University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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7 I 18 VVKI.IV D. MUKPUY, Chancellor of the University mittee which reviews and discusses the proposed expenditures. Revisions in the figures may be nec- essary and such revisions are made after consulta- tion with the school and department concerned. The budget is taken to the Board of Regents meeting by Dr. Murphy and Mr. Nichols. After the Board of Regents has secured the state appro- priations, it is the duty of Mr. Nichols to enforce the budget throughout the fiscal year. The Executive Secretary also has a large num- ber of duties which he can class as miscellaneous. Dr. Murphy may desire reports, information, or the answering of correspondence. The position held by Mr. Lawton, instituted in January of this year, is of major importance in the efficient operation of the University. The co-ordination of the physical plant is the primary purpose and function of the Administra- tive Assistant. Departments throughout the Uni- versity send Mr. Lawton reports of future building needs. The state architect then draws the blue- prints and Mr. Lawton discusses their adequacy with the department heads and dean of the school. A final set of plans is constructed, and if money is available, bids are received. It is the duty of Mr. Nichols to observe the progress and to keep the process moving as rapidly as possible. The work of Mr. Lawton does not cease at this point. Frequently he must act as mediator between contractors and subcontractors; and as Secretary of the Planning Council, he aids in the long range building program.

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THE BIG AT KANSAS To THE BIG THREE of the administrative staff, Chancellor Murphy, Mr. Nichols, and Mr. Lawton, belongs the task of planning, co-ordinating, and managing the University of Kansas. According to Dr. Murphy, the job can be divided into three major areas the academic, financial, and physi- cal plant programs. Dr. Murphy, as presiding officer of the Uni- versity Senate, directs and guides this senior policy- making group. This group has the responsibility of handling problems and matters which affect all of the various schools of the University. The calen- dar for the school year, the examination schedule, and advanced standing of students serve to illus- trate the wide scope of this body. Raymond Nichols, Executive Secretary, handles an endless procession of administrative problems. New appointments to the faculty of the Uni- versity are made by the deans of the respective schools. By order of the Board of Regents, it is the duty of the Chancellor to approve or disapprove of these appointments. They are theoretically only recommendations to the Regents and subject to their approval; but actually, and in practice, they are final, as the Board always follows the decisions of the Chancellor. Dr. Murphy also has many other varied and miscellaneous tasks which are associated with the title of chancellor. As the official representative of the University of Kansas, he attends many con- ventions and meetings. That his role is not a pas- sive one can be shown by his success in Washington in obtaining the steel for the field house. Speaking at all types of gatherings and meet- ings might also be classified in the miscellaneous duties of Dr. Murphy. The great number of invita- tions and the limited amount of time present the problem of gracious refusals to many of the invi- tations. Although, literally, he is charged by the Board of Regents with absolute control, Dr. Murphy must delegate authority and accept the aid of capable assistants. Those assistants are Raymond Nichols, Executive Secretary, and Keith Lawton, Adminis- trative Assistant to the Chancellor. The administration of the financial area of the task is largely the responsibility of Mr. Nichols. Mr. Nichols has been a member of the staff of the University for more than 20 years and has served under three chancellors. The fiscal budget is one of the most important aspects of financial control of the University. It is prepared by all the heads of departments. The fig- ures submitted by each department in a school are totaled and the proposed budget for the specific school is then submitted to the Secretary of the Budget. This budget represents the estimated amount of money that will be needed in order to operate the school for the coming fiscal year. As Secretary of the Budget, Mr. Nichols pre- pares the university budget from the figures which he has received. He submits it to the Budget Com- As Administrative Assistant to the Chancellor, Keith Lawton has charge of KU ' s physical plant.

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THIS BUSINESS OF A UNIVERSITY The men and women who run it by Wayne Knowles STRONG HALL, the heart of the KU campus, houses the offices which offer non-academic services to students. Some of these offices work directly with students; others influence students only indirectly, but all these offices are concerned with making the University of Kansas a more pleasant and more profitable place for every student. One of the most important of these offices is that of MARTHA PETERSON, Dean of Women, whose warm personality and hearty laughter are well known to all women students. The Dean of Women ' s office is concerned with women ' s prob- lems as such, and operates on the principle that students can, if given the facts of a situation, reach The man with the money, Karl KIooz, purchases supplies, pays employees, checks student funds. Dean of Women Martha Peterson and Dean of Men Laurence Woodruff give personal aid and counsel. their own decisions. Miss Peterson acts as advisor to the large exclusively women ' s groups as well as to individual students with social, academic, or personal problems. One of the largest parts of the Dean of Women ' s job concerns dormitories, espe- cially the freshman dormitories, for which coun- sellors must be selected and trained. Another part is the process of admission, assignment, and selec- tion of staff which is carried on for all women ' s dormitories. Across the hall in the Dean of Men ' s office is LAURENCE WOODRUFF, quiet and sympathetic, who doubles in brass as professor of biology. The Dean of Men does, as he puts it, everything that no one else will do. Although concerned primarily with the welfare of men students, he finds himself assisting and advising activities, such as student government, composed of both men and women. In addition to activities, the Dean of Men watches over men ' s housing, health, and academic progress. He serves as a general counsellor to men students and is able to refer students to the proper agencies if their problems require more specialized attention than he can give them.