Lehigh University - Epitome Yearbook (Bethlehem, PA)

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' GH UNlVE. s ADMINISTRATION

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ADMINISTRATION Having supreme and final power over the actions and policies of Lehigh University, the Board of Trustees, with Dr. Eugene G. Grace at its head, consists of sixteen men, ten of whom are appointed for life, and six of whom must be alumni elected by alumni for six-year terms. In direct control of the Lniversity, however, is the President, Dr. Clement Clarence Williams, who came to Lehigh in 1935 after the retirement of Dr. Charles Russ Richards. Among Dr. illiams ' qualifications for his present position are degrees from Southern Illinois Normal School, the University of Illinois, and the University of Colorado, a varied experience as a civil engineer, and a term as Dean of Engineering at the University of Iowa. Next in command, so to speak, is Walter Raleigh Okeson, vice-president and treasurer of the University. Mr. Okeson is also secretary to the Board of Trustees and chairman of the National Football Rules Committee. The majority of the red tape necessary for the functioning of any educa- tional institution filters through the Registrar ' s office. Here, Mr. George Bartlett Curtis, Registrar and University Editor, and his staff issue averages, make up class schedules, report grades, record cuts, keep permanent records of every stu- dent at Lehigh, and edit the Catalogue, the papers of Institute of Research, and the Student Directory. Probably the hardest working man in the Alumni Building at the present time is E. Kenneth Smiley, Director of Admissions. His normal duties consist of select- ing the students who wish to enter Lehigh Lniversity by a process of interview- ing students, checking on their records and references, and acquainting them with the University. In addition to these duties, Mr. Smiley is now in charge of housing students in these war days and in preparing for the arrival of the ASTP cadets. When any student in the college comes in contact with the Administration, he usually encounters Dean Wray H. Congdon. Before coming to Lehigh, Dean Congdon went to Syracuse University and the University of Michigan for his education, held several teaching positions in China, and was professor of educa- tion at the University of Michigan. When Dean Charles Maxwell McConn left in 1938, Dr. Congdon took the post, after being Director of Admissions here for four years. Dean Congdon ' s duties include guiding students, issuing valentines , granting petitions for everything from fishing trips to proms, giving and refusing excuses, and even dropping students from the University. In handling these duties, Dean Congdon must display the correct amount of tact, firmness, sym- pathy, and understanding. Another headache which Dean Congdon has now is the problems arising from the Selective Service, the ill-fated Enlisted Reserve Corps, and the ASTP ' s coming to Lehigh. An important office to all seniors is the Placement Bureau, with E. Robins Dr. Clement C. Williams, Lehigh Lniversity President 23