Wichita State University - Parnassus Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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l Curtis W. Cannon Sheldon Coleman Henry Levitt Theodore Gore Development Board Formed This Year In January of this year, a historic step was taken to mobilize a permanent enrichment program designed to cultivate private gifts and bequests to the University. Nine Wichita business, professional, and industrial leaders will serve on the newly-created Development Board, along with two members of the Board of Re- gents. President Harry F. Corbin serves as an ex-officio member of the board and as its chairman. The Board of Regents provided for such a development group in a resolution passed in March, 1956. The creation of the board represents the beginning of a long-range enrich- ment effort, and the members of the Board and the University do not intend to launch any concentrated public financial campaign. The gifts and bequests which are derived through the program will be used for enrichment of the university program. Not pictured is Roy Russell, a member of the Board. Harry F. Corbin Mrs. Olive Ann Beech Arthur W. Kincade Dwane L. Wallace Gordon Evans Robert Morton O. A. Sutton

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Making ends meet is a time consuming process for Glen Gardner, comptroller. Through his hands passes the money of the University. One of the school's most unseen men, his job, nonetheless, is one of the University's most important. The Commons Building is the domain of Mrs. Jean Lanham, Director of Food Services, and Mrs. Ruth Price, Commons Hostess. Mrs. Lanham, who is in charge of preparing the meals of the University, often prepares centerpieces for banquets. Mrs. Price, usually found in the Commons Lounge, is always on hand to give students a deck of cards or just a friendly smile. The maintenance of the physical plant of the University is under the guidance of John Gaddis, Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds. Whether it concerns the remodeling of an old building or supervising snow shoveling, it is part of Mr. Gaddis's job. 23

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Beloved Professor Dies To speak of him as a professor of history is an under- statement, for his classes were more than history, they were courses from Dr. Onsgard. He was a molder of lives, a teacher of ideas, a humble and thought-provok- ing influence in the lives of all who know him. Of him, one of his colleagues has said, He has left his imprint on a large number of students as well as his com- munity. One of the University's finest and most revered lecturers for the pdst 25 years, Dr. Henry Onsgard, on a leave of absence, died in November, 7956. A man of 69 years, 25 of which had been spent at the Uni- versity, he was one of the school's greatest men from an academic point of view. Dr. Henry Onsgard 7887- 7 956 One of the most admired qualities of Dr. Onsgard was his scholarly attitude. He was frequently found in the library, pour- ing over books like a curious under- graduate. The walls of his home are lined with histories, outlines, volumes of books which consumed his time and developed a challenging mind.