University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Admi nistration J Library Ernest William Winkler Mrs. Camille Piatt Mary Emma Goff Fannie Ratchford Mrs. Mattie Hatcher . Librarian Secretary to Librarian Head Cataloguer Wrenn Librarian Archivist E. W. Winkler npHE General Library of the University contains approximately 300,000 volumes and ' ' ■ 51,000 pamphlets. The Library is open to every student at any time during the year. Many gifts and purchases have enriched the Library. The Wrenn Library supplemented by the George A. Aitken Collection and also the Garcia Collection are gifts made possible through funds from the Legislature, the Board of Regents, Major G. W. Littlefield, and other donors. The Wrenn Library was purchased by Major Littlefield at a cost of $225,000 and presented to the University. Mrs. Lutcher Stark presented many objects of art, books, and money. The Bexar Archives contain many valuable manuscripts. Many gifts, too numerous to enumerate, all go to make this Library of much value to the University. »4ft V call desk in the lib

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i, Administration J University Management J. W. Calhoun Comptroller E. J. Matthews Registrar W. R. Long Auditor J. W . Calhoun npHE duties of the Comptroller cover all ir.atters concerning business, the University property, and the general management of the campus. It represents the President in all business matters and approves the payment of bills. The care and charge of all buildings, grounds and properties are done through the Comptroller ' s office. The Comptroller also manages the press, stenographic bureau, cafeteria, workshop, repair, etc. The Registrar ' s office is the official organ of the University in the registering of students, the making of transcripts, record booklets, and report cards. It compiles statistics, edits the catalogue, issues the schedules of classes and examination, conducts special examina- tions, and handles the bulk of the University correspondence. The Auditor ' s office receives and disburses all finances. It also handles the funds of the Students ' Assembly, the University Commons, the Women ' s Building, the Stadium and the Loan Funds. E. J. Matthews W. R. Long

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I|, Administration Campus Force npHE Campus Force, under the leadership of H. B. Beck, Campus foreman, is responsible ■ for the beauty and cleanliness of our Campus. The other members of the force are Otto Hoppe, S. W. Cook, Ben Graham, George McLemore, Raymond Johnson, Wiley Thompson, Robert Graham, Charles White. The Forty Acres that stretch from Twenty- first to Twenty-fourth Streets is tended by these men. The Biological and Botanical Gardens are also parts of their work. The men take care of all gathering of trash, planting of flowers, shrubbery, and trees, cleaning of parasites from the trees, etc. The Davey Tree Experts made a complete survey of the trees of the Campus and cleaned them. Most of the hack- berry trees were chopped down and oak trees have been planted in their places. The Campus Force is responsible for the general appearance of the Campus.