Goucher College - Donnybrook Fair Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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President and Mrs. June, 1948, will mark the end of one of the most important periods in the growth of Goucher College; this is the date of the retirement of Dr. David Allan Robertson after eightccn ycars 0f lcadcrship and service, years during which Coucher has taken its place among the top- ranking wonrelfs colleges throughout the nation. Dr. Robertsonls experience in university ad- ministration previous to his acceptance of the presidency of Coucher College indicated that he would handle his job with wisdom and fore- sight. He was well-known among educators through his association with the University of Chicago and as Assistant Director of the Ameri- can Council of Education. He was unusually familiar not only with American institutions of higher education but with European universities and colleges as well. Under Dr. Robertson the school calendar was divided into three terms, a system modeled after the one used in the University of Chicago. Thc curriculum was rearranged to fulhll Eight Objec- tives, a set of principles formulated to encourage individual development by study in as many of the different fields of knowledge as possible. The Sophomore Generals, another innovation, were set up to test the student7s advancement toward the objectives before her entrance into her Junior year and major held of study. Dr. Robertson inly believes that the educational system must be sufficiently Hexible to meet the needs of the Right: The Robcrtsons relax at home. Robertson student. He inaugurated the election by guidance program in which the student is free to elect her own courscs under the guidance of her fresh- man advisor, then her major advisor. The raising of subscriptions for the building program and the planning of the new educa- tional site fell on the shoulders of Dr. Robertson, his faculty committee and the Board of Trustees. June, 1940, marked the breaking of ground for Mary Fisher Hall and the spring of 1947 the laying of the cornerstone for Residence Hall No. 2. T hough Dr. Robertson leaves before the entirc school is transplanted to its new home, it is a certainty that with all of the plans com- pleted, the twenty-year-old dream will soon be a reality. iiTo spend and be spent for Gaucher are words from the inaugural address of Dr. Robert- son, fifth president of Coucher College. There can be no doubt that this promise has been more than adequately fulElled. Dr. Robertson has presided over the college with dignity, distinc- tion and diplomacy. He and Mrs. Robertson have continually shown their great interest in the students by their attendance at all school func- tions. The gracious hospitality with which they received student and faculty guests at their home will not soon be forgotten. Dr. and Mrs. Robert- son will be remembered in the annals of Coucher College and in the hearts of all those associated with the school.

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Introducing . . .. PRESIDENT DAVID ALLAN ROBERTSON, A.B., LITT.D., LLD.

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Administration . . .. -I'he administration is the silent bearings be- hind the wheel at Goucher, the invisible machin- ery which makes things run. It includes the Board of Trustees, President Robertson, Vice- President Hobbs, Dean Kelley and the entire executive body of the college. Dr. Louise Kelley of the Chemistry Depart- ment was appointed acting dean for the year 1947-1948 and between and after Classes in Cath- erine Hooper Hall, presides at the desk vacated by Dean Stimson last spring. The cleanls 0f- Ece invites all who have schedule difhculty or have neglected to complete all requirements of a course to enter its portals. The Director of Admissions is one of our Erst acquaintances at Goueher. This year Miss Eleanor Clifton replaced Dr. Shields in this capacity. The Registrafs oflice under the time- VICEVPRESIDENT HOBBS 14 DEAN KELLEY tested leadership of Miss Carrie Mae Probst is likewise one of the Erst places we come to know on entering college. Miss Mary MCCurley is most familiar for her llPleasc report your earn- ings, girls sign and Mrs. Esther Gordy for her Lost and Found Bureau and the all important mail. Miss Frances R. Conner and Mrs. Everett Nichols nee Arnold are the Dean of Students and Associate Dean of Students respectively. The guidance of student life, student problems, and the social functions of the college com- munity fall on their Shoulders. Drs. lliller and Baker with their headquarters in the medical ofe lice at Gimle and the house directors of both City and county dormitories form part of the ad- ministrative system. The faithful secretariat of these and the business ofhees performing the day to day tasks completes the picture.