University of Washington - Tyee Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS Fo OUR years ' work in Paris as a Bohe- mian artist in a paint-daubed smock, are vivid memories to W alter F. Isaacs, dean of the college of fine arts. While there, his paintings were exhibited in both the autumn and spring salons. In 1909, while in college, he was a track star, and was interested in a literary society, The Philomatheans. After taking an A.B. degree in fine arts at Milliken University, Decatur, Illinois, he went to the Art Stu- dents ' League of New York, from there to the Paris Academy, and then back to Colum- bia University. At Milliken he was chapter president of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Dean Isaacs wrote the University chapbook The Painter Looks At Nature for Professor Glenn Hughes ' series, and has contributed to the Atlantic Monthly, and to art magazines. Hennessy Like the mail-man who takes a walk on his day off, Ambrose Patterson, professor longest with the college of fine arts, spends his spare time making color block prints, all of the wor k being done by hand. Professor Patterson received his art training at the Colorossi and Delacluse academies in Paris under Lucien Simo, Jean Paul Laurens, Benjamin Constant, and Mucha. His paint- ings are exhibited in five national galleries including the Royal Academy in London and the Societe Nationale Des Beaux Arts in Paris. In 1903 he became a societaire of the Autumn Salon in Paris. Albert Ernest Hennessy, senior, winner of the Fontainebleau Scholarship for 1930, was selected by the fine arts faculty as the outstanding student in that department. Hennessy ' s major is architecture. The An Attic

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COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AD- MINISTRATION Cairney McMahon Fo OOTBALL, debate, and class politics were interests of Shirley Jay Coon while he attended Beloit College, Wisconsin. Now his recreation is fishing. Beginning as a high school history and economics teacher. Dean Coon then advanced to economics instructor at Ohio State College, price expert for the Ohio food administrator during the World War, and finally professor and dean of the college of business administration at Wash- ington. He is a member of Pi Gamma Mu, Beta Alpha Psi, Pan Xenia, and Pi Kappa Alpha fraternities. He received his A.B. at Beloit, his M.A. at Ohio State, and his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. H! 5! :f: 5t: Novels, to Mrs. Theresa Schmid Mc- Mahon, professor of economics in the col- lege of business administration, are heavy reading. But for a really relaxed evening she delves into bulgy, small-lettered works on world economics. Oldest in service to her college, Mrs. McMahon has been on the fac- vdty for twenty years, teaching classes eco- nomic theory and labor problems. She has published two books — Effect of Industrial Changes on the Status of Women, and Social and Economic Standards of Living. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and took her A.B. and M.A. degrees at Washing- ton and Ph.D. from Wisconsin. Ralph Cairney, senior in the college of business administration, was selected by members of the B.A. Council as the out- standing student in his college. Outside of his scholastic activities he was this year ' s captain of the University basketball team and also won letters in football and track. His B.A. major is water transportation. Agony of Accounting

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COLLEGE OF SCIENCE B. fASEBALL was the favorite pastime of Henry Landes, dean of the college of sci- ence, while he attended the University of Indiana. Now his hobby is traveling, and since his graduation he has taken a trip every summer to some place of great scenic or geological interest. Dean Landes studied for his B.S. degree at Indiana, took an M.A. degree from Harvard, and later attended the University of Chicago. At Washington, he has been state geologist for twenty years, and has edited many bulletins. Oysters and Japan are special interests of Trevor Kincaid, oldest in service to the col- lege of science. He has an interest in a large oyster farm, and spends many summers there. His collection of Japanese curios and books on Japan is very comprehensive. While in college — University of Washing- ton — Professor Kincaid was active in debate and athletics — especially wrestling, basket- ball, and track. He was graduated in 1899 and later received an M.A. degree. Writings on insect and marine life have been a few of his contributions to the scientific world. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi. Louise Stevens, only woman student in the department of geology, was selected by the faculty of the college of science as the outstanding student in that field. Miss Stevens has a high scholastic aver- age, having received A ' s in all except twenty hours of her studies, and in those her grades were B and B plus. She is now a senior and spends a great deal of her time in geology field work. ssrii Scientific E-Finhency 16