DePauw University - Mirage Yearbook (Greencastle, IN)

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Tl-IE ADMINISTRATION AND FACULTY Time marches on-and in a world that is constantly changing Depauw moves ahead. Behind the scenes of everyday campus life, working to make DePauw better than ever are the many forgotten men and women, the adminis- tration. Concealed in the Administration Building are the countless deans, registrar, comptroller, publicity director, secretaries and accountants. Seldom does the student have the opportunity to observe all the little cogs and wheels in the systemg for him the administration is the guiding hand which keeps things moving in the right direction. fl .ffl if J 3' ' gi ,Q jk, . if I , 'sr' - I . ff 4 -i-ISL-4 'if' af I wi' I More conspicuous by their presence are the faculty, and student contacts with them are quite varied. The alarming discovery of most of the students, however, is the fact that the faculty are human-even as you and I. And what a re- lief to know that they aren't perfect eitherl This has un- doubtedly kept hundreds of discouraged students from packing up their things and going home to their ma . If you don't believe they are human, try talking to them at one of your dances, or some day drop in on one of the faculty volleyball games. A cheery welcome to all of the new fac- ulty members, and a regretful farewell to Professor Tilden.

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Tl-lE PRESIDENT rectly wlth the practncal as well as the Ideal forces an the world today These progresslv phases of education for tomorrow are largely the result of Dr Wlldman s policies The 1940 Mirage ln recognltlon of the wlse leadershlp of Presudent Wlldman looks forward to the DePauw of tomorrow as one of the tnnest edu catlonal nnstltutnons In the country 'TL at My ' . ' e ll ' Y, - X . . . . . Y 'Y le ,r ,VIV -155 J 5 T ff? 15 jr T 1, -- ' ff J .D ,Q 1 l l' ' Pj 'K 'N .wr an . , ,r.g,-Y Ay Q - 1 v Ng lk

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DEAN WILLIAM M. DEAN VAN DENMAN DEAN LOUIS H. DIRKS DEAN HELEN C BLANCHARD THOMPSON SALZER DEAN G HERBERT MR. F. RUSSELL MISS VENETA j. MR. RALPH E SHENK SMITH ALEXANDER KUNTER .-x 'g 1.4 ' ' A -.I- .1 1 . Il qs'-f,i Q- ur-as . ' If I gl ..'...., ,V . NJ I .L K. I 3 . fe' S6 FN AF MI x 6, Lf Il 2.14.1 THE ADMINISTRATION Dr. William Blanchard is completing his thirteenth year as Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, while Professor Van Denman Thompson, one of the country's outstanding organists, became this year Dean of the School of Music. Mr. Louis H. Dirks has, since l926, acted as Dean of Men at DePauw, and working with him as Dean of Women is Miss Helen C. Salzer. This year Dean G. Herbert Smith assumed a newly created job, that of Dean of Administration. Mr. Russell Alexander who acts as Director of Publicity, is an important part of this new administrative setup. Miss Ven- eta Kunter has served as registrar since I933g and it has been under financial advisorship ot Mr. Ralph E. Shenk, as Comp- troller, that DePauw has seen fit to construct its two new buildings.