Bowling Green State University - Key Yearbook (Bowling Green, OH)

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Shouldering the dual responsibilities of fresh- man dean and public relations director, Dean McFall moved into the former Marine Unit Office in November where he welcomed one of the largest freshman classes in the history of the University. Parallel to his duties as freshman dean was his work as Veterans' Counsellor for the men registered under the G.I. Bill of Rights program. Voluntarily he administered aptitude and interest tests to several hundred students who listened eagerly to the results. The Social Deans Coping with the problems of increased de- mand of an enlarged feminine enrollment, Dean Audrey Kenyon Wilder efficiently managed an overcrowded schedule of classes, meetings, and social activities. Advising W .S.G.A., Y.VV.C.A., Panhellenic Council, and the Social Committee made time-thrift imperative for Miss Wilder whose appointment book was consistently filled by conferences with individual students. Dis- pensing permission slips, registering prospective rushees, and issuing notices were intricate parts of her well-correlated administrative program. KENNETH H. MCFALL AUDREY KENYGN WILDER A room for every student was the grave problem which confronted Dean Conklin during the summer term as the enrollment for 1944-45 mounted daily. Mastering the acute housing situation, he turned to the traditional custom of issuing class excuses, teaching algebra to civilian and Naval students, and contributing his sage advice to the Men's Union Committee. Inter- Fraternity Council, Student Council, and Social Committee clamored for their share of his busy day and still he found time to counsel the many who brought problems to his desk. ARCH B. CONKLIN

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RALPH G. HARSHMAN Directing two major administrative offices became the war-time emergency task of Dean Harshman when Registrar John Bunn entered the armed forces. Coupling the responsibilities of Acting Registrar with the deanship of the Col- lege of Business Administration, he alternately faced problems of registration and graduation. Dean Harshman spent the pre-commencement weeks working with the Honors Committee to determine the awarding of the academic honors. Administrative policies of the Falcon's Nest were formulated across his desk during the meetings of the Student Union Committee. The Academic Deans JAMES ROBERT CDVERMAN Adviser of the first KEY, Dean Overman of the College of Liberal Arts was one of the original faculty members of the University. He continues to teach mathematics along with his administrative position. Even in the face of abrupt changes and revisions necessitated by increased enrollment and navy demands, he has again successfully edited the University's bulle- tin. As chairman of the Post YNar Planning Committee, he helped to formulate a report detailing the problems and needs in buildings, equipment, and curriculum for the -University after the war. CLYDE HISSONG Balancing a full schedule of pedagogy in psychology and education with his activities as dean of the College of Education, Dean Hissong found the increasing demand for teachers more difficult to fill each day. Participation in state- wide educational conferences often took him to other college campuses and to Columbus for meetings concerning state educational standards. As chairman of the committee on graduate instruction, he directed thework of graduate students toward their master's degrees. As usual he was called upon to speak at many club, church and school meetings.

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SH- V.-sf, -.,.-, ,,L,.,-,-..T- -,rf -7- , V . - - - WU? ia if i JI fi rf-15:-4 -- ,, -r ww, i ,, rm wk i ll Wir.. l W F :riflfipgii ' H l l i l l I I l l 1 LIEUT. COMDR. ROBERT STOKES LIEUT. ROBERT BURRY Lmcr. HAROLD BOLD Navy Administration IDDEN beneath a maze of 48-hour liberties, restricted lists, and log books is the efiiciently managed administra- tion of the Bowling Green Naval V-12 Unit. Set apart in one corner of the Administration Building is a suite of offices to which come telegrams, long-distance telephone calls, and official correspondence from the Navy Department and from which issues a barrage of orders, restrictions and an- nouncements which regulate the day-to-day living of the V-12 trainees stationed at Bowling Green. Behind the battery of files which hold the grade reports, sick bay charts, and barracks records of the trainees is the staff which calmly dispenses official information each day and duti- fully attends to the multitude of routine tasks which are so essential to the management of a Navy training unit. Lieut. Comdr. Robert Stokes came to Bowling Green in July of 1944 to take over his duties as commanding officer. A Yale graduate and a former member of the New York Stock Exchange, Lieut. Stokes received his Naval commission in 1942. VVhen Lieut. Comdr. Stokes was transferred to another training station in April, the duties of commanding officer fell to his assistant, Lieut. Harold Bold. Lieut. Bold, a Phi Beta Kappa and botanist from New York, was assisted by Lieut. Cj.g.j Edward Martin. Over in sick bay on the second and third fioor of Johnston Hospital, Lieut fj.g.j Robert Burry was responsible for the treat- ment of the V-125' ailments. He patched them up after accidents on the obstacle course, and he quarantined the Navy boys when they contracted mumps. These officers kept Bowling Green's Naval V-12 Unit run- ning smoothly and helped to make it one of which to be proud. -1. -cg., . illlllu ,