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

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 OCTOBER . . . Dedication of new Rotary-giv- en scoreboard was held while allied troops tried Stalingrad and met Japs in Guadalcanal. Coffee-ration news and K-books were given students while a man named Rommel entered the news. A salary ceiling was announced while formal dances were banned and the college play cast was chosen.

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First Row, above . . . DOROTHY McCALL. B.S. in Business Admiimir.ition. A.M, University of Nebraska; EDITH SMITHEY, A.B-. Nebraska Stale Teachers College at Kearney; DOROTHY WILLIAMS, A.B.. Nebraska Slate Teachers Colleger at Kearney. Second Row. above . . . ARLENE CHRISTENSEN, B.S., Ne bras ka Stale Teacher» College at Kearney; MISS MYRTLE FINCH, B.S, Nebraska Stale Teachers College al Kearney; MISS VESTA MOSCHEL. assistant to registrar. In February Mrs. Durfee Larsen began part time work in this division just in time to brush up on her percentage figuring along with other officer members as reserves of the army air corps and army were called into active duty and withdrew from college. More new duties for the employees of this office included registration of men for physical fitness work as part of their reserve work and fees were paid by adult education classes to further keep funds of the paymaster’s financial income busy. Page 26 Administrative personnel was aided by stu- dents who helped keep funds, deposits, checks, and withdrawal of funds written down in the big grey books of the college's centralized bookkeeping system. Students who were as- sistants included Wayne Smithey and Ardelle Kennedy. PAYMASTER... Head paymaster in the finance division of the Nebraska State Teachers College at Kearney until her resignation in January was Miss Dor- othy McCall. Following her January resigna- tion, Miss McCall went to the west coast to ac- cept a position with United Airlines. Acting paymaster duties were assumed by former assistant, Miss Arlene Christensen, until newly elected Miss Betty Conley could be re- leased from her commercial teaching contract at the North Platte High School. Immediately following September induction of buck privates, corporals, sergeants, and lieu- tenants into the scholastic division of this col- lege, all non-commissioned and commissioned officers made at least one trip to the paymast- er's headquarters. Headquarters were located on the second floor of the administration build- ing. When lines faded away, office personnel went to work on percentage distribution of con- tingent fees and course fees. Organizations organized and deposited funds. Then came second semester paying which was a repetition of first semester except an absence of men was noted. . . . leave—Mi » Dorothy McCall discusses paymaster duties with senior Tom Journey. In the background is Miss Arlene Christensen who became acting paymaster mid-year.