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

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MRS. CLYDE KING, B.S., M.A. Dean of Women MISS RUBY F. BOGGS, B.S., M.A. Adviser to Women U 4 Wi o He4t Being a Dean of Women or Men is no easy responsi- bility at best, because of t ' ne varying personalities in- volved. Evidently, tfiough, tSsre must be compensations in tfie work, because our present Deans fiave been with us for several years. The Dean of Women and Adviser to Women have numerous duties to perform in directing the maintenance of harmonious living in Main Dorm. Seeing to the happi- ness of about five hundred forty-six girls living under one roof, OS well as fifty-three girls in outside college homes is quite a task. It becomes necessary to devise systems of permissions, signing in and signing out, cleaning, hos- pitality, office files and correspondence, fire and air raid precautions, washing and ironing facilities, preparation and serving of food, hygienic arrangements — all to take the place of the care that parents and a home would offer. There is so much to do, in fact, that a corps of student workers must help the Deans. In addition on attempt is made to provide employment in outside homes in exchange for room and board, for those girls who otherwise could not afford a college education. Seventy-five girls were helped in this way this year. The Dean of Women has also been chairman of the SAA-sponsored College Calendar Committee,- this position entails arranging for all sorts of social enter- tainments for men and women students. Records for the juke box are provided by this committee, but a more important phase of the work is the Friday night enter- tainments at which varied programs from outside the college are presented: everything from a hypnotist to a movie in French or an illustrated lecture on birds. MISS CIDNEY TOWNSEND and M?S. ELSIE KEECH Dor.Tiltory Sjpsrvlsors oi26|c

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(1) The Dean interviews a prospective student; (2) Mrs. Hyatt, who speciahzes in schedule cards and graduation requirements; (3) Miss Groff is concerned with record transcripts and corres- pondence; (4) Miss Faraday and two N.Y.A. workers busy themselves with dictation and general clerical work Dean Menhennett s office is our cfioice for tfie next to the busiest — if not tfie busiest — place on campus. It would probably be your choice, too, if you knew of all the big and little details that are handled there. The Dean and his secretaries plan, administer, and answer questions concerning class attendance, schedule adjust- ments, and selection of elective fields and courses. h owever, these are only the general phases of their work. They real ly escort us through our entire college career, from the time when we are prospective students being interviewed, submitting credentials, and taking entrance examinations to the day when we graduate four years later. Actually they work for us beyond that point, because they are often helpful in placing many of us in teaching positions or in submitting transcripts of our college records to the graduate schools. In between Entrance Day and Commencement Day, there are four years of registering us, preparing student and faculty schedules, typing and mimeographing exams, handling special permission coses and excuse slips, attending educational conferences, arranging for ex- tension and evening courses, carrying on a voluminous correspondence, and publishing catalogs and bulletins. Last but not least — in our opinion, at least — there ' s the matter of recording our grades in the various subjects and sending our reports home. e{25ic-

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id Me4t The Dean of Men does not hove the same problems of dormitory regulation that the Deans of Women have, but he has certain duties specific to his office. Mr. Kiilinger, during the years before he was called to the Naval Reserve this spring, had the responsibility of assigning rooms in Wayne hHall to all resident men stud- ents. Lately the enrollment of men has been so great that it v as necessary to find approved outside college homes to accommodate late applicants. Besides this Mr. Kiilinger cooperated v ith the Men s Dormitory Council on every occasion in trying to make Wayne hiall a better place to live in, and to make Wayne Hollers good campus citizens and gentlemen in appear- ance, name, and fact. In addition he was concerned with seeing that the men ' s dormitory had proper fire precau- tions and fire drills. This school year 1941-42 found him acting as air raid warden for the college qx q and setting up an efficient air raid system here. Killy was also coach of football and baseball, and his direction of these athletics gave him still more oppor- tunity of knowing the men under his care. During three years of our stay here, Miss Marie Cotter was his secretary. Miss Thelma Keener replaced her this year. Since Dean Kiilinger left for Annapolis on March twenty-third, Dr. William Vollbrecht has been Acting Dean of Men. Things have gone on as usual under his direction, and he has done his best to fill the position of Dean capably. MISS KEENER, MISS McCORMACK, MISS LITTLE— Secretaries MR. W. GLENN KILLINGER, B.S., M.A. Dean of Men WILLIAM F. VOLLBRECHT, Ph.D. M,?3. CLAYTON and MRS. DRAPER Telephone Operators . 27)0-