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

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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

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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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Ex Students Association Today 40,000 ex-students of The University can be reached through the directory service of the Ex- Students ' Association. Commencement Day, June 17, 1885, the Alumni Association was organized to keep graduates of The University in touch with each other and in touch with The University; the entire graduating class of 22 students joined that year. In 1914 the name was changed to Ex-Students ' As- sociation, and in 1919 self-supporting, independent status was attained. Membership in the Association for 1931-32 was 2,900; an average of 350 students join each year. All ex-students who have been honorably dismissed from The University are eligible to membership. Services and duties have accumulated with the years. Some of them today are: fostering of donations for scholarships, libraries, collections; furthering of campus improvements; sponsoring of Annual Round- Up; assistance in public relations work of The Universi- ty; provision of $80,000 in student loan funds; publi- cation of the Alcalde, ex-student magazine; keeping up- to-date files on 40,000 ex-students; maintenance of more than 100 local ex-student clubs; and sponsoring ex-student banquets. Outstanding concrete examples of the work of the Association in its co-operation with students are: Gregory Gymnasium, Women ' s Gym- nasium, Student Union Building and Auditorium. An Executive Council of 23 members plans and directs the work of the Association. Officers are Charles I. Francis, president; Ralph C. Goeth, first vice-president; W. G. Swenson, second vice-presi- dent; James B. Marley, third vice-president; C. M. Bartholomew, treasurer; John A. McCurdy, executive Charles I. Francis President, ExStuimts ' Association secretary. Main University members are: E. E. Bewley, Dr. Ghent Graves, H. J. Lutcher Stark, Miss Eunice Aden, Ed. L. Gossett, Edleen Begg, Lloyd Gregory, R. W. Blalock, John A. Lomax. Medical School members: Dr. Joe Gilbert, and Dr. J. C. Thomas. Ex-officio members: Orville BuUington, D. C. Bland, Rhodes S. Baker, T. W. Gregory, (deceased), William L. McGill, and Ireland Graves. John A. McCurdy is executive secretary of the Association. Members of the office include: Misses Ray Perrenot, Lola Jones, Anne Fichtenbaum, and Catherine Wharton. Jones Perrenot Fichtenbaum McCurdy Page 18