College of Wooster - Index Yearbook (Wooster, OH)

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Deans 3 o Duties Doubled Our three deans lead a double life as administrators and teachers. Besides his duties of organizing curriculum changes, planning chapel programs, and substituting for Prexy in his absence, Dean Westhafer heads the physics department. Advice on the Navy V-l, V-5, V-7, and Marine Corps programs has been the something new added to Dean Bruere's hectic life of supervising the men's dormitories, conferring with errant students on disciplinary matters, and teaching flight navigation for the navy. Technically, Dean MacKenzie is the counsellor of all women students, the caretaker of the social calendar, a member of eight or ten faculty committees, and the literary critic in the advanced composition and novel COLIFSGS. Dean MacKenzie attended Wells and Radcliffe Colleges. She is the keeper of the famous date book- unbeknowns to Mr. Moore. She claims that the book avoids social conflicts, keeps the use of the buildings straight, and records the college activities. Dean Westhafer has close associ- ations with deans of other colleges through his administrative work. l-le has published articles of a semi-scientific and educative na- ture in magazines and done re- search on the physical properties of molilodomite. Dean Bruere is a close rival to the Metropolitan Museum of Art with his picture gallery of Wooster men in service. When last counted, there Were over a hundred photo- graphs decorating the Wall. Dean Bruere also holds the correspond- ence record tor writing sixty letters to service men in one Week-end, I7

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Prexy kept fifty-one speech appointments last year, speaking to about ten colleges, and at five academic meetings. Arranging Prexy's schedule, typing approximately 4,000 letters annually and recording all board and committee meetings keeps Secretary Kurt Taylor busy. Prexy Upholds Wooster Traditions. While Wooster boys are sniping in Australia, bombing in the Solomons, and gunning in Africa for the preservation of humanity, Prexy in Wooster is fighting his own battle for the maintenance of the liberal arts college and its cultural ideals. The year, l942, time of headaches and heartaches, ended with a partial victory for him. Mainly through his efforts, six hundred navy pre-flight students supplemented the slowly decreasing student body. The inevitable changes that followed were quick and extensive, but the important thing to Prexy and the students is that there is still a Wooster. Now Prexy can continue giving his convocation welcomes, speaking in chapel, attending academic conventions, appeasing the Board of Trustees, spreading the Wooster spirit. More than that, he can continue fighting for the College of 'Wooster in his traditional fashion.

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'Rackvingv Their Brains and Initiative, Each facet of the administration mosaic is intricate in itself. Miss Little supervises the kitchens, plans menus and orders the food for 800 people plus the navy men. Last year the six librarians furnished material for 68l research topics and issued ll,733 books. Dr. Patterson and his three nurses attend an average of l l,7l3 cases yearly. Mr. Griffith oversees repair Work and the ordering of college supplies. Mr. McKee doubles as business man- ager and alumni relations director, Over five thousand graduates are coordinated with Wooster through the alumni bulletin. Ralph Young Top Left. Miss Allis and Mrs. Carpenter assist Miss Little in planning the menus and super- vising kitchen help, Bottom Left: Dr. Patterson replaced Dr. Iacoby, this year, as Hygeia's physician. I-Iygeia ad- mits 37l cases a year, and gives 907 days of bed care. It is famous for its pink pills, cold shots and heat lamps. 18 Top Right: Miss Flack, Miss Kieffer, Miss Bech- tel, Miss McClelland, Miss White, and Miss Nesbitt collected over 900 books for the Victory Book Campaign. Miss Nesbitt also instructs the library science course, new last year. Bottom Right: Business manager, Mr. McKee, confers with his assistant, Mr. Griffith on the problem of campus workers.