Bay City Junior College - Crucible Yearbook (Bay City, MI)

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Mrs. Watson is in action in the office. Miss McGregor makes certain that Harold Martin has selected the right subjects. om quicker pace-that is, until the Bookstore was encountered, where another long line was in store for us students. From the library students proceeded to the now filled-to-capacity Reading Room, where Clarence Schultz made out individ- uai financial statements and instructed us to go a little farther onto Mrs. Baily where allthe non-veteran students gave over their money which was earmarked for an ex- cellent purpose. After this stop, the spotlight played upon the illustrious Bookstore and its crew. Here in this tiny cubicle of the building were collected more students than the sum total of those elsewhere inthe building. After all supplies were finally obtained, the students made their merry way to respective classes all set and eager to start official work on their individual fields of work. The bulk of the problems which arose, naturally had to be referred to the office, and it is no exaggeration when it is said that there was the official ‘‘Hot-Box’’ of the entire college. Only under the expert guidance of Dean Butter- field and the capability of Mrs. Watson, did everything turn out so well. The regular office staff was fortified with extra help essential for the regular office duties which accumulated without regard to other important matters. The total number of students registered this semester was 750, with 496 being veterans. There were seven women veterans, 31

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The annual problem of registration was greater than ever this year because of the influx of veterans and other students just out of high school, causing a necessitated change in the usual procedure. When the new method was employed, everything did not run as smoothly as was hoped, for this was the largest group ever to attend J.C. Attendance figures have been around 100 for the past sev- eral years with the highest pre-war enroliment around 400. Naturally there were great changes needed in reg- istration, and the procedure initiated this year is worthy of high praise, thanks to the hard working crew led by Clarence Schultz, Mrs. Thelma DeFrain and Mrs. Helen Watson. Credit should be given also tonumerous teachers who helped in stations along the way and speeded up reg- istration with valuable suggestions. Registration brings to the mind memories of long, long lines and headaches for the students, but it might be noted that not only did the students’ patience run short but the teachers’ also; for the advisors were in a non- enviable position of helping settle programs and resulting conflicts in schedules. After election cards were obtained, conferences with advisors were over, and the long wait to secure class cards in the library was ended, enrollment went at a 30 i A Li OLA Ie (hl SS oF 2 . y ate er arreee . Ya a SP ES an 4 pee Shes 2 S “ : woh , y . XY: — — —sF. Se a SS SS BOTe 6 ot i SS sce ts: Mr. Schultz receives tuition fees. Miss Fettig gives pointers on re- cording grades.

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Mr. Schultz goes over his records. One of the most vivid things that J. C. students will re- member is the long, long lines that were associated with the getting of supplies from that busy and popular place the College Bookstore. Was it really the getting of supplies that made it popular, or was it the pleasing manner of Miss Mary Pittsley ? The management of the Bookstore is under the super- vision of Clarence Schultz, who did a fine job of procuring enough supplies for all of us. The anly difficulty encauntered was the securing of mare Political Science hooks for that favorite Professor of ours, Mr. Parks. Thelma DeFrain, Recorder, carries out her official dutues inthe Bookstore also, but come this June 13, ““T,Weed’’ won’t be with us at all anymore, for she intends to devote her time exclusively to homemaking and further study for her Master’s degree. Mary Pittsley delivers the new text books.