Staff in its work are the secretaries of the Y. M. C. A., W. A. Smith, and M. D. Woodbury, and of the Y. W. C. A. , Miss Margaret Peck. Miss Ruby Terrill Dean of Women Miss Lula Bewley Assistant Dcm of Women Miss Dorothy Gebauer Assistant Dean of Women Arno Nowotny Assistant Dean of Mm Page 16

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The Registrar Central pivotal point of The University and chief means of contact with the outside world, the Regis- trar ' s Office has grown from one of the three-fold duties of Proctor J. B. Clark in 1883 — auditing, registering, and being librarian — to a large office with a staff of eleven full-time and four part-time workers. The first registration in 1883 admitted 149 students to The University; the 1932-33 regis- tration admitted 6,697. Matriculation in the Main University since 1883 is 104,278. Registering students is only one of the many duties of the Registrar. Administration of admis- sion regulations for all schools and colleges of The University is in his charge as are also examinations not otherwise provided for, removal of admission conditions, keeping of records on all students, prep- aration of schedules of classes and examinations, assignment of office space and classrooms, and super- vising the preparation of official series bulletins such as the catalogues. In connection with his work the Registrar and his staff carry on an enormous correspondence. For in- stance, they examine and evaluate from 6,000 to 7,500 credentials yearly; of these about 3,000 meet E. J. Mathews Registrar the requirements of The University and are accepted. A large amount of statistical work is also done by the Registrar ' s Office in the compilation of tables for the various catalogues and in the assimilation of material about students for the Registrar ' s annual report. The Librarian In 1883-84, 1200 books lined the shelves of the University Library in the old Capitol Building. In 1931-32, The University owned 471,515 books, and its library ranked 13th in size among the colleges and universities of the United States. The Library was installed in 1911 in the newly built Library Building. Four librarians have preceded Mr. E. W. Winkler, librarian since 1923. Under his jurisdiction today are 29 professional librarians and a number of student assistants and special v orkers among whom are divided the duties of the Library. Thousands of volumes a re added to the Library yearly by gift and purchase. Last year ' s addition was 10,462 volumes of which 3,868 were bought at a cost of $36,133. Choice of books bought is largely left to departments. Each department has in its budget a sum for books and this sum is ad- ministered through the Library. Thus in a sense, the Library is made up of as many libraries as there are departments in The University. However, the books are shelved according to a standard decimal system and are available to all students. W. Winkler Lihrarian This summer the Library will be moved into the New Library Building which has a capacity for 1,000,000 volumes and which, because of its beauty and location, w ill constitute the central point of the campus. Pagi 15

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The Medical Staff Because enrollment in The University was steadily increasing, and because students ' slowness in con- sulting doctors sometimes caused the spread of contagious diseases which might have been averted by timely medical treatment, the Regents in 1909 provided for medical service on the campus by ap- pointing two physicians to spend two hours a day in an office in the Main Building. Dr. Margaret Roberta Holliday for women, and Dr. Joe Gilbert for men were the two physicians who guarded the health of the 1,566 students of the year 1909-10. Expanding with The University, the Health Ser- vice has grown to a staff of 10: Dr. Joe Gilbert, director; Dr. Caroline Crowell, physician for w o- men; Dr. H. L. Klotz, physician for men; Dr. S. N. Key, eye, ear, nose, and throat specialist; Dr. G. M. Graham, director of the laboratory; Ola Mary Hobson, technician; Annie Gaffney, Ludma Marie Kopecky, and George LaRue, clinical nurses; Mary Anice Jenkins, secretary. The staff now cares for 6,697 students. The facilities of the Health Service include a sun lamp, cautery and fulgurator machines, and a labora- tory equipped for pathological work. Contracts with Austin Roentgenologists make X-Ray ex- aminations available to students recommended by University physicians. Similar contracts v ith Seton Infirmary and St. David ' s Hospital afford hospital- ization for students for a period of ten days or less for a very small fee. In keeping with its purpose of maintaining proper health conditions and preventing contagion, the Health Service inspects all University buildings and Dr. Joe Gilbert Director, University Health Service grounds, boarding houses, dormitories, swimming pools, and other public places frequented by stu- dents. In addition it offers nine services to stu- dents: vaccinations; physical examinations; class- ification for physical training, consultations with physicians during office hours; home and hospital visits; minor surgical operations; ear, eye, nose, and throat examinations and treatments; and ambulance service. During 1931-32 the Health Service treated 21,689 patients in the clinic and 1,940 in the dormitories, gave hospitalization to 645 students, and made 1,500 physical examinations and 2,594 laboratory examinations. Klotz Crowell Key Page 1 7