Texas A and M University - El Rancho Yearbook (Kingsville, TX)

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Dr. George W. McCulfey first came to A f in 1930 to serve as registrar and head of the department of accounting ... he has been a sponsor of El Rancho in the past, but managing the registration of over 100% increase in enrolling students took time he could not afford for us this year . . . knowing the strain and confusion of registration, it is easy to appreciate the mechanics Dr. McCulley has used to lessen this confusion. H. Norton Wells came to A l in the summer of 1946 and took the job of Veterans Training Officer, or the more informal Veterans Adviser . . . usually there is standing room only in the lines outside his office . . . a fiend for badminton and tennis, he utilizes his outside time in practicing his favorite games. George M. Simons, the man to whom you are referred if you want something done ... he received his B. S. from A l in 1935, and was appointed Assistant Business Manager that same year ... In 1941 he was also named Purchasing Agent for the college . . . industrious, with almost a superhuman capacity for work, Simons is one of the bulwarks of A L

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Dr. Otto R. Nielsen was appointed dean of A l College in 1942 . . . since then he has installed an entire new system of personality orienta- tion tests for entering students to determine fields for which they are best suited . . , under his supervision, the over-afl program for an overloaded faculty and greatly increased student body ended a promis- ing year. Dr. Nielsen has a remarkable trait of never meeting a stranger . . . a true spirit that benefits our dean and school. Mrs. Fannie Wheat, Counselor of Women ... a student's best friend at any time, her keen understanding and wisdom have set her fore- most in the comparatively short time she has been at A l . . . She first came here in 1928 to teach Physical Education and left two years later to go to New York . . . She returned last June to fill her present position . . . A credit to any school, she has done much in creating stronger ties between students and administration. Dean James C Jernigan, the genial man with the quick wit, who is our Dean of Student Life , , . born for the job, he has done more for student government In the past year, than any of his predecessors, yet he has maintained his official capacity on the administration and the high respect of students . . . ever busy, but always ready to aid any problems and accept new responsibilities, A l is proud to have Dean Jernigan.

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W. A. Rasco came to A l in September of 1942 to fill the position of assistant professor of Physics ... In September of 1946 he was ap- pointed assistant dean of college . . . coming from Brownsville, Rasco is a native Texan and has served in the educational field throughout his life ... his son, W. A. Rasco, Jr., is an instructor in the Physics department. Dr. B. C. Watts joined the A l College staff in September, 1946, as assistant to the president and business manager of dormitories. His principal job is running the East Campus ... a former Naval officer and member of the First Baptist Church, he taught education at Sam Houston Teachers College before coming to A l. Robert N. Dietz, Office Manager of the Business Office ... a former student of A l, he assumed this post in August of '46 and resigned in April '47 . . . very well liked by associates. James H. Colvin (not pictured), former Assistant State Auditor is now Business Manager of the college.