Dickinson State University - Prairie Smoke Yearbook (Dickinson, ND)

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Business Manager P. O. Aasmundstad Business Office Guards The Till Palmer O. Aasmundstad wears many hats. As Registrar, he handles academic business, preparing graduation, deficiency, and honor lists and processing admission applications. As Business Manager, he reviews students’ applications for loans and scholarships and oversees both academic and physical plant financial operations. Preparation of payroll, loan, and scholarship checks and other College book work is done under his supervision by the staff of six full-time secretaries and many part-time students. Mrs. Harriet Baysore, Mrs. Janet Stromgren, Miss Ilcnc Kuntz, Mrs. Ramona Brown, Mrs. Mil- dred Christensen, Mrs. Ethel Dolwig. 28

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Faculty Welfare At DSC Young people are my interest and my hobby.” Dean of Women, Mrs. Edna E. Schumpelt was new to DSC this year. An Education Specialist, she received her degree from Western New Mexico University in Silver City, New Mexico, where she also held several administrative positions prior to com- ing to DSC. Besides her general duties as supervisor and disciplinarian to 521 women students, she advised Student Council, Inter- Greek Council, Panhellenic Council and the Association of Women Students. Her main objective this year was to make AWS functional, and through this organization, to acquaint more young women with the top opportunities available today. Dean of Men, Vaughn Rhodes has been a member of DSCs faculty and administration for ten years. All Selke Hall resi- dents and all men students living in off-campus housing were under his supervision. A new men’s dormitory was under construction this year to provide more campus housing for men. In addition to his duties as supervisor and disciplinarian, he advised Student Council, Inter-Greek Council, Men’s Union, and Phi Sigma Pi, of which he is national vice-presi- dent. During the fall quarter he attended the national Phi Sigma Pi convention in Washington, D. C. 27

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The Public Relations Office, directed by Mr. Bclsheim, promotes DSC’s public image through appearances at Western North Dakota high schools, publication of brochures con- cerning DSC. and publicity through the news media. Mr. Bclsheim also acts as director of alumni affairs, edits Alumni News, maintains an address file, and acts as direc- tor of special events, taking charge of Homecoming, Honor Student Day, Parents’ Day, and the Lyceum series. PR Director Doubles As Musician A past choral director, Osbourne T. Belsheim, Di- rector of Public Relations, is the founder and director of the Htlltoppers, DSC’s male chorus. He has written Song of the Hilltoppers and Savageland” for the group. Mr. Belsheim is a member of the staff of the International Music Camp and was a guest conductor and adjudicator at several music festivals throughout the year. He was guest soloist at various events throughout North Dakota and gave a number of com- mencement addresses in the spring. 29