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

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DEANS Ira P. Hildebrand, Dean of the largest state university law school in the United States, has visited classes at eidelberg University and at- tended the Trial and Appellate Courts of Eng- land. Dean Hildebrand, a graduate of The Uni- versity of Texas and Harvard Law Schools, is co-author with Professor E. H. Warren of Har- vard of Cases on Corporations and is a mem- ber of the American Law Institute and of the American Bar Association. T. U. Taylor, Dean of the School of Engineering, has given forty-eight years of loyal service and devotion to The University of Texas. Since 1888 The Grand Old Man of the Campus has watched and participated in the rapid growth not only of the Engineering School but of every other department of the University. This year, Dean Taylor ' s last as active dean, has rounded out the ram ' s horn of perfection in his career at the University. Dr. J. A. Fitzgerald, Dean of the School of ' Business Administration, is a well-known author- ity in his field. Besides being a member of the National Committee of Monetary Economists and of the Business Research Council, he is consult- ing editor of American Business Practice and Grand President of Beta Gamma Sigma. During his long career as an educator. Dr. Fitzgerald has taught at Ohio State University and at Carnegie Institute of Technology. DEAN SCHOOL OF LAW DEAN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING DEAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION I 9 3 6 c A C T U s

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I ' ' T E X A S DEAN COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES DEAN GRADUATE SCHOOL DEANS Dr. H. T. Parlin, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, has constantly worked for a closet relationship between the student body and the faculty and for the advancement of liberal edu- cation as a background for the professions. In his unassuming and sympathetic manner he has instilled an admiration and respect in the hearts of undergraduates. A man of cultural and scho- lastic interests, Dean Parlin is president of the Austin Community Concert Association and a past president of Phi Beta Kappa. Dr. hi. W. hHarper, Dean of the Graduate School, is known and loved for his arterial blood- red bow tie, his perennial good-humor, and his amazing record of scholarly achievement. There are few subjects with which Dr. hiarper is not familiar and many in which he is unusually well- versed. Of these latter subjects, foremost are chemistry, medicine, pharmacy, biology, geology, and the Graduate School of The University of Texas. Dr. B. F. Pittenger, Dean of the School of Edu- cation, has achieved prominence as an educator, as author of ' An Introduction to Public School Finances, and as associate editor of The Nation ' s Schools. Dr. Pittenger, who for three years led his college debating team, is a frequent speaker before the Oklahoma Educational Asso- ciation, as well as other societies and organiza- tions. I DEAN cruorM r»c cniirATiriKi

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r T E X A S .m DEAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE DEANS To Dr. William S. Carter, Dean of the Medical School, belongs much of the credit for the high position achieved by The University of Texas in the domain of medical education. A man of wide experience, Dr. Carter was the first examiner in Physiology for the National Board of Medical Examiners and from 1922-1934 was Assistant Director of Medical Sciences of the Rockfeller Foundation. W. F. Gidley, Dean of the only College of Pharmacy in the State of Texas, was once assistant chief of medical staff for E. R. Squibb and Sons, New York. Dean Gidley is a member of the American Chemical Association, American Phar- maceutical Association, Association of American Bacteriologists, and the American Association of University Professors. Before coming to the University, Dean Gidley taught at Mercer and Purdue Universities. DEAN COLLEGE OF PHARMACY .■ ' t o V T. - . Shelby, Dean of the Division of Extension, has won international recognition for his activities in the field of education. In 1929 he was selected to represent the National Education Association at the World Conference on Edu- cation, which was held at Geneva. Also in- dicative of Dean Shelby ' s interest in education are his articles published from time to time in the University Interscholastic Leaguer and the Texas Outlook. DEAN DIVISION OF EXTENSION