Western Illinois University - Sequel Yearbook (Macomb, IL)

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The President of W6Sf6T1Z Illinois State Teachers College ' jWalter P. Morgan completes his twenty-second year as president of the college on june 17. Dean Currens DEAN H. F. CURRENS has been dean of the faculty for ten years. tinuously since 1913. Miss Donna Draper is the secretary to the presi- dent. She has held that position since 1925. This year Miss Draperis desk has been moved from the Registrars Office into the inner oflice occupied by Dean Currens before he moved into the Recorder's Giiice last fall. l'2 Western's two deans, M. N. This- ted and Caroline Grote, maintain more direct contact with the students than all the others of the administrative staff combined. Dean of Men This- ted issues all statements of absence. recommendations for irregular Work, advice for Working schedules, and 2 I

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Administration MATTERS of administration are directed at Western by Presi- dent Walter P. Morgan and handled by an eiiicient staff employing the most recent methods used in the larger colleges and universities of the country. The greatest advance made during the year is found in the record- ing department Where a new filing system has been installed and has been brought up to date in so far as records of former students permitted. Rec- ords of students in school today are much more detailed and complete and filed very much more compactly than ever before. Miss Hertha Voss and Miss Velna Sollars have been in charge of the new system of records. H. F. Currens has served his tenth year as dean of the Western faculty this year. He has taken charge of the school during the absences of Presi- dent Morgan. Dr. Currens has a host of other duties to handle in connec- tion with the administration of the school. In the ofHce of the registrar most of the routine business, with which the students come in contact, is dis- charged. O. L. Champion has been school registrar since 1920, and has been associated with the school con- S President and Mrs. Morgan, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bailey of Macomb, as they appeared at the reception for President Fairchild of Old Normal. Mr. Bailey is one of the members of the Normal School Board. i211

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handles other kindred matters for the men of the college. Dean of Women Grote serves in the same capacity for the women of the college. Each dean has one important duty aside from the deanship. Mr. Thisted is principal of Western Academy, and Miss Grote is chairman of the calendar committee. All problems pertaining to the ad- ministration of the training school come to the at- tention of R. R. Simpkins, Who has handled this work for more than 20 years, coming to Wes- tern in 1912. He is assisted in the administra- t i o n o f t h e training school by Katharine Thomp- son, principal of the upper grades, DONNA DRAPER IPres. Secxj M. N. THISTED fDean of Menj I231 and Bessie Cooper, principal of the lower grades. In these offices there are employed each year a number of students who do a great deal I of the routine work. In the office of the reg- istrar, Hildreth Lovell is an im- portant clerk. She is assisted by H el e n Hed g - c o c k, W h J spends a part of her time in the oifice of the Dean. Mrs. Helen Graham is practically a full time secretary to the director of the training school, R.R. Simpkins.. Several students have assisted Miss Grote in the dean of women's oiiice this year. h O. L. CHAMPION fliegistrarj CAROLINE GROTE fDcan of Wfomenj