Syracuse University - Onondagan Yearbook (Syracuse, NY)

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ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS DranL U Eu xl This vear ' s record enrollment oi 7405 students attests to the efficient and effective work of the Office of Ad- missions under the direction of Frank N. Brvant. The tremendous influx of veterans applving and entering at the beginning of the second semester reached an ahiiost overwhelming point, but the office continued to function as ablv as ever. Much to their regret many prospec- tive students had to be turned awav because of limited facilities. This vear, in order to select from manv applicants those best fitted for college work, more ad- mission tests have been given bv the office than during the whole previous ten vear period. Dean Brvant and his staff are always as interested in the student ' s success in Svracuse Universitv as the student himself. . Ljordon . milk As executive secretarv of Syracuse Universitv, F. Gordon Smith attends to matters pertaining to public relations, endowments, and other university business. At the present time his concentrated attention is being focused on securing funds for the Universitv Institute of Industrial Research. Mr. Smith is a graduate of Syracuse in the Class of 1911, and has been Executive Secretarv for the past ten years. Jruileei The Board of Trustees makes decisions on all problems dealing with Svracuse University ' s policv. Comprising the gov- erning group are alumni, members-ar- large, honorary members, and Chancellor ToIIey, the one ex-officio member. Regu- lar meetings are held twice a year; one in November and one during the Spring Commencement week. However, the exe- cutive committee, consisting of eight for- mer Syracusans, meets once a month to take up immediate issues and work out details of procedure of policy. The honor- ary members of the Board of Trustees in- clude the Mayor of Syracuse, the Gover- nor and Commissioner of Education of New York State, the Methodist Bishop of the Syracuse area, and the president of the Alumni Association. 17

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OTHER Always a ready listener to any student ' s academic or personal problems, Finla G. Crawford, V ice-Chancellor of the uni- versity, in conjunction with Chancellor Tolley, is responsible for the supervision of the educational program of the Uni- versity. Curriculum planning, co-ord- inating the offerings of the depart- ments and colleges of the university, and selection of faculty personnel, are but a few of his most important duties. How- ever, despite all these varied tasks, Dean Crawford, known by most every student, always has time to stop and chat a while with any fellow or girl, either through his capacity as Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, as a political science pro- fessor, or as the Vice-Chancellor of our University. J eiln A. ennedu The beehive of the University is the Office of the Registrar, Keith J. Kennedy. This office contains all student records, and more recently, the service records of veteran students. Besides all this statistical material, Mr. Kennedy, who graduated from this school in 1927, has charge of all the university student publications. However, Mr. Kennedy ' s two most important annual obs are registration and commencement — especially registration. Detailed planning for weeks and months ahead of those days of registration keeps Mr. Kennedy and his staff constantly busy. Mr. Kennedy entered the Registrar ' s Office in 1929 and became its head in 1931. The Business Manager of the University is Hugh C. Gregg, who is in charge of all the university ' s extensive business dealings. Some of Mr. Gregg ' s duties in- clude overseeing the treasury, superintending the elec- trical plant, managing the University Bookstore, and being business manager for the student housing and dining hall programs. The most crucial problem at the present time is the acquisition of new housing centers and of new property for the future building and growth of Syracuse University. 16

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I] ' 1 Hughes AllMNI ASS ' N The promoting of a closer relationship between the administration, trustees, stu- dents, faculty, and alumni of the university is the main objective of the Alumni As- sociation of Svracuse University, celebrat- ing its seventy-fourth anniversary this vear. Chief co-ordinator on campus of all the association ' s activities is its executive- secretary, J. Winifred Hughes, whose smile and winning personality welcome all alums upon their return to the Hill. The big weekends find her especially busy arranging reunions, and all kinds of get-togethers for the visiting alums. Those generous donations from past Svracusans which make up the alumni Fund are constantly being used to expand facilities, courses, and faculty for the pro- mising post-war years ahead. Official pub- lication of the Alumni Association is the Alumni News, which is most popular with both young and old graduates as it keeps them in close contact with their Alma Mater. VARSITY CLUB All men who have won their university letter in a major or minor sport are eligible for membership in the Varsity Club. The outstanding personality connected with the club is its busy executive secretary, Auntie May Cra ndon. The Varsity Club ' s membership totals fifteen thousand men, and everyone marvels at the way Miss Crandon remembers each of her boys, even years after they have gradu- ated. One of the annual get-togethers of the club is a smoker held each year before the game on Colgate weekend. Various luncheons help to keep the activity calen- der filled, and on Alumni Day the club holds a big reunion dinner. Another of Miss Crandon ' s duties is to keep informed about her boys and with the help of undergraduates, to edit the Club News several times a year. Alay Crandon