University of Missouri - Savitar Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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ARTS AND SCIENCES DR. VILES We nominate Dr. Jonas Viles, of the history department, as our candidate for man with the oldest hobby. He has been gardening for the past fifty-five years, and expects to continue raising roses and planting petunias for many years to come. DR. HECKEL One professor hit hard by the War is Dr. Albert K. Heckel, in the history and citizenship departments. Dr. Heckel's hobby, candy making, doesn't see eye-to-eye with sugar rationing, so he's had to give it up. His vocation, though, is still enjoyable enough to pinch-hit as avocation. DR. ELLIS For thirteen years a professor of history and American government at M. U., Dr. Elmer Ellis is also an author. Of three books which were published simultaneously in 1941, the best known to students is Mr. Dooley's America, the life of Finley Peter Dunn. Serious and considerate, Dr. Ellis is often called upon for attendance at student meetings. PROFESSOR PIHLBLAD Tall and husky looking, with a slow, emphatic manner, C. T. Pihlblad, professor of sociology and criminology, has been on the Missouri U. faculty for thirteen years. On a temporary leave of absence from teaching duties, he is serving as member of the Office of Price Administration in Washington, D. C. DR. GIFFIN Energetic movements, sparkling blue eyes, and a ready wit have made Dr. R. B. GiFhn's Italian and French classes a joy to language students at M. U. for sixteen years. He gives credit for a genuine Italian accent to his residence in Italy for over a year. Page 25

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DEAN CU At the turn of the century Dr. Winterton Conway Curtis came to Missouri. From 1901 to the present time he has made himself known to all of his students as one who understands their problems, and is always ready to help them. As dean of the faculty of Arts and Science he has all the more opportunity of knowing them-a trust he fulfills. Dean Curtis finds his love of beauty in Nature. Hejderives the greatest enjoyment from watching sunsets and Viewing scenery. His drawings are an expression of his artistic ability and belie his busi- nesslike, calm manner of speaking. This year Dean Curtis has had to find ways for the College of Arts and Science to adjust itself to the national emergency. With his capable help, it has expanded to include the instruction of army air corps cadet candidates as well as liberal arts majors. The College of Arts and Science, as a foundation for students entering specialized fields, can well consider itself lucky to be under the firm administration of a leader such as Dean Winterton C. Curtis. Jesse Hall, the administration building and home of most of the classes of the Arts and Science College, faces Francis Quadrangle Page Z4

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T DEAN MILLER Typical of Dean Merritt F. Miller of the College of Agriculture, is his declaration, the reason I look as young as I do is because I'm dealing with young people. All his life, from his boyhood on an Ohio farm to his dean-ship of Missouri's agricultural col- lege, he has been working in the farming field, especi- ally With soils and field crops. White-haired, energetic Dean Miller's life work, that of helping young people with agricultural inter- ests and of furthering progress in agricultural educa- tion and experimentation, has been closely associated with the aims of the ag schoolaathe improvement of farms and farm homes. To fulfill their aims, the College, founded in the 1860's, maintains an experiment station for the instruction of farmers and future farmers here and throughout the state in matters dealing with agricultural improvements. It investigates and tries to solve farm problems, assisting individual farmers in using the results of these studies. An additional agricultural extension service deals directly with farmers and their wives to help get maximum production in dairy, poultry, and cattle farming. O PROF. DYER fbelowj Page Z6