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

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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.

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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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LEFT TO RIGHT: England, Anderson, Meredith, Taylor, Aiken, Ramsey, Beal, HLUIIIIII STHFF Having been removed from its previous combination with the New Student Office, the Alumni Campaign Office has been reorganized separately this year cmd now functions as an independent university organization. The main task confronting the Alumni staff at the present is preparing for the coming Centennial. lim McKinnie, returning to his Alma Mater after an absence of several years, has been working throughout the state organizing Alumni associations for the most import- ant phase of the celebration, the financial aspect. Turning to another part of the work of the office, we find Miss Mary Ramsey, editor of the Ohio Wesleyan Magazine. Published six times yearly, this publication is a true mir- ror of alumni activity. For her able assistant, she has Mrs. Bessie Beal. Mrs. Beal compiles complete records of the activities of each alumnus, and, through correspondence with alumni and alumni clubs, assists in arranging class reunions and alumni functions, ln the more routine phase of the work of the office, Miss Christena Aiken is in charge of all the mailing. She fills an exceptionally responsible position, for all contact with the alumni must be made through her. Assisting her is Mrs. Betty Anderson, record clerk, who keeps all records of alumni up-to-date. Mrs. Lura Meredith, secretary of the Cam- paign Office, has charge of the Alumni Fund, which is now concentrated in the Centennial Fund. It is therefore easily seen that the newly-created Alumni Campaign Office performs a very necessary function in the administration of the university, for successful contacts with the alumni are imperative if the school is to survive. The office takes care of this func- tion in a very efficient manner.