University of Washington - Tyee Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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Coll ege Of s cience uew me greater, schools, collesre IX till ' (Iriys when Dnmy Hall was tlic I ' lii- vcrsity of Washington, one man friiided the liestiny of ■ vliat was to l)eeome one of tile largest colleges on the i-aiiipus. It was saiil of iiim that he did not occupy a cliair, hut a settee, for he taught Ijiology, geology, ami chemistry. About this time, to be exact, in 1S95, Henry Laudes entered as the eleventh nn ' m- bcr of the faculty. At present, in a faculty of :2. )0, Dean Landes has the honor of having been till ' longest in service, and he is the nidy one remaining of the original eleven. As tiie number of students increased and mbers of the faculty were added each year, the variety of work became . It was found desirable to divide the university into colleges and The College of Liberal Arts was one of the first to be created. This grew with extraordinary rapidity. There were many diverse interests. Kiniaid at Work If MMa A Phjisiolodii Vhiss 0 1883 PAGE 23

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w mi Library School PAGE IF tlieri- ' s anything- in shades of thi- drpartcd, wt- ought to hear faint strains of orchestras, the tinkle of silver and lang:iiter unbecoming in this rreat gray structure, half hidden in trees, frequented by those with insatiable curiosity. That most familiar building was erected for a social hall ten years ago. In 1913 it gave up four of its banquet rooms to a small group of faculty who promised to teach their students to sneak aroiuid on flat-heeled .shoes, to speak but seldom and to laugh never. So the Library School began. William Elmer Henry, director of the school, Avho is thirteen years old. college reckoning, appropriated the sunny office on the right (as you enter) and its twin on the other side was initiated as a catalog room, almost as private and my.sterious. The two rooms just above these were fitted up for lecture and study. Out of six graduating classes averaging twelve students a year since 1918. but one man has seen it through. Library work is essentially for women. Owing to woman ' s ability to handle detail, she has practically no competition in this field, but. almost without exception, tlie administrative positions an- held by men. The library student must be under tiiiity and absolutely sound, mentally and physically. No others need apply. Chai-lcs W. Smith, Mabel Ashley and Evelyn Blodgett train the L. E. ' s to read slielves, to relearn decimals and manufacture books. Dean Henry then finishes them oft in library policy and organization, extension and administration. Thr student must spend 420 hours in experiment upon the public, and if all sni- i i- she may get one — or nuiybc more — of three degrees: B. S. if sin- has tarried at Srience Hall a wliile. . . 1 ' .. if Denny claimed an hour of two of iier time, or 1 . of L. E. if she has nut strayed from tlic fold.

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DTaniTii PAGE 24 and it soon became necessary to subdivide the college into three divisions. So it was in 1903 that the College of Science was actually created. It was evident, too, that the College of Science must have a home. While niniuTous eolleges were being created, students were also increasing and this department was receiving its full share. In 1907 Science Hall was l)iiilt. a icd brick building located south of Denny Hall. At intervals since then it lias been retouched with coats of gray paint. The war took large numbers of students, and faculty, too, hut it stiiiiul:itiil thought aud action along scientific lines. It quickened researcii woi ' k, a)id investigations in new fields have been carried on extensively. One of the innovations that it has brought to the campus was the nursing course. Next year the college will take on a normal aspect, aud with a complete faculty and a larger enrollment it will continue to hold its place as one of the foi ' cmost colleges of the University. School Of Journalism IT was something of a magic touch, the transformation around the journalism abode at the beginning of the second college quarter. With the signing of the armistice, those who were at their studies and those who were eating their chow from army mess halls saw visions of the old gang back at the Daily shack. Memories of the good times in the old tumble-doAvn shelter known as the Education building never left the scribes, and a sort of call-of-the-North feeling brought many back to their alma mater. A new building welcomed those who had been fighting with the colors and some- what of a uew atmosphere prevailed. The spacious quarters of the School of Journal- ism exceeded all expectations, a trip through Pa Kennedy ' s shop assured them of the com- pleteness and modernity of the new plant, and a sprinkling of old faces and words of welcome soon made the newcomers feel at home. Of course, one of the first features that captivated the returning student was the omnipresence of the feminine sex. Women at the typewriters, at the desk, and even in the composing room. I nbelievable. to those who remembered when a female around tiie editor ' s desk was uniicard of. FJiitrnnrc to th