Washington State University - Chinook Yearbook (Pullman, WA)

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College of Science and Arts Dean C. C. Todd of llie College of Science and Arts and head of the Department of Chemistry, came here twenty-seven years ago after receiving his Ph.D. degree from the University of Chicago with Phi Beta Kappa honors. Opportunities for specialization in the lan¬ guages, literature, history, philosophy, economics are offered by this department. Under Dean Todd’s supervision are seventy- seven instructors and twenty teaching fellows. School of Music and Fine Arts Dean Herbert Kimbrough has been connected with the music department of Washington State College for the past 34 years. In 1918 he was made Dean of the school. Dean Kimbrough received his education at Springfield Normal in Missouri and later studied in Germany. There are nearly five hundred students enrolled in the music department who are supervised by 11 instructors. There is no other state institution whose musi¬ cal faculty has a higher rating than that of Wash¬ ington State. School of Education The School of Education has grown under the able supervision of Dean A. A. Cleveland, who has been a member of the Washington State College faculty for 29 years. Under Dean Cleveland’s direction are ten regular instructors, several part- time instructors and one hundred sixty students. Because of the exceedingly high standing of the faculty members and the ability to place students graduating in this field, the department ranks very high nationally. Dean Cleveland is also widely recognized for his work in education, having been mentioned in Dean A. A. Cleveland “Who’s Who”, and “American Men of Science.” Dean Herbert Kimbrough Dean C. C. Todd Page 19

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F. T. Barnard, Registrar W. C. Kruegel, Bursar Bursar W. W. Foote, Librarian Directing the financial welfare of the State Col¬ lege of Washington is W. C. Kruegal, Bursar, who heads the personnel of the business office of the college. Besides handling the business transactions of the Student Loan Fund and college dormitories, this office acts as treasurer of the Associated Stu¬ dents and various other student organizations. Mr. Kruegel was graduated from this institution with the class of 1902, which was the first class to receive degrees from Washington Agricultural Col- lege. Registrar Keeping records of more than 32,000 former college students as well as the 3,550 students en¬ rolled this year is the duty of Frank T. Barnard, registrar. This is the first office a student contacts when he is ready to enter college, and the last one with which he checks when he is ready to graduate. College Library For the past twenty-one years, W. W. Foote has been the librarian at the State College. When he took over the library, it contained 32,000 volumes; under his guidance the library has grown until it now contains 300,000 volumes, and is ranked as the second largest library in the northwest. It con¬ tains more than a million unbound pieces. Page 18

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Dean H. V. Carpenter College of Mechanic Arts and Engineering In his ihirly-lhree years here with the College of Mechanic Arts and Engineering, Dean H. V. Car¬ penter has been instrumental in establishing the high reputation of the State College Engineering School which claims national recognition. There are thirty-two instructors in this depart¬ ment in charge of courses in electrical, civil, me¬ chanical, and architectural engineering, and there are 439 students enrolled in these courses. Graduates of the State College in this course are readily accepted by large engineering firms throughout the United States. College of Agriculture Dean E. C. Johnson has been Dean and Director of the College of Agriculture and Experiment Sta¬ tion for 17 years. Much of the research work done under his supervision has proved extremely valu¬ able to agriculture. Dean Johnson’s excellent work is cited in “Who’s Who,” “National Men of Sci¬ ence,” and “Who’s Who in American Education.” Under his supervision are sixty-five instructors and various research men who, at present, are teaching 416 students. The Washington State department ranks among the leading agricultural colleges and experiment stations in the United States and the valuable re¬ search work that is done is recognized throughout the west. College of Home Economics Dean Florence Harrison has been listed in the Who’s Who of America in recognition of her out¬ standing work in Home Economics. Through her capable leadership, Washington State College’s Home Economic Department is rated as one of the best. There are 350 majors and 700 non-major students enrolled in courses under the direction of 18 instructors and four graduate fellows. Following her under graduate work at the Uni¬ versity of Illinois, Miss Harrison received her mas¬ ter’s degree at Columbia University in 1918 and began her work here the following year. Dean Florence Harrison Dean E. C. Johnson Page 20