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

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■fi E REGISTRAR Registrar E. J. Mathews SUTTON HALL In trouble concerning some question about your scholastic work? See the Registrar; it is his job to know about you. This is the advice given to the incoming freshmen, and it is advice that can well be followed. E. J. Mathews has held the position of Registrar for the last twenty years, and he knows all of the answers. His smiling face and placid expression work wonders in quieting the fears of the troubled student. Enrollment records were broken this year, and Mr. Mathews had to increase his force to take care of the large number — this in the face of higher fees over those of two years ago. On October 15, student number 7,001 received official approval to study in the University, and crash a new era was born. Officials are predicting 10,000 within the next five years. The Registrar is entrusted with checking new students to see if they are eligible to enter. The new reciprocal fee system has made it necessary for this office to adjust differences for non-residents of Texas. Grades. . . .degree cards. . . .bulletins. . . .scholastic requirements . . . .drop and add cards. . . .names and addresses. . . .all are found in the three rooms in Sutton Hall, making it one of the most frequented places on the Forty Acres. LIBRARY Librarian Donald Coney COMPLETED PORTION OF NEW ADMINISTRATION-LIBRARY BUILDING A new library building — a new librarian, what could be more natural? Donald Coney succeeds E. W. Winkler who has served as Librarian since 1923. Mr. Coney, although only a young man of thirty-three, has quite a reputation as a library administrator, coming to our library from the editorial staff of the Library Quarterly, a professional library publication. Upon assuming his duties, he gave out his aims in his new position; he remarked that It is the business of a library to acquire books, to organize them into a working collection, and finally, by means of a competent staff and adequate quarters, to make the books available to the library ' s clientele. The total of 59,270 books used during the fall semester show that Mr. Coney knows how to put his aims into practice. The new building, which had its inception in architectural drawings back in 1931, began to take form with the placing of the corner stone in 1932. It was open for use in 1934 and will be completed in 1936, work on the tower and front part of the building being in progress at this time. By combining the various specialized collections into this one library building, the University has made the work of the student in tracing references much easier. Page 18 -.mi

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THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (At Galveston) 3 A VIEW OF THE BUILDINGS AT GALVESTON Covering two city blocks, the School of Medicine at Galveston has grown both in size and importance since its beginning as the Medical Branch of the University in 1890. This School includes the Main Building and the John Sealy Hospital, both erected in 1890, the University Hall, erected in 1897, the Laboratory Building which was completed in 1925, and the recently completed and modernly equipped Cut- Patient Building. The School operated in conjunction with the facilities orovided by the benevolence of the Sealy-Smith Foundation left by the late John Sealy have made Galveston a medical center of great importance. Containing 23,862 volumes, the Library has in addition copies of 405 current periodicals. An annual sum of $4,750 has been appro- priated for texts, binding, subscriptions and supplies. Three museums, those of Anatomy, Pathology, and Surgical Pathology take the place of one general museum. George Emmett Bethel, M. D., F. A. C. P., is Dean of the School of Medicine. For the year 1934-35 the maximum enrollment of 500 was made up of 341 men and 159 women. The number of degrees conferred since 1892 number 2,731. THE COLLEGE OF PHARMACY Dean W. F. Gidley THE CHEMISTRY BUILDING With its aim to produce professional pharmacists instead of life clerks, the College of Pharmacy was established at Galveston in 1893 and since that time has always maintained a high standing. Eleven students were registered in this first class in 1893, and four women stu- dents were among those graduating in the Class of 1897. In 1928 the College of Pharmacy was moved to Austin, and this eliminated the duplication of many science courses. Two degrees are conferred in the College of Pharmacy: the bachelor of science in pharmacy and graduate in pharmacy. Enrollment for 1933-34 totalled 85, with 72 men and 13 women. Sixteen degrees in pharmacy were conferred in 1933-34. Since the beginning in 1893, 631 degrees have been conferred. One of the projects of this College is the model drug store which makes all drug store merchandise available for study. Dean W. F. Gidley, who received his B. S. in pharmacy in 1908 at the University of Michigan, heads a faculty of five as Dean of the College of Phar- macy, a position which he has held since 1925. Page 17

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T DIVISION OF EXTENSION H. Shelby 5£ LITTLE CAMPUS Former President Mezes was instrumental in organizing the Division of Extension in 1909 in order that the benefits of higher education might not be limited only to those having the opportunity of attending classes on the actual campus. The popularity of the move is illustrated by the fact that the rapid and steady growth of the Division has made it second only to the College of Arts and Sciences in enrollment. Since 1920, T. H. Shelby has been Dean, and he has been very successful in broad ening the scope of the work offered. The National University Extension Association honored Dean Shelby ' s leadership by selecting him as President in 1928. One of the most important phases of the Division of Extension is its Teaching Bureau which offers a wide range of courses, most of them for college credit, under the supervision of members of the University faculty. Besides this, in the large population centers of Texas, courses in residence are established if more than twenty-five persons wish to enroll. STUDENT LIFE STAFF •anan bf ry i«w ions wins 910 njin ;ui. n a - r jf , f iS (SffY ' ■• UNION BUILDING The Student Life Staff exercises control over all of the extra-curricular social life of the students and maintains housing and living regulations. The staff is divided into the staff of the Dean of Men and that of the Dean of Women; this centralized plan was adopted in 1924. V. I. Moo re serves both as Dean of Student Life and as Dean of Men. Dean Moore : s door stands open to students desiring his mature advice; his official duties include supervision of extra-curricular activities, of all social organizations, enforcement of disciplinary regulations, distribution of loan funds, and direction of freshman convocations. Arno Nowotny, Assistant Dean of Men, is in charge of student housing conditions for men. Mrs. Ruby Terrill-Lomax has similar jurisdiction over social matters involving girls and their organizations. All disciplinary cases involving women students are under the control of the Dean of Women ' s Office. Assistants to Mrs. Ruby Terrill-Lomax, Dean, are Miss Dorothy Gebauer, Miss Lula Bewley, and Mrs. Kathleen Bland. Page 19