Park University - Narva Yearbook (Parkville, MO)

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The Executives Although Dr. Crull has ascended to the position of Dean of the College rather recently, he is well known to returning Park students and alumni. In prewar years he held professorships in mathematics and astronomy and directed the Charles S. Scott Observatory; before entering the Navy in 1942 he served as Dean of Men. Dean Crull’s private conferences with students are known for their ease and fairness. His lectures have highlighted this year’s chapel programs, and his classes may easily be ranked among the most popular in the curriculum he so carefully formulates. Mr. Knight has served Park as Business Manager since 1916, as Secretary of the Board of Trustees since 1918, and as Professor of Accounting and Business Law from 1920 to 1925. His years at Park have firmly established the warmth and trust with which he is regarded. Although he retired from the position of Business Man¬ ager in 1946, his duties as Board Secretary keep him on the campus where old and new students and faculty still seek his friendly advice. As Business Manager of Park College since June, 1946, Mr. Griswold has the responsibility of handling Park’s finances in these times of increased costs and problematic shortages. Despite the constant demands and exactions of his office he always has time to consult with anyone who asks help. It has taken Mr. Griswold only a short time to win the confidence of all who know him; his quick smile and his gift for shrewd analysis are unfailingly evident. Page Seventeen

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The I’resiileiit George Irwin Rohrbough President Rohrbough came to Park in July, 1945. Faced with the task of realigning the college on a civilian basis after its three years as a navy instru¬ ment, the president undertook the solution of many difficult problems inherent in any such readjustment. He had, in addition, the immediate goals of prepara¬ tion for increased enrollment with the postwar influx of returned veterans. Freshmen G. I.’s, and hundreds of other students who had postponed college during the years of the war. Among the concrete evidences of Dr. Rohrhough’s efforts are the new student recreation unit, now an indispensable part of campus life, and the buildings for veterans’ housing. As president he has re-outlined the administrative and faculty organizations. Park students are familiar with Dr. Rohrbough’s fluency and skill in the use of the right phrase, the most lucid illustration, and his outstanding presence as a chapel speaker. Freshmen classes of ’45 and ’46 will recall one quotation from the president’s wide reper¬ toire which concludes “. . . keep me still unsatisfied.”

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The Faculty RICHARD L. ALEXANDER Professor of Business Administration JAMES S. ALLEN Instructor in English ROSS BROWN Instructor in Mathematics MRS. ELIZABETH M. CAMPBELL Assistant Professor of English FRANK COLLINS Instructor in Business Administration HAROLD A. DURFEE Assistant Professor of Philosophy Page Eighteen