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

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Representing the faculty in College administration is the Faculty Senate. Members are elected bv the faculty members of the various schools. The legislative body approves candi- dates for degrees and formulates policy. action by the state legislature. These recommendations include budgets and other matters set by law. Prob- lems of running the College the Board leaves up to the president except for a few specific regulations. Dr. McCain appoints the various College officials subject to the Board ' s approval. Regular meetings of the Board with the president keep them informed of the happenings and problems of the College. Members of the Board are Lester McCoy, Garden City; Arthur W. Hershberger, Wichita; W. S. Fees, lola; Clement H. Hall, Coffeyville; Mrs. Elizabeth Haughey, Concordia; Lawrence Morgan, Goodland; Ray R. Evans, Kansas City; McDill Boyd, Phillipsburg; and Oscar Stauffer, Topeka. The first family of Kansas State College. President and ] lrs. McCain, Sheila and Lady, relaxes around the Christmas tree. Serving under the president is a team of administra- tors who are charged with the more specific details of operating an educational institution. Specific Details to Aids A. L. Pugsley, dean of academic administration, handles among other things the business of fellowships and grants for students and researchers, salary, rank and retirement of faculty members. He serves on about 25 College committees and numbers among his other ac- tivities a membership in the North Central Accrediting Association, the group that checks colleges for profes- sional and curricular standings. Responsible to Dean Pugsley is E. M. Gerritz, di- rector of admissions and registrar. His job is to eval- uate transfer students ' credits and maintain records on every student ' s scholastic standing. A. R. Jones, dean of financial administration, has the momentous job of compiling the College budget, and directing over-all expenditures. LTnder him is Ralph Perry, comptroller, who handles the intricate details of the dollars and cents of the College. Through his office goes the student activity fund and all purchase order invoices. Giiifirich Heads Maintenance Repair and maintenance of the myriad of College buildings and installations are the headache of R. F. Gingrich. He carries the title of superintendent ol maintenance and the load of seeing that the job gets done. A. Thornton Edwards handles the job of housing students and will have added administrative duties with the new married student apartment houses to be built in the near future. Edwards inspects off campus housing and advises students which residences meet College specifications. 24

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Chester Peters, placement director, looks after the job openings that come to a college for graduating sen- iors. He attempts to get the round pegs in the round holes and the square ones in the square holes. Chargeil with the health of the students is Dr. Benjamin Lafene. Maintaining an efficient hospital in outdated barracks is not an easy task, but plans have been made for build- ing a new College hospital in the next few years. The K- State veterans are steady visitors to the office of Wen- dell Kerr. The veterans ' service office is the focal point for Gl payments and other problems confronting the e -ser icemen. More than 200,000 books in the College Library pro- vide a lot of reading for K-State students. In charge of co-ordinating the various departments of the Library — reference, continuations, class reserves and loan desk — is William F. Baehr. The man who probably knows more K-Staters than any other is Kenney L. Ford, alum- ni secretary. He travels over the state attending alumni meetings and is in charge of the student loan fund. Work with The K-Slater. an alumni publication, also demands part of Ford ' s time. AH the problems that go with nine weeks of sum- mer school reach the desk of Paul oung, director of the summer session, and associate dean of the School of Arts and Sciences. Young was appointed to the latter post at the beginning of the spring semester to succeed acting Associate Dean Ralph Sanger. Max Milbourn, Charles Correll, Sumner Morris and F. D. Farrell complete the list of administrative aids. Milbourn is director of public service and maintains the good public relations for K-State. Correll keeps the history of the College up to date and Dr. Farrell serves as president emeritus. Sumner Morris operates the Counseling Center which helps students better their read- ing habits and find the right course of study. Planning the programs for student assemblies is the job of A. L. Pugsley. dean of academic administration. Records on K-Staters are com|)iled by E. M. Gerritz. registrar, and Chester Peters co-ordinates the job op])ortunities. Keeping the Library current uith literature is done bv illiam Baehr. and C. M. Correll is College historian. Housing for students is directed by Thornton Edwards. Kemiey Ford is secretary for the thousands of K-State alumni. 25