Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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FIVE HELP MAKE STUDENT LIFE T EAN of Women at Kansas State is Miss Helen Moore. Much of her time is spent in confer- ences with the women on the hill; and as Dean of Women, she also chaperones numerous parties dur- ing the year. Finding satisfactory homes for stu- dents is another of the dean ' s many duties. If a girl wishes to work. Dean Moore helps her locate a job. It is her office that issues regulations con- cerning hours that must be kept by College women. Dr. A. A. Holtz is adviser to men students and YMCA secretary. Helping to keep Kansas State running smoothly is the substance of his duties on the campus. Doc, as he is known to most students, is constantly sought by students to help iron out the difficulties that arise in college life. He also helps with Freshman Induction Week each fall and runs a student employment bureau in his office in Anderson Hall. Miss Mary Kimball serves as registrar of the College. As keeper of the records she is con- stantly called upon to furnish transcripts of grades for men entering the armed services. The most DEAN HELEN MOORE is interested in all women students on the cam- pus and helps them adjust themselves satisfactorily to lite at Kansas State. important duty of this post is to engineer the regis- tration of students and to keep the records of their enrollnients and grades. Both present and former students ' records may be found on file in this office. Student Health Has New Boss Dr. R. R. Snook, who came to Kansas State a year ago, is now director of the Student Health department. In this capacity he supervises the en- trance physical examinations of all students and treats their aches and pains. He is assisted by Dr. C. B. Weigel who is new at K-State this year. Each student is entitled to the services of the dispensary at all times free of charge. If his illness is considered serious by the doctor, he may spend three days in the hospital without charge and ad- ditional days at the rate of one dollar a day. Most of the services of the dispensary are fi ee; however certain charges are necessary occasionally. Dr. Snook replaced Dr. M. W. Husband, who is now serving as a Lieutenant Commander in the Navy. DR. A. A. HOLTZ is men ' s adviser and secretary of the campus YMCA. A student employment bureau is maintained in his office in Anderson Hall. Page 28

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« i DR. S. A. NOCK has a new title, Director of Admissions, but still performs the same duties he did as Vice-President. He is also a member of the Council of Deans which includes all College executive officers. Planning assembly programs adds variety to Doc- tor Nock ' s activities, for final arrangements of the year ' s assemblies crystalize in his office. 1945 marks Doctor Nock ' s ninth year as one of Kansas State ' s executives. He holds degrees from Haver- ford College, Carleton College and Tartu University, Estonia. Ask Doctor Willard has come to be almost a slogan among students when searching for historical facts about the College. Dr. J. T. Willard, officially known as Kansas State College historian, has been with the College all but 16 of the 82 years since it was founded. If he can ' t answer a question on K-State ' s history immediately, he has the knowledge right at his finger tips in his files of College newspapers, documents and yearbooks. In 1940 his book, History of Kansas State College, was published. During Doctor Willard ' s affiliation with the Col- lege he has served as a professor of chemistry, dean of the Division of General Science and vice-president of the College. WITH STUDENT ADMINISTRATION Director of Admissions is the new title under which former vice-president Dr. Samuel Albert Nock is working. The change in title didn ' t change the nature of his duties, however. Just added a couple more, maybe, smiles Doctor Nock, who is one of the youngest members of the college administrative staff. All pamphlets and publicity letters that high school seniors and junior college students receive from the College go through the Director ' s office. Every person who applies for admission to K. S. C. must have his application ap- proved by Director of Admissions Nock. As chairman of the catalog committee. Doctor Nock supervises the editing of the annual College catalog. Summer School bulletin and Graduate School bulletin. DR. J. T. WILLARD, College historian, has been with the College all but 16 of the 82 years since it was founded. In his honor the Physical Science Building is known as Will ard Hall. Page 27

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RUN SMOOTHLY With so many of the Kansas State alumni in the armed forces, the job of Kcnncy L. Ford has increased tremendously. As alumni secretary, it is his job to keep the records of all graduates up to date. In a survey made in February of the record cards of the alumni office, it was found that there are 4,200 K-State alumni now serving in the armed forces. This number is b) ' no means complete and Mr. Ford estimated that the number should prob- ably be between 5,000 and 6,000. Of the number counted by the survey, 938 are serving in the Navy, Marine or Coast Guard. Of these men 626 are of- ficers in their respective branches. The rest of the survey number are serving in some branch of the Army. Seven K-State alumni have obtained the rank of brigadier general or higher, three having obtained the rank of major general. Mr. Ford also emphasized the fact that the above totals did not include men sent here for the Army Specialized Training Program or the Army Air Corps Program. One of the major tasks of the alumni office MISS MARY KIMBALL, College registrar, manages the registration of all students and keeps records of their enrollment and grades. The registrar ' s office also keeps on file the records of all former students and graduates. DR. R. R. SNOOK became tlie new director of the College Student Health department this year. His office is on the second floor of Anderson Hall. will come in the next few years. That task will be the attempt to encourage all former students to return to college to finish their education after being released from the armed forces. KENNEY L. FORD is the scretary of the Kansas State College Alumni Association, He is also editor of the alumni news printed each week in The Industrialist. Page 29