Ripon College - Crimson Yearbook (Ripon, WI)

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ASSISTANT DEAN OF MEN JUELLEE Mead Resident at Scott Hall: Dean Lee. Head Residents at the men's quads: Mrs. Kelsey, North; Mrs. Lord, Center; Mrs. Linlcy, South. This year began Juel Ixe’s second stay at Ripon Col- lege. As an undergraduate, he spent two and a halt years at Ripon. He also attended the University of Washington and the University of Illinois, where he received his R.S. and M.S. He was the Assistant to the Dean of Men at the University of Illinois for three years. Because Ripon is the type of school at which he wanted to work and because the school is “going and growing,” he came back to Ripon. Dean Lee “wears three hats.” He is the Assistant Dean of Men, the Director of the Union Building, and Head Resident of Scott Hall. His goals include a revitalization of the Union program and building. He would like to sec the Union become the center of campus life, with in- creased recreational, educational, and cultural opportu- nities. In addition to instituting an accelerated counselor training program, he also plans to improve the educational and recreational facilities at Scott Hall. Dean Lee’s philosophy is “to offer and encourage stu- dents to assume as much responsibility for both themselves and their group as they can handle.” lie jxiints out that this does not mean the administration fades away, but that the two work together toward the common goal of greater educational opportunity. 28

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DEAN OF WOMEN I JEAN VAN HENGEL i ! • David L. Harris, Dean of Men., received his A.B. and M.A. at the University of Chicago and Litt. M. at the University of Pittsburg. His title at Ripon directs his responsibility toward the non-academic, or social aspects of student life, particularly in regard to men students. His assistant in these responsibilities is Dean Lee. Dean Harris functioned at the Wingspread Con- ference, which discussed student social life as part of the total life of the campus, and in particular, the sorority-fraternity system, which this conference recom- mended re-evaluate its purpose and duty towards the college. Dean Harris lias worked and works with the Inter-fraternity Council and individual Greek groups in an effort to help them solve the problems which arise from the system and make their existence more meaningful to the individual and total student body. One of the bigger projects of this past year was the planning of the renovation of the Student Union to make it function more effectively as a campus social center. Dean Harris was also presented this year with much discussion by students on the drinking and hours regulations and liberalizing the school policy in connection to these. Miss Jean van Hengel, Dean of Women, took her B.A. at Lawrence College and M.A. at Syracuse Uni- versity. In her capacity as Doan of Women, she works close- ly with Dean Harris in overseeing the total social situation of the college, and is now assisted by Dean Russell. The move of the five sororities and independents into Johnson Hall, where all upperclass women are now housed, presented Dean van Hengel with her biggest task. The final move brought much relief af- ter the haggling of the last two year's. Becasue of her ground-work, the move was a smooth and happy one. Once safely settled, Dean van Ilcngel, and her as- sistant had the arduous task of working out all the “bugs” in the system, which are the natural con- comitance of any such step. Dean van Hengel works closely with the National Pan-Hellenic chapter and functions as overseer of women’s rush. She also deals with groups and indivi- duals in helping to solve the many problems which are involved in the non-academic aspect of college living. Like Dean Harris, she also is much concerned with student agitation for rennovating the laws and policies which govern student social life, and takes part in the final decisions. DEAN OF MEN DAVID L. HARRIS 27

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ASSISTANT DEAN OF WOMEN JUDITH L. RUSSELL Head Resident at Johnson Hall: Dean Russell. Miss Judith L. Russell received her B.A. from the Uni- versity of Iowa and her M.A. from Syracuse University, where she worked as a graduate assistant. She came to Rip oil because she was impressed by the people she met from the college and because she liked the challenge of taking a new position, and working in a new dormi ton'. Some of her duties as Head Resident of Johnson Hall and Assistant Dean of Women are to advise and counsel the women in Johnson, to co-ordinate the activities in the dorm, and to act as an advisor to dorm and campus groups. Her primary goals at Johnson arc “to make the residence hall more of an educational endeavor” and to promote individual groups to think on a wider basis. De- spite the multitude of mechanical difficulties, Dean Rus- sell reported that she encountered no major problems in the first year of the new dorm’s operation. She also said that the spirit and co-operation of the women in Johnson was excellent. As a newcomer to Ripon, Dean Russell said she was most impressed by the informality, and yet enthusiasm for the college, of both faculty and students. Head residents at freshman women’s dorms: Mrs Shaw, Wright; Miss MarNeill, Rartlett; Mrs. Crow- ell, Evans (tcmporar ’) ; Miss Stofcr, Shalcr. 29