University of Idaho - Gem of the Mountains Yearbook (Moscow, ID)

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FRANK STANTON - ‘ Eira Letitta OLESEN Mary Be. ite Sweet - ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIALS Commissioner W. D. Vincent - Bursar - Registrar Librarian Oren ARAM FitrzGERALD - - ° 7 Supt. of Buildings and Grounds Proctor University Editor Raymonp Wa. Linp - “ Rosert Futtron GREENE 5 : - - - The detailed administrative work of the University is handled by a staff of seven administrative officials. To them is entrusted the management of the physical and financial side of the University. Wilber Ddwain Vincent, Commissioner of Education, received his A.B. degree from the University of Kansas. He began his career in that state as teacher and superintendent of schools. In 1g09 he came to Idaho to teach in Blackfoot. In 1919 he became superin- tendent of the State Industrial Training School. He has been Commissioner of Education since 1927. Among other honors, he holds membership in Phi Beta Kappa. Lind, Stanton, Sweet, Olesen, Fitzgerald as Vas twenty-three

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Boarpb oF IREGENTS Governor C, Ben Ross Criency Sr. Crair, President - : 2 = Idaho Falls W. C. Geppes, Vice-President - a - - Winchester T. A. Watters, Secretary = Z - - - Caldwell Mrs. J.G.H. Gravetey - a - - = = Boise AsHER B. Witson. - = = 5 ee Twin Falls J. W. Connie - Superintendent of Public Instruction, ex-Officio The members of the Board of Regents, in whose hands lie the highest administrative powers of the University, are appointed for five-year terms by the Governor of the State. In conjunction with the President of the University, they have final control over university policies. Charles Ben Ross, Governor of the State of Idaho, is truly an Idaho son. He was born in Parma and has spent most of his life in the state as a farmer and stockraiser. In 1922 he became mayor of Pocatello. He held that office until 1930, when he was elected Governor of the state. Reelected in 1932, he is now serving his second term. Asher B. Wilson Mrs. J. G. H. Graveley Clency St. Clair J. W. Condie M. G, Neale W. C. Geddes y a a twenty-two

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Dean Kostalek (College of Agriculture The College of Agriculture is especially equipped to serve the agricultural needs of Idaho, both by the varied courses in agriculture which it offers and by the exten- sive research carried on in its experimental farms throughout the state. It is the source of much valuable information to Idaho citizens. The problems of agriculture as a world industry appeal particularly to Edward John Iddings, dean of the college. Dean Iddings earned his B.S.(Ag.) and M.S. at Colorado Agricultural College. Before attending that institution he had spent several years roughing it on Colorado ranches. Just after graduation he worked his way across the Atlantic ocean on a cattle boat, spending (College of Msetters and Science The Senior College of Letters and Science is the mother college of the University, out of which all the other colleges and schools have grown. It offers the student an opportunity for the full development of his cultural background. Its aim is to foster intellectual curiosity, accurate thought, tolerance, and a liking for the beautiful and the genuine. John Anton Kostalek, dean of the college, began his service at the University in 1911. He had received his B.A. and M.A. from the University of Wisconsin and his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois. Before coming to Idaho he had spent a year as research chemist for a large rubber manufacturing company. During 1918 he was engaged in Washington, D.C., as a chemist in the Chemical Warfare Service. He spent a leave of absence in 1919 at North Dakota Agricultural College. In addition to the position of Dean, he holds the posi- tions of Professor of Organic Chemistry and Director of the Pre-Medical and Pre-Nursing Curricula. Dean Kostalek is a member of Phi Lambda Upsilon, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, the American Chemical Society, and other honorary organizations. the summer in the British Isles. He came to the Univer- sity in 1910. He has visited sixteen of the leading agri- Dean Iddings cultural nations of the world and half the land grant colleges in America. Besides being dean of the college, he is director of the Agricultural Experiment Station and director of Extension. Dean Iddings is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a member of Sigma Xi, Alpha Zeta, and other honoraries. twenty-four