Westminster College - Argo Yearbook (New Wilmington, PA)

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01 lice (Pice The office force holds an important place in the business affairs of Wesminster; receiving student payments, scheduling courses, and registering stu- dents are just a few of its many tasks. The capable force includes Miss Mary Isabel Ramsey, re- corder; Miss Corinne Mercer, secretary to Dr. Galbreath; and Mr. Ross Ellis, business manager. Others are Miss Clara McCandless, assistant to the business manager; Miss Mary Eleanor Patton, accoimtant; Miss Elsie Johnson, secretary; and Mr. Alfred Shaffer, superintendent of the build- ings and grounds. Responsible for physical training at Westmin- ster are Mrs. Glen Taylor, A.B., M.E., Mr. Grover Washabaugh, B.S., Mr. Dave Boyd, B.P.E., and Mr. Joseph Ferris, B.S. BiUie has stressed calisthenics this year as part of the girls ' program. There is also drilling in gym classes — cadence, count, right face, and forward march resounding from the dormitories as an after effect — to help prepare Westminster women for the WAVES, WAACS, SPARS, and Women ' s Marine Corps. Head of the department is Dr. Leon S. Mar- shall, A.B., A.M., Ph.D., who steers freshmen through a survey course tracing the evolution of Western civilization and guides majors in thesis and advanced history courses. A study of the structure and functions of American government is taught by Mr. Thomas V. Mansell, A.B., LL.B. The newest addition to the department, Mr. Neil A. McNall, B.S., M.A., conducts Ameri- can History and Sociology classes. Dean Max- well R. Kelso, A.B., M.A., Ph.D., taught several history courses before he entered the United States Navy. Top lo bolloni; Mr. Johns. Office Staff. I.ibr.iri.ins. I ' h sic,ll Education Dep.irtmenl. History Department. n 1? Mi

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organ. Part time instructors include members of the Youngstown Symphony orchestra and Mr. DaHineyer Russell of Pittsburgh Musical Institute, teacher of piano. The Business Department is headed by Captain William McKee, A.B., A.M., Harvard University School of Business Administration. Cappy , as he is known to the students, teaches Economic In- stitutions and Business Administration. He is assisted by Mr. Herbert C. Graebner, B.S., M.B.A., and two Westminster graduates, Mr. Frank M. Bretthole, B.B.A., M.B.A., and Mr. Ross Ellis, B.S., M.B.A. Zducaiio- t and Pi i ckcdcK i War has necessitated several changes in the positions of the Education and Psychology De- partment this year, although the special interests of the department remain the same. Outstanding is the extensive personnel program with its stu- dent profile charts and its guidance program for the benefit of the students. The development of this guidance program was the particular aim of the former liead of the department, Dr. William L. Renter, B.S., M.Ed., D.Ed., who is now a Lieutenant Junior grade in the U. S. Navy. His place has been taken by Mr. Carroll Leeds, A.I ., M.A.; with two years toward Ph.D. at the LJniversity of Minnesota. Mr. Leeds ' hobby outside his field of Psychology and Education is instrumental music. He is the one who supervises that Senior Scare , practice teaching. Residence Director Margaret P. Graff, A.B., M.A., instructor in Psychology, enjoys knit- ting, g ardening, or reading outside of her Browne Hall duties. Mr. Harold Brennan of the Art De- partment, A.B., M.A., was designated as the in- structor of the Junior Education class after the departure of Dr. Reuter. William A. Johns, M.S., Director of Public Re- lations, is usually the first person met by poten- tial students coming to look over Westminster. His is the big job of showing off the campus to visitors and selling the college to them. Mr. Johns could perhaps easily win as the friendliest man on campus , for passing him on the street, his hearty, characteristic hello , makes a cold world seem somehow warmer. This cheer- ful disposition plays no small part in his success and popularity uith students, faculty, and admin- istration. The librarians and their student assistants have the huge job of classifying, recording fines, mend- ing and binding books, and carrying on book drives for soldiers — all at the same time. How- ever, Miss Helen Hauck, Librarian, Miss Mabel Kocher and Miss Anne Skoog, Assistant Librar- ians, smile while working and greet everyone who cotnes into the library with a cheery but hushed hello . 16

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Fourteen Senicrs were chosen by Student Council to represent Westminster in the coming edition of Who ' s Who in American Colleges ' , national directory of campus leaders. Of the seven men honored, four have left campus. Norval Christy, Chalmers Houston, and Vinton Clements were graduated in January. Norval Christy headed both Inter-Fraternity Council and Delta Nabia, and was vice- president of the Student Council. He was also a mem- ber of Sphinx, Pi Sigma Pi, the Honor Roll, and the track and cross country teams. Chalmers Houston, former president ot Kappa Phi Lambda, was the Editor- in-Chief of the 1943 Argo. His honoraries included Sphinx, Tau Kappa Alpha, and Pi Delta Epsilon. He also belonged to Neptune and Block W, and was on Inter- Fraternity Council. Vinton Clements, the other January graduate, was on the Scrawl Staff, was Outing Club treas- urer and participated in cross country and track. David Reed, Block W president and football player was in Delta NabIa and Neptune, and also on the Honor Roll. One of the remaining three Who ' s Who men an campus is a Towering Titan . He is Frank O ' Hara, Sigma Phi Epsilon president. His organizations include Inter-Fraternity Council, Sphinx, and Block W. Presi- dent of three organizations. Alpha Sigma Phi. Inter- Fraternity Council, and Student Council is William Scovron, also a member of Sphinx. Merrit Reynolds heads Kappa Phi Lambda fraternity, Tau Kappa Alpha honorary, and the International Relations Club. Three of the women honored have taken accelerated programs and have graduated in January also. Betty McDowell, Block W Queen, was active in Senate. W.A.A.. Argo, and the Student Council. Her honor- aries were Kappa Delta Pi, and Scroll. Marjorie Cook was president of Pan Hellenic Council, secretary and vice-president of Senate, and vice-president of Mermaids. An Honor Roll student, she belonged to Target, Pi Sigma Pi, and Pi Delta Epsilon. Nell Young included in her honorary fraternities, Tau Kappa Alpha, Kappa Delta Pi, Commercial Club, and Target. She was on the Honor Roll, swam with Mermaids, and was vice-president of WAA. Elizabeth Rotzler, president of both Beta Sigma Omi- cron and YWCA, has to her credit the honor of being May Queen and Argo Queen. On the Honor Roll, she is a member of Target, Kappa Delta Pi, and Pan Hel- lenic Council. Her other activities include debate. Little Theatre, WAA, and A Capella Choir. Cora Mae Ford. Scrawl editor and Honor Roll student, is president of Target. Her other honoraries are Scroll, Kappa Delta Pi, Pi Delta Epsilon, and Masquers. Sigma Kappa President, Anna Hausman, is a member of Target and the A Capella Choir, of which she was secretary. Other activities included Senate and Literary Editor of the Argo. Elizabeth Shear is president of Kappa Delta and Pan Hellenic Council, vice-president of YWCA and Outing Club, secretary of Scroll, secretary-treasurer of Tau Kappa Alpha, and business manager of Scrawl. An- other Honor Roll Student, she belongs to Kappa Delta Pi, Target and WAA. These students are selected on the basis of scholarship, extra-curricular activities, character and potential useful- ness to society. 18