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

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fluilteiessioiis. ffiiWnedut)- rioljliiilf™- isbMt .. ij addition. ..Jink- Administhative heads— Top Row. E. M. Gerritz, Admissions and Registrar Director; K. L. Ford, Ex- ecutive Alumni Secretary; R. H. Perry, Comptroller. Second Row: D. P. Hoyt, Counseling Center Di- rector; K. M. Heywood, Endowment and Develop- ment Director; A. B. Cardwell, Bureau of General Research Director. Third Rotv: C. M. Correll, His- torian; A. T. Edwards, Housing Director; R. F. Gingrich, Physical Plant Administrator. Fourth Row: F. D. Farrell, President Emeritus; B. W. Lafene, Student Health Director; C. E. Peters, Placement Center Director. Bottom Row: W. R. Kerr, Veter- ans ' Service and Housing Director. The assistant to the president also is serving as chairman of the PuliUc Relations Counci l which pres- ently is overseeing plans for three centennials to be celebrated on the campus. These are the Kansas cen- tennial this year, the centennial anniversary of land- grant colleges next year, and in 1963, the 100th an- niversary of Kansas State university. Beatty Manages Finances Handling the financial affairs of the University is Daniel Beatty. His primary responsibility is prepar- ing the budgets, both the internal budget and the budgets which request legislative funds. The budget office works in conjunction with the comptroller ' s office in distributing and collecting the budgeted funds. The burdens accompanying the fi- nancial operations were somewhat lightened this year when the budgetary operations and accounting procedures were converted to IBM machines. The budget office is diligently working to improve the inferior conditions of K-State ' s library system. This year, a $30,000 increase was added for more library volumes and another $50,000 is being sought. Women ' s housing took a giant step forward this year when the plans and financing of a 300-unit women ' s dormitorv were approved. The construc- tion, which will get underway next spring, will re- quire $1,300,000 in borrowed and University funds. Determining faculty rank and salaries entails planning by Albert L. Pugsley, dean of academic administration.

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Administrators Unite Ideas for Improvement Tlie president ' s administrative staff is divided into four areas— student affairs, legislative, financial, and academic. All the administrative decisions and poli- cies concerning K-State come through the close co- ordination of these four offices. Pugsley Heads Academic Section Heading the academic division of the staff is Dean Albert L. Pugsley. He supervises the entire academic program at Kansas State, including approving staff appointments. Since Pugsley came to K-State in Preparing the budgets and distributing funds are jobs for Daniel D. Beatty, Kansas State ' s business manager. Presidential assistant Max Milbourn frequently stands in for the president and leads many committee sessions. 1947, the percentage of faculty members holding doctorates has risen from 17 per cent to 46 per cent. Dean Pugsley returned this year for full-time duty after spending much of the past year and a half co- ordinating the Kansas survey on higher education. Milbourn Works with Legislature On the legislative line of the president ' s staff is Max Milbourn who works with the State legislature. As assistant to the president, Milbourn represents President McCain at meetings and on boards. Milbourn has been serving as faculty chairman of the General Scholarship committee since its estab- lishment in 1952. The scholarship program has grown from the $9,527 available for 50 scholarships in 1950- 51 to $92,138 this year. Of the 453 academic scholar- ships this year, 331 were cash awards. In addition, 90 students lived in the two men ' s scholarship houses and 32 received honorary Putnam awards. 14

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Deans Help K-Staters With Endless Problems Dean of Students Herbert Wunderlich started his sixth year at KSU this fall with a gratifying accom- plishment. The first men ' s residence hall was staffed and ready for occupancy after years of planning and developing. The dean continued to work on plans for a Student Union addition and more housing for women. Under the guidance of Wunderlich ' s of- fice, counseling staff research was strengthened, health staff duties were expanded, and formation of an aid and awards office was considered. In addition to administrative affairs, the dean worked with fra- ternities and sororities standards and problems. Lahey and Wildy Counsel Students Sharing the problems of the dean of students were Margaret Lahey, associate dean, and Charles H. Counseling students and performing administrative tasks occupy time of Margaret Lahey and Charles H. Wildy. H. Guiding all phases of students ' lives on campus is the primary concern of Herbert Wunderlich, dean of students. Wildy, assistant dean. Looming large among the re- sponsibilities of Dean Lahey was additional housing for women, especially plans for Smurthwaite women ' s scholarship house and off-campus housing. Coeds found a ready and sympathetic listener in Dean La- hey, who devoted much of her time to counseling. Wildy, in his first year at Kansas State University, assumed duties as executive secretary of the general scholarship committee, adviser to international stu- dents, coordinator of the orientation program, and counselor to men students. Senate Shortens Class Drop Period Affecting the entire student body last fall, was a Faculty Senate decision to decrease the drop dead- line for classes from 9 weeks to 18 days. The deci- sion was one of many policies by which the Senate shaped K-State ' s purposes and character. 4 i '