Macalester College - Quid Nunc Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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Board ol Trustees Makes Ultimate Decisions on Policy Macalester's Board of Trustees estab- lishes the policies of the College under the leadership of President Frederick L. Deming. As a member of the Board, President Rice acts as liason for the ad- ministration, faculty. and students. The thirty-six member body is composed of leading businessmen and clergymen, and includes three women, all of whom value their association with the College. Ultimate decisions regarding new buildings, curriculum revision, and long- range planning rest with this body. Fre- quent meetings with architects, educa- tors. and committee representatives were required to make and execute the steps involved in effecting the continuation of Macalester's Liberal Arts tradition with strengthened emphasis. Mrs. Dorothy Grimmell, Registrar. Board of Trustees, Bottom row, Cl-rl: John Benson, William Elston, Mrs. Walter Driscoll, Mrs. Carl Jones, Carl Drake, Jr., Chester Tobin, Architect General Dean. Top row: Richard Orclway, Oakley Tripp, C. Gilbert Wren, Harvey Rice, Cargill MacMillan, Jr., Andrew Hobert, Beniamin Griggs, Wallace Ritchie, David Winton. Frederick Deming, President of the Board of Trustees. Registr HI' Mrs. Grimmell helps Ralph Temple with the registration process. Keeps Tabs on Grades Mrs. Dorothy Grimmell, College Registrar, has done a great deal to improve the efficiency and convenience of the registration procedure. In addition. she and her stall tally course grades, prepare oflicial transcripts, compile the Dean's List, and produce the College directory. Seniors also are helped in evaluating their records against the list of gradua- tion requirements.

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Presidential Assistants Handle Duties in Diverse Areas Charles Millerls duties as Executive Assistant to the Presi- dent involve counseling prospective Macites and entertaining interested students touring the campus. Mr. Miller is an assist- ant professor in the Biology Department, represents the faculty at the Macalester Club, and traditionally dons his fur-trimmed red suit to play campus Santa. Harry Morgan's greatest responsibility this year concerned his direction of the College's highly successful pilot program for international journalists, a project he originally devised. As Special Assistant to President Rice, Mr. Morgan also continues his work with international students and the Ambassadors for Friendship program he founded. With his wife Catherine, he is now co-director of Macalesterls spacious new International House, a home-away-from-home for Macites of world citizen- ship. Homer Townsend, Assistant to the President, carries out many time-consuming responsibilities for Dr. Rice. Among these are maintaining Charles Miller, Executive Assistant to the President. Jolly Charlie Miller donned a Santa suit to hand out goodies at the campus Christmas party. the College calendar, doing statistical re- search, chairing the convocation commit- tee, supervising secretarial personnel, and editing Tartan Topics. Harry Morgan, Special Presidential Assistant. Homer Townsend and secretary Mrs. Wilmer prepare copy for another issue of Tartan Topics, faculty news sheet. 20 'Homer Townsend, Assistant to the President.

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Development Council Advances Long-Range Planning Making friends for Macalester and raising funds for its operation and proposed building expansion is the major re- sponsibility of the Development Council. Created by a 1956 mandate of the Board of Trustees, the Council has worked to improve faculty and staff benefits and increase the number of endowed scholarships. Long-range planning is a key phrase for the Council. They have been obtaining support for the many new buildings that are now on the drawing board, and for the campus beautification project. Milton Smith, Development Council Director Chairman Associate Directors Work for Goals A. Phillips Beedon, Associate Director 22 Richard Ordway, Development Council Richard Desmond, Associate Secretary Mr. Richard Ordway accepted the post of Chairman of the Development Council last fall, and he now co-ordinates the activities of the trustees, alumni, faculty, and area business- men who are working to advance Macalester. Milton Smith works full-time at his duties as Director of the Council. His job includes speaking to interested groups about the College's goals. He is assisted by Margaret Day, Administrative Assistant. Associate Secretary Richard Des- mond works with more than 165 Macalester Associates who are Twin City business and professional friends obtaining long-range investments and deferred gifts. John Seale, Associate Director, con- centrates his eiiorts in working with Mac parents. A. Phillips Beedon, Associate Director, is responsible for alumni affairs and the production of all the Collegeis external publications. Margaret Day, Administrative Assistant John Seale, Associate Director