University of Washington - Tyee Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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a ecut ecCenx THxncfAZct Padei ct Representing the lastinj; traditions of scliolarshii). the Dean of the (Grad- uate Scliool and professor of English ronnded ont forty-one years at the University . . . years in which he won an enviaMe place in the world of scholarship, especially in the field of P]lizahethan literature. Here was the kindl educator, tiu ' piddic spirited citizen, a man who reniaincti pro res- sive and rich with stimulating suggestion. He has Nrillcn liis er ice in the tradilioiud cliaplcr of the I ' niversitys narrati e. TiJecCecUccitc

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FOREWORD This year Wasliinglon .students have seen their University o int t a liigh-speed program i»i wartime echuation. The tra(h- tional pattern of eollege life has chan || spring quarter more than two thousand Washington men, faculty and stu- dents, had answered the call to arms. Special war courses quickly trained men and women lii f ilj civilian defense and war industry positions. The University opened its doors win- ter quarter to include specialized army and navy training courses, so that the sight of men in military formation march- ing to and from classes has become as familiar as the Chimes tovver or Denny hall. The year has been one of disconcerting change, hasty re- adjustments. The spirit of this yeari, with the scene of events unfolding in kaleidoscopic fashion, has been hard to catch and portray Ijetween the co ers of a bpok. We have tried in this yearbook. Volume XLIV of The Tyee, to present not just another year in the history of our inijve sity. but the storv of a year which typifies he spirit of 4iH?w V ' ashington — a uni- versity pledged to shaVp i and temper rts pcient weapons so that it ma) help to win

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cutcCta a itam 4C ent . Seemaa The first T ni » ' i ilN [)r(ift ' ssor to fjive his life in the ser ice of his eountry. Captain Seenian mifilit well syniholize the IniNersitys ser i(e to the war effort. An associate professor since 1939 in physical and political fieo- gra[)liy. he ser e(l as consultant geographer on the (iolunihia Hasin Sur ey and specialized in Latin-American geography. Coninii sioned as an ad- ministrator the slow-smiling, friendly professor entered llie iiieterological hrancli of the Signal Corp.s. l J9431cfcc