University of San Francisco - USF Don Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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Plant Department Mr. Claude W. Scovill, Assistant Director. Purchasing Many people connected willi the faculty and administration of the University often must request a needed item or service. Such expenses are charged to over two hundred accounts. T he need to have a department to centralize this tremendous financial activity is met by the Purchasing Office. Under the direction of the Purchasing Agent. Brother lames .. Gallagher, S. .. this department obtains the necessary supplies and services and certifies all invoices for departments which do not issue their own purchase orders. Mr. George T. Preston. Director The Director of Plant Services is responsible for the supervision, maintenance, and repair of all the grounds, property. and buildings. hough a relatively small department, the Plant Office is nevertheless vital in the maintenance of the University's physical facilities. T his indeed is one of the important administrative jobs in the University. 23

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Placement Miss Carolyn I. Howard is in charge of the Placement Office at U.S.F. The deportment handles the job application requests of undergraduate and graduate students of the University. Whether the need he for an occasional spot job or for the proper interview necessary for entering a career, the warm and cordial assistance granted os a service to all the students has made this office indispensable on campus. Personnel Mr. Edward P. Coffey heads the Personnel Office which has been established to do the recruiting and hiring of staff personnel in non-academic matters. Office, clerical, food service, maintenance and some administrative jobs ore handled by this department, which also determines the wage and salary programs for personnel. It also controls the administration for Health and Welfare Benefits for the Lay Faculty and personnel, such as Blue Cross and Retirement. Training programs for supervisory and non-supervisory jobs are also undertaken. Especially important as one of the duties of the department is the proper communication between administration and staff. Housing Housing, under the direction of Mr. John U. Fry. Assistant Director of Residence, involves the administration of student residence facilities, both on-campus and off-campus. Some of his duties include the processing of room applications, making preliminary room assignments and the coordinating of planning between the residence halls. Plant Office, and f'ood Service Department. In addition, he is moderator of the Residents’ Council. Although, this job has been exacting. Mr. Fry has handled it with enthusiasm.

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Francis J. Harrington. S.J.. Chaplain William L. O’Farrell. S.J., Assistant Chaplain, and resident priest in Phelan Hall. Chaplains I he Credo of the University of San Francisco states— we believe in God . . . we believe in the personal dignity of man. —and it is the objective of the chaplains of the University to provide the counseling which helps the student to handle his personal spiritual formation so that he may truly develop into a man conscious of his obligations to Almightly God and of his duties to his fellow man. Spiritual guidance must go hand in hand with academic development, if our graduates are to assume their places as leaders for God and country. James P. Duffy. S.J.. Assistant Chaplain and Moderator of Women's Sodality. 24