University of Miami - Ibis Yearbook (Coral Gables, FL)

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 Hervey Allen Virgil Barker Roscoe Brunstetter William C. Coffin Herbert C. Craft Charles H. Crandon Julian S. Eaton George C. Estill George A. Hughes Paul D. McGarry William H. McKenna Bascom 11. Palmer Daniel H. Redfcarn Ruth Bryan Rhode Arthur A. In gar Joel W. Whitley Not Pictured: Rafael Belaunde Victor Andres Belaunde Deceased

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THE I.MVKIKSITY

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 tLi.L THAT TRAVELING, III which he wore a path from Miami to Atlanta and hack, failed to cause Dr. Bowman Foster Ashe. University president who in August accepted the post of regional director of the War Manpower Commission, to lose contact with his school. Miami's idea about Dr. Ashe's government work was that, although he spent at least one day in ten here, his usual occupations were: travel, by plane, train, bus, car (all the swift methods), conferences, correspondence, and answering the long-distance telephone. But is wasn't quite that simple. As one of the twelve regional directors appointed by the United States president to serve under Paul V. McNutt, national head. Dr. Ashe is holding down a personnel job whose enormous scope uma .es even his University staff. Labor demands and appeals come from all sides to the oflices of the region's War Manpower Commissions. Entire geographical areas send in estimates of the number of thousands of men ami women they will need to complete projects in shipbuilding, airport construction, etc. Even military services utilizing civilian employees ask Dr. Ashe’s office for help. Making decisions is the principal function of the regional director, whose territory covers Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee. Alabama, and Mississippi, all referring major decisions to the Atlanta office. Dr. Ashe is nationally known for his work in personnel. Before coming to Miami ©UK I It EX Y he was dean of men at the University of Pittsburgh and served for some years as personnel director for large Pennsylvania corporations. But despite his concern with the segment of tin- affairs of the nation to which he has been called to adminster. Dr. Ashe continues to direct University of Miami affairs. In his frequent, brief absences, William J. Hester, secretary, serves as acting head of the University and presides over a council of deans. These administrator!- meet regularly to decide I uiversity problems: military relations, curricula, examination schedules, etc. But whenever they hit a snag and find it necessary, they can avail themselves of the ready and careful advice of the regional director of the War Manpower Commission.