Ohio Northern University - Northern Yearbook (Ada, OH)

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ADMINISTRATION WORKS FOR FACULTY AND STUDENT Mr. C. E. Wintringham was this year appointed to the newly-designated post of Vice President of the University. As the Director of Alumni and Public Relations, and editor of the quarterly alumni magazine, he has acted as the co- ordinator between alumni groups and the college administration. Under his direction a national network of regional and local alumni organizations have been set up, as well as representing the university in the field in its endowment and building drives. Now entering his sixth at Ohio Northern, four them as Dean of the versity, Dr. Warren L. Hickman represents the admistrative policy able all over the C Coming to Northern wartime background as head of E.isenhower's section in SHAEF, and graduate work at 1 he has been a chief to the development program.

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A DREAM.. .AGOAL. semi-circle and north and south of it, with further exten- sion to the northwest. The following key to the present, tentative and suggested buildings will give an overall conception of the scope of the Development Program. fA5 is the present main campus, facing eastward on South Main Street, including Dukes 119035, Lehr 09145 and Brown 119015 Memorialsg Hill building fl8795, the power plant 119225 and the Law building 419235. To the west of this site QB5 is Presser hall 09295 and the Student Center, which was the home of S. M. johnson, founder of Ada 118755. Within the next year a temporary Student Union is to be built west of the present Center. 0n South Union Street is Taft gymnasium 09295 and the Girl's Dormitory 09495. Northeast of the present Girl's Dormitory, facing south on West Lehr, will be erected the next dormitory to accommodate women students QI5. In the general area west of Taft gym will be erected the new quarter-million dollar Student Union Q25, next in the program. Tenta- tively, west of the Union will be the Science Building Q35, which, together with the modernization of Lehr auditorium, will complete the initial stage of the pro- gram. 5 -- C! Q 10 4:-I c Z - f . 4943 -my g ffl ot Q Hg , QQ 37 South of Taft gym and the Union will be a quadrangle arrangement of girl's dormitories Q45 while further south along or west of South Union Street will be men's dormitories A semicircular Fraternity row f65 could be a possible site for new fraternity chapter houses, following the plan of state universities. Further college buildings for the various col- leges will possibly be erected southwest Q7, 85 of the present campus. An open-air theatre Q95 and structures for music and theatre arts will be embraced in the program. Faculty housing 1105 and housing for married students QII5 will face either side of the extension of VVest University avenue past the semicircle. A football field with running track with a stadium on each side 4125 will be the farthest extension of university development on the proposed site, with practice fields U35 and a Field house 4145 with intramural fields and dressing facilities for non-varsity competition completing the plan.

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x I L ,157 P 4'f' ' S ,4 1-. ., N- ,, .i .Aa , 1 'Y K' -. A college or university administration, like that of a governmental system or a military organization, is set up in a pyramidal pattern. At the top is the president, with the Dean of the University below him, under whom are the Deans of the four un- dergraduate colleges. The Vice President, Busi- ness Manager and Registrar each coordinate their efforts in their particular Fields: public and alumni relations, finance and records. The deans of men, women and freshmen men handle the problems immediately associated with student conduct and problems. Other members of the dministrative body are the Director of Admis- 'ions and the head of the university library. Dr. James A. Woofter and Mrs. A. F. Seitz direct the extensive work of the office of the registrar. Here the records of every student are kept in transcript with all credit work being closely tabulated towards meeting graduation requirements. fi 0 0 0 As Treasurer and Business Manager of the university, Mr. Kenneth F. Martin has directed the outlay of appropria- tions in the half-million dollar re- vamping and building program during the past two years. Under his juris- diction the well-staffed maintenance department has kept the physical plant of the university in running order and is constantly making additions to the assets of all of the colleges. 'Z' kr Jr' 1