Washburn University - Kaw Yearbook (Topeka, KS)

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Marion McDonald Irvin L. Luthi Trio aids community as well as students ANOTHER PART of Washburn's expanding student services was the Office of Financial Aids and Place- ment. It was through Dean Marion MacDonald's awareness of student interest in career planning that a literature room was added to his office's list of student services. Located in the Thomas Memorial Room ofthe Student Union, the new facility permitted a more ex- tensive display of information for persons seeking employment in business and teaching. In offering the widest scope possible, the office handled the adminis- tration of Work-Study programs, loans, scholarships, and grants. PROVIDING information to prospective students was only the starting point for I.L. Luthi, registrar and direc- tor of admissions, as he added the personal touch of a dedicated administrator to his office. He and his staff were responsible for the admission of all new students to the university, and for the compilation, mainte- nance, and disposition of official academic records pertaining to enrolled students. Other major duties included making preparations and conducting the enrollment and registration process, making the rounds of the state's high school college days, and making arrangements for commencement. ADMINISTERING the Evening College and the Sum- mer Session academic programs was the responsibility of the Department of Continuing Education. Under the direction of james Young, Continuing Education also sought to make the University's physical and personal resources available for other programs of community service. Mr. Young explained, The department is ded- icated to the purpose of strengthening the ties be- tween the University and the urban community. It was toward this end that the department worked for the increased development of the Topeka Institute of Urban affairs in bringing recognized authorities to the Topeka area. james M. Young 23

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lohn E. Triggs Marie Moore ,lnrif Deans seek new approaches to full education INDIVIDUALIZING a college education was the ex- pressed goal of Marie Moore, associate dean of stu- dents, and john Triggs, assistant dean of students. The function of our department is to be sure that every stu- dent at Washburn is never just a number. He is a per- son, an individual whose name is known, Dean Moore said. We are concerned not only with academ- ic progress, or lack of it, but we are eager to assist with personal problems, including those of mental and physical health and social development. The addition of the position of Assistant Dean of Students expanded the Department of Student Affairs and facilitated the accomplishment of this goal. Dean Triggs and Dean Moore directly oversaw Inter-Fraternity, Panhellenic, and President's Councils and the men's and women's residence halls. THE DUTIES of the Department of Counseling and Testing, as assumed by Director Harold Hula were two- fold. One aspect of the department was work in the field of guidance in which Mr. Hula attempted to help students decide on major areas of study. He provided information about graduate schools and possible em- ployment opportunities for graduating seniors by the extensive use of personal interviews. Administering tests comprised the other phase of the department. Tests were given to individuals in relation to specific problems and to student groups requiring the Ameri- can College Test or the Graduate Record Examination. 22 N., ,ie-.,,,.., N '4- Y: , ..- Harold L. Hula

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Harold A. Holden Charles E. Tharp Union operations pace campus activity needs CATERING to a successful response from students in purchasing paperback books, Harold Holden, book- store manager, has added significantly to the store's selection. He expects an additional 1500 titles by the end of this year. The function of the bookstore person- nel was to seek information from the faculty regarding their choices of textbooks. We determine the quanti- ty needed for each course, and we buy as many books as possible from students and other sources. Then, we order the remaining books from publishers, Mr. Hol- den explained. ln addition, the bookstore provided adequate supplies, stationery, and novelty items, in- cluding a Christmas gift bar. THE MEMORIAL Student Union is the living room of the campus, Charles Tharp, Union director affirmed. Mr. Tharp, with the aid of his assistant, Miss Mayre Macey, 1967 Washburn graduate, was responsible for the supervision of all areas in the Union. He empha- sized, however, that the Union exists primarily for the students' use and enjoyment and for other members of the University family. The recreation facilities on the lower floor were enlarged, background music systems to all parts of the Union were installed, and a color tel- evision brought new life to the main lobby. Major du- ties of making reservations for the use of Union facili- ties by all groupsand organizations, programing within the Union, and registration and maintenance of events for the entire campus lend credulity to the belief that the Union is destined to be the information center for the student body. IN HIS FIRST year at Washburn, james Dittemore, director of Food Services, saw his main goal as creating a pleasant atmosphere and environment in the Student Union cafeteria and in all areas of food service. Mr. Dittemore assumed the tasks of planning weekly menus for the hot lunch and the snack lines in the Washburn Room cafeteria and of arranging nutritious diets for dormitory residents and contract diners. He also offered a variety of menus for the many specially served meals and receptions held in the Union. Not only concerned with the preparation, supervision, and serving of good food, Mr. Dittemore was in charge of all economic aspects of food purchasing, which includ- ed taking bids from local food chains in an attempt to keep the food services running self-sufficiently. james C. Dittemore