University of Denver - Kynewisbok Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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HAVE YOU TAKEN GYM? asks Registrar Pete Nelson as he ' marks sophomore next to your name. CURRICULAR ADMINISTRATION 17 ,, ,119-Pl! iw '--:av ,. .rn A Engle s glory let it be said that these suppliants are usually successful. N 'mls oflice of the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, one of the most conscientious ECONOMIC HEADSCRATCHING accompanied the attempt of the economic seminar to understand the situation in Germany ,lf men in the entire organization holds sway. He is Rolland I. Walters, whose main desire is to make Denver a pioneer in the field of educa- tion. Here it must be said that the Dean does not spend all his time signing slips which ask you to call at your earliest con- VCITL1CI1CC.,, Every two weeks, Dean Walters gathers a group of leaders and attempts to scrape together their hastily formed opinions on the doings of those in charge of the curriculum. The Leader's Council, awed by the superiority of the Dean's knowledge to their own mea- ger information, generally sits quietly while he makes known his aims and ideals. The sum total of constructive ideas that this group has offered and that the Dean has not already sug- gested to them could be written in the margin of this page and there would still be ample room

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16 1935 KYNEWISBOK DEAN WALTERS SPEAKING cially endowed with eight external duties which included: following up inquiries from prospective students 5 directing field work, stu- dent placementg mailing of bulletins and other information, the speakers' bureau, radio broad- casting, scholarships, and investigating student mortality, which means finding out why students leave school. In addition he has the job of advising the Interschool Council, and his knowledge of facts about which the councillors know little makes his sal- ient influence in their discussions and deliberations valuable. Almost every student activity at some time or other finds itself in need of his advice, in- fiuence or guidance. He is a conven- ient connecting link between the Chancellor's office and that mythical - realm in which students are sup- posed to rule supreme. ECOND oNLY to the Chancellor in rank is the 22-year veteran ad- E ii MANNERISMS R. H. McWilliams always bites his lip and rufiles his hair so that his classes will know he has just told a jokeg the dramatic Professor Sco- field has a hard time with his wisecracks. Among the psychologists Dr. T. R. Garth is noted for strange experiments that involve crys- tal gazing, clay masks, and picture puzzles. Pro- fessor Miller is outstanding for his booming voice and elaborate vocabulary. Dr. Clive Iohn Card is possessed of a precise, icicle-like mode of diction. Curing stuttering is the specialty of speech professor Elwood Murray, whose students live under the fear that his trouser belt may stray even farther from the bottom of his vest. Mrs. Marion Robinson achieved fame by denying that favoritism governed her choice of casts. Dr. Levette Davidson drives his classes to distraction with his unique rendition of poetic classics. Dr. Wm. Luebke's lectures may be on any subject but they usually end in a discussion of the derivation of some word or other. ministrator, W. D. Engle, Vice-Chancellor. Into Dr. Engle's office a large percentage of the students find their way. They come, hatpin hand, or nervously twisting a handkerchief, to arrange for a deferment of tuition payment or to apply for a much-needed loan. To Dr. CONCENTRATED ENERGY

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18 1935 KYNEWISBOK Y it H- Hi. ns- at-at, left for the preamble of the Constitution of the United States. A more eflicient means of delv- inginto student minds was adopted this year when Dean Walters issued questionnaires to 150 prominent undergraduates asking for their opinions. on professors, curriculum, and educa- tional policy. The answers gave the lowdown on what was wrong with the Way professors were con- ducting their classes, quizzes and methods of instruction. These revelations were received by the faculty in two ways. Some ped 2gOg'l1CS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS REHASHED . . . The International Relations Seminar con- venes for a weekly dinner meeting, at which every- thing from soup to nuts in world affairs is dis- cussed. believed the students had no right to question the method they were being taught. Others thought -the suggestions were quite valuable and made attempts at their adoption. Dean Walters also supported a new and more liberal curricular plan which redivided all courses into certain fields of study, so that a student might specialize a little more and avoid certain subjects which probably would do the student no earthly good. The plan was adopted by the faculty. Future collegians can thank HR. I. for the new curriculariliberality. -.av-2 un-.y3k:'i v,'.f, L .qua , . 1 ,..v. 11. 'fi-a--is ,ip-1 .' T wr, nw .c ,-via' , -ying is W '5 K.-xwa. - 22 JUST MENTION HOUSE PARTY . . . if you want to see that smile disappear. Dean Gladys Bell has disproved the tradi- tional theory that all deans of women are unpopular. She now has the dual 'task of pointing the way for both Commerce and Arts coeds.