Chicora College for Women - Nods and Becks Yearbook (Columbia, SC)

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 s Edwin R. Walker President of the College A man of vision and foresight, Dr. Walker is the animating force behind Queens’ spirit of progress which is becoming manifest in many ways through her academic program and expansion plan. Through his leadership, Queens has become stronger within her own environs and has established ever widening and mutually beneficial relationships with the outside community. Page Sixteen

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■ completed in September of 1958; at the same time, the Student Union Building was resur- faced with brick and officially named the Laura Tillett Building. Construction of a new residence hall for upperclassmen with ample space and facilities for the enlarged enrollment also began in 1958. Completion of the new Irwin-McKay Infirmary in January, 1959, permitted the razing of the old infirmary in order to begin construc- tion of the new library, additional books for which are being purchased with an anonymous gift of fifty thousand dollars. In the area of administration Dr. Curtis W. R. Larson, formerly of Lake Erie College, Painesville, Ohio, joined the college community as Dean of the College. New in the administrative organiza- tion is the position of Provost which has been filled by Mr. Thomas A. Keenan. Leaving her former position as head of the Department of Art, Mrs. Ann S. Cebhardt became the new Dean of Students. Student Government has also shared in the transition with the development of the merit system for boarding students and the honor system of chapel attendance. These changes in the physical plan, adminis- tration, and student government are only the first signs of the spirit of progress that now characterizes the college. The following pages will illustrate both the changes that have taken place and the spirit that will spark the future.

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■ —P—BBMW1—I— Curtis W. R. Larson Demi of the C ollege Queens enters into her new phase of growth with strong confidence in a man who is well qualified for carrying out the various duties and responsibilities asso ciated with the office of Dean of tlie College. Dr. Larson is directly resjxmsible lor the development of policies in curriculum and teaching, the recommendation of members of the faculty for appointment, and the administration of curricular require ments. I lis responsibilities also include supervision of the registrar’s office, the office of admissions, the scholarship program, academic counseling, attendance program, and other matters relating to the educational functions of the college.