University of Southern California - El Rodeo Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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Director of Development John E. Fields John E. Fields, SC ' s Director of Development, is in charge of the University ' s public relations. The many and varied activities of this department, v hich is only two years old, are all elements in a program of fund-raising for the develop- ment of a Greater University. Mr. Fields came to SC in 1948 from San Francisco, v here he was publisher of a foreign business news letter and president of a machinery sales com- pany. During the war he headed the Office of War Informa- tion ' s Japanese language radio broadcasting division. Before that he was in public relations work at Northwestern Univer- sity. His diverse experience has equipped him well to handle the wide-spread duties of his present post. 24

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Financial Vice President Robert D. Fisher Financial Vice-President, Robert D. Fisher, has been a famil- iar figure on campus for the last four years. During this time he has carried out his plans for the improving of the appear- ance as well as the alleviating of the crowded conditions of the campus by bringing in the barracks and directing additions to such buildings as the Student Union, the women ' s dormitories, the N.R.O.T.C. building, the Fine Arts building, and the Y.W.C.A. The largest project of the year was the erection of the mammoth L.A.S. building on the former site of Old College. With its completion Mr. Fisher will have accomplished another successful year at the University of Southern California. 23

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A D M 1 O N F 1 F S 1 T C R E A R T S 1 V E Francis Christensen University Editor Hugh C. Willett Director of Admissions