Kent State University - Chestnut Burr Yearbook (Kent, OH)

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Feminine Understanding . . . In no other university office is the drama of life more completely enacted than in a dean of women ' s office. Feminine understanding is necessary to solve the many and varied prob- lems every girl experiences in her daily life. Margaret Swanson, new Kent State University dean of women, has the experience and fair judgement to do this, and even more important, she has the interest which is so needed. The Youngest of All He Reached the Top As Arden L. Allyn, dean of the col- lege of business administration, looks through his office window, he can probably see in every new building the year-by-year progress that steadily has been made ever since he first came here in 1934. Under his guidance the BA college, youngest of them all, has grown up, along with the whole University. There are two ways to get to the top. One way is to be a mountain climber, the other is to become a college dean. Eric N. Rackham, new KSU dean of liberal arts has done both. A member of the Climber ' s club for six years, he feels right at home among Kent ' s hills. Look- ing to the future, the dean hopes to see Kent also reach its peak. 18

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Progressive Ideas for KSU Under the leadership and progressive ideas of President Bowman, Kent has grown to the second largest state university in Ohio. In spite of his busy schedule, the door to Pres. George A. Bowman ' s office is always open to students with a problem, no matter how large or small. 17

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Their Problems Are His . . . Through the years students of KSU have looked upon Raymond Manchester, dean of men, as a sec- ond father. Their problems are his and his time is theirs. Counsellor, teacher, author, mathe- matician, sportsman; he is each one of these. Work is pleasure to him. A part of the Univer- sity since 1920, the past holds a host of mem- ories for the dean and he feels that the future will bring even greater ones. ' ik Wc • d ■ Mfcalf 1 lilllBf ' t An Ambition Fulfilled The Story Is Complete From grade school teacher, to high school instructor, to associate college professor, to Dean of Edu- cation at Kent State University; this is the success story of Robert I. White. Considering that his ambition always was to be a teacher, this is not an unusual tale. Now a busy college dean, he only wishes he had more time to do some actual teaching. Give a man a spade and seeds, a plot of land to farm and he is contented. Also give him books and students to teach and that is the complete story of Raymond Clark, graduate school dean. Since Dean Clark came to KSU in 1926 he has seen its growth in students, buildings and equipment. In 1947 he saw Kent ' s first graduate school es- tablished and became its first dean. 19