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ERNEST EvERETT ll unF. RT, alsoActing Dean of the Graduate Schoolduring the sabbatical absence of C.W. H ungerford, is noted for his researchwork in plant pathology. Afterreceiving his B.S. and M.S. degreesfrom the Universit}' of Montana andhis Ph.D. from the University ofWisconsin, he came to Idaho in 1925as a professor of r orestry."Book larnin'" is a small part of the studythat the students in the School of Forestry partakeof while earning their degree from thatschool. The University of Idaho owns manyacres of densely forested land which providesan open air laboratory for the students in theschool to learn practical methods. In additionto the valuable training the students receivethrough practical work on the "experimentalacres," they also have access to an experimentstation maintained in 1oscow by the UnitedStates Forest Service.The competency of the graduates of thisschool was experienced with the founding of theCivilian Conservation Corps in the spring of1933, at which time every available man in theschool was given a responsible position by thegovernment. Dr. Ernest E. Hubert was promotedto Acting Dean of the school after thedeath of Francis Garner Miller in March. Dr.Hubert has been at Idaho since 1925.• •••••••lany freshmen have entered the office of theDean of the J unior College and wondered " J ustwhat is this Junior College all about?" The samequestion is in the minds of not only the freshmen,but it also is of concern to some of theparents who send their children to the University.The purpose of the college is to give the studentsa better understanding of the Universityand allow them to become well acquainted withuni versity routine. The Junior College requirestwo years of study, and after completion of thisthe students enter the senior college.T. S. Kerr, D ean of the J unior College, directsthe educational training of many university students.It is his duty to give personal attentionto the curriculum of those in his college.All students entering the School of BusinessAdministration and the College of Letters andcience first complete the courses of the JuniorCollege.THOMAS TONE KERR was evidentlya nat ural horn executive as all of hispositions have been of that class.Before he entered the educationalfield he was a chautauqua circuitdirector and later traveled for theWashington State R etail Association.Before coming to the Universityin 1924, he was superintendentof schools at Bonners Ferry.