Drexel University - Spartan Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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DEAN UF WUMEN DEAN YOUNG Drexelis Dean of Women, Dorothy Young, does not limit her maiiy interests to participation in the affairs connected with the Institute. She is avidly in favor of the ACES-American Committee on Enterprise System, The League of Women Voters, and the American Asso- ciation of University Women. Keenly interested in the placing of foreign students in American industry to complete their education, it is Dean Young's contention that we have not realized the full importance of this task. DEAN UF MEN DEAN W. E. TUOMBS A dynamic force both in and out of Drexel, Dean William E. Toombs is engrossed in his family, school, and community. A member of the Naval Reserve, Dean Toombs serves as a Naval Training Director in an area encompassing several states. His membership in the PTA Study Committee, on the Board of the Westminster Foundation, and Chairmanship of the Christmas Cele- bration Civic Association are but a few of his civic activities. Dean Toomb's interests in college included cross country and track. He earned his B.S. in education at West Chester State Teacher's College and an M.A. from the University of Pennsylvania. His varied background and experience and his willing- ness to contribute have made Dean Toombs a person much sought after for advice and encouragement. i MR. MESHANIC, Director of Housing, Dean Handbury, Assistant Dean of Women, Mr. Olson, Director of the Student Union, and Mr. Jenks, Assistant to the Dean of Men, combine their efforts to produce the liveable environment on campus. ASSISTANT DEANS

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DEAN BROTHERS DEAN MATHESON DEAN CHAPMAN DEAN RIDDLE DEAN HARVEY DEAN BOWMAN BEANS 0F CULLEGES DEAN BROTHERS CAME to Drexel in 1927 as an instructor in Civil Engineering. He had previously received his Bachelor's Degree in C.E. from North Carolina State College. While at Drexel the Dean was active in the fields of surveying and structural design. During the Second World War he served on the National Defense Research Committee and with the U. S. Air Force by doing research and analysis of physical damage to building and machine struc- tures. In 1958, he was appointed the Dean of the College in Engineering. SERVING DREXEL SINCE 1934, Dean Matheson has contributed much to help Drexel attain its pres- ent standards in the College of Business Administra- tion. The year 1941 witnessed his taking a temporary leave from his position at Drexel to serve as Chief Economist of the Machinery Branch of the O.P.A. He returned from Washington, D. C., in 1946 and was appointed Dean of the Business College in 1951. DEAN CHAPMAN RECEIVED her B.S. in Education from the University of Missouri. She then attended Columbia University, where she secured her M.A. Coming to Drexel in 1924, she rose to the position of Dean of Home Economics in 1945. HAVING FIRST ENCOUNTERED Drexel as a stu- dent of Engineering, Dean Riddle returned to teach in 1927 Upon attaining the rank of full professor, he was appointed Director of the Evening College in 1949, and assumed -his-present positionsas--Dean and Director of the Evening College in 1952. The Dean has also served as president of both the Association of University Evening Colleges and Alpha Sigma Lambda. His afiiliations with the Engineer's Club of Philadelphia, the Rotary Club, the Boy Scouts of America, and similar organizations, are testi- monies to the broad scope of his interests. DFI. HARVEY IS THE most recent member of the faculty to be appointed to Dean. He graduated from Dartmouth with his A.B. degree and proceeded to earn his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago. Prior to coming to Drexel, he served as head librarian at Kansas State Teachers College. ORIGINALLY A PHILADELPHIAN, Dean Bowman once taught at Massachusetts Institute of Technology for seven years. He returned to teach at Drexel in 1926, and headed the department of Civil Engineering until elevated to the dual position of Dean of Engi- neering and Dean of the Faculty in 1953. His respon- sibilities have since been reduced to serving only as Dean of the Faculty, now a full-time job in itself. The Dean presently is affiliated with the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Society for Engineering Education, the Engineers Club of Phila- delphia, and several Greek Societies.

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DEAN DISQUE HAS the unique ability of being able to discuss almost any educational topic with a high degree of intelligence. His outline study program is both unique and LIBERALIZING UUR IEBHNlI1AL-.COU.RSES PRUMUTING DUR DEVELUPMENT Raising funds for a project as large as Drexel's present development program represents an enormous undertaking, and as such is handled by Drexelis Develop- ment Ofiice under the direction of Mr. George Baughman. The express purpose of this department is the appropriation of funds for the expansion of Drexel's educa- tional facilities. An outgrowth of the Alum- ni Campaign to raise funds for the Alumni Engineering Labs, the department was established in 1951 and headed by H. Russell Bintzer until 1954-. American industry is convinced that engineers must contribute, more than ever before, to both the cultural and industrial de- velopment of our society. Indus- try has presented engineering col- leges in the nation with the chal- lenge to produce graduates not only well grounded in the ad- vanced technology of our age, but also competent to understand the pertinent social and cultural prob- lems confronting our modern civilization. Drexel has responded to this challenge with industrial reading programs, capably administered by Dr. Robert C. Disque, Dean Emeri- tus of the College of Engineering, and his able staff. With the addition of the indus- trial reading program, Drexel now equips the engineering graduate with a unique combination of high technical competence, a broad hu- manistic outlook, and the recog- nized values derived from the in- dustrial cooperative program. MR. BAUGHMAN Qrightl, manager, and Mr. George King, assistant to the manager discuss a new angle in their attempts to raise the necessary funds for expansion.