University of Nebraska Kearney - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Kearney, NE)

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The Administration Staff Usually wc do not give our affection ro the same persons to whom we give our money (somewhat unwillingly!), but every rule has its exception. Mrs. Bessie Black, bursar of the college since 1911, is the lady who presides over the money hags, and at the beginning of each quarter, it is to her that we reluctantly give our money; however her charming smile makes us forget our empty purses. And of course, if we don't lose our textbooks or break chemistry apparatus, it is probable chat Mrs. Black will return several of our dollars at the end of the quarter—only to take them again at the beginning of the next term! No, she isn't a sophomore, the litrle lady in the knit dress; she's Mrs. Elsie Leake, secretary of the extension department. It is she who puts your name on the precious blue, white, pink, or yellow card which entitles you to watch the games and attend the lyceum programs. She has been in the office” for six years; just how it existed before her coming is another unsolved mystery. Miss Edith Smithey has served the college in one way or another since there has been one to serve; from the lowly station of filing clerk, she has progressed to that exalted position of registrar. She has her A. B. in Education, from K. S. T. C., a degree which she earned in those hours when her official duties did not demand all her time. Efficient and helpful, Miss Smithey is also the checker-upper” who finds out whether or not you have taken your Physical Education. She is one of the most loyal boosters of the school. Miss Dorothy Williams has had the imposing title of Secretary to the President” for nine years. Mr. Martin once said, Maybe I am the president, but Miss Williams does the work.” She has been, for the past two years, a member of the Y. W. C. A. advisory hoard.

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President George E. Martin Anyone who wishes to sec the president of our college needs only to stand a few minutes in the corridors—first, second, or third floors. Tall, gray-haired, gray-eyed, and usually gray-suited. President George E. Martin is everywhere at once, although he never seems to hurry. President Martin came to Kearney twenty years ago as head of the English department; later he became director of the teacher training department, and in 1919, he began his work as administrator. Mr. Martin received his B. A. from the University of Nebraska in 1914, and bis M. A. from Columbia University in 1919. In an interview, Mr. Martin said: The gratifying thing to me is chat the institution has been converted from a two-year school to a college of four years’ training. In 1916, we were affiliated with the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools with a nominal affiliation. In 1933, we were fully accredited with that association.” During President Martin’s incumbency, the student enrollment has doubled, and so has the number on the faculty. The curriculums have been sharply differentiated. Tw'o new buildings have been constructed. The work of each department has been revised and made more efficient. Briefly, President Martin has been able to transfer his vision of an efficient teacher training institution into a reality'. There is no work of which one may be so proud as that of a professional teacher,” Mr. Martin believes. Pago Ten

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Warren H. Steinbarh Lulu E. Wirt Dody Graham Max Houle hens Kenneth Worley Student Council Officers. Dode Graham............................ ............... President Max Houtchens Vice President Kenneth Worley Secretary Miss Wirt, Dr. Steinbach ............................. Sponsors Class Senior Junior Sophomore Freshman Class Representatives. First Quarter Evelyn Jacobson Ralph Fortna Violette Bloom Don Smith Roberta Stout Bryce Newman Virginia Kershaw Douglas Graham Second Quarter Annalies Eckhardt Ralph Fortna Mona Slotc Carl Franzen Margaret Murray Stanley Johnson Lela Huffstutter Sidney Morrison Third Quarter Vivian Merry man Ralph Fortna Violette Bloom George Henigan Margaret Murray James Brownell Ruby France Richard Hartford The only Nebraska delegate to the annual Congress of the National Student Federa- tion of America held at Boston this year was sent by the Student Government Association of the Nebraska State Teachers College at Kearney. Dode Graham, Student Council president, was our representative. Summarizing the convention at a convocation program held soon after his return, Mr. Graham named as his objectives for council work: (1) That the student handbook be revised, (2) The constitution of the Student Government Association be amended with r egard to its election system, and (3) That the Student Council sponsor an all-college spring festival. Our Student Government Association was organized to meet the request of the students that they be allowed to participate in school government. It has the varied purposes of promoting the scholastic and moral tone of the college; strengthening the cordial relation- ships existing between the students and faculty members; and exercising its delegated powers over the conduct of students on and olf the compus. Page TWclvi