Southern Illinois University - Obelisk Yearbook (Carbondale, IL)

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DQCIH of WUIIIQII Qriginally called fo SouHuern in Hue spring of I9-45, as adminisfrafive assisfanf fo Hue presidenf, Miss Helen A. Sfuuman became dean of women in December of Hue same year. Since Huaf fime fuer office, coordinafing ifs acfivifies and expansion wiHu oHuer universify deparfmenfs and services, luas lcepf pace wiHu Hue growing universify wiHu no appreciable loss in efficiency. A rapidly growing sfudenf body luas frebled Hue dufies and responsibilifies of Hue Dean of Women. 'flue sclueduling of social affairs of nearly one luundred campus organizafions, drawing up and revising of rules for Hue sfudenf body, and roufine probafionary and l'uousing maffers are only a few of Hue many funcfions performed by Dean Sluuman's office. ln discluarging fuer many faslcs Hue Dean commands Hue capable services of Miss Ruffu l-laddocli, wfuo was appoinfed As- sisfanf Dean of Women in I948. DR. MARSHALL S. I-HSKEY DEAN HELEN A. SHUMAN DQUYI ol MQII Dr. Marsfuall S. l-lislcey came fo Soufluern in flue fall of IQ46, fo fake over Hue dufies of dean of men. To Dean l-lislcey luas fallen Hue faslq of ex- panding Hue funcfions and services of Hue office of Hue Dean of Men in order fo keep in sfep wiHu a muslfurooming universify. 'flue office fuas ouf- grown ifs one-fime primarily probafionary and general l'uousing responsibilifies, and l'uas launclued forflu info sfudenf-public relafionsluips wluiclu make more sure Hue foofing for an ideal universify. Among Hue many services now provided by Hue Office of Hue Dean of Men, are Hue enfrance ex- aminafions, general credif and apfifude examina- fions, and good, sound advice fo any and all sfu- defs in need of if. ln fulfilling luis dufies, Dean l-liskey is ably assisfed by Mr. Ledford J. Biscluof, wluo became Assisfanf Dean in I946.

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UniversiTy PresidenT DR. D. W. MORRIS By means oT his dynamic personaliTy and driving energy, The PresidenT had liTTle diTFiculTy in obTain- ing capable and loyal supporT Trom TaculTy, sTu- clenTs and ciTizens of The area, Dr. Morris Tavors acTion, and has seT The example Tor all To Tollow. His ambiTious labors promise greaTer Things Tor SouThern in The noT-Too-disTanT TuTure. A ForemosT among Those who lend unqualiTied as- sisTance To The PresidenT in These Trying Times is eTTi- cienT, ever-smiling Dr. Charles D. Tenney, admin- isTraTive assisTanT. His desk is The clearing house Tor The PresidenT's oTTiceg his Tasks include The correlaT- ing OT acTiviTies, insTrucTion, physical planT, and public relaTions. Easily reached by TaculTy and sTu- denTs alike, Dr. Tenney provides an inTormaTion service To all, and lends his invaluable aid To any and all proiecTs. In shorT, Dr. Tenney exempliTies ThaT rare abiliTy To have many irons in The Tire, while aT The same Time keeping all oT Them hoT. m i n islvcllors The resignaTion oT PresidenT ChesTer F. Lay in August I948, was Tollowed immediaTely by The elecTion OT Dr. D. W. Morris, who comes To SouThern Trom Ohio STaTe UniversiTy. The new presidenT had To plunge aT once inTo The sTruggle To gain Tor SouThern iTs mosT essenTial needs. Surveying The appalling condiTions oT The Uni- versiTy upon his arrival, Dr. Morris expressed amaze- menT aT The unique opporTuniTies Tor The growTh and expansion OT The insTiTuTion. Seemingly Tollow- ing The old adage, OpporTuniTy knocks buT once, The PresidenT quickly acquainTed himselT wiTh The TacTs OT The siTuaTiong he Then seT ouT To obTain Tor The UniversiTy The desperaTely needed classroom space, laboraTories, physical planT TaciliTies, and many oTher improvemenTs. AdminisTraTive AssisTanT DR. CHARLES D. TENNEY

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DR. T. W. ABBOTT Dean oT The College oT Liberal ArTs and Sciences Adminislvalive Deans OT viTal imporTance To The successTul opera- Tion oT any universiTy are iTs adminisTraTive deans, The ouTsTanding developmenT and eTTicienT or- ganizaTion oT SouThern's Three colleges, in spiTe oT noToriously crowded condiTions, has been car- ried on by The men picTured on This page. Upon These educaTors resTs The responsibiliTy oT pro- viding The righT curriculum in order ThaT sTudenTs may pursue a course oT sTudy mosT beneTicial To Themselves and To Their cornmuniTy. IT is The ad- minisTraTive deans who provide SouThern wiTh a high academic program and help To advance The UniversiTy To The ToremosT rungs in educaTional achievemenT. DR DOUGLAS E. LAWSON DR. HENRY J- REHN Dean of Hqe College of EdUCaT'iOn Dean oT The College oT VocaTions and ProTessions