Lehigh University - Epitome Yearbook (Bethlehem, PA)

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Lehigh ' s modern, well-equipped Student Health Center is another product of the recent modernization and building program. The spacious, three-story struc- ture was erected in 1955. It serves the routine medical needs of Lehigh students and faculty. If more exten- sive attention is required, the patient is sent home or to a local hospital. Due to the importance of its func- tion, the Health Center is never closed; a night attend- ant is on duty from 5 P.M. to 8 A.M., and limited fa- cilities are available on weekends. The University Library, dedicated in 1877 by Asa Packer, is a five-story structure built of native stone, with limestone trim. An addition, financed by gifts of the alumni, was completed in 1929 which enlarged the library to its present size and provided adequa te seat- ing for 300. Considered one of the finest in Pennsyl- vania, it contains over 400,000 volumes, with an ac- cession rate of 10,000 books per year. MONROE J. RATHBONE Chairman of the Board of Trustees Board of Trustees Honorary Trustee Eugene G. Grace Corporate Trustees Emeritus Dr. William L. Estes Robert E. McMath Nevin E. Funk The Rt. Rev. Frank W. Sterrett Corporate Trustees Monroe J. Rathbone Leonard M. Horton Andrew E. Buchanan Edward A. Curtis Alfred V. Bodine Albert B. Maginnes Theophil H. Mueller Henry R. Maddox Frank L. Magee Kenneth L. Isaacs Members Elected by AluiiDii James M. Straub Howard S. Bunn James P. Langfitt Ralph L. Wilson Appointed Trustees Joseph A. Fisher Arthur B. Homer Hugh P. McFadden 23

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ity to select qualified students for Lehigh. Due to Lehigh ' s limited enrollment, the director and his staff must reject approximately eighty per cent of the ap- plications for admission to the three undergraduate colleges. This fact, plus the careful weighing of each applicant ' s abilities and merits, insure that only the highest caliber students are admitted. The Registrar and the Dean of Students are re- sponsible for registration and for the housing and feeding of students, respectively, while the Bursar is in charge of receiving and distributing the Uni- versity ' s funds. The Public Information Office and the Alumni Office are also located in the administration headquar- ters. The Information Office prepares news of Lehigh activities for newspapers and magazines, while the Alumni Office maintains contact, by both personal and printed means, with all Lehigh graduates. MARTIN D. WHITAKER President President Whitaker and his family reside in this bouse near the Alumni Building.

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Hwv - P E. KENNETH SMILEY ' ue-Piesiile)]t HARVEY A. NEVILLE Provost PAUL J. FRANZ, JR. Assistant to the President WRAY H. CONGDON Special Assistant to the President 24