Pittsburg State University - Kanza Yearbook (Pittsburg, KS)

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DR. WILLIAM A. BLACK E. LOUISE GIBSON Education and Psychology Home ECOVIOVTNCS Heads Ili PAGE I6 DR. JOHN F. HARVEY Porter Library DR. ROBERTSON STRAWN Language and Literature DR. RALF THOMAS Commerce and Business Administration DR. L. C. HECKERT COL. B. W. LADD Physical Science ROTC

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Administrators DEAN OF INSTRUCTION A friendly atmosphere prevails in the Dean of lnstruction's office in Room lO8 in Russ Hall where no faculty or student problem is too great to be heard calmly and dealt with gently. Dean Ernest Mahan has as his primary in- terest that of helping students plan a schedule which will give them the best education pos- sible to fit them for their chosen goal in life. ln his charge are the College's curricular of- ferings and classroom instructional services which include the scheduling of classes, en- rollment procedures, library services, exten- sion and correspondence services, and various teacher workshops. Dr. Mahan came to the College in l93O as a member of the Social Science Department and became head of that department in l939. In his present position since l945, the Dean has been an advocate of better teaching methods and the development of courses to better fit students into the conditions of the present day world. REGISTRAR Serving his first year as Director of Ad- missions and Registrar, Professor Ray Baird checks the credentials of all who come to K. S. T. C., tells the students the requirements for any desired credential, and then checks again to see that they are fulfilled. Mr. Baird has been associated with the Education and Psychology Department since i947 and has served as Counselor in the college guidance bureau prior to assuming his present position. RAY BAIRD A DR. ERNEST MAHAN .FINANCIAL SECRETARY Keeping the financial record of the College has been the duty of Miss Belle Provorse since she assumed the position of financial secre- tary in l9l6. Miss Provorse has had an active part in the growth of the College from the two buildings in l9l6 to the eighteen buildings which today constitute the state's leading teachers college. MISS BELLE PROVORSE

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l Departments PRENTICE GUDGEN DR. O. A. HANKAMMER Health and Physical Education lndustrial Arts JR. MILLARD M. LAlNG DR. ALVIN PROCTOR ' DR. R. G. SMITH Music Social Science Mathematics DR. LESTER L. TRACY JR DR. J. RALPH WELLS Biology PAGE l7 , . Placement Bureau