Knox College - Gale Yearbook (Galesburg, IL)

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Above: Mr. Seay speculates over the problem of admissions. Below: Secretaries for administrative of- fices are Mrs. Stene, Mrs. Farreau, Mrs. Swedenberg, Miss Strickland, and Miss Adcock. The director of admission, Mr. Seay, was busy again this year receiving and accepting applications from hopeful high school seniors interested in becoming students on the Knox campus. His main problem was selecting the new students from the numerous applicants. Unfortunately Knox cannot accommodate all the applicants who wish to gain admission. Mr. Seay spent much of his time visiting Illinois high schools where he interviewed future Knox students. A ln their offices on first floor of Old Main are the secretaries of the college. Their jobs consist of assisting the president, the vice- president, the dean, the registrar, and the director of admissions. Correspondence, sort- ing mail, recording cuts, filing, checking ap- plications, and the filing of transcripts are a few of the duties these women do to keep the college running smoothly. ADMISSICN S

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ADMIN ISTR T10 FACULTY AND STUDENT The school year 1947-48 will probably be recorded in the annals of the college as the period just over the hump,',' with a trend back toward normalcy reflected in an enroll- ment figure almost identical to that of the previous year. This fact did not lighten the burden of the Knox administration, however, for with Knox expanded to 30W over pre-war At left: President Brown and George Friske, president of the Student Council, map out an administrative program. Below: Vice-President Way and Dean Moore discuss a student problem. Dean Smythe at her desk in Vlhiting Hall. enrollment, the physical facilities were taxed to the utmost. President Lyndon O. Brown, aided by Vice-President Harold E. Way and Deans Merritt H. Moore and Grace Smythe, ably administered the affairs of the college, re- ceiving excellent co-operation from the stu- dent groups on the campus. 1 7

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The establishment of the Lincoln Lecture- ship on American Civilization brought some- thing new to the history department this year. This course, designed to acquaint students with the society and culture in which they live, is ably handled by Dr. C. S. Boucher, who is new to the Knox campus. Dr. Boucher was formerly the Chancellor at the University of Nebraska. The economics department in- creased in popularity and as a result two new faculty members were added, Mr. Klimpt and Mr. Shipley. This is Mr. Klimpt's first year of teaching in this country as he just came over from Germany. Besides doing work in the economics department he also taught mathematics. Dr. Elder taught his last year in the philos- ophy department, for Dr. Elder is retiring from Knox. During his long stay at Knox Dr. Elder has served as librarian and taught English, mathematics, and philosophy. Above: Mr. Shipley, Mr. Willhite, Mr. White, and Mr. Klimpt of the economics department, Mr. At- wood, Mr. Hanson, Mr. N. Johnson, and Mr. Bell. Below: From the history department Mr. Newcombe and Mr. Muelderg Mr. Boucher and Mr. Elder, Mr. Roberton, Mr. Stipp, and Mr. Pletcher discussing current affairs. SCCIAL SCIENCE