Blackburn College - Beaver Tales Yearbook (Carlinville, IL)

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were Dick Leighninger and Sue Sharp. ‘They were responsible for assigning work schedules and serving on the Administration Committee to the College. Dale Bala, as Bookstore Head, was responsible for both the bookstore and mail room. Dale added several new items to the products already sold in the bookstore as well as selling textbooks and other school supplies. Assisting Dale were Roy Moats in the bookstore and Sally DeVoe in the mail room. Responsible for assigning desk workers and secre- taries to the faculty and administration was Mary Jo King. This year Mary put desk workers on a rotation schedule and cut secretaries’ hours to only the number needed by the faculty. Mary Jo also attempted to keep

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Work Committee In addition to handing out work fines and com- piling work grades, the work committee assumes the responsibility for the entire operation of our work program. Each spring candidates for this committee are selected from student, faculty and administration nominations. A weeklong work school culminates in a written exam after which each work committee member selects three student for try-out positions, Each of the three students chosen for a particular position is given a week in which they assume responsibility for that department. Following three try-out weeks, the retiring work committee members select the new committee. The 1967-1968 men’s and women’s work heads

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a record of all overtime and undertime of the secretaries. Merle Sternberg and her assistants, Pat Hewing, Julie Sands, Sarah Wilson, John Cokinos, and Ken Newgren, instigated several changes in the dining hall. All evening meals, except Wednesdays, were changed from family style meals to progressive family style meals. Ann Bush and Roger Hill provided live music at every evening meal and at every Sunday dinner. Auxiliary lines were introduced for cafeteria style meals to accommodate the larger enrollment. Not only did Merle and her assistants organize every regularly scheduled meal, but they also arrarge] the special buffets for Homecoming and Parents’ Weekend. Sherry Jensen, C. H. C. Anderson Student Center Head, not only scheduled workers, kept accounts in order, and helped promote a friendly atmosphere in the Den, but also found time to expand the variety of items offered.