University of Pittsburgh - Owl Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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Alt limit'll tlu amount of space occupied l .v the offices of the Dean of Men has diminished, then is still the friendly pat on the hack, the i crsonal conferences, and the “helpful hand that Dean Theodore Biddle and his staff personify. (■one are the eighth floor lounges, the men's Tuck Shop, the vast offices of the Publications. The Dean of Men's office, too, has been moved to the first floor, but with no lessening of its keynote, “Welcome' . Mr. William Daufcnhack. assistant to the Dean of Men. supervises all marshalling work. Miss Hetty Maloney. Miss Irene Thomas, and Mrs. Alice II. Dorfield arc the friendly secretaries who arc always ready to stop their work for a kindly greeting. May lie the space has diminished, hut the things that the Dean of Men's ()fli e stands for at Pitt have grown. [ 23 ]

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IIEAX OF WOMEN 1 IIA It It IKT (JI.ASSKIt and MAItJOltlK SIMONDS In contrast to those many closed doors on tin first floor marked “Military Personnel , the wide, bright entrances to the Dean of Women’s Office mean Welcome . Pitt this year is a school of marching feet, khaki, chow in lines, and air corps insignia, a university where women arc in the minority. Ping-pong game room, reception room, and lounges went the way of the army when the women's floor was taken over by the military department last year. Hut a staff, not easily daunted, made their new location on the first floor, home to the Pitt women. So we girls have a place to take our problems; helpful advisors to give us assistance, and worthwhile advice to In gained. In addition to Miss Hush’s stair of assistants. Miss Harriet (ilasser, Mrs. Marjorie Todd Simonds, Miss Elizabeth L. 'leal. Miss .lane Coltervahn, Mrs. Elizabeth Foster Sehoyer, and Miss Murclle Russell. Miss Adrienne Hill is a new Dean's assistant this year. Headed by Dean Helen Pool Rush, these women follow through the “Welcome” with friendliness, interest, and helpfulness in any way possible. I ICY M II.I.AUI KI.IZAIJKTII THAI. [22]

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DEPARTMENT M. ELMER II. C. CARLSON T. M. FINNEY White collared hours for the faculty can he put on the list of memories of Pitt ante helium .... our professors teach the maximum twenty hours today . . . . often dividing their time between the army and civilian students. Because the common denominator of all the stair is realness, we have . . . . friendly cooperation and understanding .... each sharing his hit of wisdom with us . . . each maintaining the ever important sense of humor necessary to keeping balance when working at a nerve shattering pace. Influencing policy and course content, combining administration with teaching are these, the department heads: I)r. Howard Carlson, head of men's Student Health Service .... I)r. Manuel C. Elmer, sociologist .... Dr. Theodore Finney, music .... Dr. Elmer draper, political science . . . . Dr. Walter R. Hovey. line arts .... Mrs. S. II. Jamison, head of Women’s Student Health Service . ... Dr. C). K. Jennings, biology .... Dr. Henry [24] E. 1). GRAPER W. R. HOVEY A. M. JAMISON