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

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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

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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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VETERANS' AFFAIRS THE ex-service man or woman on the post-wor Penn State campus finds an efficient aid structure ready to facilitate his resumption of academic life. Three major subdivisions, working coordinately, constitute the mony-ormed system. The Veterans Administration was established on the campus in September, 1945, to assist discharged members of the armed forces. Previously, itinerant contact service was conducted from the Altoona Vet- erons Administration one or two days a week. Since March, 1945, the contact office has been located off campus at l 18 West College Avenue. Remaining on campus is the Guidance Center of the VA. Stuffed with a full time dentist, James H. Clark, and physician, Ernest H. Coleman, the contact branch is headed by Richard 0. Perry. This service promotes prompt processing of claims, advises claimants, checks on eligibility for disability pensions, and aids insurance applicants. Focal point of rehabilitation activities, the VA Guidance Center, is located in the old zoology build- ing. Franklin D. Fry heads this agency which aims to help the veteran choose a vocation suited to his abilities, and capable of rewarding him with -a large measure of success and happiness. lf the veteran is disabled, his choice must be one which will not aggro- vote the injury. To aid with this important choice of a life's work, the VA utilizes the service of the College psychological clinic, under Dr. Robert G. Bernreuter. Here tests are given to discover the applicant's various abilities, speciol optitudes, voca- tional interests, and - ' traits. One complete day is needed torW ' l . testing. The ser- ROBERT E GALBRAITH vice is free to veterans; and results are revealed im- mediately upon completion. At least three vocational choices are offered. Advisement is mandatory for all veterans under Public Law l6, and is intended to help them choose a course which will restore their ability to work, lost wholly, or in port, as a result of service in World War II. Veterans under Public Law 346 are not required to submit to the guidance unless they desire. They may complete any course so long as minimum acad- emic requirements are met. Should an X-Gl foil to make satisfactory grades, or wish to change his objec- tive, then he must apply to the guidance service. Robert E. Stroud, senior training officer of the VA guidance center, supervises all matters pertaining to the veteran's subsistence, registration, and enrollment. If a veteran fails to receive his allotment check, Mr. Stroud conducts a personal investigation on the matter. His office processes admission papers, records data concerning study interruptions, re-entronce, changes in dependency, course or address. College registration officials, Mrs. Rebecca Doerner, secretary of veterans' affairs, and Charles F. ottern, co-ordinotor of veterans's affairs, though not rectly connected with the VA, work in close cooper- ting as o liosion agenc is the Focult ans Offi e, 3h eter