University of North Texas - Yucca Yearbook (Denton, TX)

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Three Offices Serve Students Both Physically and Mentally The Placement Office, under E. H. FARRINGTON, provides indirect contact between a graduate or graduate student and his prospective employer. Farrington, who organized the oHice in 1926, collects confidential apprai- sals showing studentsh personal, academic and profes- sional qualifications. His work consists mainly in finding teaching positions for students. HILDA CUNNINGHAM, coordinator of extension and correspondence, has 1,550 students enrolled in corre- spondence and over 1,600 enrolled in extension programs. gMost of these students are completing teacher certificate requirementsf, Mrs. Cunningham said. gConsequently We have more demands for history and government, modern mathematics and advanced education courses? ctWhat am I interested in? gtDo I have enough intel- ligence for that job or a personality fitted to that workiw DR. EDWARD BONK helps students answer these basic questions in the Guidance Offlce. Besides talking to the students, Dr. Bonk, a counseling psychologist, administers personality and interest tests. Dr. Edward Bonk, Director of Student Guidance E. H. Farrington, Director of Placements Hilda Cunningham, Coordinator, Division of Extension and Correspondence

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William G. Woods, Dean of Men Student Deansl Duties Grow As Enrollment Figures Soar Dr. Imogene B. Dickey, Dean of Women Boys just aren,t as contained as they used to be. WIL- LIAM C. WOODS, dean of men, knows this statement is literally true. When he Came to North Texas in 19377 only 700 men were enrolled and they lived in a small zone extending from Welch Street to Ave. C and from Chestnut to Scripture. Dean Woods said World War II, with its flood of ccCI students? ended the period when he knew all men stu- dents. Now over 4,000 men live off-campus in Dentone and on 200 different streets. Dean Woods supervises all activities of male students except those specifically delegated to another ofhcial. He also serves on athletic and scholarship committees. DR. IMOGENE B. DICKEY, dean of women, also credits increased enrollment for intensifying her duties. itThe problems are more numerous simply because there are more university women now than when I came in 1944:, she explained. In addition to counseling and guiding female students, Dean Dickey also works with directors of womenls dormi- tories in selecting student dormitory hostesses. Dean Dickey feels her biggest reward is the cooperation between students and the administration. 4cMy job sometimes seems only negative, but really it is positive: two people working together to solve a problem? she said.

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Tompkins Decreases Admission Red Tape With Modified Forms Outstanding curriculum, faculty excellence, small town location and a friendly student body are the reasons JOHN E. TOMPKINS, director of admissions, gives for the yearly 10 per cent increase in North Texas enroll- ment. Tompkins, whose main job is to determine the eligibil- ity of students attempting to enter NTSU, finds most new students are surprised at the size of North Texas. Since taking his post in 1961, Tompkins has attempted to simplify the admission process by decreasing the red tape in admission forms. A $4,800 machine which can produce 500 permanent records in one hour has helped speed up the admissions procedure. A proposal to use Social Security numbers instead of permanent student numbers has been approved for September, 1965. til have seen such increases in enrollment since I have joined this administration that I now believe North Texas has unlimited potential? DR. ALEX DICKIE, registrar, commented. gThe best thing about this university is its student body. It7s better than any group anywhere. It always has been and always will be? Besides the student numbers which he introduced in 1954, Dr. Dickie credits the excellent personnel and improved equipment for greater eHicieney in his oHice. John E. Tompkins, Director of Admissions Dr. Alex Dickie, Registrar