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

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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

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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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l l C larry Young, Director of Counseling and Testing News Bureau Distributes Publicity and Pictures As the man responsible for keeping Macalester's name in print, Prof. Ivan Burg fulfills a double role as Director of the College News Bureau and Chairman of the Journalism De- partment. He sends out all press releases and pictures on stu- dent and faculty achievements, campus activities, sports information, and special features to area news media. In addition to teaching three regular journalism courses, Mr. Burg serves as adviser to the award-winning College pub- lications, The Mac Weekly and The Mac, as well as the student directory, The Spotlite. Mr. Young's Tests Well- Known to Frosh, Seniors Lawrence Young, Director of Counseling and Testing, has charge of administering and interpreting all campus-wide and individual tests. He further conducts the counseling for the veteran's and military program at the College. Among Mr. Young's specific responsibilities are the Freshman testing program and the Senior Graduate Record Examinations. .43 You flunked the Minnesota Multiphasic? . . . test results and analyzation often provide surprises for larry Young. Ivan Burg, Director of the News Bureau Prof. Burg aids as Mac Weekly staffers prepare copy. 23