Ohio University - Athena Yearbook (Athens, OH)

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Z+ t.m Dean of Men Maurel Hunkins Since his arrival in 1946, Dean Maurel Hunkins has been a constant source of surprise to the students. The versatile Dean of Men has coached tennis here, and last summer was himself singles champion at a vacation resort. When the conductor of the university crchestra taps and raises his baton to begin a concert, one of those who look up from the viola section is Dean Hunkins. And he is right at home there, having formerly played with the New York Symphony. Dean Hunkins served for eighteen years, before coming here, as the Director of Stu- dent Personnel at New York University. He likes the friendlier relations here despite being awakened in the dead of night by frightened pledges seeking a harmonica or his mortar- board for a fraternity summons. He always complies cheerfully, and even sacrificed a lock of his hair on one occasion!

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Leona Dean of Women Leona Felsted emphasizes that her office is not a cloistered retreat where maladjusted students steal in to bare their neuroses, but rather a friendly place where all kinds of people come to discuss all kinds of problems. Few welcomed to her informal office could doubt that, and a talk with the affable dean would convince the most stubborn. Pressed to talk about herself, she may surprise new acquaintances by recounting ex- periences on camping trips with her son in Colorado, where she spends nights in the open in a sleeping bag! She dearly loves to ride a good western horse across rolling plains, and hopes someday to own a ranch in the West. There she could also devote some time to needlework and experiments in cooking, the phases of homemaking she most enjoys. Dean Felsted retains an understanding of the teacher ' s problems by conducting a semi- nar for graduate students. And through her work as Dean of Girls in Portsmouth, Ohio, and as Dean of Women here, it is apparent that she has a great understanding of the student ' s problems.

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Deans of the Colleges A man prominent in both national and inter- national educational affairs is Dr. George J. Kabat. Former dean of the College of Special and Continuation Studies at the University of Maryland, he succeeded Dean Evan R. Collins as dean of the College of Education early last December. Before assuming his duties here, Dr. Kabat had assisted in the creation of college level education centers for the European Com- rr.and in Germany. 1936 may be an uneventful year in many peoples ' memories, but to Dean W. S. Gamerts- fcldcr it meant a new and interesting job as the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. After attending three universities and gain- ing B.A., D.A., Ph.D., and LI.D. degrees, Dean Gamertsfelder still becomes animated when dis- cussing education. Dean George W. Starcher, who heads the University College, was himself a graduate of Ohio University in 1926. He took his Doctorate at Illinois the following four years, meanwhile serving on the Ohio University faculty for two years. Dr. Starcher is a family man and has one sen, a senior in high school. The dean takes an enthusiastic interest in fishing, golf, and university newcomers. He wishes to improve his skill in the first two and improve the last in any way possible.