University of Denver - Kynewisbok Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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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

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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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CURRICULAR ADMINISTRATIONA 21 DELVING DEEPLY . . . into past decisions, is the lot of the embryo attor- l ney. The Law School has i achieved a reputation for thoroughly training its stu- dents, and the maintenance of this standard results in the burning of much mid- night oil. lip, slightly glazed eyes, and a tired, drooping Registrar's Oliice was similarly denounced. writing hand. For besides depleting the pocket- HE pmsq- defining gf-Iicigl get which the book of the student, the Business Office has Freshman takes in becoming a part of the seemed to feel that it might add insult to in- University of Denver is to fill out a group of jury. At least such was the opinion of five unbelievably numerous cards. Appalled by this prominent students who expressed their views about the office in no uncertain terms in a letter to the ' - .- g a - Clarion. With helpful and courte- ous assistance characteristic of the i professorial staff and with friend- liness and cooperation, long sought goals of the University, it seemed quite incongruous, according to them, that an abrupt and gruff at- titude should characterize the barred windows of this depart- ment. .Nevertheless, the Clarion letter had some effect and a new opti- mistic attitude was noticed. Be it also said that the Business Office was not the sole malefactor-the THE PAUSE THAT REFRE51-IES