Wichita State University - Parnassus Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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Mrs. E. K. Edmiston, Chairman The nine members of the Board of Regents are responsible for determining operational policy, approving budgets, approving selection of faculty and administrative officers, and guiding the future expansion of the University. In short, they are the govern- ing body ofthe school. Members of the board are chosen by the City Commission and the Board of Education. The present chairman is Mrs. E. K. Edmiston, who has served in this capacity since July, 1956. The only change in the board's membership this year was the addition of Mayor A. E. Howse, who replaced former mayor, Claude DeVorss. During the past year the board has been making plans for a per- manent Development Program, additional classroom space on the campus, as well as final plans for a Student Union. Nine Regents Govern WU, Henry Amsden S. C. Brennan Sam Brolund J. Ward Gates A. E. Howse Henry Levitt Robert Morton Lloyd Pickrell l 1 9

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President Sfrives for WU's Progress we i No one picture can capture the many expressions of the Ur1iversity's president Harry F. Corbin. A man of stature with basic human qualities reveal the makeup of President Corbin. Each of his ideas is coordinated to maintain the best interests of the University and to carry it toward its goals. Under his guidance and planning the University is fast becoming one ot the finest colleges in the state ot Kansas, preparing to take its place among the universities ot the Middle West. 18

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A graduate of the University. Dr. James K. Sours joined the University staff in 1951 as Assistant to the President. Since that time he has become Director of Student Services and Dean of Students. As advisor to the Student Council he is responsible for the coordination of student life. Busy as C1 C1 Staff Work Goes Unnoticed of WU The coordination of all University activities is a full time iob for a number of administrators and their stafts at the University. Everything from vvhere to pay your bills to the record of a stu- dent vvho graduated in l93l to what time a dance vvill end is their responsibility. Much of their vvorlc is done behind the scenes, unknown to students, yet all benefit the results. In a dual role as a teacher of mathematics and Dean of Women, Mrs. Josephine Fugate is familiar figure on the campus. A former member of the Board of Regents, she is well acquainted with both the internal and external affairs of the University. wife and mother, Dean Fugate still devotes more than enough time to her job. - l l Friendliness denotes better than anything, Dr. George Comstock, Coordinator of Counselling Services. Problems of all types - personal, vocational, academic, are second nature to him, and his competent staff. Freshmen tests, interest and aptitude tests and their interpretation are under his jurisdiction.