Wartburg College - Fortress Yearbook (Waverly, IA)

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Architects President C. H. Becker Vice-president G. J. Neumann Under the leadership of President C. H. Becker and Vice-president G. J. Neumann, the college ad- ministration works under the direction of the Board of Regents of which Mr. Walter Voecks of Waverly is chairman. The Board of Regents works in conjunction v ith the Board of Christian Higher Education of the American Lutheran Church of which Dr. Wil- liam L. Young is executive secretary. These groups guide the destinies of Wartburg College in its ex- tensive program of development and expansion. BOARD OF REGENTS Back row, left to right — Mr. Fred Lentz, the Rev. C. T. Langholz, the Rev. Harold Moench, the Rev. L. L. Belk, Mr. August Schumacher, Mr. James Graven, the Rev. Ervin Seidel, the Rev. Alvin Fritschel, Mr. Louis Bender, Mr. Carl Sievert. Front row — The Rev. Merriit Bomhoff, Mr. Walter Voecks, President C. H. Becker, Mrs. E. G. Fritschel, Mrs. Walter Zierath, Mrs. Paul Moeller, Dr. Wm. L. Young. 12

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Architects

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smen Leader of Warlburg ' s academic family is Dr. Carl Reuss, dean of the faculty. Dr. Reuss has charge of the improve- ment and modernization of the college curriculum and of the maintenance of the high standards of the Wartburg fac- ulty. Besides being head of the Division of Home and Family, Dr. Reuss is also a noted figure in the field of ff social work in the Lutheran Church. v ' - ' Key man in student relations with the college is the dean of students, Mr. Earnest F. Oppermann. Problems of hous- ing, excuses, and academic counseling take up much of the time of Mr. Oppermann, who also serves as instructor in physical education and as assistant football coach, B basketball coach, and baseball coach. 4 -. Final authority on women ' s acliviiies on campus is Mrs. Barbara A. Schick, dean of women. Mrs. Schick has gained the respect and admiration of all women through her sym- pathetic understanding of problems and her able counsel- ing and advising. Being head of the Women ' s Judicial Board, Mrs. Schick is in charge of women ' s housing, excuses, out-of-town permits, and the new liberalized system of hours which was put into effect during the year. Co-ordinating the religious with the academic phases of college life is the college chaplain. Dr. William Hulme. Possessing a doctorate in counseling. Dr. Hulme has organ- ized and developed Wartburg ' s new student counseling system, thus filling an urgent need.