University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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CHANCELLOR W. CLARKE WESCOE

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Riellartl Wil1teFlll0tC George B. Snlith Robert Billings Laurence Woodrllff Williunl L. Kelly Thomas Yoe Keith Niteher ,IHHIBS E. Gunn thetn, being' soniewhat strangers to tnany eustoins ol' the llnited States. XVillian1 Reynolds is the .-Xssistant, Director ol' .XClIlllSSlOllS. and -Ianies Ii. Gunn serves as Adininis- tratire .Xssistant to the Chancellor. lhe Registrars position is held hy Alaines Hitt. whose duty is to keep up-to-date records ol' all l'ni- versity ol Kansas students. He is aided in this Yioh hr Xvlllllllll l.. Kelly, Assistant Registrar. lluildings and grounds, the physical plant ol' the llIllYC1'Sliy. are maintained hy Keith Lawton, Vire- Cihaneellor ol Operations. Vive-CIhanrellor lor Finance and lixeeittive Sevre- tary ol the l nirersity, Raymond Nichols sees that all expenses ol the school are paid. Keith Nitcher, Cloinptroller. is in charge ol lmndgetf ing KU's expenses lor the current year as well as lor luture years. 'lihe Dean ol the Snnnner School Institute is George li. Stnitli, Vit'e-Cihantellor lor Institutional Planning, To assist students in linding living quarters is the job ol' XVilson, Director ol' Housing. Informing alumni ol' current. activities on the earn' pus orettpies Richard XVintertnote, lixeeutire Seere- tary ol' the .-Xlunini .-Xssoriation. I.aurent'e XVoodrul'l'. Dean ol' Students. releases inlorination which is ol iinportanee to all students. 'lihe Director ol' News Bureau, 'ilihotnas Yoe. is in rliarge ol all publicity t'ont'erned with the University ol Kansas. .Xt't'eptinU' 'tilts lor the srhool from individuals is F55 the task ol Irvin Xottiiglit-1'g', l'.XCi'llllX'L' Secretary ol the lfndowtnent Association. Thus. the administrators, our executives here at KU. perlortn n1a11y varied and valuable serriees. 'I'hrong'h their endeavors. the l'nirersity ol' Kansas has ret'eix'ed tnneh honor and national recognition. 17

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Chancellor W. Clarke Weseoe The spirit. of novelty and dedication which Chan- cellor YVescoe personifies can be perceived in his speeches. . . we open officially with this convocation the ninety-ninth academic year of the University . . . for me and for some of you this is the fifth year A.C.- after Clarke. Thus Chancellor NVescoe began his message to a packed student audience at Hoch Audi- torium in September. Ile continued, 'AI believe the strength of an insti- tution such as ours gains . . . from an occasional, if not too abrupt and frequent, change of direction Qyou may take that last word in any of several waysj .... I,eti me quote, in that regard, John Gardner: 'when organizations are young, they are flexible, fluid, not yet paralyzed hy rigid specialization, and willing to try anything once .... ' Novelty and flexibility appear necessary in a col- lege now more than at any other time, for the chan- cellor told new students, in their convocation in September, HYou enter the University in a year that will not be forgotten. This is the year when, for the first' time in our nation's history, the students of col- lege age who have chosen to accept the opportunity to enter college are in the majority, rather than in the mntorityfi He went on, f'For me this will be a year of ap- praisalg I want it to be such a year for all of us .... lVe shall never achieve equality of all departments and all divisionsg to do so would be stultilying and bring to a halt our forward thrust. There shall always be those who run in front-a challenge to us allf' He stated, The goal of our University is unsurpassable quality and undeniable excellence ir1 everything that we do .... Dr. lVescoe was graduated from Cornell University School of Medicine and held the position ol' Dean of the Kansas University School of Medicine before becoming the tenth Chancellor of the University. His achievements in that field demonstrate his personal interest in quality and excellence. lVhile KU continues to grow, it seems evident that Dr. lVescoe is dedicated also to the school as it has been. He has said, A' .... T Xlthough it is 11ot my alma mater, it means everything to me. It is here that I have lived almost one-third of my life: it is here that I have spent almost two-thirds of my working career. It is this University to which I give all my loyalty and for which I have an indescribable affection. In all of this I am not alone .... I suspect she has already begun to generate these feelings in you: if not yet, in a few days she will .... Representing the best at li U, Chancellor and Mrs, lllescoe are always on hand to greet state visitors. 19