Syracuse University - Onondagan Yearbook (Syracuse, NY)

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, Col. E. T. Spencer Col. Eugene T. Spencer took over the duties of post commandant in September, 1945, thus becom- ing the head of the 3205 SCSU. This unit of the army specialized training program consisted of over 1,600 men--language, area, engineering, and medical students. The group was the largest at any university where all instruction given the trainees was provided by the faculty. 65th COLLEGE TRAINING DETACHMENT AIRCREW Shortly after the first contingent of aviation stu- dents for the newly organized 65th CTD CAir- crewb arrived in Syracuse, Lt. Col. Henry Reis-el Bara became its commanding officer. Oflicers and permanent partymen, as well as the faculty, helped to orientate and familiarize the men with the cam- pus and to instruct and train them in studies, athletics, and flying. ARMY SPECIALIZED TRAINING PRGGRAM The foreign area and language students majored in French, Russian, Spanish, and German, studying and memorizing the customs, politics, and land and cli- matic conditions of countries in the European theatre of war. Advanced students studied chemical, mechani- cal, sanitary, electrical, and civil engineering. Syra- cuse made a direct contribution to the war by meeting all requests for training facilities. Lt. Col. Reis-el Bara Former fraternity houses became their barracks .and lounges. Nightly dances took place in the Chapel and in the Nurses' Recreation Hall, the former taking on all the aspects of a social center. The history of the 65th, during its year on campus, contains accounts of reviews, graduation balls, intersquadron sports pro- grams, and Fledgling, the monthly yearbook of each class leaving for pre-flight training.

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Finla G. Crawford 5 VICE CHANCELLCDR Vice Chancellor Finla G. Crawford, Dean of Liberal Arts, is the coordinator of all the deans on campus. If one of them has a problem relative to the general policy of the University, the Vice-Chancellor's office sees that the difnculties are handled similarly under one set of rules. Dean Crawford also takes over the Chancellor's'duties in the 'event of his absence. Although he assists Acting Dean Piskor of the Office of Men's Affairs in handling all contacts between draft boards and registered men, his main concern has been primarily with the civilian aspect of this military campus. It is his duty to see that the enrolled students of the University are situated in as normal and pleasant an atmosphere as possible He is chair- man of the University Social Committee and the Uni- versity Scholarship Committee. Vice-Chanccllor Crawford was graduated from Alfred University in 1915 and did graduate work in po- litical science at the University of Wisconsin where he was awarded a fellowship. A member of the faculty for the last twenty years, he came to Syra- cuse University in 1919, after serving as first Lieu- tenant with the war plane division of the army dur- ing the war, and member of the service staff in Wash- ington following the war. His advancement from assistant professorship in 1919 to professorship in 1921 was a stepping stone to his appointment as chairman of the political science department in 1925. He was appointed dean of Liberal Arts in 1937, and vice chancellor in 1942. Teacher, educator, adminis- trator, and leader, he is the author of many books, pamphlets, and articles on government.

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h Hulbert W. Smith TRUSTEES All of the policies of Syracuse University are decided by a group of sixty-three people-the Trustees. Mak- ing up this governing group are alumni, members at large, honorary members, and Chancellor Tolley, the one ex officio member. Due to the widespread loca- tions of their respective homes, the trusees meet as a whole but twice a year-in early November and dur- ing Spring Commencement week. However, an execu- tive committee, consisting of eight members, all Syra- cusans, and headed by Mr. H. W. Smith. meets once a month to decide immediate issues and work out de- tails of procedure. The honorary members are the mayor, governor, Bishop, president of the Alumni Association, and commissioner of education. The trustees are chosen by one of four ways for a term of six years. It is so arranged that rotation of members will take place every year. The twenty-eight alumni trustees are chosen at a National Alumni con- ference. A second group is composed of the five honorary members. The remainder is made up of Methodist trustees, selected by the Patronizing Con- ference of the Methodist Church, and by delegates at large chosen at the annual conference of trustees. The present executive committee is composed of Mr. H. W. Smith as president, Mr. George Arents, Mrs. Robert J. Burdette and Mr. C. S. Woolworth as vice presidents, Mr. Lewis Ryan as secretary, and Mr. George E. Van Dyke as treasurer.