University of Toledo - Blockhouse Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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Let u: pledge ourselves to contribute our thinking an.l our energy toward the building of an international framework to make possible the national and individual freedom and progress whieli are the hope of the future. — in Adventure In i odd Order. President Philip C Nash. 25

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HEADLINE HIGHLIGHTS OF 1943-1944 May, 1944 May was the month when only time and five- hnek hills pinned on exam papers would tell. These were the days when students decided whether they looked well in hlack or not. and oftener than not it was the parents who wore the hlack; not caps and gowns, hut mourning for the tuition they gradually advanced for the pur- poses of higher education. One fellow was actually heard exclaiming with joy when he got his call from the draft hoard. When youre all cramming, I ' ll be scramming. jfltiW . ' June, 1944 Another student had an ingenious method for passing his tests. He borrowed a periscope from a marine veteran and had no trouble at all turn- ing in a highly satisfactory exam. May Day didn ' t quite attain its peacetime pro- portions this year. Most people thought that there was just a large group of people waiting for the bus. In charge of the coronation of the queen were Doris Nettleman. chairman of music; Alma Stoi- ber and Joan Bollinger, co-chairmen of dance; Lois Carter, chairman of posters and programs; Doris Schwalbe and Mary Catherine Kirk, co- chairmen of properties; Alice Griffith and Jean Schroeder. co-chairmen of costumes; Peggy O ' Donnell and Rosemary Carter, co-chairmen of Not that students tire of homework, but one can always tell when June rolls around. Sud- denly they stop singing The Prisoner ' s Song and break out with files and chisels. Grade cards are in students ' clutches, and sud- denly the smiles between faculty members and students turn into mere twitchings of the lower lip. The teaching staff intended giving vent to pent-up emotions in various ways. George Evans stated he intended to make a large bon- fire of the years term papers and dance around it singing Tess ' s Torch Song. Students have been picking ideal vacations for teachers. For Luther Scott they have select- ed a quiet hotel where none of the guests have heard the Twenty Word Age of Earth Story. June B. Winslows ideal vacation would be trav- eling from town to town, learning the speed of his automobile by comparing revolutions of the tire to the number of telephone poles observed. Some of the subtler students have merely been sending profs travel literature describing the beauty of Japan. • • pageantry; and Kathy Rudolph, chairman of publicity. 24

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Dr. Raynioiiil L. Carter. Dean of Adniiniatration Through These Portals Pass Every Collegiate Lad and Lass Dr. Raymond L. Carter, dean of administra- tion, proves his versatility and efficiency as dean of men, head of summer session registration, di- rector of the Junior College, and director of the academic program for the 27th College Train- ing Detachment. His office is the first stop for students in need of advice or assistance and the final stop for students having difficulties work- ing out schedules. In fact the Administration Office cooperates with the Registrar ' s Office, the Personnel Of- fice, the Finance Office, deans of the various colleges, the dean of women, and instructors. High School Day. Freshman Week, and spe- cial examinations are planned by Dean Carter and Professor Donald S. Parks, director of the Personnel Office. Professor Parks keeps his fingers on the pulses of students ' ambitions and abilities, giv- ing counsel to all types of student questions and problems and specializing in vocational guidance. By helping students get information that will en- able them to see for what they are best fitted, the Personnel Department is able to reduce to a minimum the number of failures due to unwise choices of major subjects. This department provides housing for men and women students and faculty members, part- time employment for students, full-time employ- ment for evening students and aliunni, and stu- dent aid. The office distributes material for the fresh- man orientation course and is the clearing house for information on student aids. A limited amount of personnel research affecting student activities by testing vocational courses is also undertaken. With Miss Hazel D. Geiner supervising, the Registrar ' s Office functions smoothly and effi- ciently. Records of civilian students, scholastic records, personnel data sheets, and statistics of enrollment of the Aircrew Students enrolled in 26