Butler University - Carillon / Drift Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Dean of Women With many Butler men serving in the armed forces, It remains for Butler women to uphold the standards of the university. Thus, the office of the Dean of Women assumes greater im- portance than ever before. This position has been capably filled by Dr. Elizabeth B. Ward since 1940 when she joined Butler ' s faculty. With the aim of promoting the best physical, social, and sch olastic welfare of women stu- dents, the Dean of Women ' s office assumes the general functions of scheduling all social events, advising the Panhellenic Council, in- terviewing students on personal problems, su- pervising housing, and keeping student records. During this past year special achievements have been the supervision of the Associated Women Students ' program of air corps mixers; the counseling of rushees during rush week; cooperation with the American Red Cross in establishing a chapter on the campus; and the raising of money for the Infantile Paralysis Association by means of the Freshman Rose dance. Dorothy Ziegler, a Butler student, serves as an able secretary to Dean Ward. Dean Elizabeth B. Ward

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Evening Dmsion Prof. George F. Leonard The Division of Evening Courses at Butler University plays an important role in the educa- tion of our nation at w ar. The evening division has kept pace with the increased tempo of v artime living by sponsoring programs which offer convenient class meeting times for students otherwise unable to gain required courses. Not only has this division offered courses with artime significance, but has also given refresher courses for teachers who wish to re-enter the teaching field in this period when teachers are so badly needed. Among the m ost important of the courses of- fered are guidance in wartime problems, war- time citizenship training, background of the second World War, as well as others of special interest and importance. The Division of Evening Courses is under the direction of Professor George F. Leonard. The faculty of this school is composed of regular day school professors and selected businessmen. This school was established in 1930 as an outgrowth of a series of evening courses started in 1899.

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Army Air ProF. George F. Leonard For the past year, Butler ' s campus has been adorned with the uniforms of Aviation Students who are members of the 52nd College Training Detachment. Under the command of Major William E. Sayer, who has guided the cadet program since December after replacing Captain Samuel C. Gist, the detachment has flourished to be acclaimed as one of the outstanding of its kind in the country. The training which the students undergo is a phase on the road to becoming Aviation Cadets and future pilots and officers of the Army Air Force. Their primary purpose while at Butler, is to achieve academic proficiency in many subjects such as physics, mathematics, English, history, and geography. Other parts of the program include a very vigorous physical training schedule, for the purpose of making the cadets fit for their future days as pilots; a strict military program which includes, drilling, voice and command, the use of small arms and lectures on other important phases of Army training. The students spend their final month at Butler engaged in ten hours of instructive flying at the local airports. Their course includes learning Civil Regulations as well as actual army flying. Aviation students 20