Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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R. I. THACKREY, who has served Kansas State in many capaci- ties, resigned January 1 as Dean of Administration to become Executive Secretary of the Association of Land Grant Colleges and Universities. On January 1, R. I. Thackrey cleaned out his desk in the office of Dean of Administration, and left Manhattan for Washington, D. C, to take up his new duties as executive secretary of the Asso- ciation of La nd Grant Colleges and Universities. On the same day, A. L. Pugsley packed up his books on engineering and architecture and moved from the engineering building to the office of the Dean of Administration in Anderson Hall. The new Dean of Administration and Summer School came to the campus in September of 1943 as Assistant Director of the Engineering Experi- ment Station and professor of structural engineer- ing. The two years previous were spent in Wash- ington, D. C, as Assistant Director of Engineering, Science and Managament War Training Program of the United States Office of Education. Before that, he had taught architecture and structural engineering at the University of Nebraska and had an extensive consulting practice. A graduate of South Dakota State College, Dean Pugsley earned his degree of Master of Architec- ture at Harvard University. While traveling abroad as a Sheldon Fellow of ' lltacjzleif, (leUcfHl; that University, he painted many of the water colors that are his hobby, two of which now decorate the walls of the Dean ' s office. In his duties as Dean of Administration, Mr. Pugsley assists in the development and appraisal of the educational program of the institution, acts as a coordinator of veterans ' affairs, directs the Summer School, and sifts administrative problems for the President. Dean Pugsley feels one of his more important duties is seeing people. For this reason, the door to his office is always open to any student or faculty member. He is a member of 18 College commit- tees, which undoubtedly would earn him a record among faculty members. The position of Dean of Administration was new to the College when it was taken in Septem- ber, 1944, by Mr. Thackrey on his return from serv- ice in the Navy. Before he entered the service he was connected with the College as head of the journalism department. NEW DEAN OF ADMINISTRATION A. L. Pugsley helps co- ordinate the administration of the College, listens to student and faculty problems, directs Summer School and paints water colors in his spare time. Page 20

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DR. F. D. FARRELL (left) is still active in College affairs, although he resigned as President in 1943 after 18 years in that office. Doctor Farrell felt that a younger man was needed to direct the College through the war years. The Director of Ad- missions, Dr. S. A. Nock (right), is the first to contact each prospective student of Kansas State College. Every application for enrollment at Kansas State must be approved by the Director of Admissions. A new College agency, the Veterans Service Office, of which A. Thornton Edwards is head, handles certification and scholastic records and receipts for all students whose fees are paid by an outside agency. This year, about 4,170 students, all of them veterans, came under this classification. Mr. Edwards was formerly principal of a Man- hattan grade school and came to the College in April, 1946. The newest thing about the office of the Registrar is the Registrar herself, Miss Eleanor Tibbetts, who took the place of Miss Mary Kimball in July, 1946. A graduate of Kansas State, Miss Tibbetts came to the College from a position as an adminis- trative assistant in Antioch College. Her office keeps accurate scholastic records of each student, and gives information to those who need it. This year the Student Health Department, headed by Dr. R. R. Snook, moved from Anderson Hall to the reconverted Army barracks near the College Hospital. Here facilities were raised to care for 70 bed patients. Through a general change in policy this year, the student benefits were greatly in- creased. Among the innovations were preventive influenza shots given to the major part of the students. Resides nurses, the department is now staffed with five physicians. NEW TO THE CAMPUS this year is A. Thornton Edwards, head of the Veterans Service Office, a new College agency cre- ated to take care of the scholastic records and certification of the veteran enrollment. THE REGISTRAR ' S OFFICE, which is connected with the Office of Admissions, is headed by Miss Eleanor Tibbetts. Her job is to keep scholastic records of each student and to prepare graduation lists. DR. R. R. SNOOK is the Director of the Department of Student Health. He super- vises the physical entrance examinations which are required, and the medical serv- ice which is available to students. Page 25

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m WQufdef ' loAed. Ov i Perhaps the largest single new project under the direction of the Office of the Dean of Women dur- ing the year was the transformation of Waltheim Hall. The building, formerly an apartment house, was remodeled to house 80 K-State coeds. Miss Dorothy Hamer, assistant dean, is housing director, and Mrs. Blanche Twiss serves as director of Waltheim Hall. Under the guidance of Dean Helen Moore, in- terviews are conducted with Kansas State freshmen women to help in their adjustment to college life, a job placement service is operated for women who wish employment, and all social functions for women are considered. In charge of the employment service during the major part of the year was Mrs. Pat Lupfer, who held the position of assistant to the dean. Her place was taken in the spring by Mrs. Laura Pfeffer. DIRECTOR OF THE COUNSELING BUREAU, Dr. M. D. Woolf plans the College ' s vocational guidance program, gives personality tests and aids the K-State student to adjust to college life. Page 27 ARRANGING FOR WOMEN ' S HOUSING, counseling fresh, men, and working with other administrative officers are duties which come in a day ' s work for the Dean of Women, Helen Moore. The Counseling Bureau, under the direction of Dr. M. D. Woolf, sponsors the faculty advisory program for freshmen, and is the office on the campus most closely corresponding to the Office of the Dean of Men since the resignation of Dr. A. A. Holtz from that position in the summer of 1946. Paul Torrance, Veterans ' Counselor and instruc- tor of psychology, has been acting as men ' s ad- visor in connection with the Bureau. In a broad sense, the duties of the Bureau cen- ter around student personnel. Specifically, the staff is responsible for the freshmen counselors, fresh- men orientation week prior to the opening of each term, and a freshman and transfer student testing program. This year a reading proficiency course was introduced. Open to all students are services concerned with vocational and educational guidance and personal problems. The Bureau is under the jurisdiction of the Dean of Administration.