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

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ASSISTANT Matters pertain- ing to resident in- struction are admin- istered by the as- sistant to the Presi- dent in Charge of Resident Instruction, an office established in l935 to advise the President and to relieve him of certain duties. ADRIAN O. MORSE Assistant to the President in Charge of Resident Instruction Each of the eight undergraduate schools and the Graduate School administers its own affairs and is responsible for the curricula offered, but none can be independent of the others. Students in each school schedule certain courses offered by other schools, and the co-ordination of the work of these schools is one of the principal duties of T0 THE PRE IDENT the Assistant to the President in Charge of Resident Instruction. The Dean of Admissions, in admitting new students and administering the co-operative college program for freshmen, the Director of the Division of Intermediate Registration, in assisting students transferred from a specific curricula, and the Director of the Summer Sessions, in arranging the summer program, deal with all of the schools and their work is co-ordinated by the Assistant to the President in Charge of Resident Instruction. The College Librarian supervises an important phase of the resident instruction program and also is responsible to this Office. The appointment of faculty members, as well as promotions, while originating within the depart- ment and requiring the approval of the dean of the school concerned, must also be approved by this Office before final action is taken by the President or the Board of Trustees. COLLEGEIJBRARY The College Library, es- tablished in I858 with I95 volumes, now contains ap- proximately 320,000 books plus a large number of magazines, documents, and newspapers. Current and bound periodicals and refer- ence books relating to par- ticular fields are found in special libraries in the RALPH W. MCCOMB Librarian Schools of Agriculture, Chemistry and Physics, En- gineering, Home Economics, and Mineral Industries, and in reading rooms in the Departments of Animal Nutrition, Architecture, Forestry, and Physics. Gen- eral reference books, books for recreational reading, and basic collections in many fields, compose the Central Library collection. 22 In the foyer of the Central Library are cases used for exhibiting rare books, documents, paint- ings, and a variety of items of interest to faculty and students. A newspaper from all sections the larger cities the newspapers Times. . room contains current newspapers of Pennsylvania and from some of of other states. Included among is the air edition of the London Two rooms are devoted to the Penn State Collec- tion, which contains publications and historical material pertaining to the College. Approximately 2,500 motion picture prints of l,35O titles are made available for classroom use by the Audio-Visual Aids Library. A number of transcriptions and sets of language records are in- cluded in this section of the library.

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C UIVSELOR IIE ETEEANS The Office of the Facul- TY Counselor of Veterans WGS: established in 1944 to ossist returning servicemen to utilize the various agen- Cles of the College advan- fogeously and co-operate with agencies dealing with Veterans. T Lost year, the Board of Fustees increased the scope Offthe Office to include the Counselor 0 ering of similar assistance to f0'e'Qh students on the campus. th While veteran enrollment is on the decline, . e number of foreign students showed a sharp ROBERT E. GALBRAI TH gngrease last year. There were approximately I OO ex-servicemen on the campus and 80 foreign Students. Ohe of the principal jobs of the Office has been a - - - . . rrQ '9 '19 llvlng accommodations for married vet- nits in Windcrest, trailer community, erons. U me Gssigned through this offaoo. HEALTH SERVICE The College Health Ser- vice, which is one of the old- est modern college health establishments in the coun- try, was founded in l9l5. lt is concerned chiefly with the conservation, mainte- ance, and promotion of stu- dent health. The work of the Health , Service is supported by funds d bsrlzfd from the general student fee schedule and - e College- It is conducted by a physician dire re uctor, a number of assistant physicians, and Qlstered nurses, O The l?iSDel'1Sory, the out-patient department, is irl?5nOgf:': l9 regular class hours for students need- sultotions treatment, special examination, or con- mem is - The Infirmary, the in-patient depart- in. ' equipped for the hospitalization of ill or lured Students, inclilggilgllzed sub-divisions of the Health Service physical thrnodern pharmacy, X-ray department, dental CH FVGDY department, clinical laboratory, stuffed b 1IC,.and a psychiatric department, all V registered specialists. HERBERT R D- I . GLENN irector, College Physician ASSOCIATED STUDENT ACTIVITIES I The Office of Associated Student Activities serves as financial adviser to many student activities, supervises the lnterclass Budget Sys- tem, and through the Stu- dent Union, provides recrea- tional facilities and aids students in other ways. The lnterclass Budget System operates under the direction of the All-College Cabinet and supervises and directs the student government activities whose funds are provided by annual assessment. The chairman of its finance board is the All-College Secretary-Treasurer, and its members are the elected class treasurers. The Student Union serves as a clearing house for information, prepares social calendars, handles ticket sales, operates a lost and found service, dis- tributes publications, and operates the Temporary Union Building and the Pollock Union Building, recreation centers. GEORGE L. DONOVAN Head PLACEMENT SERVICE The College Placement Service co-ordinates the placement activities of all Schools and Departments and acts as a clearing house to bring together students, department heads, and busi- ness representatives seeking specifically trained person- nel. Students may have con- GEORGE N- P- LEETCH ferences concerning their preparation and presentation for employment in a desired field. Alumni, desiring a change of em- ployment, also may register with the office and be advised of current employment opportunities. Through contacts with 2500 employment sources, this steadily growing service is informed of needs and opportunities in industry, education, and other fields. The Student Employment Office aids students who need work to help defray college expenses and is a branch of the College Placement Service. lt also assists departments or individuals desiring to employ students. Student agencies, organized by this Office, also provide part-time jobs and render a service to the student body. Director

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The Dean of Admissions and Registrar is responsible for the admission and regis- tration of all students, the maintenance of their aca- demic records, and the cer- I tification of candidates for degrees. Because of limited facil- ities on the main campus, Deen lbl-rlicjllzli-Zistrar freshmen, with the exception of 531 women students, last Fall for the fourth year were assigned to Penn State centers, State Teachers Colleges, and other colleges throughout the State. These new students are admitted by the Dean Of Admissions. Then, on the basis of quotas and the I TEIIIVIEDIATE RIIGI TRATIO 1 To assist students hav- 'HQ scholastic difficulties, flee Board of Trustees estab- lished the Division of lnter- mediate Registration, which begefl Operation on July ll l949. Students with less than e -50 average, who Shgw HAROLD K. wiLsoN promise, may be transferred to The Division. Here they me Qiven a series of guidance tests and interviews, Url Oh effort is made to determine the cause of I elf scholastic trouble and remedy it. D Director Spending upon the results of the tests, con- . d past records, the student, upon doing i3::1fQCt0 Y.work, may again be transferred to his el' Curriculum, or another curriculum. lf after tration hsters in the Division of Intermediate Regis- , is work continues to be unsatisfactory, the student will be dropped from the College. ferencegl on two seme ADIVIISSIIINS AND REGI TRAR curriculum elected by the student, are assigned to the center or college where they will complete their first two semesters. Upon the successful comple- tion of the first year, the student is granted admis- sion to the main campus. Undergraduate students with advanced stand- ing and graduate students are admitted by the Assistant Dean of Admissions and College Examiner, who evaluates their credits from other colleges. The Scheduling Officer handles the registration and scheduling of all students while the Chief Recorder is responsible for the recording of all grades and the checking that requirements for de- grees to be conferred are met. During the past year, a new type of grade sheet and system for recording grades was placed in effect. SUMMER SESSIONS The Summer Sessions make it possible for students to continue their college work through the I2 months of the year and for teachers in the public schools, and others, to spend vacation months on the campus. l Organized in l9lO as a MARION R. TRABUE six-week session with about D ec'o' ZOO students, the Summer Sessions program has grown to one beginning in early June and continuing until September. En- rollments for the various sessions last summer ex- ceeded l0,000 and 665 degrees were conferred. The l95O program will include two three-week programs and one six-week session, similar to the pre-war schedule, and also two six-week programs designed especially for students in the technical curricula. The Summer Sessions faculty includes many persons from the regular faculty, as well as many nationally-known leaders in their respective fields, who comprise the visiting faculty.