Penn State University - La Vie Yearbook (University Park, PA)

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THE ALUIVIN SSUCI TIU ORGANIZATION li. K. HIBSHMAN - E.w'r'11ti1'c'S1'rrl'lary RIDGE RILEY I Axxiilunf lixc'z'lrIi1'r' Sr'cra'fary REATED in 1870, the Penn State Alumni As- sociation represents more than 50,000 graduates and former students of the College. For over 70 years the Association has sought to be of ser- vice to every alumnus individually and to the College. Included in the Alumni group are graduates, former students, recipients, of advanced degrees, and graduates of the Pennsylvania State Forest School at Mont Alto. Since 1941, a Student-Alumni membership has enabled undergraduates to participate in the THE COLLEGE LIBRARY ORGANIZATION WILLARD P. LEWIS - - - EVELYN M. HENSEL - MARGARET K. SPANGLER - HELEN MARGARET COOPER - MILDRED A. AILMAN - - TILTON M. BARRON ROBERT T. GRAZIER - CATHARINE M. IIARNHART - Librarian Axxislunl Librarian Axxisfunt Librarian Culalog Librnriun Rufrrcnce Librarian Circulation Librarian - Sfrifrlx Librarian Orzlfr Librarian WILLARD P. LENVIS alumni program and gain representation on the Alumni Council and the Executive Board. The Association maintains records of all alumni, conducts class reunions and Homecom- ing, and publishes the Alumni News, the Penn Stater, and the Football Letter. ia. K. HIHSHMAN HE College Library includes a central or main collection, four branch libraries, and five departmental reading rooms. The main collec- tion includes Works in English and foreign lan- guages and literatures, the humanities, the natural and social scienes and technologies, and forms a good general and scientific library. The branch libraries and reading rooms contain books and journals constantly needed for laboratory and practical work in connection with the curricula given in those schools and departments. Recrea- tional reading is furnished through selected shelves of books called the Headlight Collection, which is located in the Central Library. Circu- lation for the year ending June 30, 1946, to- talled 212,651.

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THLETIC ASSUCIATIU ' ORGANIZATION NEIL M. FLEMING - - - Grmlllalc-Mulmgvr HAROLD R. GILBERT - Axsixlurll Gracluulz' Murmgrr CG-HE Athletic Association is a department of the School of Physical Education and Athletics and is concerned with the management of inter- collegiate sports. Its officers-president, vice- president, and secretary-are chosen by general elections each spring by the active members of the Association. A Graduate Manager of Athletics is the ad- ministrative officer in charge, and an Athletic Advisory Board consisting of representatives of trustees, faculty, alumni, and students serves as a court of last resort on all matters pertaining to the conduct of the Association. HE LTH EIWICE ORGANIZATION ,IOSEPH P. RITENOUR, M.D. - - - Dfrvrfor EDGAR S. KRUG, M.D. - - Axxixhml Collvgc Pbysirirm ALFRED H. GRIESS, M.D. Assixfanl College Physician RALPH E. CARRIER, M.D. - Pbynifiall fptlff fimcj HERBERT R. GLENN, M.D. Pbyxirian fParl fimrj JOSEPH P. RITENOUR, M.D. Student managers consisting of a varsity man- ager, three first assistant managers, and any num- ber of second assistant managers, under the direc- tion of the Graduate Manager, attend to all the business matters incident to each of the inter- collegiate sports. NEIL M. FLEMING I-IE College Health Service has as its principal tasks the conservation, maintenance, and promo- tion of student health. Its Work receives support of funds derived from a student health fee and is carried on by the director, four assistant phy- sicians, and eleven registered nurses. A thorough physical examination is given each student when he enters the College, followed by advice, instruction, and treatment for those with evident physical defects or health impair- ment. - The Dispensary in Old Main is open during class hours and offers office treatment and special examinations. The Infirmary is Well equipped for hospitalization and furnishes medical care for sick students.

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PLACEME T ER' MICE ORGANIZATION GEORGE N. P. LlilfTCl'l ---- Dirrvlor F. dcM. BERKAVV, AIR. - Axsixlanl Dirvvlor FRANK F. MORRIS Pvrxrmfwl Olfirrr HE College Placement Service is designed to coordinate the placement activities of all Schools and Departments in the College. In the matter of alumni employment, the office serves primar- ily as a clearing house, bringing together students, department heads, and representatives of indus- tries or agencies who are seeking specifically trained personnel. College and public relations are being maintained with more than a thousand prospective employers, in order that current and developing needs and opportunities in industry, education, and other fields are a matter of record. The Personnel Relations Office, which is con- cerned with non-academic employees of the Col- . ., , , ETEHA. CUU ELUP1 ORGANIZATION ROBERT E. GALBRAITH - Family Counxclor of Vvlvrunx CHARLES F. MATTERN - Axxixhmf Fm-ulfy Collllxrlor of Vz'fc'ra11v R OBIZRT Ii. GALBRAITI-I lege, is under the direction of the College Place- ment Service, and has been assigned the responsi- bility of assisting students in finding Work to aid in che defraying of college expenses. Students, interested in part-time employment, register with the Personnel Relations Office, are interviewed, and directed to employment possibilities. GEORGE N. P. LEIETCH HE Faculty Counselor of Veterans aids vet- erans in using existing agencies of the College advantageously and cooperates with these agen- cies in providing for the veterans. To assist and advise him, there is a committee composed of representatives from each of the Schools, in ad- dition to five administrative officers who deal di- rectly with veterans. His office has been espe- cially helpful to married veterans seeking housing accommodations. The Counselor also acts as liaison oflicer be- tween the Veterans Administration and the stu- dents in order to keep ex-service personnel in- formed through the various campus publications of directives that affect their status.