Valparaiso University - Beacon / Record Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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UNIVERSWY umnons p l Directing the Office of University Re- lations is Mr. Herbert Knopp. Fund- raising. to the amount of nearly $600,000 yearly, is one of his main duties. The hrst $250,000 is raised through Valpa- raiso collections while the remaining por- tion is contributed by 25,000 individuals. Many of these 25,000 are students con- tacted through the Student Soliciting program, directed from this office. Pub- licity and Alumni contacts all stem from University Relations thce. H. W. Knopp, Coordinator of University Relations and Jane Rock, Assistant. Patron Plan trips, publicity items, Entrance problems, Alumi. Paul Zehner, National Field Secretary; Mrs. Elsie Larsen, Admissions Director; The University Bulletin, issued six times a year, is published by University Relations under guidance of Mel Doering. Doering also releases news items about students and University affairs to home-town papers. Processing applicants for entrance into the University and evaluating transcripts composes the bulk of the work of Frederick Rechlin, Admission Director. He also plans. itineraries of admission counselors in the held. 27 Acting Alumni Secretary; Mel Doering, Press Relations; Frederick Rechlin, Paul Zehner spends much time training and supervising volunteer student solicitors who yisit homes of persons interested in supporting Valparaiso. He also is in charge of the newly developed large gift program of the Uni- versity. Mrs. Elsie Larson, acting Alumni secretary, keeps in contact with the Valparaiso graduates. This year the alumni are planning to buy furniture for a room in the Student Union Building.

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A. F. Scribner, Registrar-Busmess Manager. BUSINESS OFFICE -- Gale Morgan, Assistant Business Manager Mrs. Constance LePell, Assistant Registrar. 26 . Thurs Where Our . Money Goes liIt,s a twenty-four hour job? was the reply of Mr. Scribner, Registrar-Busi- ness Manager, when he was asked if his job were a busy one. As RegistrariMr. Scribner serves as secretary to various faculty committees as well as to the Uni- versity Senate. Among his other duties, Mr. ScribnerJ with the aid of his staff, prepares forms for new students, edits the catalogue, assesses fees, and prepares enrollment statistics. As Business Manager, Mr. Scribner and his staff take care of all financial matters of the University. Scribls Assistants The operation of the plant proper of Valparaiso University is the time-con- suming task of Mr. Morgan who is the Assistant Business Manager. His con- tacts are made with the vendors of the university in purchasing supplies, equip- ment, and services necessary to keep Val- paraiso University running. Mrs. LePell, while serving as Assistant Registrar since 1942, has noted that Val- paraiso University has grown in popula- tion. Previously she used to know all the students by name; but now, with so many new faces on campus, she canit keep up. Mrs. LePeIl and her staff handle the reg- istration of the students as well as their permanent records through their .whole career. Also, their work involves the handling of faculty records. Mrs. LePell finds that contact with the faculty ,and the students makes her job an interesting one.

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, DEANS AND DORM DIRECTORS Professor Margaretta S. Tangerman, Dean of Women, Head of the Department of Somology and Social Work. Miss Lois Nelson, Mrs. J . A. Hofsass, Director of Altruria Hall- Director of Guild Hall. Working With the students on this campus is the most Challenging and interesting work I have ever donef, com- mented Dean Tangerman, and considering her back- ground of twenty years as social worker and twelve years in banking, this statement is quite significant. As Dean of Women she counsels women students and meets with the Dormitory Directors to better the wel- fare of students at Valparaiso. Mrs. Ana Keyl, Mrs. Elsa Schwerin, Mrs. Dorothea Dunagan, Director of Memorial Freshmen. Director of Dodge H311. Head Director of Guild and Memorial 28