University of Wisconsin Whitewater - Minneiska Yearbook (Whitewater, WI)

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' ' 1 iiifgflfl X 1.1! .:5.?,fgI.f.,..., ,- ., lean of Zlfamenr. , Allthe many activities of Dr. Wynett Barnett are carried out in' an poised manner that comes from experience and a well-integrated personality. She came from'Syracuse Univer- sity in the fall of 1946. While there, she was chairman of speech' in the School of Speech. A 'l Dr. Barnett received her bachelor's degree at the South- west Missouri State College. Her 'master's degree was obtained from the University of lowa. She received her doctor's degree on May 24, I947 at the University of Wisconsin. ' '- Dr. Barnett's official duty at Whitewater is'dean 'of women. Along with her teaching program, her duties are: women's housing board, women's counselor and sponsoriof the Women's Student Government Association. ' - . E61

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aokimyq to continued growth in the well being and prestige of the Whitewater State Teachers College has again been assured by the progressive leadership of President Robert C. Williams in his second year as chief administrator. Dr. Williams came here from Superior State Teachers College where he served as acting president, in the absence of the regular president who was in the armed forces. President Williams received his bachelor's degree at Cen- tral College, Iowa. Both his master's and doctor's degrees were received at the University of Iowa. He has carried on the excellent work started by other presidents, and in keeping with the tradition of this school has enabled progress to continue smoothly. E51

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mmap Dr. Cord O. Wells is best known to all the students as registrar. His other official position of dean of instruction was established in the spring of i947 by the board of regents. ln l933 he assumed the duties of the office left vacant by the death of Mr. James, who was professor of psychology and director of academic education. lt was this position which he held until the spring of l943, when he received a leave of absence to serve' in the armed forces. He was discharged from the navy in, the fall of l9-46 as a lieutenant commander and returned to Whitewater, where he began his duties as regis- trar, and later, as dean of instruction. Dr. Wells received his bacheIor's degree at the University of Kansas and his master's degree at the University of Chi- cago. During the school year of 1937-38, he went back to the University of Chicago, where he completed work for his doctor's degree. This degree was conferred upon him in June, l942. l7J