Connecticut College - Koine Yearbook (New London, CT)

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her leadership are the stablishment of a Master of Atts program in College for Men and the institution of a new and better cur own personality, she has helped to instill a spirit of intellectual enabling Connecticut College to become the academic equal of However, the College has not only increas- ed in quality, but also in quantity during Miss Park's administration. To meet the demands of the increasing enrollment, the College has

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L4 By her rare combination of gifts, President Park has been able to meet the demands of two semingly contradictory areas of life, scholarship and business administration. Her eminent career as a scholar in- cludes an A.B. summa cum laude and an M.A. from Radcliffe, and a Ph.D. degree with distinction from the University of Cologne, Germany. Coming to Con- necticut College in 1935 and proving her excellence in scholarly disciplines, she turned her genius toward ad- ministration. She .was made Dean of Freshmen in 1941, Academic Dean in 1945, and President in 1946. As President, she has guided Connecticut College during a period that has seen it become more highly recognized for its academic standards, superior faculty, and progressive aims. Always willing to accept change not for newness but for value, Miss Park, more than any other, has molded the College with a forward- looking policy, expanding its academic offerings and facilities. Among the accomplishments achieved under

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several departments, the founding of Connecticut diculum. Not only by her policy, but also by her endeavor and excellence in faculty and students, any women's college in the United States.