Washington State University - Chinook Yearbook (Pullman, WA)

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Dean Annie M. Fertig Dean Annie M. I ' crtig icceived her li. I degree from the Universilg of Chicago and her M. A. from Columbia. Her work out¬ side of the State College and previous ex¬ perience in girls ' affairs have made her serv ices invaluable. N OTHING which concerns a woman student is outside the interest of the office of the Dean of Women. It is particularly concerned with the development of the whole individual and was established with this ideal in mind. We recognize today the obligation resting upon college women to do much of the world ' s housekeeping. For this end the trained mind is essential, but it is only the beginning of a woman’s preparation for use¬ fulness. A body that is strong enough to bear the stress and strain is one of the essen¬ tials. Social poise, training in leadership, and an understanding of people gained through activity interests are recognized as necessities for the women who would serve humanity. When we have developed the trained mind, the sound body and social graces, we would have failed if the character of the college grad¬ uate were not an equal. It can be likened to an untuned violin. Only discord can come from the finest instrument ever made if the owner of it docs not have both the skill and the desire to tune and play it. It is the urge of woman to bring her world into tune: her habitual reaction toward people and things; her “set,” in the terms of the psychologist, that makes up what we call character. The office of the Dean of Women has for its peculiar concern the development of char¬ acter. It has the best material upon wdiich to work. It dreams of the service which the women trained at the State College of Wash¬ ington may render in the coming years. It welcomes every advantage and every agency that helps to make its dream come true. — Page 22 —

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. • Dr. E. I. Bryan was at the helm of the State College of Washington when it got its real start and through the period of much of its early development. In 19 16, he re¬ signed as President, and took the position of Superintendent of Public Instruction for the state of Idaho for several years. Now he is with us again as research Professor in Economics and instructor in Politics and the Economic Development of the Pacific North¬ west. He received his A. B. degree from the University of Indiana in 1 878, and his A. M. in 1 885. He has also tahen degrees from Harvard. Monmouth. Michigan Agri¬ cultural College, and the University of In¬ diana. Dr. Enoch A. Bryan V ASHINGTON State College never was a backwoods ' institution. Small it was, of course to begin with, as all other colleges and universities of the Northwest were at the same time. The College was at the very beginning the most forward looking and progressive insti¬ tution in the Northwest. It represented the newest ideals in higher education and college organization among the colleges of the Northwest. The conception of the higher education of the industrial classes for the sev¬ eral pursuits and professions of life was new and great. The organization of curriculum and faculty was abreast the best thought and practice of the day. The development of the college in buildings progressed about as fol¬ lows: In 1892 there was but one little build¬ ing. “The Crib. In 1892-3 two buildings, Old Ferry and Old College Hall, were added. Then every two or three years brought the erection of new buildings. Fortunately there had been developed a plan by which without state appropriation new buildings could be built off the campus proper. By this plan that splendid group of buildings including Community Hall, Stim- son Hall, the Commons and the New Hall for women, have been built within the last six or seven years. Lastly, at the joint cost of the state and the student body the magnificent gymnasium has been built just north of Rog¬ ers Field. In point of numbers beginning with a small enrollment of 500 underclassmen in 1899, a total enrollment of 3,275 was reached in the year 1926-27. Measured by student enrollment, faculty, buildings and facilities, or any standard of measurement the development of the State College has been steady and a source of gratification to its friends. mvi — Page 2 1 —

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Dean Carl Morrouf took his B. A. degree from the University of Zon ' d and was as¬ sistant Dean of Men at that school for four years. He also had eight years experience in the public and high schools of Iowa be¬ fore coming to Washington Slate as first Dean of Men in 1 926. T WO YEARS of service in supervising the so¬ cial life, health, scholarship, and general welfare of the men students of Washington State have proved that the office of the Dean of Men is essential to a smoothly functioning college. Heretofore the college men lacked the friendship and advice of an older and more experienced person whose interest is pri¬ marily in them. A chain in the link of col¬ lege administration was missing until the of¬ fice of the Dean of Men was established. The individual problems of every man on the campus concern the Dean of Men and he strives constantly to help students overcome their difficulties. Especially to freshmen is the office of help, as it starts them on the right road to a successful college career. Although young in existence, the admin¬ istrative importance of this office has made it an integral part of the institution. — Page 23 —