Washington State University - Chinook Yearbook (Pullman, WA)

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Page e l COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE DEAN EDWARD c. JOHNSON Dean Johnson is head of the College of Agriculture . . . ls ci graduate of the University of Minnesota . . . Has toured Europe to study its people and conditions . . . Finds little time at the present for his hobbies of fishing and golf. E. L. Overholser . . . Head of the Horticulture Department, came here in 1930 . . . He attended New Mexico Military Institute, Uni- versity of Missouri and received his Ph.D. from Cornell . . . Hobbies are reading and growing flowers. Top row: Overholser, Ellington, Steffen, Pubols, Smith - Bottom row: Harrar, Schaffer, Ensminger, Carver J. S. Carver . . . Head of the Department of Poultry Husbandry . . . Came to Washington from New England . . . Recently completed plans to relieve the shortage of fish meal due to the war X. . . Hobby interests lie in pho- tography and sports. . E. H. Steffen . . . Head of Forestry and Range Depart- ment . . . Graduate of Iowa State College . . . Hobbies are gardening and woodworking . . . States that foresters being trained now will play a great part in replacing our depleted forests after the war. E. V. Ellington . . . Vice Dean of the College of Agri- culture and head of the Department of Dairy Husbandry . . . ls also the Vice Director of the experiment station . . . Has been with the college Qi years . . . Was a member of the Athletic Council for i5 years . . . Collects miniature cows as a hobby. L. J. Smith . Head of the Agricultural Engineering Department . . . Serves as Secretary on the Committee of Relation of Electricity to Agriculture . . . Interested in Twnnty-Iwo advancement of rural electrification . . . Whiz at golf, skating and bridge. ' E. G. Schafer . . . Head of the Department of Agronomy . . . Main interest is in the practical aspects of agricul- tural work to apply them for feed and food production . . . Enjoys working with all phases of agriculture through- out the state . . . Likes outdoor sports. Ben H. Pubols . . . Head of Department of Farm Man- agement and Ag Economics . . . Interested in farming experiments in the Columbia Basin . . . Spends his spare time boating. M. E. Ensminger . . . Head of the Department of Ani- mal Husbandry . . . Received B. S. and M. A. degrees from Missouri . . . Author of articles on various phases of cattle production . . . Came to Washington State from Massachusetts State College. George Harrar . . . Head of the Department of Plant Pathology . . . Resigned this year and is now in South America . . . Born in Ohio . . . Former member of the faculty at the University of Puerto Rico.

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!,k..?QA, K--1 ' , DEAN OF MEN Dean of Men Otis C. McCreery . . . Now serving as coordinator for the college and army units stationed here . . . Former University of Minnesota football player . . . Held positions at Minnesota cmd Drake University before coming here . . . Likes democratic attitude of Washington State student body. 'TEE The office of the Dean of Men, now under the guid- ance of U. G. Whiffen, has handled twice as much work this year as in previous years. ' Under Mr. Whiffen and Mrs. Joetta Savage, secre- tary, are student counsellors Van Wood, Joe Cochran, Wayne Smalley, Dave Hutchison, and Neal Templin. This office coordinates the reserve corps of all the service branches on the campus, and helps students find branch to which they are best suited. DEAN OF WOMEN Serving efficiently as Dean of Women is Miss Lulu Holmes . . . Her wide experience and capability are of great value to the college. . .Took her graduate work at Columbia University . . . ls especially interested in the war program to build mental alertness and health . . . ls planning now for the post-war adjustment that will be necessary for college women. fi-5 Miss Jewell Phillips, assistant to the Dean, and Pat Morrill, secretary, aid the Dean in the execution of her work This office guides and directs student affairs. lt gov- erns housing, health, approval of campus residences, extra-curricular programs for women, and scheduling of social affairs. ln this year of war, Dean Holmes and her staff have worked harder than ever in their effort to make the college life of WSC students complete and successful. Page Tw: ry o e

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COLLEGE or ARTS AND SCIENCES DEAN C. C. TODD Dean C. C. Todd was a chemistry maior at WSC and edited the Evergreen in 1906 . . . Received doctor's degree from the University of Chicago . . . ls a bird lover and enioys fishing in the mountain streams.. . . Keynote is accuracy. Dr. M. W. Bundy . . . Head of the English Department . . . Fifteen years' service at Washington State . . . Received his degrees from Cornell . . . Likes to teach Shakespeare . . . Research in field of literary criticism . . . Hobbies are fishing and bridge . . . Has headed Community Concert Committee for several years. Top row: Johnson, Bundy, Jacobs, Burke Bottom row: Hatch, Nunemaker, Yoder, Webster, Ashlock I Joe L. Ashlock . . . Head of the Journalism Department . . . He is a native of the Bunchgrass West . . . Hasf taught more than five thousand students since 1919 . . . ls an authority on Indian Folklore . . . Hobby is collecting bird figurines. A Dr. Fred Yoder . . . Head of the Department of Soci- ology . . . Interested mainly in a just and enduring peace at the end of the war . . . Made numerous addresses on post-war reconstruction . . . On leave of absence from State College to serve as lieutenant in U. S. Army. C. O. Johnson . . . Head of the Department of Political Science and History . . . The author of books on Senators Borah, Norris, and Turner . . . Smokes a pipe . , . Enioys house-painting. Victor Burke . . . Head of the Bacteriology Depart- ment . . . Foremost interests lie in his work and research . . . Has been a member of the State College faculty for twenty years . . . ls a hunting enthusiast. John H. Nunemaker . . . Head of the Foreign Language Department . . . Spent many summers before the war directing European tours . . . Has written several Spanish books . . . ls a fishing enthusiast. W. R. Hatch . . . Head of Botany Department . . . Attend- ed Dartmouth University . . . Mortar Board advisor . . . As head of War Curriculum Board he is one of the busiest men on the faculty . . . Undertakes all work with a great deal of enthusiasm . . . Spends leisure time with his two sons. Clifford D. Jacobs . . . General Course department head . . . Attended the University of Chicago . . . Been an instructor at Washington State since 1927 . . . Tennis and hiking are his chief recreations. R. L. Webster . . . Head of the Department of Zoology . . . Likes young people, driving, detective stories . . . Is a humorist as well as a scientist . . . An active alum of the Theta Chi fraternity. Page Twenty 0-h