Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Oak Yearbook / INSTANO Yearbook (Indiana, PA)

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Dr. RALPH E. HEIGES ACTING-PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE As the college president approaches his office he may wonder what will be In store for him that day. The mail may bring forth questionnaires, a letter from a parent, several applications for a position, and in- numberable promotional folders. This is a mere intro- duction. Conferences, committee meetings, may fall in order; some of them quickly handled, others drawn out interminably. Where can a substitute teacher be found; is it necessary to have a new music teacher next year? Who will use the auditorium next Monday night? What shall the program be for Alumni at Commence- ment? What is the estimate of the number of students for summer school? hlow can Instruction be Improved in this department? Can that department have the equipment It needs? And above all, will Harrisburg approve? to the Class of 1948 The president is the chief representative of the Commonwealth of the campus and is responsible to the Board of Trustees appointed by the Governor. His lot is not unhappy, nor is it a bed of roses. — 13-

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A message from the acting-PRESIDENT Pennsylvania here I come. This must be the sentiment of each graduate this year. Rarely has there been a time when trained teachers were so much in demand. Two or three desirable positions will await most of you. You are being graduated at a most opportune time. You will not be buffeted from school district to school district in quest of a position. Yours is the opportunity to choose a location. Nevertheless, the responsibility in the classroom, on the school field, and in the school auditorium will be as challenging and demanding as the problems facing previous graduates. Indiana has done its best. It has offered you the chance to develop, to learn. We know that you have used these facilities wisely, and that you are prepared to lead in the field of education. The future and repu- tation of Indiana, your Alma Mater, will be judged in the communities throughout the State by what you are. — 12—

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DEANS AND DEAN OF INSTRUCTION The work of the office of the Dean of Instruc- tion deals with the organization of the college and its various departments, and with supervision of faculty schedules. In contacts with students the work of the Dean this year has included interviews, credit evaluations, transfer of curriculum, supervision of student ' s schedules and the interpretation of college regulations. Mr. Ralph Beard is Acting Dean of Instruction. DIRECTOR OF STUDENT TEACHING Mr. John Davis, Director of Student Teach- ing, coordinates the program of student teaching, demonstration, and observation at the Laboratory School. His office also conducts a Teacher Place- ment Bureau for graduating students and alumni. DEAN OF MEN Mr. Walter M. Whitmyre, Dean of Men, not only makes all boarding and housing arrangements but also serves in an advisory capacity to men students. In addition he is sponsor of both the Student Council and the Interfraternity Council. REGISTRAR Miss Mary L. Esch, Registrar, and an Indiana graduate, supervises registration at the beginning of each semester. With the exception of those matters pertaining to finance, all official student records are handled in her office. — 14—