University of Denver - Kynewisbok Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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CURRICULAR ADMINISTRATION 19 Fearing that shrubbery would be torn up, classes disrupted, and someone hurt in the hearty free-for-all fights over the wearing of the dinky,'l .the Dean forbade the use of violence in enforcing the freshman rules. As a result the D Club was unable to police the greenies, no fights occurred and the green caps were not worn. The advisability of this policy reached its way into many discussions. Editorials were written condemning the action. In defense of the Dean it might be recalled that this method ., 4 , -,M . -.gy , .V .. ,.-. ,..,,-'I ,I - , fully been forcibly imposed. To be observed and really significant, they must develop by evolutionary growth. URING THE year the duties of Dean Gladys C. Bell were extended to include the policing of Commerce coeds as well as the cam- pus coeds. Dean Bell's rules concerning dances and the hours during which dormitory resi- dents may enjoy social life naturally provide a source of irritation to many undergraduates. A ' ' HIS FIRST LOVE . . . teaching, caused Dean D.- Shaw Duncan to relinquish his position as'Dean of the Graduate School of enforcing the rules has resulted in classes be- ing disrupted, someone has been hurt, and enforcement has only been partially successful. Would it not be much more likely that the Freshmen would observe the customs and tra- ditions of the University if their obedience to these regulations was put in a voluntary and accepted way? Traditions have never success- Likewise, the ban on house parties following an investigation which would have done credit to the police third degree concerning the last Press Club party served as a source of student criti- cisrn. Nevertheless, she has retained an amount of popularity of which many are envious. Her personal charm, togetherwith the knowledge that her work is a vital 'factor in the well-being

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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.

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20 1935 KYNEWISBOK l i 3 E of the University, have caused many to realize that she is doing a d icult task extremely well. Moreover, showing that the influence of Dean Bell is appreciated outside of the University, it has been discovered that her name is to be in- cluded in the 1935 Who's Who of American Women. TO CROSS THE BAR . . . through the D. U. Law School, aspiring barristers are greatly aided by Dean Roger Wolcott. The efforts of Dean Wolcott prove the fact that it takes more than buildings to make a good law school. He meets criticism of the quarters occupied by Law School with the fact that many of the prominent schools in the country gained their reputation while occu- pying shanty edihces. OPEN UP ANOTHER CASE . . . is the cry of the Law School at practice court. HOSE STUDENTS who do not come in conflict with either the oHice of. the Dean of Women, in the course of their college career, come in contact with the Business Office at least twelve times. As the student leaves this office at the end of and the beginning of each quarter, one may notice a nervous twitching of his lower