University of Toledo - Blockhouse Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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lHW Charles W. Racine, dean of the College of Law, has been elected one of the members of the House of Delegates of the American Bar Association, from the Ohio district. Dean Racine is the retiring president of the Ohio State Bar Association. Dr. Josef L. Kunz, lecturer in the College of Law, is widely known as an authority on International Law. This semester he was the principal speaker at meetings of lnternational Relations Clubs in San Francisco and Los Angeles and gave the opening address at Wayne University in Detroit, at a meeting of the International Relations Club. In addition to numerous articles, one of which was recently printed in the New York University Quarterly, Centennial Edition, Dr. Kunz has written a book on The Laws of Vv'ar and Neutrality, written in German, and published in Vienna. When Harvard University conferred a Doctor's degree on Professor Hans Kelson of Vienna, Dr. Kunz translated Professor Kelson's address, for reading and for publication by the Harvard Press in their Tercentennary issue. Dudley F. Smith substituted in the College of Law for Frank Miller, who will return next semester. A new part-time instructor, Carl G. Staelin, has been added to the law faculty. Classes in Public Utilities and Federal Procedure have been added to the regular curriculum this year. Two other classes, Patent Law, and Legal Medicine were organized as part of a plan of post-admission legal education for lawyers. Approximately three hundred and fifty volumes of law books from the library of the late Judge George P. Hahn, moving spirit of the Friends of the University Library, have been given to the Library of the University of Toledo by his widow and Mr. Philip Hahn. CFirst rowfi Conn, Kunz, Racine, Hayes, McCabe. CSecond rowD Miller, Staelin, D. Smith, Stitliter, Bebont, Douglas. 27

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Qlst rowb Kiefer, Gillham, Henry, Carter, Cunningham. Und rowD Blanchard, Church, Luker, McClure, Paine, Stansbury. ln the College of Education there are several outstanding personalities. Dean David Henry, besides acting as head of the department, has recently completed assisting the city in testing the police force. Harry W. Paine has also been rendering his services to the instruction of policemen. Jesse L. Ward has recently published a book entitled, The Economic Status of University of Toledo Alumni . Leonard Luker was counselor for the Campus Club for this year. Under a local project managed by the United States Office of Education, Mr. Luker has completed this year, these problems: Economic Status of College Alumni, and The Reaction of Graduate Students to Courses in Education. Professor Patil W. Stansbury, member of the education faculty is also director of graduate study. During the last year he has made a study of graduate Work systems in thirty-tvvo different colleges. Mrs. Mary Gillham has made a study of book club history and development since 1700. Reorganization in the College of Education has effected a departmental division, with Bess V. Cunningham made head of elementary education and Jesse L. Ward appointed head of secondary education. Dr. Carter, professor of education, is also dean of administration and director of the junior college. Dr. McClure, professor of psychology, has rendered valuable services to many Toledo societies. lIllIEHlIllN

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HHHHHY The University of Toledo Library ovvns more than 45,000 volumes of books, some 40,000 pamphlets, many volumes of unbound magazines Cvvhich are rapidly being bound by the W.P.A, Book Binders working at the Universityl, and receives regularly 392 current magazines. This collection as indicated above is not large, but is vvell selected, containing practically no dead wood. The Reading Room on the fifth floor of University Hall has seating capacity for 300 students. About 50 more can study in the small room opposite the main entrance to the library. Both of these rooms are filled most of the time. Last year, l935-1936, there were 74,746 volumes of books and 3,395 magazines circulated by the library. Many gifts are received during the year from various sources. The Friends of the University Library, organized September 30, 1936, has been instrumental in adding many of the volumes received since last September. The special collections which have been given the library and to which books are added regularly by the donors are: l. The Pi Delta Chi collection of books on drama, chiefly English and Ameri- can, donated by the Pi Delta Chi Sorority. 2. The Austin collection in the field of Social Hygiene, given by Judge James Austin, jr. 3. The Glenn D. Bradley History collection, given by his widow, Mrs. Glenn D. Bradley and his IJHFCIIIS. 4. The Vernon McCune Post of the American Legion has established a col- lection of books in American citizenship and donates 325.00 annually to buy addi- tional books in this field. lt is the hope of University administrators that other collections similar to those named above will be started by persons interested in various fields, Vernier, Emch, Schering, Gillham, Riman. 25