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

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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

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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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D. Paul Greene SUPPLYING THE COLLEGE with students is the main responsibility of the Director of Admissions. Each year he and his assistant must process person- ally over one thousand applications. It is not just a matter of choosing the most intelligent students, but choosing the appropriate number according to the department facilities, meeting the needs of the prospective students as far as the college is con- cerned, and meeting the needs of the community and church. A cross section of students is certainly aimed at. Dean Greene believes the quality of the incoming students is increasing rapidly. Corresponding to this job of supplying students is the program of mailing. Five thousand catalogues are sent out each year and two hundred pieces of mail are handled each week. All scholarships and grants are handled through this office. Dean Greene and his assistant, Mr. Garland, interview close to one thousand prospective students a year. The two of them travel 25,000 miles a year visiting high schools and attending conferences. They visit three hundred high schools and participate in sixty Col- lege Nights. Since Dean Greene ' s arrival here in 1953, he has established the college as a member of the American Colleges Admissions Commission and the College Entrance Examination Board. He instigated the es- tablishment of parish grants and a new scholarship program. He feels his insistence upon a personal interview with each applicant is also an important step. CAREFUL RECORDS of each student ' s courses and credits are necessary for completion of require- ments for graduation. In the registrar ' s office of Professor Eisenbise a student can receive coun- selling on when would be a good time to take a cer- tain course and what requirements must be met. Professor Eisenbise also has the responsibility of developing and deleting courses. Having come to the Elizabethtown College campus in 1962, he was promoted to acting registrar this year. His teaching responsibilities include Basic Math and Beginning German courses. His committee duties are on the Committee of Admissions and the Committee of Instruction. In his area there are a few future goals which he hopes to see realized. The shifting of record keep- ing in the office to IBM data processing would in- crease efficiency and speed. As the college develops, he hopes to microfilm all records of students from the beginning of their college careers. Russell Eisenbise