Northwestern University - Syllabus Yearbook (Evanston, IL)

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9 tion to this work he still teaches in the German department, of which he is chair- man. Dean Campbell comes from Virginia and attended Randolph-Macon College for Men, after which he was at Leipzig Uni- versity in Germany for three years. He taught at Randolph-Macon College for Women, and then became head of the German department at Wesleyan Uni- versity in Connecticut. He was also in high-school work during his teaching career. He became chairman of the German department here in 1934 and was appointed dean of the Graduate school in 1941. The dean takes great pride in an apple orchard which he has in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, and counts tennis as one of his main hobbies. Speaking of his work, he said, There was never any doubt about what I wanted to be-teaching is my first love! Six-nineteen Clark Street , home of student and university finance, also houses the office of Harry L. Wells, vice-president and business manager, who could be termed N .U. 's treasurer. - Mr. Wells' training with several firms in the business world, as Well as his ex- perience in real estate Well qualify him to manage Northwestern's finances and property. After serving as a member of NorthWestern's board of trustees for two years, Mr. Wells was appointed business manager in 1934. A Northwestern graduate, he was promi- nent as an intercollegiate orator, and mem- ber of football and basketball teams. His graduate study took him to the University of North Dakota, as Well as to N.U. At both universities, he served as Y.M.C.A. secretary for a year. Mr. Wells now owns farmland in both Illinois and Louisiana, on which he raises cattle. He is outstanding in Evanston, both for his love of golf as a recreation and for his work with the Red Cross and with the Boy Scouts. 'A' 16 PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION O Hices B and C in Scott Hall might be termed repositories for troubles. Head- ing the list of those in personnel, Bill Nims and Mrs. Ruth McCarn, Counselors act as N.U's f'Mr. Anthony for hundreds of students' problems during the year. Both counselors have the usual diffi- culties of students in need of vocational or educational guidance, and those involving exclusion from school for academic reasons or infractions of rules. Mrs. McCarn cites another group of girls who come to her regarding their failure to pledge a sorority or dissatisfaction with their choice. To these offices also come requests concerning transfer students, for informa- tion for the FBI, for recommendations for positions, and from the health center in case of a student's serious illness. Mrs. McCarn, who has served in her present capacity since 1937, acts as an advisor to Women's organizations. She meets with house mothers and residence counselors, War Council activities, Red Cross and recruiting of women for campus war projects are also in her charge. Bill Nims has been in personnel since his graduation from N.U. in 1930. Since 1941 he has been concerned mainly with problems of men in uniform. When a feller needs a friend, Mr. Nims lends his sympathy and good judgment, backed by long experience in personnel work. Willard Buntain, N .U. graduate and former personnel director at Carlton College now director of dormitories here, has control of Navy housing, on-and off-campus housing, commissaries, and dining rooms. His is the problem of up-keep and constant checking on housing conditions and facil- 1t1es.

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elected by the corporation, while eight are elected by conferences of the Method- ist Episcopal Church. A majority of the trustees must be members of the Methodist Church. Although these require- ments continue to exist, the group has become more and more non-sectarian. Membership on the Board of Trustees entails a responsibility for furthering the cause of education, and much of the increas- ing prominence of Northwestern has been to the leadership of members of the Board. 'A' UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION Thomas A. Gonser, vice-president in charge of public relations, who claims he has the most fun of anybody in the uni- versity, is probably the administrative ofhcer longest in continuous service at Northwestern. Ever since he came east from the cowboy ranges of Montana to study in the commerce school here, he has been connected with the university in some way. While earning his way through college, he was on the athletic teams and, among many other activities, worked on the Syllabus staff. In 1922, when still a student, he Went on the payroll of the building and grounds division and, also about this time, had charge of all veterans and government employees returning to Northwestern after World War I. He helped organize and was executive secretary of a development committee, the first public relations program at N.U. and one of the first in the country. Since then, he has been associated with alumni and university development work in all its 'li' phases, and was appointed vice-president last October. Under Mr. Gonser's office fall all public relations and promotional work, gift funds and money-raising, publishing the dlumni News, new student departments, publicity of all kinds, and keeping war records of the 8,000 Northwestern alums in the service. Fred Dow Fagg, Ir., with the title of vice-president and dean of faculties since 1939, works with educational programs of all schools on both Northwestern campuses, coordinating student and war activities, selecting faculty members, approving pro- motions and, in general, aiding the thirteen deans of the university with their educa- tional policies. His varied experience has formed a qualifying background for his present work. Following his study at the University of Redlands in California, he remained on the west coast to teach for a few years. Coming to N. U. as an economics instructor in 1923, he also attended law school here. In 1928, he went to Germany as an exchange professor at the only institute of aeronautical law in the world, then returned to teach at the Northwestern law school for eight years. Mr. Fagg was head of the Bureau of Air Commerce in Washington when he was called back to N. U. by President Scott as Dean of Commerce in 1938. He has been closely connected with avia- tion all his life, having been a pilot in the same division with Jimmy Doolittle in the last war. He regards fishing as his main recreation, and fishes anywhere there are fish. As dean of the Graduate School and chairman of the German department, T. Moody Campbell plays a dual role in the university. He has charge of the adminis- tration of graduate work, which includes that of Liberal Arts, Education, Dentistry, as well as M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Com- merce. The Chicago campus graduate work, which comes under his office, usually entails non-professional degrees. In addi- 15

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Mr. Buntain's help is solicited also in emergencies, as when fraternity houses were converted into navy barracks last July. Another crisis, although momentary, befell when the rains came last year and almost made another Lake Michigan around campus dorms. Miss Alice M. Schweibert, director of all women's dormitories, controls housing, per- sonnel, and recreational and social activities among women's houses both on and off the campus. She is now a part-time instructor in sociology, but believes her housing work could easily be a full-time job. It entails changes in counselors, planning social events, helping out in the age-old roommate problem and, especially this year, recruit- ing private homes to provide housing for the increased university enrollment. Directing student affairs, which con- stitutes a major portion of campus life, keeps a whole corps busy. Elias Lyman, director of student affairs, coordinates all activities and social events organized by students on campus. Through his office come records of ScottI-Iall events, all-school affairs, lectures, and convocations. Schedules of these events are organized by Mrs. Elizabeth DeSwarte, secretary in the division of student affairs. Her par- ticular work is to check with the social chairmen of all groups functioning on campus, prevent conflicts in choosing dates, and arrange lists of events for the social calendar. Miss Myrtle Meyer, in charge of the activities office, assists all student organiza- tions with finances, which includes budgets, ticket-selling, bond rallies, and reserved seating for Cahn Auditorium lectures. Her ofdce, which, until three years ago, was a part of the student finance division, provides one of the best general services and con- veniences to the students. Edward L. Clark, director of admissions since 1927, is in charge of entrance applica- tions for all freshmen and Liberal Arts transfer students on the Evanston campus. His office distributes catalogs and bulletins in response to personal inquiries about living conditions, entrance requirements, and general school facilities. Mr. Clark was formerly associate pro- fessor of psychology and still teaches part- time in that department. He has done much research in factors determining suc- cess of college students. Since January of this year, Miss Georgia Bayless has been acting new student sec- retary following the resignation of Mrs. Jane K. Reid. The secretary's work in- cludes recruiting students from high schools and junior colleges, and distributing publi- cations on careers, housing, and general information. Both Miss Bayless and Mrs. Reid were new-student representatives before becom- ing secretary, and, in this job, traveled through the middle-west to interview pros- pective students. 'A' 17 l