University of Wisconsin Madison - Badger Yearbook (Madison, WI)

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eorge c s ellery ean. Now rounding out his twenty-first year as Dean of Wisconsin ' s Col- lege of Letters and Science. George Sellery takes his place as one of the University ' s grand old men. But, in another way, he has none of the characteristics of an old man. He still walks when he wants to go anywhere within reasonable distance, never having owned a car; and he con- tinues to be perhaps the faculty ' s best home handy-man. In times when the purposes of education are changing, it is the manifest duty of school curriculums to change with it. For that reason, the College of Letters and Science, as the broadest college in the University, has been especially interested during the past year in the activities of the Committee on Curriculum Revision. The principal changes recom- mended by that body are in my depart- ment, and it is with profound interest that I watched its proceedings. I would count perhaps chief of the many valuable reforms the broadening of the first year curriculum so that first year students need not feel they are forced into an unyielding academic treadmill. President Dykstra himself is scheduled to give one of the new courses, a work for which he is eminently qualified. cunce TCld2

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LouiseTroxell Greeley Truly remarkable for getting things done and doing them well, Mrs. Greeley is an example to the women of her state and of the nation. In these times cf hectic advancement of her de- partment, with the new women ' s dorms ready to pose a new prob- lem, she has sacrificed neither the welfare of the women ' s office or the wideness of her Interests. The Columbia trip has Increased her Influence. Wisconsin women have for generations been actively interested in government, and University-women carry on this tradition in a way that is most grati- fying to all those whose privilege it is to see their work close up. Two things are contributing to an in- creased activity in this field. One of these is a generally wider interest in government brought about by courses in public administration which include an emphasis on the opportunity for be- ginning this service on the campus. The other is the expansion in University housing through our new dormitories. Our course of training for officers in wom- en ' s housing units has brought a fine response and has uncovered potentialities for leadership of which we had not been aware. eaid 0 JiujAi! TS uJ (a ' oi cn.

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Chris L Christensen Biggest of Wisconsin ' s deans, and noted for his ability as a practical farmer, Chris Christensen runs the largest part of the University cam- pus in a manner that has brought the Wisconsin school of agricul- ture the reputation of being in many ways the best In the coun- try. His Short Course became a national movement this past year, largely due to the Dean ' s tremen- dous organizing faculty. Briefly, the underlying idea of the Agricultural Experiment Station is to help Wisconsin farmers gain better con- trol over the problems that face them. For, although enjoyable and challenging, farming is by its very nature a hazardous business. To reduce his hazard, the modern farmer needs to put to uses prac- tices that will safeguard him as much as possible. In developing and testing such practices, the College of Agricul- ture through its research division— the Agricultural Experiment Station— attempts to be of service. The same devotion to purpose as in its great past characterizes the work of the present generation of research. We be- lieve that Wisconsin ' s scientists will continue to serve the farmers and home- makers of this state in the future as they have in the past. ' ea