University of Pennsylvania - Record Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Back row, left to right: Levering, Fernley, McCash, Dixon, Gary, McCaskey, Stretch. Front row. left to right: Masland, Hirt, Havens, Peters. THE UNDERGRADUATE COUNCIL The Undergraduate Council, the most important and influential of all the bodies of which the students themselves have control, is made up of thirteen members, all of Whom are leaders of the most responsible and active organizations of the campus. Under its new constitution, the Council is composed of the presidents of the Senior, junior, and Sophomore classes, the presidents of the Sphinx, Friars, and Hexagon Senior Societies, the president of the Phi Kappa Beta Junior Society, the president of both the Group A and Group B Interfraternity Councils, the Chairman of the Houston Hall Board of Governors, the president of the Christian Association, the Chairman of the Senior Advisersg and the editor of The Daily Pennsylvanianf' This year an unusual case arose when Frederic Keyes, the chairman of the Undergraduate Council who was elected at the close of his junior year, was called into the army, thus leaving the chair vacant. A special election was subsequently held by the members' in which Warren Hirt was named as his successor. The chief purpose of this organization is to represent the student body in all matters, especially those in which the University administration is concerned. In the interest of the students themselves, it joins the administration in promoting the school spirit of the undergraduates and in maintaining the name and dignity of the University in its esteemed position. In these respects, the Council arranges such activities as outdoor Hey Day exercises and chapel services which are held periodically throughout the year. Although it has not been done this year, its members are responsible for foot- ball rallies which are intended to increase the interest in the games and to show the support given the team by the students. In order to fully understand outstanding campus problems and to obtain the reaction of various groups to them, the Council holds discussions and smokers. The Council has been given general supervision over all undergraduate affairs. All elections in the various departments of the University are jointly under the control of this organization and the Committee on Welfare. Through the efforts of its members, it has succeeded in revitalizing these I

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PAUL B HARTENSTEIN REV. I. CLEMENS KOLB DR. ARNOLD K. HENRY GENE D. GISBURNE Director of Houston Hall University Chaplain Dean of Student Affairs Assistant to Dean of Student Affairs f With the question of national defense becoming almost daily more important to every American institution, as well as to every citizen, the University of Pennsyl- vania has constantly added its share of support throughout the year. In accordance with an offer made to the Advisory Commission of the Council of National Defense, there has been created within the University a Committee on National Defense, with Dr. Paul H. Musser, Administrative Vice-President, as Chairman. Other faculty members on the committee are: Dr. Roland L. Kramer, Professor of Commerce and Transportation 5 Dr. George W. McClelland, Provost, Mr. William H. DuBarry, Vice-President, Dr. Harold Pender, Dean of the Moore School 5 Dr. John A. Goff, Dean of the Towne Scientific Schoolg Dr. Arnold K. Henry, Dean of Student Affairsg Dr. C. Canby Balderston, Dean of the Wharton School 5 Dr. I. S. Ravdin, Director of the Harrison Department of Surgical Research, Dr. john E. Mulder, Professor of Law, and Dr. Harry J. Loman, Professor of Insurance. This committee is a liaison between the University and various national defense departments of the government. Among the official agencies working with it are similar committees of the American Council on Education, the Association of Ameri- can Colleges, and the College Presidents, Association of Pennsylvania. In addition to this co-operation with national defense, on the part of the admin- istration of the University, the undergraduate body is actively preparing itself in three different fields. The Reserve Officers Training Corps unit of the United States Army, now in its twenty-first year at the University, has continued to train undergraduates for commissions in the army. Under the direction of Colonel Albert S. Williams, Infantry, U.S.A., the unit has engaged in a more elaborate course of practical instruction than in former years. The newly established Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps, under the direction of Commander H. W. Need, U.S.N., has also been active in preparation for national defense. The Civil Flight Training Program, directed by Dr. Francis P. Witmer, Head of the Department of Civil Engineering, in co-operation with the Civil Aeronautics Authority of the United States, is a further evidence of the University's varied preparation in the defense of our country. Top to Bottom: DR. H. SHERLIAN OBERLEY Director of Admissions DR. LESTER IEARL KLIMM 'Wharton Personnel Director DR. PAUL H. MUssER Administrative Vice President of the Corporation DR. ROBERT A. BROTEMARKLE College Personnel Officer

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selections, and has changed them from matters in which only a comparatively few men were inter- ested into affairs' of great importance in which a large majority of matriculates of the respective de- partments vote. Not only the actual elections but also the meetings at which the parties put forth their platforms, are directly in the control of the body. It has the supervision of all class and interclass matters, such as dances, and of the financial matters of any body which is not under graduate control. Through its members, it maintains contact with all the campus activities, and, if need be, acts as an advisory board to them. Each year the Council arranges for the election of permanent class officers for the Senior class. One man from each of the six undergraduate schools is elected and, from these, a permanent presi- dent, vice-president, and secretary are selected to be the official representatives of their class at all future gatherings and in all alumni matters. In cooperation with the administration, this organization assists in the planning and running of the Freshman Week activities. The various affairs which occur during the week are designed to help the incoming class in becoming familiar with the University, the opportunities afforded by campus bodies, and, chiefly, to see that the freshmen become acquainted with their classmates. More than almost any other single organization the Undergraduate Council gives responsible students an oppor- tunity to exercise their executive abilities, and in doing so, increases the relationship between the administration and student body. OFFICERS Chairman ...... .... W arren G. Hirt Vice Chairman ..... .... R ichard Havens Secretary-Treasurer . . . .... Robert Schaefer MEMBERS Edward McCaskey john Welsh, Jr. James C. Stretch Stuart McCash Charles Masland Frank Lee Gary III T. James Fernley II William Peters Charles P. Gyllenhall William Levering , George Dixon Gordon Bodek Chairman X'Yarren Hirt addresses ll football r tlly