Ohio University - Athena Yearbook (Athens, OH)

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L 1 1 1 PRESIDENT IOHN C. BAKER... The fourteenth president of Ohio University, Dr. John C. Baker, took office in February ,1945, succeeding Dr. Walter S. Gamertsfelder, who had filled the ex- ecutive position during the trying year of 1944. With 20 years at Harvard Business School behind him, Dr. Baker was well- fitted to assume the leadership of Ohio University. A happy combination of a hard head and a warm heart, he quickly made friends of the student body as well as his faculty co-workers. Several receptions, teas, and dinner parties in Dr. Baker ' s honor were held by various campus organizations throughout the beginning of the second semester, and on March 8, 1945, the new president spoke at his first Ohio University convocation. Before assuming the Ohio University presidency, Dr. Baker ' s activities spread over many fields. Research, writing, a trusteeship at Junior College, which conferred on him an L. L. D. in 1943, and at the Boston School of Occupational Therapy, a directorship of the National Blank Book Company, and the presi- dency of the Avon Home of Caimbridge all showed the rare administrative abil- ity of OU ' s new president. The entire campus extends its heartiest congratulations to President John C. Baker, promising him all the cooperation and assistance worthy of a fine leader and a good friend. 11

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PRESIDENT WALTER S. GAMERTSFELDER WELCOMES.... 10

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DEAN OF WOMEN. ..IRMA E. VOIGT At the beginning of the fall semester, Dean Irma E. Voigt issued a challenge to Ohio University women. She said, You are shaping as well as maintaining the standard of college life to which many of our soldiers will return. Your un- flinching devotion to duty and standard now will determine in large measure the attitude of young men who have matured beyond their years on the battle- field. With this statement, Dean Voigt reaffirmed her faith in the women of Ohio University, whose far-sighted and understanding leader she has been for thirty-one years. Active in campus life, Dean Voigt serves as adviser to such organizations as Campus Affairs Committee, Student Council, Campus Religious Council, Women ' s League, YWCA, Red Cross, Kappa Delta Pi, Mortar Board, Panhellenic Council, Phoenix, and Alpha Lambda Delta. From her McGuffey Hall office, she directs the welfare of women students on campus, helps initiate social functions and establish traditions, holds seminars for graduate students interested in aca- demic work, plans for her classes in College Problems, and takes a vital part in all Ohio University undertakings generally. Though her leisure hours are few. Dean Voigt delights in needlework, read- ing, and bridge. Her pleasant home on Park Place is the scene of numerous campus gatherings, and her famous dog, Lady, the favorite individuality of most of OU ' s population. 12