New Mexico State University - Swastika Yearbook (Las Cruces, NM)

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MISS ERA RENTFROW, Heqistiar , . . Without Miss Rentfrow and the Regis- trar ' s office, the entire school would be completely lost. It is due to her staff ' s hard work that our rapidly growing college is able tc keep track of all its students. DEAN MARTHA HALL. Dean of Wom- en ., . Although this is Mrs. Hall ' s first year with us. she has already become one of the best-known women on the campus. Through her office come all the girls looking for help and ad- vice, and she is always ready to give it to them. DR. EARL WALDEN, Dean of Graduate School . . . The graduate school is newly established and growing. The administration selected Dr. Walden as a man eminently qualified for the job of guiding the new department. All the returns are not in. but early results show that their choice was a wise one. Dr. Walden. has for several years pre- vious to his appointment as Dean of the graduate school, served as head of the math department. DEAN PHILIP S. AMBROSE, Dean of Students ... He is certainly one of the busiest men on campus, yet he is always ready to listen to anyone — if you can find him. He is a part of al- most every activity of the college, and many of the good ideas put into effect on the campus are his doing.

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DR. W. B. O ' DONNELL, Dean of the School of Education . . . This is a newly formed insti tution at ASM. Dean O ' Don- nell has great practical experience with the public school system, having serv- ed as secretary to the New Mexico Education Association for several years. He thus brings to this post ex- perience both practical and academic Under his leadership, the school of ed- ucation is sure to grow and progress at A M. DR. M. A. THOMAS, Dean of the School of Engineering. . . Dean Thomas, who is a registered professional engineer, also is a professor and serves as head of the School of Engineering. Under his able guidance, the school of engi. neering on the campus of New Mexico A4M has grown to nation-wide impor- tance and has come to be the largest school in the college. • M pf- jb; . DR. R. H. BLACK. Dean of the School of Agriculture . . . Dean Black, who came to the ASM campus in the fall is aslo head of the extension depart- ment. He has an increasingly busier school to work with, and has handled all his many tasks capably and effi- ciently. DR. A. D. BOSTON, Dean of the School of Arts and Science ... the School of Arts and Science at A M has been making a steady growth in size and accomplishments for many years. This growth for the past nine years has been under the steady hand of Dean Alvin D. Boston. Dean Boston is em inently suited for his organizational job. having served as Director of Re- search for the Clin Corp. during World War II. Dean Boston is also professor and head of the chemistry department.

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«C f ' f MR. DENNARD, Director of Alumni Re- lations . . . His job is one that cannot be contained in an office on the camp- us. Traveling all over the state, Mr. Dennard acts as an undercover pub- licity agent selling our school to pros- pective students, ex-students, and any- one else who looks interested. DAVE RODWELL, Director of Publicity . . . The rest of the stale, and many colleges throughout the country, learn about New Mexico A M from him. What the students do on campus, how our athletic department fares, what the faculty achieves, all this goes through his office as news to the rest of the state. MR. SILER. Director of Admissions . . . Through this office come all the tests that new students take. These tests are various guidance tests which indicate the field for which the student would be best. Another job of Mr. Siler is to act as counselor to all men students living on campus. MR. SHOMER, Director of Housing. . A big job falls to him, an almost im- possible job. that of keeping all the stu- dents living on campus happy. It is his job to see that the dorms are painted, the rooms cleaned, and the buildings kept in good-and-livable condition.