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

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SAMUEL K. HOSTETTER ORGAN I ZATION SAMUEL K. HOSTETTER e Assistant to the President in Charge of Business and Finance, and Treasurer CARL R. BARNES - Executive Accountant GEORGE W. EBERTe-Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings HAROLD W. LOMAN - Purchasing Agent RUSSELL E. CLARK - - - - - Bursar WALTER S. HIESTER - Chief Accountant THE task of administering the financial affairs of cm educa- tional institution of the magnitude of The College is on important one involving budgets approximating 1'5 million dollars. Control of all matters affecting the property inter- ests of The College is invested in the business administration of The College, established in 1918 by the Board of Trustees. The chief officer is Samuel K. Hostetter, assistant to the President in charge of business and finance. He is likewise the treasurer of the College corporation. This office is responsible for the business organization of The College, and its related departments discharge a multi- tude and variety of duties, among them the following: Making and controlling budgets; payment of salaries and wages; purchasing and servicing supplies; assessing and col- lecting student fees; maintaining the physical plant, upkeep of grounds, and supervision of new construction; operating dormitories and dining commons; administration of funds and investments tand of student loans; and the handling of such personnel benefits as group insurance, hospitalization, and retirement. CARL R. BARNES

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PEARL 0. WESTON Dean of 'Women THE COLLEGE 21

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ORGAN IZATION WILLIAM S. HOFFMAN - - - Registrar CARL E. MARQUARDT - College Examiner RAY V. WATKINS - Scheduling Officer A. w. STEWART - - - Chief Recorder s. THE primary function of the Registrar's office is to admit all students, including undergraduates with advanced stand- ing, freshmen, two-year students, and graduate students. The Registrar is responsible for the admission of freshmen, while the College Examiner is responsible for the admission of graduates and undergraduates with advanced standing. The Recorderts office maintains records for all students taking work either in residence or by extension, keeps records on former students and certifies all students for the degree they will receive at graduation. in the 1946-47 and 1947-48 academic years, inadequate facilities prohibited the admission of freshmen to the campus. Instead, they were assigned to 13 State Teachers Colleges, four other cooperating colleges, Penn State's tour under- graduate centers and the Forestry School at Mont Alto, With these additions, the campus enrollment has increased to nearly 8,500 with a freshman enrollment of almost 3,100. Each semester of the regular College year the office receives more than 70,000 grades and annually records of more than 94,000 grades are made. Additional responsibilities of theBegisthfioffice include 'wi'the preparation ofhithexsemester 'ffih'ie4tab'le's, t e registration os'fxdliitstudents,ithe:quEj'ishtrigieim rgde arejpiorts to deans, ngisers, parents, end students,,d'ndftogetbef with the office : u'4of the assistant to, the PreSident uihMCharge of Finance, is 'respohsible fig; filling thFVGTtOTJs dormitory quotas. 23