University of Washington - Tyee Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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MOST DECISIVE of all administrative actions since L. P. Sieg be- came the University's twenty-second president last fall was the radical revision of the University College. The new College was placed in the hands of Dean Edward H. Lauer, as dean of fac- ulties, and the University's 3,100 new students entered in the new college. - In another effort to handle the sharply mounting registration -highest in history-early in December the faculty approved noon classes for the 1935-36 year. Registration reached the all- time high of 8,800 students, and the University became the elev- enth largest college in the nation. DEAN DAVID THOMSON smiles reminiscently at the thought of glowing iron and clanging hammer because once he wanted to be a blacksmith. Instead he studied law, taught and finally became University vice presi- dent in charge of the new vocational guidance service for uundecidedi' students. EDWIN BICKNELL STEVENS decided to go to college when he was twelve years old. He went through high school in three years, and is now registrar of the University, after working his way through college clerking. HENRY COBURN ALLEN spent a few unprofitable early years and then landed a responsible job with Educational Films corporation, a cine- matic infant in 1916. One more step as general commercial manager of awestern telephone company, and now-he's University comptroller. DEAN EDWARD H. LAUER wanted to be butcher, civil engineer or history teacher. But they wouldn't let him take history, and he abandoned the other two ambitions, so he became a dean. At present he is Dean of Faculties.

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BO RD OFREGE S EDWARD P. RYAN . . . Regent Ryan, who is the board's new president, represents the eastern half of the state, and is a Spokane business man and mining prop- erty executive: A New York University alumnus, he was named board president after Lewis Schwellenbach's resignation. v FACING.the board of regents this year were two problems: an unset- tled administration, and cramped quarters to handle the rapidly increasing enrollment. Following several journeys East by board members to interview possible ap- pointees, the first problem was set- tled with the appointment of L. Sieg as president of the University. The building shortage was met by the regents in coordinating fed- eral and state public works funds with the University building allot- ment to bring the campus a half- million dollar new wing to the Henry Suzzallo library. A 3150,000 Tudor-Gothic infirmary was ar- ranged for early this year, as well as the new powerhouse and a dor- mitory to house 300 women. 19 Pr-nur MACBRIDE . . . A Seattle lawyer, he is an alum- nus of the University of Iowa, of which his father was president. During his college days he was a school- male of President Sieg. He is vice-president of the board, and chairman of the finance committee. His son is a Rhodes scholar. WINLOCK MILLER . . . Scion of a pioneer Olympia fam- ily, Miller has served previously as a regent. He is a retired attorney with an honorary law degree from Whitman College, and is also a Whitman regent. He is chairman of the building and grounds committee, and on the executive and financial committees. ROBERT MONTGOMEHY . . . One of the two newspaper- men on the board and a member of the famous Puyal- lup Valley Montgomery family, Regent Montgomery publishes the Puyallup Valley Tribune. He is well known as a writer and editorialist. He serves on the lands and building and grounds committee. ALFRED SHEMANSKI . . . Regent Shemanski heads a large Seattle retail clothing store, and is prominent in civic affairs. He is chairman of the welfare committee and serves on the finance committee as well. One of the four board members who live in Seattle. - WERNER A. RUPP . . . The second newspaperman on the board comes from Grays Harbor, where he is pub- lisher of the Aberdeen World. He is chairman of the University lands committee and serves on the building and grounds committee. He was a regent during the Suzzallo administration. THOMAS BALMER . . . Most recent addition to the board of regents, Balmer was named October 4 by Governor Martin to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Lewis Schwellenbach. He is a former University law student and was Western counsel for the Great North- ern railway.

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DEA DEAN SHIRLEY COON, who once wished to be a street-car conduc- tor or a sailor, majored in history and science, taught for a while, and then drifted into economics and business. He considers busi- ness administration Hone of todayis most dynamic fields. DEAN CHARLES 'JOHNSON took up the study of pharmacy and chemistry to get away from farm work. He was the first to be elect- ed to the revision committee of the United States Pharmacopeia, determining standards of the federal food and drug laws. DEAN HAROLD SHEPHERD, with every intention of becoming an astronomer, once took a trip around the courts. He found it the most intensely interesting thing there isi' and decided to take up law. He is the youngest' dean in the University. DEAN HENRY LANDES, unlike most, has always known his voca- tion, followed it, and now after twenty years of study is dean of the college of science with a record of many important oflices be- hind him, and many honors in geology.