Knox College - Gale Yearbook (Galesburg, IL)

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. C CC To every freshman who enters Knox is as- signed a tutor, who is a member of the faculty. On the basis of the comprehensive examina- tions given the freshman, the tutor enrolls the student in courses that will enable him to achieve the goals of a General Education. This 'is also assisted by individual work with his tutor in preparation for passing the gen- eral achievement examinations covering the six areas of education: Arts and Literature, English, natural sciences, social sciences, for- eign language, and mathematics. Through this system of close faculty guidance, the student should be able to pass his six compre- hensive examinations before the end of the year. Mr. Muelder was chairman of the council this year, it was his task to coordinate the work of the tutors and to administer the tutorial program. He was assisted in this work by Mr. Poston, Mr. Bell, Mr. Furrow, Mr. N. Johnson, Mr. Davenport, Mr. Beau- champ, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Willhite, Mrs. Wilson, Miss Wilson, Miss Kragness, and Miss Smyth. Below is pictured the Council of Tutors: In the back row are Dr. Clare, Mr. Richards, Mr. Poston, Mr. Craw- ford, Dr. N. Johnson, Mr. Davenport, Mr. Beauchamp, and Mr. Willhite. In the front row are Miss Kra- ness, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Muelder, Miss Wilson, and Miss Smyth. COUNCIL OF TUTGRS 17

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Above: Ned Landon in the Alumni office and Miss Feclerspiel, the director of the dormitories. Below: Mr. Pennington, who is the college auditor. Mr. Mc- Clelland, who takes charge of all financial problems. Probably the busiest office in the school is the business office. It handles everything from tuition to a lost and found service. Mr. McClelland, the college treasurer, heads the financial dealings of the school. Mr. Pennington can be found almost any 'time working on college finances. He is officially known as the college auditor and assists Mr. McClelland. Upon the resignation of Ned Landon as publicity director, Mrs. Hoopes took charge of Alumni affairs and Rudolph Fiala ac- cepted the responsibility of keeping the pub- licity of Knox in high gear. Ned served until March 1, 1948, when he resigned to open a business here in town. The Alumni drive this year surpassed its goal of fifteen thousand dollars. Miss Federspiel was again in charge of all the college housing as the director of dormi- tories. , W, , l BUSINESS CDF FICE, ALUMNI OFFICE 16

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STUDENT CGUNCIL l Members of the Student Council are Charles, Palmer, Wetherbee, Friske, Moser, Wensberg, Hahn, Rinella, and R. Peterson standing. Seated in front are Soucek, Lowe, Rogers, Martin, Kelly, and Beck. The year 1947-'48 was a busy and impor- tant one for the Student Council. Led by George Friske, the president, the council helped in handling the distribution of funds among the Athletic Association, the publica- tions, the theatre, and other campus activity groups. The division of funds is not the sole duty of the council, however. As the most important student administrative body, it sponsors social events, helps with disciplinary problems, supervises elections, backs Kampus Kapers and Flunk Day, and attends to other similar activities. The supervision of Homecoming is one of the most important duties of the council. Jim Moser was the chairman of the committee, and he and his assistants managed the ban- quet, house decorations, campus decorations, 18 and the Homecoming party. The social committee, with Margie Martin as chairman, sponsored the all-school social events of the year. The traditional Pump- handle, held the first week of school, was the first affair on the calendar and served as the mixer for faculty and students, Other important functions included the costume party, dances after basketball games, and dances in the gym with refreshments and open house in the Hearth. In the spring the Council officially joined the National Student Association. This is an organization composed of student rep- resentatives from schools throughout the en- tire country and is influential in sponsoring and promoting educational enterprises and student interests.