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

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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.

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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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LEFT TO RIGHT: Blydenburgh, Weeks, Kemp, Pe-rley, Gillespie. DEPFIRTITIEIIT UF HEFILTH The Health Department at Ohio Wesleyan carries on four main types of service, each of which contributes directly to the physical welfare of the student body.. First, the department endeavors to prevent illness by requiring complete physical examinations of all new students. These examinations occasionally result in the discov- ery of a malady of which the student is totally unaware. Consequently, treatment may be started which will correct the difficulty and prevent possibly tragic results. Second, the department maintains, on the first floor of Edgar Hall, a Student Health Service which attends to minor treatments that do not require hospitalization. This service provides adequate means for students to secure medical aid at any time during the day. Thus, illness is often caught in time. Third, the fully equipped Student Hospital provides complete facilities for the treat- ment of disease. It employs a staff of registered nurses and also has the full time service of the school physician at its disposal. Each student is entitled to ten days' free hospital- ization per year. And finally, the Health Department exerts a great deal of effort in an earnest attempt to improve the environment in which the students live. Yearly examinations of all persons employed in the preparation of food in the dormitories and an annual inspection of all rooms offered to students for rent constitute the chief activities of this phase of the depart- ment's Work. The Health Service, under the direction of Dr. G. T. Blydenburgh, demonstrated its ability to cope with emergencies during the flu epidemic in lanuary. Hospitalization facili- ties were excessively burdened, but the situation was handled exceedingly Well.