College of Wooster - Index Yearbook (Wooster, OH)

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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.

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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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The Administrators Keep the College G ing. 0 checks on all admissions and travels from Illinois to Massachusetts inter- viewing prospects. Mr. Southwiclds staff rechecks the enrolled students and catalogues their credits. Bruce Knox, college treasurer, handles over two million dollars each fiscal year and approves all financial dealings. The college auditor, Mr. Spaulding, records cash transactions, notarizes college papers and classifies incoming funds, Art Murray judges job applications and acts as the official photographer and news agent for home town papers. Top Left: Mr. Ftamey, Mrs. Heckbert, Mr. McKee, Miss Guille and Miss Mull arrange alumni meetings and publish the monthly bulletin. Bottom Left: Mr. Spaulding, Mr. Yoder and Mr. Knox handle the college finances, Mr. Knox signs about 700 checks monthly and is in charge of investing the college endowments. Mr. Spaulding, besides his duties as auditor, hand-letters the names on diplomas. Top Right: Mr. Young, admissions director, discusses a new college pamphlet with Regis- trar, Mr. Southwick. Bottom Right: Mr. Murray, Art to students, officially directs student aid and the college news service. Unoificially, he appeases dis- traught INDEX editors with pictures. 19