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

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Dean Finch School of F orestry Another of Idaho’s important industries, lumbering, was recognized by the establishment of the School of Forestry, which, through its arboretum, nursery, mod- ern laboratories and equipment, makes possible both training and research in the handling of the forest resources of the state. Francis Garner Miller is dean of the school and pro- fessor of Forestry. His Ph.B. is from the University of Iowa, his B.S.A. from Iowa State College, and his M.F. from Yale University Forestry School. From 1903 to 1912 he was forest assistant for the United States Forest Service. In 1917 he came to the University with teach- ing experience in Iowa, the University of Nebraska, the School of Mines The University of Idaho is situated in the center of one of the richest mining regions of the world. The School of Mines serves the very real need of the state for men trained in mining, metallurgy, and geology. The State Bureau of Mines, which has its office at the University, aids the interests of Idaho’s great mining industry. John Wellington Finch is dean of the school, pro- fessor of Geology, and director of the Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology. At Colgate University he received his B.A., M.A., and Sc.D. degrees, after which he did graduate work at the University of Chicago. He began teaching at Colgate, then became state geologist for Colorado in 1g01 and 1902. His exploration and mining activities have carried him to many parts of the world: South Africa, Siam, India, Turkey, and particularly a large amount of geological investigation in China. He has acted as consulting engineer for large corporations. Dean Finch came to the University in 1930. Member- ship in the Geological Society of America and Sigma Xi are two of the many honors he has achieved. University of Washington, and Washington State Col- Dean Miller lege. One of his most interesting activities was that of representative for the United States on the American- Canadian International Joint Commission to investi- gate crop and timber damage in northeastern Washing- ton caused by fumes from Canadian smelter mills. Dean Miller is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a member of Sigma Xi and other organizations. y Xaw e twenty-six

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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

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Dean Messenger School of Eoducation The School of Education, through its instructional work and its placement bureau, makes it possible for schools throughout the state to secure adequately trained teachers. It also conducts the University Sum- mer School, which is growing in importance every year. An increasing number of superintendents and principals of Idaho schools, as well as teachers from outside the state, attend the summer session. James Franklin Messenger, dean of the school, is also Director of the Summer School and Professor of Educa- tion. He received his A.B. degree from the University of Kansas, his A.M. from Harvard, and his Ph.D. from Columbia. His teaching career began in Kansas and took him to the University of New Mexico, to Harvard as an assistant in psychology, and to Columbia as a fellow in psychology. He came to Idaho in 1920. He is the author of the recently published An InreRPRETA- tive Hisrory or Epucation. Dean Messenger is on leave of absence the second semester of this year to visit other institutions. Among the honors conferred on him is that of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. School of Business Administration The economic situation of the country in general and particularly that of Idaho is emphasized in the cur- riculum of the School of Business Administration. Special attention is paid to the problems which will confront the student upon his graduation. Many spe- cial investigations of economic conditions and problems of the state, conducted by members of the faculty, are building up an extensive and reliable fund of informa- tion on Idaho’s business. Ralph Hunter Farmer, who is dean of the school, is also professor of Business Administration and Eco- nomics. His A.B. was received from Oberlin College. An interesting feature of his youth is that during the summer time while he was in college and for several years afterward he worked as a sailor on the Great Lakes. He started teaching near Cleveland, Ohio, going from there to the University of Minnesota. When he came to the University of Idaho in 1927 he brought with him experience in general banking and banking statistics work gained in Minneapolis. Included in his honors is membership in Phi Beta Kappa. as was Dean Farmer twenty-seven