Allegheny College - Kaldron Yearbook (Meadville, PA)

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HORACE THOMAS LAVFILY DEAN or MEN T HIS YEAR has been a hard one for the faculties of liberal arts colleges all over the country, and Allegheny has been no exception. The coming of the Air Corps brought many problems in housing facilities DMI and arranging a schedule for their classes, and the dc- parture of so many of our own boys made necessary dc- cisions inxolxing credit for courses not finished and thc clisposilion of college fees already paid or due. It has been difficult in many new ways to keep things on an even keel, and our faculty has not received nearly enough credit for the part they have played. Instructors who, without complaint, took on many ex- tra hours of classes at odd hours of the day and night, professors who found themselves teaching courses which they had not touched on in years, John Hulbnrt for the excellent job he did in organizing and carrying out a recreation program for the cadets. Dr. Lavely who step- ped into a complicated position as Dean of Men and managed it like an expert, the physical education depart- ment who gave of their time and energy to assist in the training of the cadets, the Registrar's office which man- aged somehow to keep in touch with the boys in the IAILA SKINNICH Daw or Woxim

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TR TIO service and to recruit students for a college whose ad- vantage of co-education was dwindling rapidlyg all these are to be commended for the part they played in main- taining Allegheny on a fairly normal basis. In addition to Dr. Lavely's appointment as Dean of Men to succeed Dr. Schultz, Mr. Philip M. Benjamin took over a new post as Librarian in place of Miss Edith Rowley who retired at the end of 1942. ln his new capacity Mr. Benjamin made several inoyations at Reis Library and it was largely through his efforts that the book drive was such a success. His own enthusiasm for PHILIP MOHR BENJAMIN LIBRARIAN I HURST ROBINS ANDERSON REGISTRAR his new job has done much to awaken a corresponding interest in the student body. In the face of the manpower shortage on the campus, Miss Skinner's task of keeping the girls happy was a very real one, and the necessity of moving Cochran freshmen into Brooks required expert juggling on the part of the Dean of Woriien. Next year may be even more difficult than this one has been for the faculty, but they have proven themselves well able to cope with new situations. The end of the war will find Allegheny holding its old place of respect among American colleges.