Hamline University - Liner Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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President Paul H. Giddens Dr. Paul H, Giddens has distinguished himself in many ways. He was a Fellow in History at the State University of Iowa and, as a Guggenheim Fellow, he wrote a volume on uThe Growth of the Petroleum Industry. 1870-1895? He was for a period of years the Curator of Drake Well Memorial Park in Titusville, Pennsylvania, and is the author of numerous books and articles on the history of the petroleum industry. Dr. Giddens received his A. B. from Simpson College in 1924, his A. M. from Harvard University in 1926, and his Ph. D. from the State University of Iowa in 1930. He has served on the faculties of the University of Kansas, the State University of Iowa, Iowa State College, Oregon State College, and Allegheny College, where he was head of the Department of History and Political Science. In March, 1953, he became President of Hamline University, and has served since that time as a wise and efficient admin- istrator of the University's policies and curricula. Under his leadership, the alumni fund has achieved nationwide recog- nition among small colleges and universities as an outstanding and rapidly-expanding program, and the University has re- ceived notable awards for its successes in this area. His admin- istration has seen the construction of Sorin Hall for VVomen, a new unit on Drew Residence for Men, and many other im- provements and additions to the physical plant of the Uni- versity. He has, since coming to Hamline, served as President of the Minnesota Private College Council, President of the Minnesota Private College Fund, Chairman of the Min- nesota Statehood Centennial Education Committee, and is currently President of the Association of Minnesota Colleges. Hamline University looks forward to continued years of growth and success under the able direction of Dr. Paul H. Giddens.

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fill page mu' lzinzfliwl .vii '... Ours was a rich and yarivd Cainpus life. lic-twvmi study breaks wc entertained our- svlycs by all thc incans within tho lion of our imagination. Ire srulpturv. bcauty qiivoiis. danccs. auctions, black and stiniu- lating union rollin-0 and the ubiquitous quiz - thcsc wcrc some of tht- trap- pings oi' our Hzuulinc Conununity lilc, . . . Happy Memories and a Fitting Conclusion On pagr om' lizzrzzlrwz' sixty-!:t'o . . . Nlortar boards pc-rchvd proudly on thc heads of our bright Class Qbright. that is. if judged by the sonic fifty acccptcd at graduate schooll. Fiftcvn .vimzmn rum Iazuzlv, nine nzaxgna fum lnudr and sixtvcn cum lzzzulv - this inc-ant that one Could hayc a high li average and not ranlq in thc uppvr quarter ol' the Class. lt also rzuuc to niean about S-LOUOO in graduatv lvllowsluli grants and assistantships. And at thc- wud of four yvars. tht' vxliosiiory rvward ol' a lunar landing.

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'-pug.. . .arty 1 'Qgipgjs .. M :,.,5,. fsg,Z'LEizh.xk,, .iV.,.1.,,5f, likes: eff- F L. f YT P0-'lg , - ,..,..wg,...,fa llr. Charles YYiunner is Dean ol' the L'niversity. As such. his primary concern is with academic planning for the college. and with the de- velopment and maintenance of academic regulations and pol- icies. He also plays a vital role in inter-college activity. serv- ing as academic representative of Hamline University on planning committees of vari- ous kinds which are held throughout the region. He is. finally. chairman of the coni- inittee on financial aid. which supervises the scholarship, loan. and grant-in-aid pro- grams of the school. Universit 'S Deans Are Closely Related Dr. Donald Swanson. Dean of Students. has three major responsibilities in addition to his general concern for the welfare of rnen students. He is the director of Hainline's test- ing program. which includes June and fall tests given to new students. and the rnid- winter competitive scholarship exam. He cooperatively directs testing for the American Col- lege Testing Program. for which Hamline is a testing center. The faculty counselling program is also under his di- rection. ln addition. he is available as a resource person for individual student proh- lerns. to Student Communit it fi 2 s 1,1 ii ., ,gf M N Q. 9 Alai