University of Delaware - Blue Hen Yearbook (Newark, DE)

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WINIFRED TAYLOR B. Riverton, Md., October 14, 1919; grad. Wilmington High School, 1937 ; University of Delaware, 1941, degree B.A. with distinction in French and with honors in course; taught Freshman English at H. C. Conrad High School, W'u-:uhmhq, Wilmington, Del, from 1541-42, h-:.'ing sworn into Navy August 27, 1942; first Delaware WAVE Active Duty October 6, 1942-June 17, 1946 . . . Communications duty at Hdgtrs. Eastern Sca Frontier, New York, from Jan. 43 to March 45, then duty in Hawaiian Islands until April '46. Returned to States to assume duties as Assistant Director of the Office of Alumni and Public Relations at the University of Delaware, waorking through terminal leave period. Member of Phi Kappa Phi, U. 5. Naval Reserve. DANIEL E. BUTTON B. Dunkirk, N.Y., Mow, 1, 1917, Grad., Wilmington High School, 1933; University of Dela- ware, 1938 A.B., School of Journalism, Cxlhl'l'l'lgiil U, 1939 MS.; occ, staff Wilmington Moming News, 1939-43; Associated Press, N, Y., 1943-46; National Petroleum Publishing Co., N. Y., 1946-47; director, Office of Alumni and Public Relations, U, of D., 1947, Member, Phi Kappa Phi, Kappa Alpha. Married, Rebecca Brady Pool, Wilmington, 1945, Daughter, Nancy Howe Button, ALUMNI ASSOCIATION The Office of Alumni and Public Relations had its modern origin in 1938, when an office of the Alumni Association was first established on the campus with John N. McDowell, 31, as its executive secretary. Later, some of the functions of providing a public relations program for the University were added to the Alumni Director's duties. These duties were carried out during the war years by John A. Munroe, 36, Meanwhile, the Alumnae Association, founded in June, 1918, when the first class was graduated from the Women's College, had continued an independent growth with an Alumnae Office established on campus in 1928, with Edith A. McDougle, '18, as executive secretary. However, late in 1945, groups of each association took steps to combine, and effective Januwary 1, 1946, they jointly formed the Office of Alumni and Public Rela- tions under official sponsorship, for the first time, of the University. The office now not :Jnl:,' directs the puhlic relations of the University, but also coordinates the activities of the alumni and alumnae associations, Its functions in- 17 clude publishing the quarterly alumni magazine Univer- sty News, maintaining local clubs and classes, arrang- ing reunions, promoting trust accounts, and legislation bencficial to the University. In public relations, it pre- pares or clears for release all material for newspapers and other non-scientific publications, except those of the Agric ultural Expfrimr:nt Station, but jm'.iuding intercol- legiate sports. It arranges programs for secondary schools, furnishes speakers, and takes charge of adver- tising, All men or women who have completed one year's work at the University automatically become members of the alumni or alumnae groups when their class grad- uates. Jack McDowell, organizer of the Alumni Office and first director of the Office of Alumni and Public Rela- tions, resigned effective January 31, 1947, and was suc- ceeded by Dan Button, '38. Executive secretary of the Alumnae Association since April, 1946, and assistant director of the office is Winifred Taylor, 41.

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CHARLES E. GRUBB Business Administrator Graduated U, of Delaware, 1914; Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi, Honorary Master's degree in Civil Engincering; 1918-30, Chief County Engineer, Mew Castle County, New Castle County State Highway Commissioner; 1930, Engineer Executive of the American Roadbuilders Assoc, of Washington, D. C.; 1934, Assistant Director, Projects Division, F.EA. The work of the Business Administrator falls under two categories: the financial and the physical. Any item classified as non-academic, eventually becomes the con. cern of the Business office, for the responsibility of build- ing-s and gmundx, dl'ning halls, bunk:stnrt, veterans' hous- ing projects, and any other construction work is directed to the Business Administrator, Financially, the B.A. takes care of student accounts, endowments, investments, welfare program for university employees, retirement pension, hospitalization, and all financial details for stu- dents abroad under the foreign study plan. The University's activities have greatly expanded in recent years necessitating the enlarging of the Business Staff, In February, 1947, Mr. John A, Hodgson, 37, assumed the position of senior assistant to the Business Administrator and Mr, Ernest Overbey, specialist in field work, was appointed junior assistant.

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CHARLES W. BUSH Registrar 18 COLOMEL RAMNDOLPH T. PENDLETON R.O.T.C,