University of Maine - Prism Yearbook (Orono, ME)

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dean of women edith wilson ., -vs. I 5-QE From checking blueprints for the new women's dormitories to work- ing on means to maintain small col- lege intimacy, Dean of Women Edith G. Wilson has an active role in the plans for the growing university. She is investigating possibilities of a student committee to keep open the lines of communication between her office and the coeds at Maine. Dean Wilson is advisor to the Junior and Senior Residents and conducts a session in group dynamics for house presidents. This year she has worked with the administration at the University of Maine in Port- land on the problems of the recent admission of women to the formerly all-male campus. She is a strong supporter of the WAA, and a mem- ber of the Social Affairs, Religious Affairs and Calendar Committees. 1,15-':A,-,.e.:,n ' ,f -'5.EJJ.. 1 wc- . 1' gr gil., 5 ...,,rI.Y K W ,'tv., . .IQ r i r 5 sl assistant to the dean mary zink The latest addition to the adminis- trative staff is Mary Zink, Assistant to the Dean of Women and Director of the University's Testing Service. Miss Zink supplies sources for vocational-education material and, through a series of tests, is able to advise undergraduates on the basis of their interests and aptitudes. Miss Zink expresses a keen interest in Student Government and A.W.S. She works with the various execu- tive boards helping to organize and strengthen them. Along with Dean Wilson, Miss Zink is 'anxious to maintain a friendly, close-knit spirit in the growing university. ll

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dean of men iohn e. stewart Dean John E. Stewart is a man ready and waiting for the unexpected event and the sudden emergency. His only special proiects are his students-the five percent who are disciplinary prob- lems and the ninety-five who come to his office for help with their personal adjustment problems. Dean Stewart calls it his human relations work. Another of Dean Stewart's activities is the administrative responsibility of the Memorial Union. Frequent meetings with its director, Nelson B. Jones, in- sure smooth functioning of the Bear's Den and environs. Dean Stewart re- ceived his B.A. in 1927 and his M.A. in 1928, both from the University of Maine. After teaching mathematics at Maine for several years, he was ap- pointed Assistant to the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. He be- came Dean of Men in 1950. Off campus, Dean Stewart's hobbies are carpentry, fishing, and also hunting. assistant to the dean barry millett In 1956, after spending four years in the Army, Barry Millett graduated from the University of Maine. He did graduate study at Boston University and at present is working to complete his Master's degree. For the past two years Mr. Millett has been director of Freshman Week and has attempted to make the activities mean more to the freshmen. He started improvements in the Fall of 1960 by shortening the orientation period and starting classes two days earlier. Barry Millett works closely with the proctors and dormi- tory students. He is advisor to the Senior Class and Vice President of the Maine chapter of Alumni Fraternities.