Ohio Wesleyan University - Le Bijou Yearbook (Delaware, OH)

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SEATED, left to right: Hornberger, Conger. STANDING: Hickson, Watkins. HDIHIIIISTRFITIUII HEHDS There is much more to running a university than merely conducting classes and see- ing that the students behave themselves. Ohio Wesleyan University has millions ot dollars worth of property and endowment to take care of as well as being a home for, and keep- ing track of, more than l5OO students. ' The Administration Heads are in charge of looking after these matters. lt is through them that the students have the privilege ot making use of the facilities offered to them at Ohio Wesleyan. The Administration is in the hands of four men: the registrar, the treas- urer, the assistant treasurer, and the superintendent of buildings and grounds. The registrar of Ohio Wesleyan is Allen C. Conger. He keeps the records, including grades of individual students and those of fraternities and sororities, and has charge of the admission requirements of prospective students. Besides this, he teaches several courses in the Zoology department. Donald I. Hornberger is the treasurer of Ohio Wesleyan and is responsible for all the university funds. His main duty is, however, to supervise the investments of the univer- sity and to keep track of the endowment fund, which now amounts to more than three and a half million dollars. Donald B. Watkins, assistant treasurer, supervises business operations. He takes care of the purchases ot the university, is in charge of all business connected with the dor- mitories, and supervises the school budget. Mr. Watkins is also Secretary of the Board of Trustees. The Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds is lohn H. Hickson. Aside from being responsible for keeping the buildings in repair and keeping the campus looking present- able, Mr. Hickson acts in the capacity of personnel manager over those working in the buildings and grounds.

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DDRITIITURV DEHIIS The dormitory deans are those people of Ohio Wesleyan's administrative staff whom the women students of the university admire almost above all others, largely because they are in the closest contact with them. Yet these are the same women who receive with good grace the greatest share of the minor complaints on the part of the students for the very same reason: they are the closest and therefore the easiest people upon whom to place any Miss McCue blame' It is true, however, that at heart every Wesleyan student realizes and appreciates the helpful spirit Of G11 our deans. Their task of considering individual needs and rights, together with those of the Whole QFOUD in our community living, is not an easy one, and the challenge is met by them all with kindly insight. Every freshman girl leaves Stuyvesant Hall with the firm conviction that there is no other person who CCII1 ever quite equal Miss Montgomery's tactful helpfulness, only to find that the Monnett and Austin deans have the same understanding kindness. The girls living in the cooperative houses find the same fine Spirit in their deans. Miss Montgomery Miss Schoeppe

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LEFT TO RIGHT: Riesner, McElroy, Haley, Williams, Irwin, Ienkins, Ritter. LIBRIIIW STHFF Although Slocum Library contains almost 160,000 volumes, which is a great number of books, a reserve room is maintained in order to make more accessible the books that are in the greatest demand. Professors may have books transferred to the Reserve Room so that they will be available to more students for shorter periods of time. The Browsing Room, in which are found not only the latest popular magazines and Hewspapers but also the fraternity and sorority publications, is for informal social use. ln the main reading room are found bound and unbound magazines and reference books. The stacks contain thousands of volumes of books on all subjects as well as desks for the use of those students with stack privileges. For students wishing to study periodicals, CI lounqe has been installed this year. Not many students realize that their library contains many treasures, including Q stone tablet dating from the seventh century B.C., a large collection of Browning mem- orabilia, and many pictures from the Gunsaulus collection. A collection of official pub- lications and historical mementoes belonging to the Methodist Historical Society is also kept in the library. Professor Deckard Ritter took over the position of head librarian at the beginning of the school year, succeeding Professor Spencer at this post. Besides ably directing the Work of the staff, Professor Ritter has written two articles for the alumni magazine on rare books in the Slocum Library. Working under him is an efficient staff of trained librar- ians which includes Miss Irwin, reference librarian, Miss McElroy, cataloguerg Miss Reisner, assistant cataloguerg Miss Ienkins, loan librarian: Mrs. Friedly, loan assistantp Mrs. Williams, secretary, and a new member of the staff: and Mr. Robertson, who is now in charge of the reserve room.