Missouri State University - Ozarko Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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',.,.... JAMES B. INMON Guidance Director ouionncr DIIZLCTOIZ Mr. james B. lnmon, familiar to veterans since the war as Veteran's Advisor, moved this fall to the position of Guidance Director for the college in the recently-formed Division of Testing and Guidance, a position formerly held by Dr. Wilkinson. Duties in this department under the direction of Mr. lnmon include the conducting of freshmen aptitude tests in order to place new students in the classes best for them. Also available to the students through this department are the professional aptitude and vocational guidance tests. This division is also responsible for coordinating both the college-wide program of testing and counseling, and the program of guidance of the students' occupational, educational, or personality adjustment. t . VE-llGl2ll ITS ll DVI SCR Kenneth Kraft, a recent S.M.S. graduate, this fall assumed the duties of Veteran's Advisor in the Veteran's Advisement Office, a division of the Department of Guidance and Testing. The college maintains this office for advisement and guidance of student veterans primarily for three reasons: to help the veterans, to protect the interests of the college, and to serve as a coordinating service between veterans, college, and the Veteran's Administration. The assistance to veterans in this department is primarily in the field of advisement for immediate and personal problems. Problems that pro-tect the rights and entitle- ments of veterans and their dependents are numerous. Typical pro- blems handled by this department are proper enrollment procedures, subsistence adjustments, allotments for dependents, rights and entitle- ments under Public Laws l6 and 346, change of vocational objective, and transfers in training. KENNETH KRAFT Veteran's Advisor PlHGQMQl'll BURQQU MRS. HAZEL PONDER Appointment Bureau Mrs. Hazel Ponder moved into Dean Graff's office in the summer of l947, and was placed in charge of placement and field service for the college. Duties connected with this position consist mainly of assisting graduating seniors and others in securing positions in teaching and other Vocational fields. Mrs. Ponder is a graduate of S.M.S., and is herself a former teacher. She has been chairman of the Rural Division of the Missouri State Teacher's Association, and has been quite active in promoting teachers' workshops. She is also active in various civic and welfare organizations. 14

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ma, , A+. ' l2U5lll-Q55 MllllllGQl2 L. H. MORRIS Business Manager QUDITCDIX Presiding in the college auditor's office is Mr. W. l. Baker, ho has for some time successfully handled the money on this ampus. Those first-of-the-term incidental fees are received his office, as well as special fees collected from music students those taking laboratory work. ln addition to collecting the fees, he also acts as a disbursing and depositing agent the school. All checks from the college go through his and departmental funds are deposited there, along with of campus organizations. Mr. Baker makes a quarterly report to both state and national officials, acts as of the Board of Regents, audits institutional and group is the administrator of staff retirement funds and the ization plan, and handles other details relating to I records of the college. l3 Mr. Lee H. Morris has held the position of business manager of S.M.S. for a number of years, and during this time he has capably executed the duties which fall under his jurisdiction These duties are numerous and varied, such as custodian of physical property of the college, supervisor of the plant system director of the operating staff, purchasing agent for the college and general supervisor of the cafeteria, the college bookstore and similar auxiliary enterprises. Another duty which brings him into closer contact with the student body is that of director of student employment. I-le is responsible for the hiring of the student help necessary to the successful operation of the school ln addition to the afore-mentioned jobs, Mr. Morris also serves as Treasurer of the Board of Regents. W. I. BAKER Auditor

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GUY l-l. THOMPSON xl. .44 K' . ' ar ll-CGI 3Tl2l3l l2 Mr. Guy Thompson, Registrar of the college, is faced with an ever more difficult job as the enrollment at S.M.S. continues to increase every year. Chief among the new worries is that of scheduling classes to suit the maximum number of students. Another headache is registra- tion at the beginning of every term, when close to two thousand stu- dents must be handled in two days. l-le and his staff also handle all matters pertaining to admission to the school, information on advanced standing, correspondence and extension work, checking students for graduation or certification, and recommendations for state certificates. ln addition, all attendance records and scholastic records are kept in his office, college catalogs and schedules are prepared there, and grades approved for county certificates. Registrar LIQRQRY Mecca for the students at S.M.S. is the library, which is usually filled to capacity by those students who are doing research work, look- ing for a place to study, or merely glancing through the morning paper. Crowded conditions in both libraries prevent the utmost in effi- ciency, but the present staff handles the situation in such a way that necessary material can be made available to all those seeking it. The library is divided into two sections, with books pertaining to language, mathematics, science, fine arts, literature, history, and recrea- tional reading collections being relegated to the main library. In the South library along with bound and current periodicals, one can find the religious, social science, and education works. ARGARET CREIC-HTON, A.B., B,L.S. JANE FOSTER HOLT, B.S., B.S. in L.S. Reference Librarian Reference Librarian GRACE PALMER, A. B., B, L. S Librarian FRANCES WALLACE, A.M., B.S. in L.S. l l 5 -52' '. L S s fr H 41 88 w niet B W ix fs iz Y uv rg Fi . at wir V R 1 5'