Kent State University - Chestnut Burr Yearbook (Kent, OH)

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-on Jt ] v 47 V, The administration of a growing university, increasing yearly in num- ber of students, expanding over the campus, and enlarging its teaching staff, demands the constant assistanca of the Board of Trustees. Members of the 1939-40 board are: John R. Williams, superintendent of Lake county schools, president; Joseph B. Hanan, superintendent of mechani- cal goods division of B. F. Goodrich company, vice-president; Roy H. Smith, president of Lamson-Sessions company, treasurer; Albert V. Dix, publisher and editor, secretary; and Charles H. Lake, superintendent of Cleveland Public schools. The board meets monthly with President Leebrick to approve appoint- ments and expenditures, and to carry on all other official business. The university is fortunate to have such an efficient, interested Board of Trustees.

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Kent State University ' s seven deans provide the best opportunity the univers ity affords for personal contact between the student body and the administration. Below, left to right: Arden L. Allyn, dean, college of business administra- tion; Dr. John L. Blair, dean, college of education; and Oscar H. Williams, dean emeritus, college of liberal arts. Dean Raymond E. Manchester originated the Men ' s Union, and also the custom of individual birthday greetings to campus men. Dean Mary L. Smallwood, only one year at Kent, is now an indispensable member of the faculty body. Dean Emeritus O. H. Williams, six years head of the college of liberal arts, retired in September, 1938, to be replaced by Dean Earl W. Crecraft, from the University of Akron. Dean Arden L. Allyn prides himself on the growth of his, the youngest college of the university. Dean John L. Blair and Dean Fren Musselman have worked together for years in building the first college of the university, that of education. 10