Auburn University - Glomerata Yearbook (Auburn, AL)

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Roy Dimmitt, Director Department of Student Activities THE Department of Student Activities is the youngest of the four main divisions of the college. It was established two years ago, and has administration over all major student activities. Formerly this office was taken care of by various members of the faculty, but with t he expansion of Auburn the Board of Directors saw fit to create this new department, so as to organize all student activities under one head. During its existence it has been a great help to students as well as an economical aid to the college. ROY DIMMITT was graduated from the University of Missouri in 1901 with the B. S. degree. He then moved to Birmingham, where he was Supervisor of Industrial Education until 1911. He occupied the Chair of Industrial Education for the summer sessions at the University of Alabama. From 1915 to 1916 he was the Inspector of the State High Schools in Alabama. He was then employed by the United States Government as Director of Industrial Education. From there he was called to Maryland as State Director of Vocational Education. It was from this position that lie came to Alabama Polytechnic Institute to become Director of Student Activities. Page 27

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Berner Leigh Shi, Registrar THE Registrar's Office is the Academic Accounting Division of the Institution and co-operates with the President, Deans, and Special Committees of the Faculty in the administration of all matters affecting scholarship. The work may be classified as follows: (a) Admission and registration of students, (b) Record of all grades, conduct, personality of students, (c) Statistics, (d) Data for faculty and student committees which administer student activities, (e) Information for college publications, (f) General information, correspondence, etc. BERNER LEIGH SHI received his B. S. degree from the A. P. I. in 1904, his M. S. degree in 1905, and his C. E. degree in 1906. He attended the summer session of the University of Wisconsin in 1906 and the University of Chicago in the years 1907-09. He was secretary to the President of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute from 1904 to 1906 and Instructor in Mathematics and Drawing from 1906 to 1910. In 1910 be became Registrar of the college, in which capacity he has served the college ever since. He is a member of Phi Kappa Phi honor society. Page 26

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Xos Dobks, Director THE office of Social Director was created by the present administration in 1922. The Social Director is entrusted with the direction of the men’s social activities, the spurring of women student’s organizations and the advising of the Women's Student Council, which is an organization separate and distinct from the similar council of Auburn men. The work, which is now in the third year of its development, has already meant much to the student life at Auburn and will continue to widen and develop with the growth of Greater Auburn. ZOIC DOBBS, B.A., M.A., is a member of the graduate school of Columbia University, where she completed the residence requirement for the degree of Ph. D. She received her M. A. degree from the University of Wisconsin. From 1916-1919 she was Head of the Department of English of Woman’s College of Alabama. She was Dean of Galloway College in 1919-20. In 1922 she became Dean of Women and Mead of the English Department at Beaver College. In the fall of 1922 she was called to the Alabama Polytechnic Inst itute to become Social Director of men’s and women’s activities. Since being in Auburn she has taught in the Education Department of the college for three years and two summer sessions. In 1924 she was made President of the State English Teachers Association. Page 28