University of Utah - Utonian Yearbook (Salt Lake City, UT)

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Herbert B. Maw Two years ago the office of Dean of Men was reestablished, at Which time Herbert B. Maw was appointed to that position. His unusual ability to solve student problems and willingness to give cooperative sub- port has been recognized, and the many offices he has held as faculty representa- tive on student boards is connotative of his popularity with the students. The office of preserving the best of relations between two markedly different outlookse-that 0f the students and 0f the facultyhcould have fallen to no better man. Dean Maw has proved a real friend to the students to whom he gives this mes- sage: ttThe more I work with people, the more I see that people are in life about what they are in school. While in college they form habits and they carry these hab- its with them through life?

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Diligence and dependability have char- acterized the actions of Dean Lucy Van Cott in every undettaking. She has had the welfare and interest of the students at heart, and has made the betterment of the school and school life her objectives. Her efforts and accomplishments in this field have been many and varied. As Dean of Women, Miss Van Cott was influential in the establishment of the Girls, Loan Fund. In 1907 she founded an employment agen- Lucy M. Van CO'H' ey on the campus Which is still in opera: tion and during her entire time in this po- sition she has taken complete charge of housing out-of-town girls. Miss Van Cott has served her final year at the University of Utah and in so doing, another of Utahts pioneer educators pass- es from our school. We wish her well as we pause to thank bet for the many years of unselfish effort she has made in our behalf.

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The continually increasing enrollment in the school of Arts and Science is indi- cative of a desire on the part of students for the higher and better things in life. The curriculum of the school is designed to give training in public service, the fine arts, history, philosophy, and the modern sciences. It provides opportunities for a broad, liberal education, and permits spe- DEAN OF ARTS AND SCIENCE James L. Gibson cialization in any of these subjects. To produce men and women who are loyal, cultured, and broadminded citizens is the chief aim of the courses offered. James L. Gibson has been Dean of Arts and Science since 1915. Under his super- vision this branch of the University has maintained a creditable rating with others throughout the United States. George M. Marshall Professor in English 1892 Maud May Babcock Professor in Speech 1892