Wichita State University - Parnassus Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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PAGE 10 Cjofgge of o!Meraf.xgrf:i Aside from seeing students about scheduling, class drops and changes, Dean L. Hekhuis of Liberal Arts, is never too busy to stop and talk with any student who might seek advice. He considers his office a talking post for students. His many activities on the eampus include serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the Wichita Guidance Center. The Dean's extra-curricular activities consist of serv- ing on the Budget Committee of the Community Chest, Quivira Council of Boy Scouts, and teaching a Sunday School Class. Gall 0 mlfllelfl One of the busiest offices on the campus is that of Dean Grace Wilkie. As Dean of Women and head of the home economics department, Dean Wilkie finds plenty of work and activities to keep her busy. Keeping files on all clubs and their activities is only a small part of the work confronting her, yet girls always find helpful advice and suggestions on any problem. Although ill part of the second semester, and absent from the office, Dean Wilkie still took an active interest in campus problems from her bedside.

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udinedfi .xgclminia frafion Frank A. Neff, dean of the College oi Business Administration, has been affil- iated with the University of Wichita since its founding as a Municipal institution in 1926, Prior to that time he was asso- ciated with Fairmount College. Dean Neff enioys working with young people and has plenty of yarns to spin during a 50-minute class period. He's a golfing dean and at one time shot in the 70's. The Dean graduated from Lafayette College in 1906 and is one of Harvard's 1910 master degree recipients. Coffege of alclucafion Leslie B. Sipple, dean of the College of Education for 21 years, attributes any success he has had as a dean and pro- fessor to his fondness for teaching and his affection for young people. Dean Sipple maintains, lf l were do- ing it all over again, I would still be a teacher. Dean Sipple is from Mexico, Mo. His first teaching iob in a rural Nebraska school included ianitorial work and paid only S65 a month. ine .Arid Thurlow W. Lieurance, Dean of the College of Fine Arts, is outstanding in the music world. He has brought honor and recognition to the University. Dean Lieu- rance is a composer and authority on Indian music, and his composition By,the Waters of Minnetonka is known the world over. Dean Lieurance lived for years among the American Indians to study their mu- sical culture and rituals. For 20 years the Dean played his compositions in concerts over America. PAGE 11