Stephens College - Stephensophia Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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Public Relations HE Public Relations Department, headed by Robert J. Sailstad, keeps the alumnae, parents, and educators all over the country informed regarding the aHairs of the College. Through a carefully organized program of systematic publicity, the News Bureau with Mrs. Peggy Phillips as director sends out newspaper re- leases to home-town newspapers and national magazines concerning both the work of the entire College as well as personal news stories about individual students. Photo- graphs for all public relations releases are furnished by Mr. Townsend Godsey who this year published a book, Free Lance Photography, featuring many photographs taken here on the campus. In addition, the public relations staff continuously works to keep all the members of the Stephens family interested in current and future developments here on the campus. Special reports, student publications, lit- erature about the Twenty-Five Year Plan, and movies and slides of campus life are distributed to those inter- ested. This past year, the Department published a bro- chure entitled Chartered for the Future as a part of the nation-wide program which calls for an 818,000,000 building and endowment fund. Public Relations field representatives keep in touch with the 30,000 Stephens alumnae and patrons located in every state in the Union and many foreign countries, Their objective is, first, to arouse a wide-spread interest Cumfm ign Office MR. ROBERT f. SAILSTAD in the affairs and projects of the College and, second, to organize that effort for the support of Stephens To- morrow. VVorking with Mr. Sailstad are Mrs. Peggy Phillips, director of the News Bureau, her assistants, Darrell Meyer, Mrs. Una Lilleyg and the campaign directors for the current year, Philip C. King and Lawrence B. Avison. The Public Relations Office is located in the Endowment Building at Tenth and Broadway. The News Bureau, however, continues to operate from its old offices at 16 College Avenue, News Bureau I Page 24 i li li l i l tior doe Res cou the twc the phi cou acti the 'Ike Q L f ' : , . 1 ki, 1 -' c. W i . -,A .' , -V I , ' -W I ' 1 fr 4 , Y 4 , , A' i ' ,fig We ' . v I ' ' 2 ,i .7 ',. ff, ' l 'l ., by ' ' ' f l if V? fi' - X? L '1 l af- rw ,475 r 1 mu' ' f wg ,, , 3- k ,V M 5 4 -- 9 1 w f X f., ' - l A, 1 .sg ' ef , 4 4 : ' Q ' ' , '. - ' i ' , M X 5' 9 1 ' W rr'-N - 1 1 l P : V

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staPf l he has llter the ents ligh nt's ind, the 1 of irly the the sie iro- ress on ach I 2 . '1 1 1.7 y Q Z ' W W 0 Z Z W H , 72.1 7 ' f Business Department CC T IS the duty of the Stephens Business De- partment to collect student fees and all other financial obliga- tions that are due the College. Then it is the responsibility of the Department to disperse the collected funds, explained Frank W. Dearing, Comptroller and Secretary of the Board of Curators of Stephens College. The war years and the years since the war have been most difficult because of rationing and shortages, continued Mr. Dearing, but We believe that economic affairs will soon be back to normal, and we can proceed with our new program of build- ing and campus development. Assisting Mr. Dearing in managing the business offices of the College is the following personnel: Thomas A. Utterback, bursar, Lucille Sonksen, assistant bursar, Minnie Christman, as- sistant bursar, Margaret Howe, assistant bursar in charge of stu- dent employees, June Ridgway, secretary to the Comptroller, Elma G. Barton, paymaster, Bernice johnson, assistant to the paymaster, Fred E. Winger, president of the Student Bank, Sue Gilman, cashier of the Student Bank, Elizabeth Bryson, Kathryn Reeves, and Marjorie Warren, tellers in the Student Bank, Merrowee Wiggins, bookkeeper for the Student Bank, M. W. Sparks, manager of the College Store, Mrs. E. W. Mus- grave, assistant manager of the College Store, Henry M. Belden, Ir., superintendent of buildings and grounds, Frances C. Ronayne, supervisor of dormitories, Faye Nowell, assistant supervisor of dormitories, and S. K. Hartley, engineer. Also it is the responsibility of the business department to oversee the seven thousand 'meals each day. Chief dietitian and Director of Food Service is Miss Zoe Harris, who is in charge of the one hundred and twenty fulletime employees, the one hundred and eighty student helpers, and the forty university boys, who assist in the dining rooms. In her department are included four dining halls and separate preparation units, a laundry, bake- shop, main office, and an accounting office. ' As the director of food service, I purchase only the highest grade food supplies for Stephens girls. I endeavor to give stu- dents well-balanced meals which are at the same time meals they will like, said Miss Harris. FRANK W. DEARING The Dietary department this year prepared hand- books for the student waitresses and other student employees, and for all assistants. , Miss Carrie Davis is relief dietitian, Miss Juanita Shuck, is dietitian in charge of the largest preparation unit, which is in Tower Hall, Mrs. Bess Damon is in charge of Tower's dining room, Miss Lila Hartley manages the Laura Stephens dining room and prepa- ration unit, Miss Pearl E. Peterson has charge of the Terrace dining room and preparation unit, Mrs. Margaret VVharton is supervisor in Senior dining room, Mrs. Mary Anderson is in the Senior preparation unit, Miss Desyl McCahon and Mrs. Mabel Anglen are in charge of the store rooms and pay roll, Mrs. Elizabeth Mines is Senior assistant, Mrs. Hazel Bell, Laura Stephens assistant, Miss Nora Lee Derrieux, Tower assistant, Mrs. Kate Jacobs, Terrace assistant. Mrs. Bessie Burnett and Luther Hartley supervise the laun- dry, and Thomas VValton manages the bakeshop. l Miss HARRIS Dietitian s Page Z3

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, to To- ips, 'rell for son. lent eau, t 16 3 .ff Miss GRACE CURTIS 66 STUDENT receives as much educa- tion in human relationships in her residence hall as she does in the class room, said Miss Grace Curtis, head of Residence Counselors for the past nine years.' As counselors, advisers, coordinators of hall activities, the twenty-tive residence counselors and the twenty- two assistant counselors are extremely important in the lives of Stephens students. Under the Stephens philosophy of, education for the individual, the residence counselors give instruction through-the extra-curricular activities of the girls in their halls. Thus, in a true sense, they are Stephens out-of-class teachers. Residence Hall Counselors Among the stated objectives in the program of the residence counselors are intelligent participation in stu- dent government, achievement of maximum individual development for the student, and provision of extra-cur- ricular experience for each student which will enable her to adjust successfully to group living. The counselor helps plan and coordinate all of the activities within her own hall and those which involve the campus as a whole. At the annual Fall Conference, held in late August, the counselors meet to discuss the program for the com- ing year. During the year they hold bi-monthly group meetings to discuss current problems. The policy com- mittee meets twice a month to form the campus-wide policies of the group. The counselors also send repre- sentatives to all the major faculty committees on cam- pus, and serve as advisers to the Council of House Man- agers and the Senior Sister Council. Through their widespread activities on the Stephens campus, the residence counselors form an important branch of the educational program. As out-of-class teachers, they provide an important part of the edu- cation in human relationships which is found outside the classroom. Page 25