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Theoretically mothering several hundredwomen is a task that Dean Permeal French hasheld at the University of Idaho for many years.A true Idahoan, Dean French has attended theUniversity, and holds the growth of her almamater as one of her greatest ideals.Dean French is the supervisor over all livingquarters for women on the university campus.H ays Hall, Forney Hall, and the College Women'sClub are directly supervised by MissFrench. All rules governing the sororities, aswell as the rulings governing all campus socialfunctions are set up by the dean.The newest group house accommodatingwomen is the College Women's Club, which wasfounded as a result of the efforts of Dean French.The club operates on a cooperative basis, allwomen assisting in the upkeep and operation ofthe club. The D ean of Women has also madepossible the occupancy of Forney Hall by facultywomen at a low cost.PERMEAL J. FRENCH, Dean of Women,was educated in the public schoolsof Idaho and the College of NotreDame, in San Francisco. She holdsM.A. degrees from t he University ofIdaho and George Washington University.Prior to her becoming Deanof Women in 1908, she served asState Superintendent of Schools .•••••••••••••••CHARLES W11.t.IAM H uNGERFORD hastwo main problems: graduate studentsand plants, and he is an expertin both. He is professor of PlantPathology and assistant dean of theCollege of Agriculture. His degreesbear the seals of Upper Iowa Universityand Wisconsin. Efficiency andscholarship are shown by membershipin Alpha Zeta and Sigma Xi.Although Idaho does not award scholarshipsequal to the famous Rhodes scholarships inEngland, she does offer scholarships in many ofthe schools and colleges to worth y graduates.Many other conscientious students enter intoadvanced fields of study after receiving undergraduatedegrees. All such students are direct! yunder the jurisdiction of the Graduate Schoolof the University.C. W. Hungerford is Dean of the GraduateSchool. Assisting the Dean are six faculty membersappointed by the President of the University.Every possible facility is offered graduatestudents for the purpose of promoting initiativeand self-direction in study.Master's degrees are offered by all of theschools and colleges of the University. Higherearning power of individuals receiving graduatedegrees is a recognized fact. Consequently, sincethe depression, many students have returned tothe University to obtain master's degrees.