Eastern Illinois University - Warbler Yearbook (Charleston, IL)

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Councilmg With A Smile Dean Beu, Iene Bails ASTEHN is proud of the contribution which it is making to the war effort. Scores of former students and graduates who are in service are proving that their training has been significant to them, and through them, to the nation. lt is a tribute to the value of Eastern's training for teaching that a large proportion of its men are selected to serve as instructors upon completion of their army and navy air services, and as civilian army instructors. On the campus the college is making its facilities available for national defense when- ever possible. Faculty are participating in a variety of services ranging from Red Cross First Aid instructors to Work as draft board chairmen. As it faces the difficult days ahead, the col- lege will continue to serve present needs in every possible Way, While keeping in mind its ultimate responsibility to the future needs of the schools of Illinois. Frank A. Beu, Dean

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was ., w Dr. Buzzard Presents Library Plans to Governor Dwight H. Green Administration Plans Contributions to Defense O RETAIN the continuous expansion was th h administrative staff, when it best of the good that had come to Eastern during years of e c allenge to President Buzzard and his became certain that the nation's war preparation would affect the campus. After four years of continuous growth in enrollment it was not easy to accept the fact that each quarter would bring fewer students to Eastern. The rate of withdrawals. which was abnormally high during the t or to take defense iobs that fall quarter, was accelerated by the rush to enlis followed Pearl Harbor. Enrollments have dropped and new lows are predicted f - . . or 1942 43, but still Eastern will glide on. Supreme Allied Council Elizabeth K. Lawson, Ph.D., New York University, Dean of Vtfomeny Robert G. Buzzard, Ph.D., Clark University, Presi- dent: Frank A. Beu, Ph.D., University of Chicago, Deany Hobart F. Helier, PhD., Coi- umbia University, Dean of Men. Sixteen Y M ,. m,Mgtg7:e.v,4Mmftfts.1 i. ff ff-Wi,e.,.iwff-'--si. fffmwwmusweiefmfxm-M mas '

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HERE is a fascination accentuated by grim determination about the air armies of America. But back of the dramatic earnestness of our flying fortresses, Whose turrets bristle with machine guns and cannon, there is a basic training period for the millions of men who later fly or service Americas huge air forces. At Eastern there are phases of ad- ministration which perhaps lack some of the drama found in classroom activ- ities, but services of the Registrar, Busi- ness Manager, Public Relations Di- rector, and Text Book Library are basic to later flight, Record transcripts, lengthened sum- mer sessions, added mathematics offer- ingsfthese are a few activities in the office of the Registrar which echoed the spirit of our college in giving full aid to the War efforts. Conversion of a college plant from a peace-time to a War-time basis requires special equipment and supplies. This purchasing was added to the duties of handling college revenue regularly handled by the Business Office. General headquarters for communi- cation with Eastern men in armed forces were established in the Public Relations Office. Through the press, exhibits, alumni meetings, and over the air, friends were kept in touch with the in- stitution's program. Books, organization budgeting, gen- eral necessities were handled through the Text Book Library. According to weekly report, sale of stamps have con- sistently hit new highs. This surely means more letters to bolster the spirits of the boys in service, in defense indus- tries, and to Mom and Pop urging them not to forget student morale. Raymona R Gregg AM Business Manager University of Chicago: Violet B. Taylor, B.A., olleae o Woost r Henryf Arnold AM Univer ty of Illinois. - -2zs95'1:i,Y Wm' gf' 1 . ...imp .rmQ..L3LiEL'r,n.,,,.