Occidental College - La Encina Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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Dr. Arthur C-. Coons, Dean of Men, was granted a leave from the college during I933-34 to accept a teaching fellowship at California College in Peiping, China. In Dr. Coons' absence, Dr. Morgan Odell, acting Dean of Men, has ably performed the duties of this office. For him as for no one else this is a year of added responsibility. As Chairman of the Committee on Scholarships and Stu- dent-aid, he administers funds to over one-third of the student-body. His office is in general charge of student employment. He himself is advisor for Swan Hall, and a member of the Men's Chapel Committee and the Men's Council. As Sec- retary to the Dean of Men, Miss Agnes Nohrnberg plays a vital part in the ac- complishment of this full program. After sixteen years' association with Occidental, Dr. Irene T. Myers, Dean of Women, last summer tendered her resignation, effective this june. At the same time she was granted a year's leave of absence for i933-34. Dean Myers is particularly known for her unceasing efforts to provide educational and vo- cational opportunities for Occidental women. Under her administration, associ- ation with business and professional women was fostered, and the achievements of women in national affairs were emphasized. Although the quality of her work for the college deserved and received widespread recognition, it is as a personal counselor and guide that Dean Myres will be remembered by Occidental. In spite of her task of scheduling all college affairs and governing the campus calendar, Mrs. julia A. Pipal, Director of Residence and Social Activi- ties, remains one of the best-loved members of the Administration. Past issues of La Encina have built up a tradition that she is very much over-worked. This year she is doubly busy, for she is also responsible for the work of the Dean of Women. Aiding her is Miss Mary Babcock, who, as Assistant Director of Resi- dence, also helps direct many A.W.S. projects. The Secretary to the Dean of Women, Miss Mabel Wilson, also assists the Registrar and the Comptroller. Fred F. McLain, Comptroller, is the chief business officer of Occidental. His efficiency and the co-operation of an active Committee on Investment of the Board of Trustees may be credited with the successful operation of the College during a period of financial stress. lt may be a matter of pride that Occidental has as sound a fiscal position as any similar institution in the country. Miss janet Hoit, Secretary to the Comptroller, manages many of the details of this office, and somehow contacts students when obligations fall due. The Account- ant, james S. Morrison, attempts to make college debits and credits approximately equal. Everything but finger prints, from matriculation to graduation --this might well be the motto of the Registrar's office. Miss Florence N. Brady, through her patience and interest in individual students, has made for it an en- viable reputation for smoothness and efficiency. To her, and also to Miss Dorothy McLaughlin, Recorder, such things as cross-reference filing systems, grade point averages, and even l. Qfs are simplicity itself. Miss Elizabeth McCloy supervises most of the library administration, and instructs English majors and other impractical people in the use of the card in- dex system. The library serves the educational purpose of all libraries, and proves its collegiate status by contributing to the social life of the campus. As his title implies, Ted Brodhead, who returned to Oxy in i932 as Crad- uate Manager, serves the student body by general supervision of athletic activi- ties. ltiis not so generally known that he also manages the Book Store and aids students in the administration of college publications, Mrs. Elizabeth Prentiss, Secretary to the Graduate Manager, is his right-hand man. La Encina, no Who's Who, makes no claim to give credit wherever due: at- tempts only to suggest the complexity of the operation of the Collegeg asks that registering students remember the words of Milton: They also serve-. page eleven

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Gncina l l l Remsen Du Bois Bird, president Robert Glass Cleland, Dean administration To the average student, the administration of Occidental is largely a mys- tery. He may attend the President's Hour on Tuesday morning, he may dis- cuss fiscal matters with the Comptroller or grade-points with the Registrarg he may hear one of the Deans at an occasional chapel service. Yet he is hardly aware of the operation beneath the casual campus atmosphere of an efficient machine made up of these and other functionaries of the Administration. Dr. Remsen Du Bois Bird has been largely responsible, during his thirteen years as President, for the shaping of Occidental. The college owes much to his indefatigable efforts in behalf of its material well-being. lt is even more thank- ful for the influence of his personality. Through his executive contacts with such organizations as the Los Angeles Philharmanic Orchestra, the California As- sociation for Adult Education, and the Association of Colleges and Universities of the Pacific Southwest, Dr. Bird makes real the Occidental Big Campus . Yet, with all his duties, he is never too busy to counsel such of his children as seek assistance or advice. Miss Olive Hutchinson, Secretary to the President, is as well-known to students as any member of the Administration. As guardian of Dr. Bird's appointment book, Miss Hutchinson smooths the harsh details of pub- lic relations and enables him to accomplish his program efficiently. Although primarily concerned with the college's academic life, Dr. Robert Cv. Cleland, Dean of the Faculty, emphasizes the value of personal association with the student-body. It is as a friend rather than an executive that he will be remembered by departing students. Miss Helen Bruce, Dr. Cleland's secretary, somehow manages also to speak for Occcidental College to those who dial Albany ll5l and to direct strangers who wander into johnson l. page ten

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Gncina llrene T. Myers Arthur G. Coons Morgan S. Odell - Fred F. Mclcain dean of women dean of men acting dean of men Comptroller 'julia A. Pipal Florence N. Brady Mary E. Babcock Theodore j. Brodhead social director registrar K assisrant social director graduate manager administrative heads page twelve