Goucher College - Donnybrook Fair Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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Consideration and Approbation: MISS Dates and ttLatcs : MRS. EVERE'IT T. IWaIks and Charts: MRS. H. C. DEWS, ELEANOR CLIFTON, Director of Ad- NICHOLS, Dean of Students MRS. TYLER JANNEY, assistants; MISS missions. MILDRED COVEY, Registrar. References and Preferences: MISS ELEANOR FALLEY, Librarian, Mlss KA'I'HERINE BOUDR, Cataloguer, Mlss ELEANOR LUCAS, Reference and Circulation Librarian. I115 and Pills: DR. GRACE HILLER, College Physician. jobs and Futures: MISS MARY T. MCCURLEY, Vocational Director. The individuals behind the administrative titles are the perpetual problcm-solvcrs at Goueher. Whether its a question of application handled by the Director of Admissions, or a matter of exam schedules issued from the Regis- trar7s Othce, we know where to turn for assist- ance. Every student is familiar With the ofhce of the Dean of Students, the source of our date permissions. Bahy-sitters and graduates apply to the Director of Vocational Guidance for job ad- vice. The Household Manager keeps tabs 011 all sources of student complaints, except the medical which are handled by the College Physician. Loscrts Keeper: MRS. MYRNA F OWLER, Household Manager. 25

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DEAN LOUISE KELLEY VICEPRESIDENT CLARK S. HOBBS They Make The Wheels Go Round Behind the various activities of Goueher Col- lege there stands a group of silent guardians that skillfully turn the intricate wheels of college life. They donit assign quizzes or papers, nor do you see them as often as the professors, yet they are always there behind the seeneehelping and ad- vising the student, planning for a greater Goueher. Dr. Louise Kelley of the Chemistry Depart- ment, who was appointed dean last year, has been a constant source of amazement to all the students, The ease with which she moves from her chemistry classes to her desk in the deans ofhee is astounding. IIer ofhee is always open to students who wish to make adjustments in their programs or who wish to talk over speeihe re- quirements for their courses. The dean is 011 hand to hear 21 students dissatisfaction and further suggestions concerning i111pr0ven1ent in a course as well as her enthusiasm for it. At the beginning of the school year Dean Kelley wel- 24 comes the freshman Class with a group address in addition to personal interviews with each stu- dent. The students scholastic problems are her problems. Through her guidance we are build- ing towards a greater academic Goueher. Vice President Clark S. Hobbs is the 111311 be- hind Goneher's Public Relations program. Since Mr. Hobbs, Erst year here he has conscientiously devoted his time and enthusiasm to moving Goueher out to its Towson home. News bul- letins and pamphlets showing Goueher to the public and articles of value and interest in sev- eral papers and I11agazines have been but a part of Mr. Hobbs work. He has been working 011 a plan for the admission of new students. A plan which will enable the student to see Goneher in the light of her particular major was successfully carried out this year through the efforts of Mr. Hobbs. His energy and imagination have con- tributed immensely t0 the physical aspects of greater Goueher.

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And Those Who Profess... The English department in informal session: DR. SARA DEFORD, Miss VIRGINIA CANFIELD, DR. JOSEPH BEATTY, DR. ELIZABETH NITCHIE, DR. RAE BLANCHARD, DR. IRENE MILLER. DR. KENNETH WALKER, DR. DOROTIIEA WYATT, DR. DOROTHY STIMSON, DR. IAMEs CUNNINGHAM. 26 English Under the guidance and the program set forth by the English Department the student is introduced to all trends and phases of literature throughout the ages. From the variety of courses ottered this department hopes to broaden the students writing and critical ability and to enrich hcr cultural background. This department, work- ing in Close association with the Philosophy, Religion, Art and History Departments, gives the student a Chance to develop an appreciation and understanding of her literary heritage. This year the Department Of English OEered an opportu- nity to all the students in the school to meet Archibald MacLeish. Through his Visit and the meetings of the poetry club at the home of Dr. Nitchie the department hopes to bring the stu- dent into personal contact with the literary world. History The members of the Department of History are specialists in their own Eelds. Dr. Stimson, head of the department, is particularly interested in the history of scientihc thought and she has written a history of the Royal Society, the oldest scientihc society in the English-speaking world. This year, for thc Erst time, a course in this subject has been offered and is taught by Dr. Stimson. Dr. Wyatt, Dr. Walker, and Dr. Cunningham also have their specific Eelds of in- terestethe Americas, Economic-European his- tory, and the history of Latin America, respec- tively. In cooperation With the Political Science, English, and the Economics and Sociology De- partments, the History Department attempts to bring to the student a complete and integrated picture of the world-its past and its present.