Elmhurst College - Elms Yearbook (Elmhurst, IL)

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standing: Rev. M. Baas, Dr. J. P. Meier, Geo. P. Wirth Jr Mr. Rasche, Armm Haeusder, Dr. F. Frankenteld, Rev Wm F. Naefe, Dr. Lehmann, Dr. E. R. Koch, Rev. A. A. Zimmerman, Geo. C. Bulk L. M. Hammerschmidt, Anton C. Negri, Mr. Paul Jans, chairman; Mrs. Helen Schultz, Mrs. Uara Ehlers Not Pictured: Mr. E. R. Dramm, Rev. G. Sonneborn, Rev. Edwin Koch, new member. BOARD OF DIRECTORS A CTIVITIES of the Board of Directors were great ' y increased this year in their endeavor to accommodate the largest student body in the history of Elmhurst College. Many new ad- justments had to be made as to staff, class room equipment, housing, and personnel. Since it was found necessary to enlarge the curricula, eight new fields were opened offering a greater variety of subjects. This, consequently, called for the securing of new faculty members. To provide housing for the increased number of dormitory students, the Board arranged the contract with the government for the Federal Housing units which were set up west of the gymnasium. Reconstruction projects authorized by the Board took shape in the forming of new apartments in Irion Hall and South Hall, in order to provide additional living quarters of the professors. The former Student Union room in Old jNIain was also converted into a new faculty room, providing several individual offices for the professors. The former faculty room is now being used by the students for study and con- sultations. In the furtherance of their guidance in the Diamond Jubilee campaign, the Board of Direc- tors also continued in the re-painting and beauti- fying of the campus and the campus buildings. Last October a newly decorated Student Union room was completed in the basement of Kranz Hall offering recreation-hungry students a place to congregate and relax. The refreshment counter was enlarged and put under the full-time super- vision of a professional couple from the campus personnel. The Board has shown its genuine concern for Elmhurst College in its increasing efforts to pro- duce additional resources in meeting the increas- ing requirements. 20

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A Message From Our President The unexpectedly large enrollment of September, though welcome, forced us to make many adjustments to take care of the students who came. What- ever was involved as to staff, class room equipment, housing, and personnel, had to be provided, some of it on very short notice. All this happened toward the close of the Diamond Jubilee year. It placed us on a higher level and into a new category among our sister institutions. For this we are grateful. No one objects to make every effort to adjust to the greater demands of a new day. What these mean for the next and subsequent years is quite a serious matter. It was our hope that the Diamond Jubilee campaign might produce additional resources to enable us to meet the increasing requirements without too much anxiety and concern. What I am about to project is naturally a purely personal opinion. Whether or not the Board of Directors or any other authorities subscribe to every aspect of this dream, the future will tell. IN BUILDINGS 1. A new power house; 2. A Chapel Auditorium; 3. Additional living quarters for faculty and students; 4. A new Science Building. IN FINANCE 1. Funds for con- struction purposes; 2. Funds for additional faculty salaries; 3. Funds for endowment. There is no need to quote figures. Your guess is as good as mine, and since construction is still greatly hampered, we would need to revise our figures time and again. On that account I will just leave it to your imagina- tion, provided of course that you will realize with me that it is not wholly fantastic when I talk about these things. The provision of these items is almost a matter of life and death. Here we are led to take into account two aspects: 1. Can and will the constituency of the Evangelical and Reformed Church support the eight colleges under its domain adequately? 2. Is the clamor of communities to provide facilities in municipal or tax supported junior colleges persistent and urgent enough in Du Page County to force us to quicker action to safeguard even the interests we have? The history of Elmhurst College and its achievements throughout seventy- five years compel us to believe that we have assets and a clientele that can be maintained and increased if all of us join hands in the promotion of that worthy cause. Among the assets I mention is a liberal arts prf)gram geared into ifligion and philosophy to furnish a point of view that will provoke action in a iicriod of secular tendencies and in interpreting life in a time of pragmatic voca- tionalism. In its last analysis, a college is here for the iiurpo.se of training men and women, fathers and mothers, citizens, Christian citizens, who will li c and labor to put into practice and to sustain democratic ideals. T. Lchmaiwi , I ' n sidi iil 19

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THEOPHIL W. MUELLER, Dean, Registrar and Advisor. DEAN STAUDT ALTHOUGH her responsibilities as Assistant Professor of Education, which involve teaching classes, grading papers, and guiding practice teachers in their work, take up much of Dean Staudt ' s time, yet she always seems to welcome a chat with anyone. In spite of the many problems which are heaped upon her, she has a ready smile for every student. As Dean of Women in addition to enforcing the minimum number of regulations, she takes a personal in- terest in each coed. She has snacks for hungry girls, a scale for those who eat accordingly, a word of advice for those who seek it, and a kindly smile, accompanied by a twinkle in her eye, for everyone. Her understanding and willingness to be of help have won for her the confidence and admiration of many a student. DEAN MUELLER THE fall of 1946 marked Dean Mueller ' s twenty-fifth anniversary as a member of the Elmhurst College faculty. He now hears such questions as Do you remember my dad who was in your first class at Elmhurst? And in most cases he does remember, for Dean Mueller has close contact with the students in his three capacities as Professor of Sociology, Dean of Men, and Registrar. He has imparted to nearly every Elmhurst student in the past twenty-five years some of his extensive knowledge of social problems. Illustrations of his personal expe- riences add warmth to his class lectures, whereas his stories of earthworms never fail to amuse. His thorough interest in each student ' s curriculum have made him of great help to all who seek his counsel. What I ' d do for one, I ' d do for alll is his motto and thereby he has gained the respect of every student. GEXEVIE E SI Al D T, Dean and Counselor of Women. 21