Lehigh University - Epitome Yearbook (Bethlehem, PA)

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The Administration Source of power and policy Upon the members of the Administration falls the assignment of differentiating and fitting together the many elements that comprise an institution as complex as Lehigh; many specialized talents are required for the fulfillment of this task. The Board of Trustees is the supreme ruling body; it gives the final verdict regarding institutional policy. All rules, restrictions, aims, and new innovations are its product. President Martin D. Whitaker, with the assistance of Vice-President E. Kenneth Smiley, con- verts the goals of the Board into concrete administra- tive policy, by which all members of the University abide. Through a diversified chain of command, var- ious responsibilities are delegated to their respective subordinates, who in turn keep the President fully in- formed as to activity in their respective departments. Only through this semi-rigid linking of administrative responsibility can the educational facilities and the teaching personnel be kept at a high peak of efficiency. The skilled art of keeping the Lehigh ship of state on an even keel between the Board of Trustees and the student body is the function of the Office of the More than just a landmark, the Alumni Memorial Build- ing is the nerve center of the University. It houses nearly the entire Adminis- trative staff of the school, from the President down to the mail carrier.