Swarthmore College - Halcyon Yearbook (Swarthmore, PA)

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VICE PRESIDENT JAMES PERKINS No stranger to the HALCYON is Mr. Perkins; Sports editor for the ' 36, he was reported to be a scholar, conscientious and tirorough ... a ready conversationalist . . . and the possessor of a decisive firm type of personality. He was a member of the well-sung Economics Honors group of that year. Before returning to Swarth- more in ' 40, he served on the Princeton faculty, and in the OPA and FEA. As chairman of the campaign, his worries run into the millions, and yet he managed to assume the additional duties created by President Nason ' s leave of absence this fall. COMPTROLLER CHARLES G. THATCHER Calm, even, quiet, efficient, Mr. Thatcher pays the bills. Under his direction and control, Swarthmore functions: buildings grounds, business offices, house director, dining room— all are part of his ultimate responsibility. The making of the budget, payment of salaries, and departmental expenditures also fall under his jinisdiction. But his connection with Swarthmore is more than of checks and ledgers. He was graduated in the Class of ' 12, and married into that of ' 13. Prof, to the slide-rule pushers, Mr. Thatcher was head of the Engineering department for ten years. Whenevr you are all mixed up and feelin ' sick o ' men Just go to Old Charles Scarrett and he ' ll fix you up again You ' d think him just a slow old cus with no chance at all for fame, Biu he ' s mighty fine to have around, he ' s always just the same. -HALCYON 1912

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DEAN EVERETT L. HUNT Ever since his arrival in Swarthmore in 1925, Dean Hunt has been a self-styled student ' s attorney ; he believes it is the Dean ' s job not to make and enforce rules, but to see that the rules established by the students and faculty bring about the happiest and most successful level for all concerned and to represent the interests of the individual student to whom the mechanical rules do not apply. Dean Hunt is the affable advisor to all men on any matter— his concern is always for the indi- vidual as well as the group. He also interviews visiting prospective students, and handles most of the veterans ' applications. An extremely busy administrator, he is also a much-valued professor, teaching classes and seminars in literary criticism and his beloved Milton. And with Mrs. Hunt, the Dean is much in demand as chaperone for social functions— re- member them at a recent T. P. blowing soap bubbles? Yet in spite of being one of the busiest men on campus, this jovial Westerner somehow manages to find time to listen to his Bach recordings or to rvui through his movies of the West. Dean Hunt, with his warm-hearted friendliness and understanding, has become one of Swarth- moi e ' s most prized possessions. DEAN SUSAN P. COBBS Not only does Miss Cobbs handle the duties of a Dean of Women— the interviewing of applicants, the advising of students on problems of any nature— with great skill and charm, but she is also a member of the Classics Department. That southern accent proclaims her as a former resident of Alabama, and also provides, with her amused consent, any of the college mimics with an entertaining subject. And she herself is remembered for her part in the recent skit of the Club Roccatorso. In residence at Benjamin West House, Miss Cobbs gives teas for freshman girls, furnishing herself with a chance to know them all person- ally, and for the girls to meet each other and feel at home.

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ASSOCIATE DEAN ALICE L. MORAN Aiding Miss Cobbs is our Associate Dean of Women, Miss Alice Moran, a charmins; and effcient person. Her chief responsibility is handling the larger share of work involved in the selection of women students. She shares with Miss Cobbs the interviewing of applicants who come down to Swarthmore. She also travels to New England and the mid-West, interviewing prospective students, which must be done be- tween the end of February and the middle of April, making the spring a rather hectic time. As vocational advisor for women. Miss Moran conducts privavte interviews with seniors on the question of jobs after graduation, and, under her guidance, the vocational committee has sponsored lectures by faculty members of differ- ent departments on job prospects for majors in various fields. Before coming to Swarthmore, Miss Moran was secretary of the tutorial system at Radcliffe and of the Harvard Graduate School office. Although she has been here less than three years, she has made for herself ari enviable place in the heart of the College. ASSISTANT DEAN J. DEMARIS AFFLECK When Demmie Affleck was graduated last year she had a big job ahead of her— that of Assistant Dean of Women at Swarthmore. Demmie had shown herself particularly capable for this type of work during her undergraduate years. She was awarded the Oak Leaf Medal as being the most outstanding for loyalty, scholar ship and service in her class. She was also a member of Mortar Board and president of W. S. G. A. As Assistant Dean, Demmie has control of the conduct books and special permissions, is advisor to the Social Committee,W .S. G. A. and the Student Council, and has charge of the baby- sitting agency. However, her position is pri- marily that of advisor to any or all students who need the help of someone familiar with student problems. In this respect, she is housemother of Parrish and freshman coinisellor. Demmie made a quick transfer from student to faculty, and she is convinced that the factdty position is much the better of the two— as she phrases it, no homework . 10