University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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EACH WEDNESDAY, administrative assistants Keith Lawton, George B. Smith, and Raymond Nichols confer with Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy to coordinate policy. KARL KLOOZ, bursar, manages money, supplies, and salaries. In addition, he handles a check cashing service and funds for student organizations. Jocular and judicious, Mr. Klooz ' sign along Strong hall might well read Responsibility Plus. inner chamber Behind the simply-lettered sign reading Office of the is located the hub of the University all the governing, managing, administrat- ing, and overseeing necessary to edu- cate and accommodate students and faculty extending well into the thou- sands. Dynamic and young, Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy is presiding offi- cer for the University Senate, a policy- making group composed of professors, associate professors, and key adminis- trative personnel. The board of regents decrees that the Chancellor approve or disapprove new appointments to the faculty. Endless other demands are made on Dr. Murphy ' s time. He attends meet- ings as the official representative of the University, and keeps countless speaking engagements before all kinds of gatherings. According to him, the main job of heading the University can be divided into three major areas each of which is the special responsibility of an ad- ministrative assistant, under the direc- tion of the chancellor. three assistants Delegated the responsibility for the financial area of administration, Ray- mond Nichols, executive secretary to the chancellor, prepares the University budget and carries out the fiscal policy after its OK by the board of regents. He has been a member of the Uni- versity staff for over 20 years, and has served under three chancellors. Given the administration of the physical plant, Keith Lawton, adminis- trative assistant to the chancellor, re- views future needs of the various de- partments and administers their even- tual appearance on the campus. 25 •

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REGISTRAR James Hitt ad- mits students, keeps schol- astic records, issues diplomas. IRVIN YOUNGBERG receives gifts, donations, quests, and grants as head of the University ment Association. gift department Few persons realize the part played at the University by private philan- thropy, but the room marked Endow- ment Association is headquarters for the man who knows all about it—Irvin Youngberg, executive secretary of the 60-year-old association. A quick talk with the efficient and personable executive will reveal that most of the land we know of as cam- pus was donated to the University, as were Memorial stadium, nine scholar- ship halls, and the World War II cam- panile, to name only a few. Mr. Youngberg ' s position requires him to encourage, receive, and admin- ister private gifts to the University. At the present time approximately 300 trust funds are under his jurisdiction. He also handles lectureships, schol- arships, student loan funds, and the investment of endowment funds. dean of men Donald K. Alderson, now dean of men, is well acquainted with those signs along Strong hall. A graduate of the University, he was named honor man in 1945. Dean Alderson served as assistant dean of men for the last five years, and was moved up when Dean Wood- ruff became dean of students. Retaining the title Foreign Student administrator, Dean Alderson says that anything which concerns the wel- fare, interest, and activities of all men students is of concern to him. 24 This friendly men ' s adviser regu- lates employment, housing, scholar- ships, and orientation for male stu- dents. He has received national recog- nition for programs he has developed for counselling and orienting foreign students. alums, etc. Alumni Secretary Fred Ellsworth is a publicity man, organizer, and full- time magazine editor and in the midst of these duties he must be a calm and friendly host to all visiting alumni. Somehow he manages. Among the pieces of literature that emanate regularly from Mr. Ellsworth ' s office are the monthly Alumni Maga- zine, circulation 38,000, and the Foot- ball Report sent by request in conjunc- tion with the athletic department. A devoted alumnus himself, Mr. Ellsworth watches over a file of all KU grads and former students, striv- ing to keep it up to date. An ex-newspaper man, Mr. Ells- worth is ably assisted in organizing alumni clubs throughout the nation by Richard Wintermote, ' 51, and Mildred Clodfelter, ' 41, assistant secretaries. Headquarters for Statewide Activi- ties may also be found behind this sign along Strong hall. business man Bursar Karl Klooz, once tabbed the campus no man, handles the KU checkbook. Among his multitudinous duties are preparing the payroll and paying fac- ulty and employees. To him goes the task of selecting, purchasing, and tak- ing inventory of University supplies.

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DON ALDERSON, dean of men, Martha Peterson, dean of women, report to Laurence Woodruff, dean of students. 26 Mr. Lawton reviews plans, receives bids, and keeps all projects moving as swiftly as possible. Frequently he me- diates between contractors and sub- contractors. Serving as secretary of the Planning Council, he aids in the long- range building program. George B. Smith, in the recently re- created position of dean of the Uni- versity, is overseer of the third phase of the administration—the academic division. Formerly dean of the School of Education, Dean Smith is also director of the Summer Session. My position corresponds with oth- ers all over the country. Although there used to be a dean of the Univer- sity, the position was discontinued at KU until the increased enrollment after World War II made necessary a ALUMNI SFC ' Y Fred worth, assistants Dick termote and Mildred felter edit the Kansas U. Alumni Magazine. third administrative assistant to the chancellor, he explains. Dean Smith insists that his specific task depends on what is waiting for me when I come to the office each morning. ' ' Essentially, all three of the chancel- lor ' s assistants are co-ordinators and planners, he says. We are endeavor- ing to reach a standard policy within the bounds of the University to pre- vent school conflicts, and outside to find an interrelation with other insti- tutions, Mr. Smith said. To reach this goal, KU ' s chancellor is implementing a vigorous program. So every student is cognizant of those signs along Strong hall, but few realize the tremendous responsibility those signs represent. Masterpieces of understatement? More than that !