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

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PUBLIC INFORMATION ORGANIZATION LOUIS H. BELL - - , Director; College Editor jAMES H. COOGAN, JR. - - - Assistant Director NIARGARET H. BUYERS Assistant Publications Editor VVOODROVV TV. BIERLY - - , News Assistant FRANCES hl. BOLDEREFF Publicmians Production Manager WILLIAM F. ACKERMAN - - - News Assistant HENRY F. GOEKEN Supervisor, Office Services Division LOUIS H. BELL Director; College Editor The Department of Public Information is responsible for disseminating information about the College to the general public. This is done through news releases to the press and radio, television broadcasts. and the is- suance of oflicial College publications. News stories are sent regularly to the 500 daily and weekly newspapers in Pennsylvania and to press asso- ciations. These include sports, human interest stories. interviews with faculty members, reports on research projects, and stories based on general campus news. Hometown papers are kept informed of the activities of their students. The publications stail edits and prepares for printing nearly 250 publications annually, including bulletins on the courses and curricula offered in residence and also extension service news. The Department also assembles and disseminates oFr licial and other information for stall members. The Faculty Bulletin is published weekly and last October a new publication, The College, was introduced. It is a monthly magazine for all employees. An OHice Services Division, organized last Septem- ber, provides mineographing, mailing, and other facili- ties for departments of the College. 0....-.-.-.o-'.';-.-.-.-.-.- - - - - - - , , , , . , , , , .-.-.-.-.---.---.-.-.-. . . - . - . . - . o - '.e.---.--'. . . .. e e '- e '- eu-ue-s-e-v-.e-s.a-....-.o.v-ys.V-.s.e.e.v-.s-s.v-.s -.- -.- .' - .' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' . . . . - .-.-.......- y. - - - .. - - . - . . . . . .-.......-....s.e....e.e.o. -non -.-.-.-.- -.---.-.-. 23- COLLEGE PLACEMENT SERVICE GEORGE N. P. LEETCH Director ORGANIZATION GEORGE N. P. LEETCH - - - - ROWAN F. CRAWFORD - - AssistantDirector ALLAN M. REECE Assistant in Charge, Student PartrTime Placement Director Designed to co-ordinate the placement activities of all schools and departments of the College, the College Placement Service functions primarin as a clearing house to bring together students, department heads, and rep- resentatives of industries or agencies who are seeking specifically-trained personnel. Alumni of the College, desiring a change of employ- ment, also are registered with the College Placement Service. They are advised of current employment op- portunities. The College Placement Service has grown steadily since its organization in 1943 and now maintains con met with 2500 sources of employment. These associa- tions enable the Service to keep informed of current and developing needs and opportunities in industry, educa- tion, and other fields. In addition to assisting graduating seniors to locate employment, the College Placement Service helps in- dustrv to find trained men and women to fill its needs. Thus the Service can be of assistance to the industries of the Commonwealth as well as to the student or gradu- ate. Functioning as a part of the College Placement Ser- vice is Student Employment, an oHice established to aid undergraduate students obtain part'time employment. The service also assists prospective employers to locate clhcient, student, part-time help. The College Placement Service also aids interested students bv counseling them on preparation and presen- tation for employment in a desired field.

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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION RIDGE RILEY Executive Sceretmy-Treasurer ORGANIZATION B. c. JONES - - - - . - JULIA G. BRILL . - - - GEORGE A. DOYLE - JOHN T. RYAN, JR. , . - RIDGE RILEY ROSS B. LEHMAN President lst Vice President 2d Vice President 301 Vice President Executive Seeretary-Treasurcr Assistant Executive Secretary The Penn State Alumni Association was founded in 1870. Composed of graduates of the College and for- mer students, the Association serves to maintain the unity of the Penn State family. Since 1875, alumni of the College have been elect- ing members to the Board of Trustees and thus have played an active part in the aHairs of the College. Nine alumni now serve on the Board of Trustees, three being elected each June For three-year terms. The Alumni Association serves graduates of the Col- lege in many ways. Active members receive the Penn State Alumni News while the Penn Stater is mailed to all alumni whose addresses are known. During the Fall months, the weekly Football Letter is mailed to active members. A revised up-to-date directory of graduates and former students is now being compiled by the Association. A file of all alumni, listing the last known address and other information, is maintained in the Alumni office. Each Fall, 3 Homecoming Program is arranged, and in the Spring reunions for the Five-ycar Classes are held. The Association is governed by an Alumni Council which meets semi-annually. From the Council, which is composed of elected representatives from District Clubs. an Executive Board is elected, and From this Board. the oHicers 0f the Association are named. on'nono-'---'. -1-n-n'n-n'c'n'A'n-non-nona-n--J-n'l-n--'-----'A'l 'n-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.--'n .s.-.......e .-.c..-.-.-.c..e.....-.-.-.e....-.c..-.-.e..- .c....... .c..-....- .e.-.-.e.-....-.q..-.- .-... p.-.'-'.'n'-n'-'-o---;-oa'-------'--- .-..........e.e.v. .-.a..-.h.h.e..-....s... N N ASSOCIATED STUDENT ACTIVITIES ORGANIZATION GEORGE L. DONOVAN Head, Associated Student Activities; Manager, Student Union HELEN S. BOTTORF Treasurer, Associaled Student Activities WILLIAM K. REED Assistant Manager, Student Union EDMUND M. VVALACAVAGE Head, Interclass Finance Board GEORGE L. DONOVAN Head, Associated Student Activities The Ollice of Associated Student Activities serves as Financial adviser for the majority of organized stu- dent activities, supervises the Interelass Budget System, and through the Student Union, provides recreational Facilities and aids students in other ways. The Interelass Budget System operates under the direction of the All-College Cabinet and supervises and directs the student government activities whose funds are maintained by annual assessment. The Chairman of its Hnance board is the All-College Secretary-Trea- surer, and its members are the class treasurers. The Student Union, through its board of student leaders, functions as a Clearing house for student infor- mation. It prepares the social calendar, maintains a lost and found department, handles ticket sales, distributes publications, and is an oHice through which channels the business of student committees handling All-College Cabinet business. To provide recreational facilities for students, the Student Union operates the Temporary Union Build- ing, and last Fall opened the Pollock Union Building, a recreation hall for men. Both buildings have facili- ties for table tennis and other games and there are lounges well-supplied with current magazines and other reading material. Dances frequently are held at the Temporary Union Building.

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