University of Pittsburgh - Owl Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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12 Rufus H. Fitzgerald, Vice-Chancellor The Cathedral of Learning is concrete proof of how a man created a dream and through constant hope and effort was able to guide its growth from a skeleton foundation into a forty-two floor university. We find this height symbolical of the spirit of Pitt and of the dream of Chancellor lohn Cf. Bow- man who watched each girder reach- ing higher into the sky .... Here, we have found our theme, Looking Upward . Each administra- tor is helping that spirit in his own special way. Let us show you how by telling you what they have been doing and what they are looking forward to in post-war years. Cur friendly vice-chancellor, Bufus Fitzgerald, Chairman of the Commis- sion on Arts of the Association of Am- erican Colleges, has helped Pitt adjust itself to its many War Training Pro- grams. ln one program more than 7,000 men in uniform received part of their training at our University. Now, because of its selection as a testing I. Gilbert Quick. Registrar center, Pitt administers tests to all qualifying veterans of 'Vlfestern Penne sylvania sending them to schools best suited to their needs. Mr. Fitzgerald is helping Pitt get ready to educate veterans coming to the University under the G. l. Bill of Bights and the Disability Bill, and with the new semes- ter he will assume the honored duties of Chancellor of Pitt .... Dr. lohn Weber, Secretary of the University, is looking forward to the future with a smile-a big hopeful smile, for Dr. W'eber predicts a bright Pitt future in increased student enrollment, re- fresher courses, expansion in graduate research work and the proposed stu- dent dormitories .... Our ever busy Begistrar, I. G. Quick, told us, lf last year's student enrollment trend con- tinues, the Begistrar's staff will be obliged in 1945 to look upward to see the tops of the mounting stacks of registration cards. The real look up- ward however, will be our happy privilege to serve the increasing num- ber of returned veterans who will be prparing for the future through courses at Pitt. Dr. Quick has done much to establish and maintain the friendly relationships that exist between our University and Pittsburgh's secondary schools .... And these relations bring

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our freshman into their first social con- tact with Pitt where they meet the Dean of Women and the Dean of Men. Freshmen find first that Pitt women are cz tradition. They are young ladies who are complimented on the grace with which they meet strangers, their poise when theylserve tea from the impressive samovars, and their ability to organize and to work together. lt is the helpfulness of our Dean of Women's Office that earns them this reputation. All who have come to know them appreciate Miss Ruth Becker and Mrs. Lucy Millard, the two secretaries, for their cheery greetings: Miss Adrienne Hill's help with housing and employment problemsg Miss Harf riet Glasser's aid with outside activi- ties, Miss Elizabeth Teal's training of the Nationality Boom hostessesy Miss Alison Stewart's management of the Heinz Chapel, Mrs. lune McDowell's assistance in the Information Boom. In the room across the hall, Miss Helen Pool Bush, Dean of Women, lends a spirit of grace and dignity to the hurry-scurry of our city university. Her dreams for new dormitories, with a special wing for commuters to spend a night and the re-opening of the twelfth floor are her pet issues for Pitt's future. The whole department is looking upward because, in reality, they have just begun .... But they're not the only ones. ln addition to the continuation of the work assigned to the Dean of Men's Office, the boys in there have grinned and tackled even more. Pitt has kept in closer touch with the service men and women than any other school in the country, and the credit can easily be attributed to the fact that every eight weeks Dean Bid'- dle's staff plays post office, mailing seven thousand news-letters to Pittites in the armed forces. Pitt men enjoy their informal meetings with Dean Theodore W. Biddle, former Hall ot Fame man, and his ability to put them at immediate ease has won him their confidence. As Director of Personnel Services for Veterans, Dean Biddle helps returning service men to become happy members of our University family. Assistants to Dean Biddle are Bobert L. Arthur, as special advisor to veterans and counselor to student activities, and Baymond P. Brittain, as special advisor to fraternities. Mr. Arthur finds in the re-establishment of the band and orchestra an indication of the spirit of peace time Pitt, and Mr. Brittain sees great hope for mature leadership through participation in fraternity life. William Daufenbach, on duty in the information room, is the Dean's assistant who trains the mar- shals of the Cathedral, and he, too, has victory year training in mind. The secretaries of the office, Mrs. Alice Dor- field, Miss Lois Bowbottom, and Miss Betty Maloney are always prepared with a pleasant Hello and immedi- ate problem aid. Here is another office that is looking upward today for their students of tomorrow. But, there are many others on whom we depend. The chief of these are the deans of our schools, for to them be- longs the responsibility of directing our educational program and growth. lf there is any development in Pitt's search for unattained heights, it must come from these men and women. Iohn Weber. Secretary 13