Drexel University - Spartan Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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A D ADIVIIIXIISTRATORS THE MAN wHo is RESPONSIBLE for controlling and dispensing the sums of money which keep the college run' ning, is Mr. W. Ralph Wagenseller, Drexel's Comptroller. Each year the sums collected as tuition must be distributed among personnel, student organizations and general funds. His previous experience as Dean of the College of Business Administration and his long service in his present position of Comptroller, make Mr. Wagenseller an administrator of whom Drexel is justly proud. A GREAT MANY of the multitudinous records and forms filled out by Drexel students ind their way to the busily efficient Registrars Office, which is capably directed by our Registrar, Mrs. Helen J. Tavenner. One of the most important of her jobs, from the student's viewpoint, is the recording and preserving of all grades. Friendly and sincere, Mrs. Tavenner has proved to be the type of administrator who is needed to help a college organization run smoothly. ONE OF THE MEN whose aim is to really put Drexel on the map is the Director of the Public Relations Office, Mr. Thomas Greene. During the time he has been at Drexel, Mr. Greene has successfully accomplished his aim through the planning and production of new catalogs and pamphlets describing college life at Drexel and through the publicizing of the achievements of both students and faculty in local and homeftown newspapers. ALTHOUGH HE is not very well known to the student body, Dr. Alan Bonnell is a very important administrator at Drexel. In his capacity as VicefPresident, Dr. Bonnell acts as head of the Expansion Program. Plans for an en' larged and improved Drexel are worked out in his office and he will be partially responsible for the successful completion of these blueprints for the future of Drexel Institute. Tliirtyfone

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ASSISTA T DEAIXIS DaExEL's FRIENDLY Assistant Dean of Men, Mr. Harold Myers, finds it easy to understand many D. I. T. student problems, since he graduated from the College of Business Administration in 1938. Mr. Myers was quite interested in the cooperative plan at Drexel and his attachment to his Alma Mater led him to work in the Cooperative Departf ment after graduation. After taking a military leave to serve in the U. S. Army, he returned to Drexel in June, 1946, as Assistant Dean of Men. Since then he has been Director of the Student Building, and operator of the Triangle Grill, and he has taken charge of housing for about 300 men stuf dents. Many students have had the opportunity to consult him about social activities planned for the Student Building, or to ask his aid in finding a place to live. Along with his other activities, Mr. Myers handles the distribution of partftime jobs and teaches classes in the College of Business Administration. His friendly smile and willingness to offer assistance whenever needed make him a favorite advisor at Drexel. MR. HAROLD MYERS Assistant Dean of Men As OUR ASSISTANT DEAN or WOMEN, Miss Ruth Handbury helps Mrs. Young, Dean of Women, in the interviewing and counseling of all freshman women. Miss Handbury has a Bachelor of Music degree from the Denver College of Music and is at present taking work toward a Master's Degree in Student Personnel Administration at Columbia University. In addition to her duties as an adviser to Drexel coeds, Miss Handbury aids in planning the freshman orientation program which is all important in helping the entering woman stu' dent to bridge the gap between high school activif ties and college life. She has been very successful in bringing to the attention of both men and women students alike, the cultural opportunities which are available out' side of school for leisure time activities. Students are informed of current musical and theatrical prof ductions in Philadelphia and vicinity through the publicity distributed by the Assistant Dean of Women's oflice. Undoubtedly, a much keener inf terest in music has been fostered among Drexel students through Miss Handbury's efforts. MISS RUTH HANDBURY Assistant Dean of Women 'Thirty

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XX ik! ff 'R-Q L ' f A LW , 7 lffvi, . ,321 0 I X I, Q Z I 'I f , f - f if K W, f ofa E f - I, os' ani Q U u ROBERT C. DISQUE Dean CULLEGE UF DREXEL,S COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING has finally cast off the confusion and added problems that were outgrowths of the accelerated program. The college now offers only the Hvefyear cooperative courses in Civil, Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, and Metallurgical engineering. Starting in 1906, the cooperative plan of education has proved its excepf tional value through the years until it has now been established as the only engineering course given at Drexel Institute. The industries in the Philadelf phia area, commonly called the Workshop of the World, have come to value the plan of having students spend part of their school years in the industries to gain the practical side as well as the theoretical. Their assistance has helped make excellent experience available for students as well as many positions to graduates. The engineering courses are well known for their high scholastic standards. They are designed to protect future employers of Drexel students and give them the best qualified graduates that can be turned out by such an institution as Drexel. This plan also protects the graduates themselves in establishing a reputation that places honor on the degree obtained in study at the Institute. These practical reasons are coupled with the prime consideration that Drexel Institute of Technology is contributing, with its scholastic requirements, to the advancement of education in America and the continuance of scientific research. . V , Thiftyffouv