Elizabethtown College - Conestogan / Etonian Yearbook (Elizabethtown, PA)

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AS THE TREASURER OF THE COLLEGE, Mr. Kurtz has several main responsibilities, including the management of all the physical and business affairs. He heads the Financial Aid Committee, which deals with providing loans for Elizabethtown College students. All matters with the government, including the National Defense Student Loan Pro- gram, lie in his hands. It is his task to obtain gov- ernment loans for building construction. But his job is not complete after the loan has been obtained. He further acts as college liaison with the architect during building construction. Through careful tactics, Mr. Kurtz has been able to obtain a large amount of money from the National Defense Loan Program, considering the size of the college. Since most of his work deals with providing more adequate facilities, this will continue to be Mr. Kurtz ' s goal in the future. He hopes to see a few more buildings on campus in the next five to ten years. A graduate of Elizabethtown College, Mr. Kurtz was formerly a teacher, and before coming to Eliza- bethtown in January of 1957, he was the top ad- ministrative official at the Brethren Church ' s pub- lishing house. He is also an ordained minister and enjoys keeping in contact through preaching for the local congregations who help support the college. Earl H. Kurtz MR. JAMES YEINGST works in several areas as di- rector of public relations. His department is respon- sible for the alumni edition of the Etownian. Fund raising is an important aspect of his responsibilities. Any news of the college in newspapers and other media is provided through his office. A new area is the placement service offered to job-seeking seniors. It is also his responsibility to see that the budget is prepared for the Conestogan. He also tries to co- ordinate the efforts of the alumni and pull the ad- ministrative branches together. In addition to his official duties, Mr. Yeingst teaches a course in journalism. Elizabethtown is the Alma Mater of Mr. Yeingst, and after his graduation in 1957, he joined the administrative staff. During his college career, he worked as night editor for the Lebanon Daily News. For the future he has several goals. In the near future a capital gifts fund-raising program will be embarked upon. He wishes to continue to draw the alumni closer to the college. The placement facili- ties will be enlarged, and academically it is hoped to have a formal program in journalism.

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Jacob E. Hershman THE RESPONSIBILITIES of the Dean of In- struction are numerous and varied. In the first place, he is responsible for the total instruc- tional program. There is a continual need to be sensitive to new things happening and to bring the program up to date. Dean Hershman must be able to detect, give initiative to these new ideas and develop and implement them. Half nt his time is consumed in counseling students, and the work of helping to select and supervise the faculty is another major job. In addition, he himself teaches two courses — Methods of Teaching Social Studies and Prin- ciples .md Practices of Secondary Education. Serving on the big five Administration Commis- sion and the Administrative Committee and acting as chairman on the Committee of In- struction does not end his line of activities. He also visits alumni chapters and works in high schools for teachers ' workshops. Dr. Hershman continually strives for a pro- gram of increasing effectiveness. In his office hangs his motto: A college is not a second-rate institution because it admits students whose in- tellectual ability is average. It becomes second- rate onlv if it fails to challenge these students, as well as their more talented classmates, to work to the optimum level of their respective abilities. Having followed a career in industry for ten years, he entered the field of education and is now devoted to it. Prior to coming to Elizabeth- town in 1961. he was high school principal in the Washington County System Maryland. TOi

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THE DEAN OF STUDENTS, complementing the academic dean, takes care of all non-academic acti- vities, including housing, food, social and cultural activities, athletics, counseling and testing, place- ment and B.S.C. operations. Besides these activities he serves on the big five Administrative Committee, the Student Financial Aid Committee, the Admission and Registrar Commission, the Athletic Commission and the Testing and Counseling Commission. He works with the Student Union Board, the Senate and the Committee on Men ' s Affairs, in addition to directing a self-help program for students. Since coming here in 1959, Mr. Crill has helped implement the construction of the Student Union Building and initiated an improved student govern- ment system. Being first an instructor, he is now an associate professor teaching two classes in General Psychology. In the future the students ' dean would like to see the students themselves hold more responsibilities for their own programs and living conditions on campus. He has ideas for enlarging the athletic program to involve more students in intercollegiate and intramural sports. The improvement of the program for the B.S.C. is a main objective of his, too. As the college enlarges and expands, he hopes to see it maintain its basic values and goals. MAINTAINING A PERSONAL CONTACT with al- most five hundred women students is a big job. but Miss Hackman does just this. She takes interest and concern in every girl ' s academic as well as non- academic life through private conferences. Her achievements are evident in women graduates better prepared to meet their roles in society. Miss Hack- man feels that in this rapidly changing world it is important for women to understand their role. Besides being Dean of Women, Miss Hackman is Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Stu- dent Activities. She is responsible for planning the college calendar with various student body mem- bers and the administration. Frequently she sits in on meetings of the Admissions Committee and the Special Events Committee. When Miss Hackman arrived in 1944, there were sixty resident women students at Elizabeth town. Next year there will be 450 resident women stu- dents. Miss Hackman feels her goals are well de- fined — meeting the needs of the women students and interpreting the roles of women in an expand- ing world. Vera R. Hackman