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

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Fall Students Break Enrollment Records With students enrolled from every state except Nevada, fall enrollment set a record of 9175, three per cent above last year. The College of Arts and Sciences boasted the largest enrollment with 3457 students, the College of Engineering and Architecture, totaled from figures taken before their di- vision, followed with 1720 students. Gradu- ate School enrolled 1020 students. The count included students from all 105 counties in Kansas and 476 international students from 60 countries. India claimed the most foreign students with 179, and China followed with 86. The Philippines were in third place with 16 students. With the help of a new IBM machine, approximately 500,000 enrollment cards were processed for fall and spring registration. As dean of admissions and records, Ellsworth M. Gerritz supervises the handling of course cards. Throngs of students crowd Ahearn Field House to enroll in fall classes while seeking help from ad- visers and instructors. Enrollment increased by 2500 over the last five years, nearly 35 per cent.

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Administrators Head University Activities With a membership of the deans of each college and school, the newly formed Aca- demic Council co-ordinated academic pro- grams, defined new standards of academic excellence and made recommendations to the President. Working with non-academic mat- ters, the Administrative Council considered salary scales and faculty distribution. Max Milbourn, assistant to the President, served as chairman of the General Scholar- ship committee and the Public Relations Council. In President McCain ' s absence, Mil- bourn assumed the executive duties. Other administrative officials supervised University and student services. Managing the 330,000-volume Farrell Library, J. W. Kraus added 30,000 books to the library. Housing Director A. Thornton Edwards served on a committee to plan a cafeteria and 600-person dormitory to be pa rt of a housing complex northeast of the campus. Semester fees of Student Health, headed by H. P. Jubelt, were raised from $10 to $13. As assistant to President McCain, Max Milbourn heads many committees concerning University policy. Administrative Heads Top Row: C. M. Cprrell, Historian; D. G. Danskin, Counseling Center Director; T. 0. Dodge, Budget Office Director; A. T. Edwards, Director of Housing; F. D. Farrell, President Emeritus; R. F. Gingrich, Physical Plant Administrator; H. D. Hess, Alumni. Bottom Row: K. M. Heywood, Endowment and Development Director; H. P. Jubelt, Student Health Director; W. R. Kerr, Veterans Service Center; J. W. Kraus, Library Director; R. H. Perry, Comptroller; Roland Swaim, Placement Center Director; F. L. Whan, Summer School Director. 12

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Staff Offices Move To Math Hall Rooms Completing his second year as dean of students, Chester Peters witnessed the re- dedication of Holtz Hall for Student Per- sonnel Services. The building houses offices for the Deans of Students, Aids and Awards, Foreign Student Advisement, Religious Ac- tivities and International Activities. Peters ' efforts were apparent as he investi- gated the parking problem for Goodnow Hall residents and presented possible solutions before the Student Senate. Assuming the position of dean of inter- national students was Dr. Ralph Prusok who replaced Charles Wildy, assistant dean of students. Prusok received his graduate training at Iowa State University where he served as assistant counselor to men. In an effort to develop K-States ' foreign student program to better serve both inter- national and American students, Prusok at- tended an international student adviser ' s conference in Colorado. He also served as faculty adviser to the Student Senate. In his efforts to aid student affairs, Dean Peters considered solutions to the dorm parking problem. Prusok, as faculty adviser to the Student Senate, signed the petition extending the city park curfew. 14