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

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as aldes-de- camp te He college deans. Prof. Arthur W. Fahrenwald Mining and Metallurgy Dr. Floyd W.Gail Botany Prof. T. S. Kerr Political Science Dr. Karl H. W. Klages Agronomy It has always been to Idaho's advantage that, as one of the nation’s smaller universities, it has enabled students to meet department heads who come to know them well enough to take a sincere interest in their problems. Even under the increased load occa- sioned by the loss of instructors to government and defense positions, department heads have continued to find time for student quidance conferences. As the link between instructors and deans, whose busy schedules make them less approac hable, the Prof. Henry F. Gauss Mechanical Engineering Prof. Clifford E. Lampman Poultry Husbandry 29 Prof. C. W. Hickman Animal Husbandry Prof. J. Hugo dohnzon Electrical Engineering Mrs. Ruth F. Marty Women’s Physical Education Prof. George L. Luke Physics department heads have given many a student encour- agement and advice founded on years of watching and helping other students overcome the trials of making the grade. A department head, who at larae universities may be a distant figure to members of the student body, is at Idaho another “‘qood Joe” in whose office students are easy and at home and with whom they can really thresh out their difficulties.

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Jtinty-fwe department heads ceoherate Dr. Harold Lb. Axtell Classical Lanquages Dr. J. W. Barton Psychology Coach J. A. Brown Men's Physical Education Dr. L. C. Cady Chemistry With the prospect of an increased post-war enroll- ment in the not too far distant future, Idaho depart- ment heads are already planning for the demands which the university must meet. Returning service men will not find that their alma mater has been at a standstill during their absence. Each head of a department is prepared to aid new and returning students and to act as friendly counselor, just as he has done in the past. As the world begins to concentrate on the various Prof. Alvah A. Beecher Muzic Dr. Frederic C. Church European History Dr. C. J. Brosnan American History Prof. Herbert Boresford Agricultural Engineering Prof. dohn H. Cushman English Dr. Paul A. Eke Agricultural Economics phases of post-war living, among which education is of prime importance, the University of Idaho, as well as other institutions of higher learning, is putting into motion the wheels of a new educational machine designed for bringing “G.I. Joe’’ back into the role of “Joe College. ’ In this program, the part of the department head is not a minor one. Just as he met the task of adjusting to war-time university teaching, he will meet the task of adjusting to post-war univer- sity instruction.

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TY evidences a successful yan. Prof. Charles McKeon Prof. T. J, Prichard Prof. Gerhard A. Riedesel Prof. Margaret Ritchie Prof. W. E. Shull Prof. Olaf E. Stamberg Philosophy Art and Architecture Civil Engineering Home Economics Entomology Agricultural Chemistry Dr, H, Walter Steffens Dr. Wm. F, Swindler Prof. Eugene Taylor Dr. D, R. Theophilus Dr, Leif Vorner Prof, H. A. Winner Zoology Journalism Mathematics Dairy Husbanelry Horticulture Agricultural Education Freshmen, as well as transfer students, have found department heads at Idaho ever willing to aid them in their problems. The business of entering and working out a curriculum for an academic career is one that takes much advice and thought, both on the part of the student and counselor. It is in the latter capacity that the department head finds himself besieged with questions at the beginning of each semester. This year, as during last year, department heads were given the added task of doubling up on teaching schedules, for the Army Specialized Training reserve pro- gram has demanded expert instruction, and these heads have done their share in the program, These men had not deserted their call to the colors when Uncle Sam called on them to do the job for which they were best fitted during the war. Students at Idaho are proud of the way their school and faculty have responded to the need of the hour. 30