University of North Texas - Yucca Yearbook (Denton, TX)

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,,,-Q T' ,.,. ' :fl ' f fi .4 , ', ra fm 's4J,M,s ' iota! Deans Serve As Disciplinarians, Advisors l William G. Woods is the smiling, helpful man behind the door in the administration building marked Dean of Men. He is always busy, but meets his full schedule with energy and ability. Dean Woods has such duties as discipline, finan- cial problems, housing, and counseling beyond the academic realm of the college. He assists with the college social programs and counsels the social fra- ternities. Due to his work, North Texas now has nine national social fraternities. As dean of men, he serves on the Faculty Coun- cil, the Health Council, the Athletic Council, and is the sponsor of the Interfraternity Council. Dean Woods is interested in North Texas as both a dean and an alumnus. Also a graduate of Southern Methodist University, he returned to North Texas in 1937 and accepted the position of dean of men ten years later. William G. Woods -wg, Working with nearly half the student body in her role as dean of women, Dr. Imogene Bentley is the sponsor and advisor to the Panhellenic Council, Meritum, and the Women's Forum Council. . . . l Dr. Bentley retains her pos1t1on as a teacher 1 by conducting classes in the English Department. r Moreover, she is a sought-after lecturer and speaker in the Denton area and the Dallas-Fort l Worth metropolitan region. l She has helped establish top-ranking social so- rorities and honorary societies on the NT campus. l l Before coming to North Texas, Dr. Bentley attended East Texas State Teachers College and George Peabody College. She served as associate professor of Spanish and English at Paris Junior College. Coming to NTSC in the summer of 1943, she was appointed to the position of dean of women the following year. Dr. Imogene Bentley Y .1 is fl ll F l

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it DF- A- M- SUmPleY Dr. Wayne Adams Sampley, Adams Direct College Affairs Dr. A. M. Sampley is the cordial vice-president of North Texas State College. From his second-floor office in the administration building, he manages the academic affairs of the college. Too, he advises undergraduates and graduates in their work. After serving on the faculty since 1935, Dr. Sampley became vice-president in 1954. He for- merly held the position of Director of Libraries and was head of the Library Service Department. For two years Dr. Sampley was honored as Poet Laureate of Texas. Last fall, he wrote an introduction in prose for a Supper Theatre stu- dent production, El Cristo. The vice-president attended Columbia Univer- sity and the University of Texas. Before coming to NTSC, he was with the University of Texas, Louisi- ana State Normal College, a.nd Sul Ross College. One of the busiest men on the North Texas cam- pus is Dr. Wayne Adams, Assistant to the Presidenft. In charge of the physical plant of the college, Dr. Adams must supervise all the work being done in the current building program of the school. Be- ginning in the spring of 1958, Dr. Adams has kept a careful watch on the new class buildings, the new parking lots, and the new hospital. He is respon- sible for the repairs of the school buildings and grounds, and for the supervision of non-academic personnel, grounds, and maintenance crews in addition to new buildings and equipment. Dr. Adams served as Director of Teacher Educa- tion before he was named to the executive position in September of 1955, when the post was created. He was graduated from Colorado State Col- lege and the -University of Missouri. X-,. . ..,...,.vw , ,,,,Mg,. A..,, -.,.:.,,9,4 . X af-M.:,g 9 Q- - T 'ff'f77,3fff . , W

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Dr. Alex Dickie, Registrar H. Farrington, Placement Off J hn L. Carter Jr., Chief Accountant Robert Caldwell, Business Manager Directors Watch Funds, Handle Enrollment Rise With duties varying from supervising the col- lege finances to handling the growing enrollment of the college, the administrative directors work to keep the activities of North Texas functioning properly and efficiently. Fiscal records of the college are kept in the business office, under the direction of Robert Caldwell. Caldwell is responsible for approving and accounting for the expenditures, revenues, and exchanges of the college. Working with him in the business office is john L. Carter Jr., chief accountant for the college. Dr. Alex Dickie, college registrar, directs the keeping and handling of the records of the present and past students of North Texas. Serving the college since 1941, Dr. Dickie is the first to come in contact with the future students of North Texas. The placement office, directed by E. H. Far- rington, has two purposes: assisting public schools and businesses in contacting students training at North Texas, and assisting students and ex-students in securing employment in positions for which they are best suited. A location and occupation file on all graduates and graduate students is kept in the office, and in this way, the office is able to rec- ommend qualified students to employers.