University of Nebraska Omaha - Tomahawk / Gateway Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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PRESIDENT EMERITUS ALTHOUGH HE IS retired as university presi- dent, Rowland Haynes, now President Emeritus, is still active in the university and in civic affairs. Haynes, president from 1935 to 1948, now teacties in the Adult Education Department. Courses he has innovated are Personal Develop- ment, Job Advertising and Human Engineering. As chairman of the Education Committee of the Chamber of Commerce, Haynes shows Omaha business men the city ' s educational problems. BOARD OF REGENTS APPROVAL of new courses and col- leges, financial reports, budget recom- mendations and faculty appointments are only a few of the Regents ' chores. Officers of the Board of Regents in- clude Herbert Marshall, president; W. Dean Vogel, vice-president; George C. Pardee, secretary; Miss Alice C. Smith, assistant secretary; and William Ross King, attorney for the Board. Other members are W. H. Campen, Farrar Newberry, Thomas C. Quinlan, Robert H. Storz, Mrs. A. C. R. Swenson, Dr. Milo Bail, Charles Hoff, and Roman Hruska, who replaced the late Ray R. Ridge. IN MEMORIAM THE UNIVERSITY OF OMAHA lost an excellent regent and one of its best friends when Ray R. Ridge died October 24, 1950. Ridge was appointed a regent December 1, 1948. He served as chairman of the Faculty and Students Relations Committee, and was a mem- of the Retirement Committee and the Alumni Re- lations Committee. His sound advice and counsel will be missed by students and faculty alike, for his constructive support of the university greatly aided its growth.

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PRESIDENT BAIL DR. MILO BAIL MARKED his third year as President of the University with progress de- spite many trying conditions. A College of Education was established for the first time, and courses in the School of Adult Education were reorganized to enable night school students to get their degrees without attending day school. President Bail said he believed this to be a great step in the University ' s program of community service. These advances have been in the face of a great loss of students to the armed services. The student body fell 25 per cent between the first and second semester. Dr. Bail was instru- mental in the change of induction policy which allows students to be deferred to the end of the academic year and still enlist in the service of their choice. Dr. Bail spent the first part of the school year recovering from a heart at- tack which he suffered last August 4. Behind the President ' s desk

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SCHOOL OF ADULT EDUCATION UNDER THE DIRECTION OF Everett M. Hosman, the School of Adult Education hod another successful year. Hosman also heads the University summer sessions, and graduate discussion. Guidance workshops and a Bachelor of General Edu- cation are two more courses which have been added to the curriculum offered by the School of Adult Edu- cation. A total of 3,756 students registered in night school classes during 1950-51. This almost equaled the enroll- ment of the day school. A newly-formed Student Council originated the idea of providing the night students with coffee periods to liven up the three-hour class period. The council con- sisted of a group of students who considered programs which might benefit the evening students. City seminars were another valuable project under the direction of the Adult Education school. All Oma- hans were invited to attend these meetings. Under Hosman ' s direction — night classes were offered in many fields. ALUMNI OU ' S ALUMNI Association is continuing its services to the students and the university. Typical of its latest activities is a new magazine, The Injun, published quarterly by the OU alums. Executive Secretary Dale Agee steers the group from the Alum Office at the University. Traditional social activities of the association, such as the Homecoming festivities and the annual Lang Syne Dance are still the highlights of the year. In the spotlight as a new event is Achieve- ment Day, honoring successful alums in the busi- ness field. President of the Alumni Association is Joe Baker. Miss Henrietta Kieser is vice-president; Mrs. Jessie T. Jones, secretary; Emmett Dunaway Jr., treasurer. Dale Agee — keeps the alums unified.