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

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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

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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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College of loaw The College of Law, which is a member of the Asso- ciation of American Law Schools, offers a curriculum covering a minimum of three years and leading to the degree of Bachelor of Laws. William Edward Masterson, dean, holds the degrees of A.B. from the University of Texas; A.M., LL.B., and S.V.D. from Harvard, and LL.D. from London. His extensive work on problems of international and mari- time law and piracy has won him much recognition. He was assistant to former Attorney-General Wickersham while Mr. Wickersham was the American member of the committee of international jurists appointed by the League of Nations to codify international law. He is the Dean Masterson author of Jurispicrion 1n Marcinar Seas, dealing particularly with smuggling. His membership on the university faculty dates from 1928. Especially interest- ing to Idahoans is Dean Masterson’s recent initiation into the Nez Perce Indian tribe as an honorary member, the second white man to receive such a distinction. He is affiliated with Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Alpha Delta, the Maritime Law Association of the United States, and the American Society of International Law. (College of Fsngineering With its modern equipment the College of Engineer- ing furnishes an excellent training to students of civil, electrical, mechanical, chemical, and agricultural engi- neering. It also maintains a road-materials testing laboratory for the convenience of highway officials throughout the state and an experiment station for research work. Ivan Charles Crawford, dean of the college, is also Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of the Engi- neering Experiment Station. After receiving the degrees of B.S.(C.E.) and C.E. from the University of Colorado he entered his field as a miner, and, later on, as surveyor and bridge builder for various railroads. During Amer- ica’s participation in the World War, he served in France; he was chief of the general buildings section, Belgian mission, of the American Commission to Nego- tiate Peace; and he was in the Army of Occupation. Dean Crawford has held the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Engineers Reserves since 1921. He joined the Idaho faculty in 1923. Among the honors he has received are memberships in Sigma Xi and the Ameri- can Society of Civil Engineers. Dean Crawford as - as twenty-five