University of Pittsburgh - Owl Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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DEAN OF WOMEN Mi» Barbara Shirk; Miss Kutli Becker: Miss Betty Jane Wood: Mrs. Harriet Kohberger; Miss Helen Poole Rush; Miss Jean Robinson; Miss Helen Van Dyke: Mrs. Melrose Wcitzel. I HE welfare of the woman student as a person is the primary responsibility of the Dean of Women, Miss Helen Pool Rush. Aiding Miss Rush is an able staff of assistants and secretaries. Mrs. Harriet lids Pitt women in extra-curricular activities and offers aid to the various women’s organizations. Student housing and vocational guidance are in the care of Miss Jean Robinson. The Dean of Women’s office aids in administration of the Commons and Nationality Rooms through Miss Betty Woods. Miss Helen Van Dyke cooperates with Mr. Daufenbaugh and the University marshalls in the operation of the Information Room. The management of Heinz Chapel is the special charge of Mrs. Melrose Wcitzel. The Chancellor's Reception, Spring Coronation, the Women’s floor, the mentor program for freshman women, and the VADE MECl'M are projects of the Dean of Women’s office. Miss Rush and her staff help plan and carry out Dean’s Conference, a program to acquaint freshmen women with Pitt life. DEAN OF MEN I he year 1948 brought another increase in registration at Pitt and every increase in enrollment adds to the task of Pitt's Dean of Men, Theodore W. Biddle. Every man applying for admission to the University ed by Dean Biddle or one of his assistants. The new freshman is then given orientation in Pitt history and traditions. Assisting the Dean in the supervision of extra-curricular activities is Edwin J. McIntosh, whose special responsibilities include frater- nities and Men’s Council. William F. Saalbach advises Cap and Gown and Student Congress Activities. William E. McElwain supervises the student publications. The Pitt band is under the supervision of Robert R. Arthur. J. Edward Ricart helps iron out veterans’ problems. Charles H. Ebert assists prospective graduates in obtaining employment through the Placement Bureau. Dean Biddle, his assistants, and efficient secretarial staff spare no efforts to assist Pitt men in attaining a fully rounded college life. (.'. H. Ebert; E. J. McIntosh; Win. F. Saalbach; T. W. Biddle; R. I.. Arthur; J. E. Reighart; Win. E. McElwain. 20

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THE SECRETARY 48$ I Dr. John Webster WITH TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND STUDENTS attending University of Pittsburgh courses during the 1947-48 school year, J. C.. Quick faced some of the hardest problems in his 32 years as Registrar. And in the minds of the thousands of students who filed through Syria Mosque registration in as little as thirty minutes, there was little doubt that the efficient Dr. Quick had gone far toward solving the problems of registration. Dr. Quick modestly credits much of the achievements to the new IBM machines that eliminate thousands of hours of hand recording on grade sheets and course cards. But it was largely the new pre-registration system, devised by Dr. Quick and put into effect in December, that so sharply reduced the time required for registration. Under the new system eleven thousand students received class schedule booklets and several registration forms early in December. Class cards for students enrolled in year-long courses were distributed by tlu ir instructors prior to Christmas vacation. Thus the need for advisory service and extensive writing at Syria Mosque was eliminated for most students. Despite the complex problems involved in registering the largest number of students ever to attend Pitt, Dr. Quick still finds time to make personal visits to high schools and maintain cordial relations between the schools and the University. Aiding Dr. Quick this year was assistant registrar, Endicott Batchelder, whose help has been invaluable in administering Pitt's new streamlined pre-registration system. Pitt Secretary, Dr. John Weber, is a man who has played a significant role in the growth of the University. After his graduation in 1910 Dr. Weber became an instructor in Mechanical Engineering and following his service as a captain in World War 1, Dr. Weber became head of the Mechanical Engineering Department. In 1926 Dr. Weber became business manager of the University. A member of the Board of Trustees, he has been Secretary of the University since 1936. As supervising engineer Dr. Weber played an important role in the construction of the Cathedral and the Heinz Chapel. One of Dr. Weber’s greatest accomplishments was his selection of the famous stained glass windows in the Chapel. To prepare himself for the task, he traveled in the United States and in Europe studying and examining this type of window. But Dr. Weber's interests are not confined to University affairs. He has been a member of the City Planning Committee and of the Board of Managers of the Juvenile Court. For the future Dr. Weber sees more adequate sports facilities, student dormitories, and a new science building. THE REGISTRAR Dr. J. Gilbert Quick 19

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FACULTY HALL OF FAME This year we are introducing a new feature in an effort to recall to the minds of graduates and alums some of the outstanding faculty personalities here at Pitt. Limited space and the staff's limited knowledge of faculty members have made impossible a complete representation. We believe, however, that those mentioned here have consistently displayed qualities which will assure them a place in the memories and hearts of their students. I)r. Hunt Takk a captivating aptness of expression, a gesture to match the phrase, a love of the beautiful and best in life, a tall, spare man and blend them into your memory of I)r. Percival Hunt. Professor at Large of English, Dr. Hunt has for many years been the spirit of English scholarship and appreciation at Pitt. Into his classes he weaves his philosophy of simplicity and integrity. For in literature that has charmed humanity since Chaucer and in sketches of student experience Dr. Hunt finds in the word and phrase the communication of feeling. To find this feeling in poetry, drama, and prose, students enter Dr. Hunt’s classes from every school in the University and from many of Pittsburgh’s varied ways of life. Life is what he teaches and the joy in the living. To have known this modest, contemplative professor is to have learned of the pleasure in expression; in enjoying the experience of another through reading and reliving a personal experience through writing. Twenty-five years of inspiration Dr. Hunt has given Pitt. After several years as head of the Department of English at the University of Iowa, he became the head of Pitt’s Department of English in 1922. Under his direction the department grew in stature until Pitt English students were recognized for their appreciative literary backgrounds and for their ability to write both factually and creatively. Besides writing several English texts Dr. Hunt has for many years contributed to writing magazines. A Phi Beta Kappa, he is also a member of the Modern Language Association, and the English Speaking Union. Dr. Hunt is a teacher, patient, helpful, and kind; there can be nothing more fine. The first week of school is usually the worst for ‘Bill’ Daufen-baugh. senior member of the Dean of Men’s staff. His headquarters on the first floor takes on the look of a bargain counter on the day after Christmas. “There are too many people in my fifth hour class”— “There's no one in 132 Cl and I have a class there”.—“Everybody except me is in the wrong room” -and “My class has disappeared.” are some of the comments heard as hundreds of stray freshmen, stray upperclassmen, and even an occasional stray professor, pour into the Information room for aid. Even the ‘dull’ middle part of the term holds problems aplenty for Mr. D. Local public school juveniles racing through the Commons room; complaints from innocent and irate citizens left in the wake of a Pitt victory march: and stench bombs from Carnegie Tech well-wishers are a few of the headaches that plague the Information office. Perhaps the most painful, but necessary, duty that falls upon Mr. Daufen-baugh is to locate and notify students and faculty members when death or emergency strikes their families or homes. In addition to these services to the students, Mr. Daufcnbaugh directs the staff of University marshals. Under ‘Bill’s’ supervision, the boys with badges roam the halls, enforce the no-smoking regulations, remove unauthorized posters, break up card games and otherwise help maintain the order and dignity of the cathedral. 21 Dr. Daiifcnbach