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

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Directing housing takes the Jobs for all Loncerns Chester K-Stote history is recorded by time of A. Thornton Edwards. Peters, director of placement. historian C. M. Correll ' s pen. When some of your married friends had trouble locating housing accommodations, they went to A. Thornton Edwards, director of housing. You won- dered at that time if you ' d better jot his name down .... maybe you ' d need his help some day yourself. That last semester of your senior year, Chester E. Peters and his placement bureau were surely a help. He arranged interviews for you with companies that had job openings in your field. Undergrads needing part-time work also got his help. Background material for a theme in your sopho- more year took you to the office of C. M. Correll, K-State ' s historian. There you found College events that dated from the first classes to the present time. The president ' s helper, you remembered, was A. L. Pugsley, dean of academic administration. In all mat- ters, he was directly responsible to President McCain. His work was primarily concerned with directing the College ' s academic affairs. He also tabulated various school records and helped select new faculty members. Supervision and co-ordination of the (College academic program is aptly executed by A. L. Pugsley, dean of academic administration. 19

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Kansas ' newly-elected Governor Fred Hall has more than a full schedule at his Topeka office, but still finds time to visit the K-State campus. Probably the first time you saw Governor Fred Hall, who took office in January, 195 5, was at the special student assembly about a month later. At this time Frederick Andrew Seaton, administrative assistant to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, received the 65 th hon- orary doctorate degree conferred by K-State. Governor Hall extended greetings to you and your fellow students at the assembly, and then President McCain introduced the other guests on the program. You often marveled how you got from class to class on time, but you decided that yours was a shghtly easier schedule than the Gover- nor ' s .... you just had to go from one end of the campus to the other but often he went from one end of the state to the other. Amid requests for painting an office, re- placing a light bulb or turning up the heat for winter days, you found R. F. Gingrich, main- tenance superintendent. Curing aches and pains was the job of Dr. Benjamin Lafene, director of the Student Health. You didn ' t have too much occasion to see him during your stay at K-State, but when you did, he v as a mighty welcome sight. When your organizations turned in requi- sitions for funds, they went to Ralph Perry, comptroller. He also was in charge of clearing all checks and bills going through the College. Repair problems come to R. F. Student health facilities con- Dollars and cents take comp- Gingnch, maintenance head. cern Dr. Benjamin Lafene. troUer Ralph Perry ' s time. 18

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Budgeting confronts A. R. Jones, dean of financial adminis- tration, who is the financial liaison with the legislature. Students ' problems and organizations at K-State find William G. Craig, dean of students, willing to offer a helping hand. When you thought how some of your accounting problems had stumped you for days, you wondered how A. R. Jones, dean of financial administration, helped allot College funds and co-ordinated budget requests for the legislature. How those extra-curricular activities kept you on the jump! But you decided William G. Craig, dean of students, was a wee bit busier than you. He was responsible for the direction and correlation of stu- dent activities, government and other affairs. Summertime was a lazy time for you but for Paul Young, new director of summer school in 195$, It was as lively as any other time of the year. While most of your interests were centered around the College and its activities, you discovered that it was nearly the opposite for Max W. Milbourn, direc- tor of public service. He kept the various College publics uppermost in his mind. Buzz sessions quite often took care of your col- legiate problems, but there were times when even these wouldn ' t help. It was then that you sought ad- vice from Sumner B. Morris, director of the guidance center. You heard president emeritus F. D. Farrell talk at several meetings and read some of his series of re- search studies done on rural institutions. Summer school and its activi- ties are directed by Paul Young. Public services is Max W. Mil- bourn ' s responsibility. The student counseling center A former president, F. D. Far- is under Sumner B. Morris. rell is now president emeritus.