Union College - Golden Cords Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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f 'R 47 ,sl 3 , Genevieve Dickerson llamlay. Ilick rson Iliract Activities lit Dorm Women A new ping pong table, new recre- ation room drapes, and four new study-game tables have been added this year to the womenfs dormitory, Rees Hall. Miss Hilda Fern Remley, alumnus of 316, has been dean of women for ,', Hilda Fern Remley fifteen years. -For the past ten years, Miss E. Genevieve Dickerson, alum- nus of '60, has assisted Miss Remley. The two deans keep the dorm running smoothly and serve as counselors for the 360 dorm women, the largest num- ber in Union,s history. Camping, reading, and golf are Miss Re3'nley's hobbies, while Miss Dicker- son enjoys knitting and sewing. Miss Remley did some research this year in the areas of counseling, guidance, tabulation, and the differences in womerfs dorms in America. Both deans helped Unionis ASB committee devise the new social rules for the col- lege, In view of the many freshman drop- outs, Miss Ptemley said that there is a growing concern of faculty members as to what might be done to help the drop-outs before they quit college. Ac- cording to Miss Remley, they ffresh- men as well as othersj donit know what they want and donit know how to get itf' Miss Remley feels that more personal counseling should be done to help students find their place in life.

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Britain, Johnson look Forward To New Men's Dorm H. L. Britain People, is his interest, c'c0unseling his hobby, and golf his sp'ort. Robert Britain, Unionis dean of men since 1962, was ordained to the minis- try last spring, and since then, accord- ing to his wife, he seems to have bc- come the popular choice as Unioifs marriage chaplain. Britain said that he enjoys preparing sermons and Wor- ship talks, and the preparation of the sermons and talks in v o l V e s much studying and reading, which is an add- ed joy. The new high-rise menis dorm was Dale I ohnson of special interest to him this year. Ac- cording to Mrs. Britain, his main in- terest this past year was the progress of the dorm, and it might be added, the larger deanis apartment within the new dorm. Britain, alumnus of ,52, attended the American Personal and Guidance Association convention in Dallas, Tex- as, last March. Dale johnson, alumnus of '64, as- sists Dean Britain in counseling and guiding the men who fill Kern and Bancroft Courts and South Hall.

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F loda Smith librarians Wait New Addition 'Tm a hoarder of the first degreef' said Miss Floda Smith, Union College librarian. I like to collect stories and poems. I love to camp and go on pic- nics. There's always the fresh joy of hiking, and, of course, I'm intrigued by photographyf Miss Smith reflect- ed. She added, 'KYou wouldnit believe it, but I actually love to read, which I suppose, you could list as one of my hobbiesf' Miss Smith is often asked to give in- spirational programs with her slides and poetry. She looks forward each week to the next Sabbath morning when she teaches the Sabbath school lesson to the junior division of the College ' View Seventh-day Adventist church. Next year, Miss Smith, along with the other librarians, will be teaching courses preparing students for a minor in library science, offered for the first time at Union. Q nad 1' Alice Fowler, Cheryl Wheeler, Kathy Saunders Assisting Miss Smith are Miss Ger- trude Huygens, associate professor of library science and associate librarian, Miss Chloe F outz, instructor in library science and assistant librarian, Mrs. Alice F owler, part-time librarian, and Mrs. Barbara Iacobs, office secretary. Misses Huygens and Smith attend- ed the meeting of the Nebraska Li- brary Association in Lincoln, while Miss Foutz spent her Thanksgiving vacation on the Denver campus of Union College to improve the library in the Clinical Division. Chloe F outz: Gertrude Huygens