West Chester University - Serpentine Yearbook (West Chester, PA)

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PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT The personnel Department, although of rather recent origin, has accomphshed much. More and more, as the months roll into years, it is proving its ability and worth in coping with the problems apportioned to it. Its success in great part, must be attributed to its very capable director. Air. Clarence L. AlcKelvie. The purpose of the department is to centralize the various matters relating to better understanding between the faculty and the student body. The department is in charge of all matters of student help jobs on the campus, student employment on and off campus, and N.Y.A. work. It administers the Student Loan Fund, and in general is in charge of student aid and employment. The department appoints advisers to all entering students and special groups, and sets up and administers the college testing program for all entering students. CL.ARENCIi L. McKeLVIE Personnel Director c In its relatively short life the Department of Personnel has achieved much, and, it has even greater hopes for the future. This very important branch of college administration has proved its worth in helping to solve problems of utmost importance to the students. By her friendly and aft ' able manner, her ability to put herself in the position of the girls of the dormitory, and by her willingness to share her time, our new Dean of Women has made the best of a rather difficult ofTice. It is significant that the appre- ciation of Mrs. King ' s work is not limited to the women of the College. Mrs. Clyde King Dean of Women Twentv-three

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c Although the Dean ' s particular duty is the weighty responsibility of caring for the scholastic problems of each individual in college, his activi- ties extend even to becoming person- ally acquainted with most of us here at school. He is looked upon with considerable awe by the Freshman, but the Senior has come to know him as a friendly counselor and as an experienced guide. WiNFiHLi) W. M?:nhennett, B.S., A., . Dean ol Instruction BUSINESS STAFF L .N ANY organization, be it large or small, worldly or aesthetic, educational or commercial, there arises that insignificant matter of — how shall we put it? — handling the where- with-all? — the she kels? We are very fortunate to have on our campus a capable staff, whose duty it is to look after the pecuniary affairs of the College. Mr. Ermon Postles, that financial wizard, Is the local version of the chancellor of the exchequer. It is he who, much to our discomfort, makes the necessary collections from the poverty-stricken student body and allocates these funds to the proper financial personages. ' Tis a sad, sad duty to be sure, but since it is the fiscal policy ot society to make use oi such a hard, materialistic thing as money, we have turned that irksome joy over to Mr. Postles and his efficient staff. Surprising to say, they enjoy It. Changing our mood and setting back into a more serious strain, we congratulate the Business Staff. They have a hard task, and unlike a great number of other types of work, theirs has to be absolutely correct, accurate down to the last cent. When we stop to think how hard it is to keep track of our money, be It only a few cents, we can appreciate the situation that confronts the Business Staff every day In keeping track of the money of over thirteen hundred students. In addition to a number of other duties. At the end of the year we should stop and admire the staff when we see the hard job that has just been completed, and realize that they are about to start all over again and do the same thing just as perfectly. Since the success of any enterprise depends upon the efiiciency of Its business organization, It follows that much of the success of this College is due to the efficient work of this department. Ermon Postels Bursar and Control Agent Twenty-two

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c Eleanor E. Starkey Assistant Dean of Women Mr. Killinger ' s greatest forte lies in his sincerity and in his wilhngness to place himself as one of the men. By his innate understanding of their problems, coupled with his straight- forward manner of attack of those problems, he has made himself a force for good, affecting not only the dormitory men but the entire group of men students. Through iier helpful associations with the women Miss Starkey, work- ing with Mrs. King, has done much to foster the finest type of social life on our campus. Not the least of Miss Starkey ' s activities is the lending of her musical talents to various func- tions of our school. Glenn Killinger Dean of Men Twenty-four