Hope College - Milestone Yearbook (Holland, MI)

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Offices Director of Admissions A student was heard to say he appreciated Mr. Tim- mer's friendly and helpful counseling when registering for college entrance. Mr. Timmer, Director of Admissions, and Mrs. Wolters, his secretary, screen mail requesting college entrance, mail letters and catalogues to prospective students and mail letters to all pastors of the Reformed Church, re- questing names of interested students. The Committee of Admissions, of which Mr. Timmer is chairman, reviews every application of admission and decides on accept- ance of them. As Director of Veterans Affairs, Mr. Tim- mer conducts the testing program to veterans securing advisement through the local office of the Veterans Ad- ministration. ' Albert H Tim mer . . . -4 Dr. De Graaf and Mrs. Flaherty check the files. Prof. Timmer has words with the V. A. Educational Policies Clarence De Graaf ,Q , LT T Dr. Clarence De Graaf is chairman of the Education- al Policies Committee. This committee deals with any matters concerning the ciriculum of the school. lt must approve such things as new courses on the schedule and courses required for graduation. They have recently changed the policy concerning majors and minors re- quired for a diploma. Dr. De Graaf's office has several other functions. I-le assigns counselors to new students. Complete student records are kept here which are at the disposal of the faculty to help in their counseling. For six Weeks each summer Dr. De Graaf directs Summer School. In recent years surrrrereniollments have greatly increased, which makes the supervision no small job. This office is also the headquarters of the English department r A. .-- I5

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Administrative Dean of the Faculty Dr, Iohn W, Hollenbach holds the office of the Dean of the College. The office was created in 1946 for the pur- pose of taking over many responsibilities brought about by increased enrollment. Among these are the coordina- tion of course offerings and the preparation of the class schedule, revision of the college catalog, the handling of class absences, the supervision of the daily bulletin, the preparation of the examination schedule, and the han- dling of the mimeograph service. Dr, Hollenbach also takes care of counseling of students on academic prob- lems such as probation, change of courses, and With- drawal from college. The Dean has the responsibility of carrying out the educational policies determined upon by the Educational Policies Committee and to take an active part in the formulation of such policies. lohn W Hollenlocich Canute Vander Meer checks his schedule with the And make these out in quadruplicatef' dean. Registrar Mr. l-linkamp, the Registrar, keeps his finger on the puise of each student on the Hope campus. He files high school and transfers' transcripts, records courses taken, credits earned and honor points attained by every stu- dent at Hope. Nine Weeks grades are filed, report cards are mailed. Mr. Hinkamp handles special requests and waivers, presenting them to the administrations office. When a student has completedfthe course a record is filed, showing the date of graduation, rank in class, de- grees earned, average grade and a teachers certificate, if any. The Veterans Administration must be notified of each veterans work in college. Foreign students records are filed with Immigration and Naturalization Service. Diplomas are prepared and arrangements for commence- ment are made. Paul E. Hinkqmp 1 4 l ,

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Bruce Raymond Business Office Hope Colleges business office is located on the west end ot Van Raalte Hall on the main floor, lt is comprised ot two general divisions. ' The executive committee ot the Board of Trustees, President Lubbers, and Treasurer Mr. Henry Steftens ex- ecute the general work of tinanclng the school. General bookkeeping is handled and directed by Mr. Stetfens, who is assisted by Mrs, Wm. l-laak, cashier. Mrs. Renze Hoeksema also helps with the bookkeeping as secretary to Mr. Stettens, Some of the treasurer's duties are to keep the books, disperse the funds, take care of all bill- ing, and handle all investments made by the school. College purchasing and general maintenance work is under the auspices of Dr. Bruce Raymond, general busi- ness manager for the school. l-le is assisted by Mr. Rein Visscher who is in charge of l-lope's dining facilities. Mr. Visscher is responsible tor the etticient management of Temple and Voorhees dining rooms and kitchens and directs student waiters, waitresses, and dishwashers at both places. l-le also handles the purchasing ot all tood for the school. Dr, Raymond directs the upkeep ot all ot the twenty- live buildings on the campus and works with Mr. Frank Lighthart who is the head janitor. The latter also has a statt working under him. The issuing ot work checks, records ot all student employment, and all incoming col- lege property rent is also under the direction of the busi- ness manager. Dr, Raymond is assisted in his duties by his secretary, Miss Esther l-laveman. Henry Stetfens Rein Visscher Now these people haven't paid their board. , -,IW , a, ,,,,,,, ,, 1 FQ ' 'f' :Ft -Sf fi, ,, , ,X N fglwfx .W Nez? xiii ,fffsilii Ml Q15 , st iff Qt '01-f '. ' :N Pxij' ' ' it it - :fini as--Qi yy H, g rs, , n t v i ,--f .,-gf ' N ' , A NYM lt yt :acyl 21 V H 'mn '. it x' t 5 1 wg wsu? i7??::'i'