Alfred University Bulletin

A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y B u l l e t i n

Reports of the President and Treasurer and other Officers of the University

J 941 - 1942

Bulletin No. 7 Yearbook Series No. 47 Alfred, N. Y.

A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y B u l l e t i n

Reports of the President and Treasurer and other Officers of the University

J 941 - 1942

Bulletin No. 7 Yearbook Series No. 47 Alfred, N. Y.

A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y B u l l e t i n

Reports of the President and Treasurer and other Officers of the University

1941 - 1942

Bulletin No. 7 Yearbook Series No. 47* Alfred, N. Y.

P a r t I

B o a r d of T r u s t e e s 3 B o a r d of M a n a g e r s of the N e w Y o r k State College of C e r a m i c s . . . 5

B o a r d of V i s i t o r s of the N e w Y o r k State A g r i c u l t u r a l and T e c h n i -

cal Institute 5 University F a c u l t y 6 President's A n n u a l R e p o r t 8 R e p o r t of the Dean of the College of Liberal A r t s 19

R e p o r t of the Dean of the N e w Y o r k State C o l l e g e of Ceramics1 . . 22

R e p o r t of the Dean of Men 26 R e p o r t of the Dean of W o m e n 27 R e p o r t of the R e g i s t r a r 28 R e p o r t of the D i r e c t o r of the Graduate D i v i s i o n 32

R e p o r t of the L i b r a r i a n 32 R e p o r t of the D i r e c t o r of R e l i g i o u s A c t i v i t i e s 33

R e p o r t of the S c h o o l of T h e o l o g y 35 R e p o r t of the D i r e c t o r of the Bureau of A p p o i n t m e n t s 37

R e p o r t of the C o u n s e l o r to P r o s p e c t i v e Students 38 R e p o r t of the D i r e c t o r of the S u m m e r S c h o o l 40 R e p o r t of the D i r e c t o r of P h y s i c a l E d u c a t i o n and A t h l e t i c s for Men 40

R e p o r t of the D i r e c t o r of P h y s i c a l E d u c a t i o n for W o m e n 42

R e p o r t of the U n i v e r s i t y P h y s i c i a n 43 R e p o r t of the S u p e r i n t e n d e n t of the Clawson Infirmary 43

R e p o r t of the M a n a g e r and T r e a s u r e r of the Alfred C o o p e r a t i v e

P i c t u r e s 45 R e p o r t of the C o m m i t t e e on B u i l d i n g s and G r o u n d s 45

R e p o r t of the D i r e c t o r of the N e w Y o r k State A g r i c u l t u r a l and

T e c h n i c a l Institute 46 Degrees Conferred in Course 49 Medals, Prizes, H o n o r s .. . . 5 1

Professional D e g r e e 52 H o n o r a r y D e g r e e s 53 R e c o r d of G r o w t h 63

Part II

T r e a s u r e r ' s R e p o r t 65

PART I

BOARD OF TRUSTEES 1941-42 *

Officers

ORKA

S.

ROGERS,,

President

JOHN

J.

MERRILL,

Vice-President

BURTON

B.

CRANDALL,

Treasurer I).

SHERMAN BURDICK,

Secretary

Fort Pier<

Alfred Alfred Alfred

Fla.

Trustees Term expires in June, 1942

MRS. JUSTIN B. BRADLEY MRS. SHIRLEY E. BROWN WILLIAM C. CANNON- CHARLES A. CHIP MAN C. RICHARD FENNER M. ELWOOD KEN YON **

NATHAN E. LEWIS JOHN J. MERRILL ERNEST H. PERKINS ASA F' RANDOLPH

VACANCY

Horn ell Hornell New York Bolivar Alfred Alfred

Plainfield, N. J.

Alfred Albany Plainfield, N. J.

Term expires in June, 1943

HOWARD M. BARBER RAYMOND C. BURDICK ROBERT M. COON BURTON B. CRANDALL B. COLWELL DAVIS, Jr.

L. MEREDITH MAXSON J. NELSON NORWOOD JUDSON G. ROSEBUSH C. FORREST TEFFT JAMES J. WADS W O R T H PAUL A. WHITFORD

Westerly. R. I.

Huntington, L.

Bronxville Alfred

Plainfield. N. .7.

Bronxville Alfred Appleton. Wis.

Columbus, ().

Geneseo Plainfield, N. .1.

Term expires in June, 1944

MRS. WILLIAM L. AMES B. SHEFFIELD BASSETT MRS. HARRY BRADLEY D. SHERMAN BURDICK SAMUEL B. CRANDALL FIN LA (J. CRAWFORD MISS FLORENCE W. HATCH JOHN P. HERRICK WINFRED L. POTTER CHARLES P. ROGERS ORRA S. ROGERS

Davtona Bead Alfred Wellsville Alfred Andover Syracuse Friendship Olean Syracuse New York Fort Pierce, 1 Honorary Trustees

BOOTHE

C.

DAVIS

f Holly Hill. Fla.

WILLIAM

R.

CLARKE

New York

MARCUS

L.

("RAWSON

Fort Pierce, Fla.

JOHN

A.

LAPP

Chicago, 111.

CORLISS

F.

RANDOLPH

Maplewood. X.

J.

STEPHEN

C.

ROSEBUSH

Appleton. Wis.

* Changes in the Board for 1942-4.*;. as voted June. 1942 : Charles P. Rogers succeeded Orra S. Rogers as President and the trustees whose terms expired June. 1942 were re-elected with terms expiring in June, 1945.

** Successor to C. Loom is Allen, deceased Sept. 7, 1941

t Died Jan. 10, 1942

Standing- dommittees or the Boarc.

Elected for 1941-42 *

Executive:

J. Nelson Norwood. Chairman; D. Sherman Burdick, Secretary: B.

Sheffield Bassett, Charles A. Chipman, Burton B. Crandall, C. Richard Fen- ner. M. Elwood Kenyon**, John J. Merrill. Orra S. Rogers.

Teaching Force:

J. Nelson Norwood. Raymond C. Burdick, Finla G. Crawford.

Buildings and Grounds :

J. Nelson Norwood. Charles A. Chipman. Finla G.

Crawford, M. Flwood Kenyon**, Nathan F. Lewis, John J. Merrill.

Supplies and Janitors

: Burton B. Crandall, B. Sheffield Bassett, J. Nelson Nor- wood.

Printing and Advertising :

J. Nelson Norwood, Burton B. Crandall, John J.

Merrill.

Committee on Audit:

C. Richard Fenner. Charles A. Chipman. M. Flwood Kenyon**.

Attorneys:

Holmes. Rogers and Carpenter.

Investments:

Charles I\ Rogers. C. Loomis Allenf. William C. Cannon. Robert M. Coon. B. Colwell Davis, Jr., Nathan K. Lewist, L. Meredith Maxson. Asa F' Randolph. Orra S. Rogers. Paul A. Whitford.

Finance

: Charles A. Chipman*, Howard M. Barber, William C. Cannon, Robert M. Coon, Burton B. Crandall, B. Colwell Davis. Jr., L. Meredith Maxson. J.

Nelson Norwood. Winfred L. Potter, Asa F' Randolph, Charles P. Rogers.

Orra S. Rogers, C. Forrest Tefft, James J. Wadsworth, Paul A. Whitford.

Insurance :

Burton B. Crandall. D. Sherman Burdick. M. Flwood Kenyon**, Orra S. Rogers.

George Ji. Rogers Professorship of Industrial Mechanics, Mechanical Library, and Apparatus Fund:

J. Nelson Norwood. C. Richard Fenner, F. Fritjof Hildebrand.

Library Director Representing the Board of Trustees :

Winfred L. Potter.

//eating and Electrical Equipment :

Nathan F. Lewis. C. Loomis Allenf, Charles A. Chipman, Burton B. Crandall.

* Changes in the above Committees as voted June. 1942 :

Executive Committee.

Charles P. Rogers substituted for Orra S. Rogers:

Investment Committee,

L.

Meredith Maxson, chairman, with Charles P. Rogers remaining on the Com- mittee in place of Orra S. Rogers:

//eating and Electrbcal Equipment,

M.

Flwood Kenyon as successor to C. Loomis Allen, deceased.

** Successor to C. Loomis Allen t Deceased

t Resigned from Committee on Investments

Officers of the Corporation

1941-42

J O H N J . M E R R I L L President

W I N F K E I ) L . P O T T E R Vice-Presidei

D. S H E R M A N B U R D I C K Secretary

Board of Managers of the New York State College of Ceramics

Elected by the Trustees of the University J. Nelson Norwood, Chairman, Alfred Burton B. Crandall, Secretary-Treasurer. Alfred

B. Sheffield Bassett. Alfred Joseph L. Jova, Roseton I). Sherman Burdick. Alfred John J. Merrill, Alfred John C. Hostetter, Hartford, Conn. R. H. Pass. Syracuse

C. Forrest Tefft, Columbus, O.

Executive Committee of the Board of Visitors of the New York State Agricultural and Technical Institute

Elected by the Trustees of the University J. Nelson Norwood, Chairman, Alfred Burton B. Crandall, Secretary, Alfred

C. Loomis Allen*. Alfred Charles A. Chipman, Bolivar B. Sheffield Bassett. Alfred Samuel B. Crandall, Andover I). Sherman Burdick, Alfred Finla G. Crawford, Syracuse

John J. Merrill, Alfred

Board of Supervisors of the Clawson Infirmary

Dr. Marcus L. Clawson. Honorary Chairman Burton B. Crandall, Chairman

Dora K. Degen M. Ellis Drake James A. McLane

Dr. Raymond O. Hitchcock

Library Directors

J. Nelson Norwood, President

{ex-offic/io)

Ruth P. Greene, Librarian

(c.r-offirio)

M. Ellis Drake, representing Faculty Winfred L. Potter, representing Trustees Doris Wilber Fuller, representing Alumni

* Deceased. Vacancy. June, 1942.

Note: The above board members were re-elected June. 1942, for 1942-43,

UNIVERSITY FACULTY, 1941-42

John Nelson Norwood, M.A., Ph.D., President

tfBoothe Colwell Davis, Ph.D., LL.D., President-Emeritus

Alfred Edward Whitford, M.A., Sc.D., Dean, College of Liberal Arts—Mathe- matics

Major Edward Holmes, M.A., Ph.D., Dean, State College of Ceramics—Ceramic Technology

Ahva John Clarence Bond, A.M., B.D., D.D., Dean, School of Theology—English Bible, Philosophy of Religion, and Homiletics

Miles Ellis Drake, M.A., Ph.D., Dean of Men—History

Dora Kenyon Degen, Ph.B., M.A., Dean of Women—Religious Education Waldo Alberti Titsworth, M.A., M.S., Sc.D., Registrar—Mathematics

William Henry Genne, B.D., M.A. Chaplain, Minister of Union University Church, Director of Religious Activities

Cortez Randolph Clawson, M.A., D.L.S., Librarian-Emeritus Ruth Patience Greene, B.A., B.L.S., M.S., Librarian

Harold Ormond Burdick. M.A., Sc.D., Curator of Museum—Biology Paul Boyd Orvis, B.S., Director of Agricultural and Technical Institute Charles Rhodimer Amberg, B.S., M.S.—Ceramic Engineering

Bror Henry Anderson, B.S.—Floriculture and Greenhouse Management Frank Charles Arrance. B.S.—Ceramic Research

Fllsworth Barnard. M.A., Ph.D.—English

Harold Orlando Boraas, M.A., Ph.D.—Philosophy and Education fRobert Jerome Brooks, B.S.—Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Robert Henry Brown, B.S.—Mathematics and Drafting

1 Wayne Ernest Brownell. B.S.—Ceramic Research Charles David Buchanan, M.A., Ph.D.—German

Wendell Moses Burditt, B.S., M.A.—English and Journalism Forrest Earl Burnham—Ceramic Art

Robert Morrell Campbell, B.S. —Ceramic Technology tMarie Louise Cheval, B.A., M.A.—Romance Languages

§Katherine Allen Clarke, M.A., Ph.D.—Romance Languages

* Albert James Coe, B.A., M.A.—History and Political Science George Francis Craig, B.S.—Radio

Ben R. Crandall, Pd.D., Ph.D.—Rural Sociology Lavinia Eileen Creighton, B.S.—Physical Education Alfred Burdet Crofoot, B.S.—English

Phyllis Marie Czajkowski, B.S.—Secretarial Studies

•Elizabeth Doersehuk, B.A., M.A.—German and English Tobias Henry Dunkelberger, B.S., Ph.D.—Ceramic Chemistry

•Hilda Mary Fife, M.A., Ph.D.—English

Kenneth Bernard Floyd, B.S.—Agronomy, Fruit Growing fEva Lucille Ford, B.A., M.A.—Romance Languages Eddy Elwood Foster, B.S.—Agronomy

Marion Lawrence Fosdick—Ceramic Art

Van Derek Frechette, B.S., M.S.—Ceramic Engineering Charles Edward Galbreath, B.A., M.A.—Economics Alfred Theodore Goble, B.A., Ph.D.—Physics

Walter Lackey Greene, B.D., D.D.—Church History and Religious Education

§Consuelo de Zavala Guy, M.A.—Romance Languages Thomas Samuel Haile. A.R.C.A. (London)—Ceramic Art Charles Mabry Harder, B.S.—Ceramic Art

if Died Jan. 16, 11)42 t Absent on leave

% Resigned during the year

$ Substitute

* Alfred University Extension School at Jamestown, New York

* Florence Belle Harris, B.A.—-Librarian

William Bradford Harrison—Technical Electricity

Emmet Fritjof Hildebrand, B.S., M.A.—Industrial Mechanics Walter Clarence Hinkle, B.S.—Farm Machinery

•Ruth Elizabeth Hunt, B.A., M.A.—Mathematics jOlin Laurence Johnson, 4>.S. in Music—Music William Clifford Jaeger, E.E.—Electrical Theory

t*Oran Milton Knudsen, B.S., Ph.D.—Chemistry and Biology Lloyd Lincoln Lowenstein, B.A., Ph.D.—Mathematics Everett Eugene Lund, M.A., Ph.D.—Biology James Adelbert McLane, B.P.E.—Physical Education John Francis McMahon, B.S.—Ceramic Research Clarence William Merritt, B.S.—Ceramic Engineering Daniel Minnick, B.S.—-Physical Education and Athletics John Gilbert Mohr, B.S.—Glass Technology

Erie McKinley Myers, B.S.—Dairy Industry Kaspar Osvald Myrvaagnes, M.A., Ph.D.—German

Garrett Stewart Nease, B.Mus., M.A., Ph.D.—-Classical Languages Clara Katherine Nelson—Design

William Varick Nevins, III, B.S.—Mathematics

Norman Richard Newman—Refrigeration and Air Conditioning

**Augusta O'Neal, B.S., Ed.M.—Business and Secretarial Studies Truman Adrian Parish-—Fruit Growing

Lester Raymond Polan, B.A., M.S.—Mathematics

Hermann Poppelbaum, Ph.D.- -Anthropology and Psychology Clifford Miller Potter, B.S., M.S.—Physics

Murray John Rice, M.A.. Ph.D.—Ceramic Chemistry Elbert Winfred Ringo, B.A.. M.A.—Romance Languages George Stephen Robinson—Poultry Husbandry

Lloyd Watson Robinson, B.S.. M.A. -Animal Husbandry Fred Washington Ross, M.S., Ph.D.—Geology and Botany

Willis Cleaves Russell, B.A.. M.A.. Ph.D.—History and Political Science Anna May Ryno. B.S.-—Assistant Librarian

Paul Canfield Saunders, M.S.. Ph.D.—Chemistry Samuel Ray Scholes. B.A., Ph.D.—Glass Technology Donald Schreckengost—Drawing

Harry George Schurecht. B.S.—Ceramic Research Ada Becker Seidlin- -Pianoforte

Joseph Seidlin, M.S., M.A.. Ph.D.—Education

George Bly Shaw, A.M.. B.D.. D.D.—English Bible and Pastoral Theology Herman Edwin Sicker—Electrical Laboratory and Mechanical Drawing Charles Duryea Smith, III. B.A., M.S.--Public Speaking and Dramatics tJohn Reed Snicer, B.A.. M.A.—-English

Robert Walter Strang, B.S.—Dairy Manufacturing Willard James Sutton, B.S.. Ph.D.— Ceramic Engineering Lelia Evelyn Tupper, B.A.. M.A.—English

Edgar Delbert Van Horn. M.A., B.D.. D.D.—Theology Roland Leslie Warren, B.S., Ph.D.--Sociology and Philosophy Lloyd Raymond Watson, M.A., Ph.D.—Chemistry

David William Weaver, Jr., B.S., M.S.—Chemistry tlrvin Ferdinand Weiss. B.S.—Chemistry

John Ellsworth Whitcraft. B.S., M.S.—Business and Secretarial Studies Leland Ellis Williams, B.S., M.A.—Industrial Mechanics

Ray Winthrop Wingate—Music

Alex Joseph Yunevich, B.P.E.. M.S.—Physical Education

* Alfred University Extension School at Jamestown. New York

t Resigned during the year. Mr. Knudsen succeeded by Mr. Clinton WainscoH.

Mr. Weiss succeeded by Mr. L. Eugene Reynolds,

** Resignation effective Jan. 5. 1942

f Absent on leave first semester

s

A L F R E D Y E A R BOOK, 1941-42

THE PRESIDENT'S ANNUAL REPORT

T o the T r u s t e e s o f A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y :

T h e P r e s i d e n t has the h o n o r to s u b m i t his report for the y e a r e n d i n g June, 1942, b e i n g his ninth annual s u m m a r y , a l t h o u g h his first included the m o n t h s of the p r e s i d e n c y of the late Dr. Paul E. Tits- w o r t h . T h e p r e s e n t r e p o r t is for the o n e hundred and sixth y e a r of the U n i v e r s i t y and its eighty-fifth under the p r e s e n t charter.

Necrology

President Emeritus Boothe Colwell Davis

1863 - 1942

P r e s i d e n t E m e r i t u s B o o t h e C o l w e l l D a v i s p a s s e d a w a y a t his h o m e in H o l l y Hill, Florida, January 16, 1942. T h e funeral and burial t o o k p l a c e in Alfred, January 20. As an educator, c l e r g y m a n , p a t r i o t i c citizen, and c o n s i s t e n t Christian g e n t l e m a n he w a s o u t s t a n d i n g . In all these r e l a t i o n s h i p s he m a d e a r e m a r k a b l e c o n t r i b u t i o n to his t i m e and c o u n t r y .

He w a s born July 12, 1863, in Jane L e w , W e s t Virginia, r e c e i v e d his e d u c a t i o n at A l f r e d A c a d e m y and A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y , earning the A . B . d e g r e e in 1890. He r e c e i v e d the B.D d e g r e e f r o m Y a l e U n i v e r - sity Divinity S c h c o l in 1893, and w a s the r e c i p i e n t of the f o l l o w i n g h o n o r a r y d e g r e e s : D o c t o r o f Divinity, 1901, f r o m A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y , and D o c t o r of L a w s , 1926, from T e m p l e U n i v e r s i t y .

D o c t o r Davis w a s o r d a i n e d a m i n i s t e r of the S e v e n t h D a y Baptist c h u r c h in 1892 and s e r v e d as pastor of the First A l f r e d Church from 1893 to 1895 w h e n he w a s e l e c t e d P r e s i d e n t of A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y re- m a i n i n g in that position to 1933. He w a s also P r e s i d e n t of the N e w Y o r k State C o l l e g e of C e r a m i c s at A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y established in 1900, and P r e s i d e n t of the B o a r d of V i s i t o r s of the N e w Y o r k State S c h o o l of A g r i c u l t u r e established in 1908, a trustee of A l f r e d Univer- sity from 1895 to 1933, and h o n o r a r y trustee from the t i m e of his r e t i r e m e n t until his death.

B o o t h e C o l w e l l Davis w a s the builder of the n e w A l f r e d . In the c h a n g e s that t o o k p l a c e during his administration of thirty-eight y e a r s , half of the c o r p o r a t e life of the institution, he w a s the inspirer, the guiding genius, the undaunted leader. In the y e a r s of his p r e s i d e n c y s o m e 5,500 y o u n g men and w o m e n had entered A l f r e d . F r o m the t i m e he t o o k office to the date of his retirement, 1895-1933, a c o m p a r i s o n of certain facts and figures s h o w s in a m o r e material s e n s e his contri- bution. T h e c a m p u s w a s e n l a r g e d f r o m 16 a c r e s to 100 a c r e s ; e n d o w -

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merit funds i n c r e a s e d from $250,000 to $980,000; faculty e n l a r g e d from 17 to 60; student b o d y i n c r e a s e d from 65 to 559 ( e x c l u s i v e of the S c h o o l o f A g r i c u l t u r e ) ; n e c e s s a r y i n c r e a s e i n annual e x p e n s e from

$24,000 to $460,000; n u m b e r of c o l l e g e buildings i n c r e a s e d f r o m 7 to 21. During the s a m e period the N e w Y o r k State C o l l e g e o f C e r a m i c s and the N e w Y o r k State S c h o o l o f A g r i c u l t u r e w e r e added, and the C o l l e g e o f L i b e r a l A r t s w a s a c c r e d i t e d b y the A s s o c i a t i o n o f A m e r i - can U n i v e r s i t i e s and the M i d d l e States A s s o c i a t i o n ; 1930 m a r k e d the c o m p l e t i o n of the s u b s c r i p t i o n of a million-dollar fund for A l f r e d Uni- v e r s i t y under his g u i d a n c e .

A p p r o p r i a t e r e s o l u t i o n s of a p p r e c i a t i o n of his life and s e r v i c e p a s s e d by the E x e c u t i v e C o m m i t t e e of the Board of T r u s t e e s of A l - fred U n i v e r s i t y read in part as f o l l o w s : " H e a c c e p t e d its p r e s i d e n c y w h e n the o u t l o o k for the s c h o o l w a s d e c i d e d l y g l o o m y . F o r thirty- eight fruitful y e a r s he brilliantly led in raising the U n i v e r s i t y from that early, d u b i o u s c o n d i t i o n to its p r e s e n t situation as a well-estab- lished institution of h i g h e r learning. By these s u c c e s s e s he w o n the u n e n d i n g admiration, e s t e e m , l o v e , and gratitude of all its friends.

L a y i n g carefully his far-visioned plans, he g o t the a s s i s t a n c e of in- f l u e n t i a l m e n and w o m e n o f m e a n s , gained the c o n f i d e n c e and g o o d - will of the State authorities, and s e c u r e d the t w o State s c h o o l s , ex- p a n d e d the plant, e n l a r g e d the faculty, m o d e r n i z e d and diversified the c u r r i c u l u m , attracted students, and raised a c a d e m i c standards thus gaining full r e c o g n i t i o n by all the a c c r e d i t i n g authorities h a v i n g juris- d i c t i o n .

"During his r e t i r e m e n t he w a s e v e r r e a d y w h e n asked by his s u c c e s s o r s for i n f o r m a t i o n or a d v i c e to p l a c e at their d i s p o s a l his rich r e s o u r c e s of w i s d o m and k n o w l e d g e . His death m a r k s the end of an e p o c h in A l f r e d ' s s t o r y . "

Chauncey Loomis Allen

1870 - 1941

C h a u n c e y L o o m i s A l l e n , a m e m b e r of the B o a r d of T r u s t e e s s i n c e 1909 p a s s e d a w a y at his h o m e in Alfred, S e p t e m b e r 7, 1941. Born in S y r a c u s e , N e w Y o r k , January 16, 1870, he o b t a i n e d his e d u c a t i o n in the p u b l i c s c h o o l s of S y r a c u s e and C i c e r o , and at Alfred U n i v e r s i t y and S y r a c u s e U n i v e r s i t y . His Alfred y e a r s w e r e 1886 to 1889. He b e c a m e a r e c o g n i z e d and nationally k n o w n l e a d e r in the field of e l e c t r i c r a i l w a y e n g i n e e r i n g , m a n a g e m e n t and financing. W h i l e his c h i e f ac- tivities in this p r o f e s s i o n c e n t e r e d around S y r a c u s e , Utica, and Oneida.

N e w Y o r k , he w a s e n g a g e d at v a r i o u s times in similar w o r k in Ohio, M a : viand and C o n n e c t i c u t . He was a past p r e s i d e n t of the A m e r i c a n E l e c t r i c R a i l w a y A s s o c i a t i o n , and the N e w Y o r k State R a i l w a y A s s o c i -

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ation. He w a s a m e m b e r of the A m e r i c a n S o c i e t y of Civil E n g i n e e r s . Mr. A l l e n w a s a c t i v e in various c i v i c and fraternal o r g a n i z a t i o n s , and b e c a u s e of his k e e n interest in h i s t o r i c a l r e a d i n g and study b e c a m e s o m e w h a t of an authority on certain p h a s e s of the A m e r i c a n Civil W a r , 1861-65. S i n c e 1932 w h e n he retired from business. L o o m i s , as he w a s familiarly called, has lived in A l f r e d s e r v i n g the U n i v e r s i t y as trustee. F i n a n c e C o m m i t t e e chairman, plant m a n a g e r and student aid c o m m i t t e e head. In all of these s e r v i c e s he has d e v o t e d h i m s e l f loyal- ly to the interests of his A l m a Mater. A l f r e d c o n f e r r e d on him the h o n o r a r y d e g r e e of Master of S c i e n c e in 1905, and both A l f r e d and S y r a c u s e h o n o r e d him with the d e g r e e of D o c t o r of S c i e n c e in 1916.

Curtis Fitz Randolph *

1873 - 1940

Curtis Fitz R a n d o l p h . T r e a s u r e r of A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y f r o m 1911 t h r o u g h 1939, and trustee for nearly twenty-six years, w a s born Janu- ary 10, 1873 at Greenbrier, W e s t V i r g i n i a . He r e c e i v e d his e d u c a t i o n in the public s c h o o l s of W e s t V i r g i n i a ; H o p k i n t o n , R h o d e Island; the E a s t m a n B u s i n e s s C o l l e g e , P o u g h k e e p s i e , N e w Y o r k , and A l f r e d Uni- versity. He b e g a n his c a r e e r as an a c c o u n t a n t in 1896 in W e s t e r l y , R h o d e Island, c o m i n g to Alfred in 1911 as T r e a s u r e r of the U n i v e r s i t y and o f the N e w Y o r k State C o l l e g e o f C e r a m i c s and the N e w Y o r k State S c h o o l of A g r i c u l t u r e . During m o s t of the t i m e he w a s also business m a n a g e r of the U n i v e r s i t y , and was k n o w n in t h e s e capaci- ties by s c o r e s of students as w e l l as by his a s s o c i a t e s and faculty.

In 1935 the

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the student y e a r b o o k , w a s d e d i c a t e d to him w i t h t h e s e w o r d s o f a p p r e c i a t i o n : " T o Curtis F . R a n d o l p h , o n e w h o s e stalwart p r e s e n c e is i n d i s p e n s a b l e to the foundations of Alfred Uni- versity, in w h o m we find a s a g e and silent guide—a friend." In 1936 he was g i v e n the A l u m n i Citation, an award p r e s e n t e d on o c c a s i o n b y the A l u m n i A s s o c i a t i o n o f A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y t o o n e o f its m e m b e r s w h o has definitely c o n t r i b u t e d in s o m e n o t e w o r t h y w a y to the Univer- sity. At the 1939 C o m m e n c e m e n t the earned d e g r e e of M a s t e r of B u s i n e s s A d m i n i s t r a t i o n w a s c o n f e r r e d o n h i m b y A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y . He had been a m e m b e r for a t e r m of three y e a r s of the Board of T r u s t e e s of the V i l l a g e of Alfred, w a s for three y e a r s a m e m b e r of the S e v e n t h D a y Baptist C o m m i s s i o n of the General C o n f e r e n c e , was a m e m b e r of the First A l f r e d Church and T r e a s u r e r for s e v e n y e a r s , a P a s t N o b l e Grand of Alfred L o d g e 362, I. O. O. F., w a s a d i r e c t o r of the U n i v e r s i t y Bank and had been V i c e P r e s i d e n t s i n c e 1929. Mr.

R a n d o l p h was m a d e T r e a s u r e r E m e r i t u s of the U n i v e r s i t y upon his r e t i r e m e n t D e c e m b e r 31, 1939.

* PUBLISHED IN (HIS YEARBOOK INSTEAD OF 1 9 4 0 - 4 1 .

P R E S I D E N T ' S R E P O R T 11 COLLEGE OF LIBERAL A R T S

T h e C o l l e g e o f L i b e r a l A r t s has e n j o y e d , a c a d e m i c a l l y s p e a k i n g , a nearly n o r m a l year. A certain a m o u n t of unrest on the part of both students and faculty m e m b e r s , due to the w a r situation, prevent- ed quite as g o o d a c a d e m i c results as usual. T h e r e has b e e n m a d e a careful study, by the faculty C o m m i t t e e on Curriculum, of e n t r a n c e r e q u i r e m e n t s and p o s s i b l e c u r r i c u l a r c h a n g e s . T h e b r o a d e n i n g o f the high s c h o o l p r o g r a m and the t e n d e n c y o n the part o f s u c h s c h o o l s t o p a y less attention t o c o l l e g e e n t r a n c e r e q u i r e m e n t s h a v e m a d e this study d e s i r a b l e . C h a n g e s i n e n t r a n c e r e q u i r e m e n t s h a v e b e e n a d o p t e d by the faculty with a v i e w to m e e t i n g m o r e a d e q u a t e l y this situation.

T h e r e h a v e been o t h e r fruitful d i s c u s s i o n s in the faculty m e e t i n g s dealing with the p r o b l e m of m a i n t a i n i n g e n r o l l m e n t and the p r o b l e m o f c a m p u s d e m o c r a c y .

T h e five-year p r o g r a m o f t e a c h e r training has b e e n u n d e r c o n - s i d e r a t i o n during the y e a r . A p p a r e n t l y the State is m a k i n g s o m e c h a n g e s in its o r i g i n a l r e g u l a t i o n s a b o u t the fifth y e a r . It is c o n - s i d e r e d that A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y will b e a b l e t o m e e t any r e q u i r e m e n t s the State authorities are l i k e l y to set up. A F a c u l t y W o r k s h o p is to be o r g a n i z e d again this y e a r in A l b a n y , like the o n e in S y r a c u s e last y e a r u n d e r the a u s p i c e s o f the C o m m i t t e e o n T e a c h e r E d u c a t i o n o f the A s s o c i a t i o n o f C o l l e g e s and U n i v e r s i t i e s o f N e w Y o r k State. One m e m b e r o f our faculty will b e p r e s e n t a t this W o r k s h o p , w h i c h c o n - tinues through the m o n t h of June.

T h e Dean has spent m u c h t i m e a d v i s i n g students a b o u t the draft, and c o r r e s p o n d i n g for t h e m with draft b o a r d s . T h i r t y - o n e c a s e s w e r e dealt with, tAventy-three o f w h i c h w e r e d e f e r r e d . T h e D e p a r t m e n t o f B u s i n e s s and S e c r e t a r i a l Studies is fully j u s t i f y i n g itself. It has a l a r g e g r o u p of m a j o r s and finds g o o d outlets for its g r a d u a t e s . An unusual n u m b e r of this y e a r ' s s e n i o r s in both c o l l e g e s is g o i n g into g r a d u a t e study.

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T h i s S c h o o l has e n j o y e d its usual s u c c e s s f u l y e a r . Its entire set- up, o r g a n i z a t i o n , c o u r s e s , p e r s o n n e l , and r e l a t i o n s with the d e n o m i n a - tion are to be studied by a d e n o m i n a t i o n a l c o m m i t t e e . T h i s c o m - m i t t e e will r e p o r t the results to the General C o n f e r e n c e in A u g u s t . T h e C o n f e r e n c e o f S e v e n t h Day Baptist Ministers, held annually v e r y s u c c e s s f u l l y the last f e w y e a r s at the S c h o o l of T h e o l o g y in June, will be repeated this year. T h e students of the s c h o o l h a v e had this y e a r g o o d o p p o r t u n i t i e s to attend c o n f e r e n c e s , as at P r i n c e t o n and R o c h e s t e r . T h e y h a v e had o p p o r t u n i t i e s to p r e a c h , o n e . in fact, h a v i n g had a r e g u l a r a p p o i n t m e n t . A T e a c h e r T r a i n i n g C o n f e r e n c e w a s held

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with B i b l e S c h o o l w o r k e r s f r o m this area i n a t t e n d a n c e . T h e special l e c t u r e r for this y e a r w a s R e v . L e s t e r G . O s b o r n o f Shiloh, N e w J e r s e y .

C o l l e g e of C e r a m i c s

T h e C o l l e g e of C e r a m i c s fared w e l l at the hands of the L e g i s l a t u r e this w i n t e r on its b u d g e t r e q u e s t s . A bill has b e c o m e law p r o v i d i n g a salary s c a l e for the m e m b e r s of the faculty of the C o l l e g e . T h i s law d o e s for the C o l l e g e of C e r a m i c s w h a t a similar law passed last w i n t e r did for the A g r i c u l t u r a l and T e c h n i c a l Institute. T h e s c a l e of salaries a s s u r e s both s c h o o l s the retention of a d e q u a t e l y trained faculty m e n and w o m e n f o r their w o r k .

All students w h o w i s h e d d e f e r m e n t o n the draft w e r e deferred.

T h e D e a n a c t e d effectively as a d v i s e r for them. T h e C e r a m i c Indus- tries A s s o c i a t i o n of the State p u b l i s h e d a bulletin d e s c r i b i n g the re- s e a r c h facilities a v a i l a b l e a t the C o l l e g e . T h e C e r a m i c E x p e r i m e n t Station, a d e p a r t m e n t of the C o l l e g e , p u b l i s h e d an e x t e n s i v e bulletin ( N o . 2) on b o r a x in salt glazing—a v e r y i m p o r t a n t scientific contri- bution. A t the r e c e n t m e e t i n g o f the A m e r i c a n C e r a m i c S o c i e t y the Dean w a s e l e c t e d V i c e P r e s i d e n t o f the S o c i e t y ; P r o f e s s o r H . G . S c h u r e c h t o f the E x p e r i m e n t Station w a s e l e c t e d S e c r e t a r y b y the D i v i s i o n o f the Institute o f C e r a m i c E n g i n e e r s ; and A s s i s t a n t Pro- f e s s o r John F. M c M a h o n w a s a p p o i n t e d c h a i r m a n of the D i v i s i o n of Materials and E q u i p m e n t . A l f r e d m e n figured v e r y p r o m i n e n t l y at the c o n v e n t i o n .

Agricultural and T e c h n i c a l Institute

T h i s S c h o o l has had a n o t h e r b o o m y e a r with its regular w o r k and extra d e f e n s e c o u r s e s . M e n and w o m e n to the n u m b e r of 698 h a v e taken this d e f e n s e w o r k this y e a r m o s t l y off c a m p u s . During the past t w o y e a r s n e a r l y 2,000 individuals h a v e taken w o r k regular or s p e c i a l offered by the Institute. T h e Civilian P i l o t T r a i n i n g p r o g r a m is to be e x t e n d e d with the l i k e l i h o o d that the A r m y m a y send in s o m e m e n to take it. T h i s w o r k is d o n e j o i n t l y by the Institute and the C o l l e g e of L i b e r a l A r t s as are c e r t a i n o t h e r offerings for the training o f radio t e c h n i c i a n s .

T h e N Y A R e s i d e n t C e n t e r s h e r e w e r e c l o s e d i n February, a l t h o u g h a few of the girls r e m a i n e d to finish the year. All their w o r k w a s in the Institute. M a r k e d i m p r o v e m e n t s in v a r i o u s buildings h a v e been effected t h r o u g h the W P A . It is n o w p l a n n e d to build a l a r g e s h o p building of c o n c r e t e and glass north of the p r e s e n t main building.

T h i s is a r e v i v a l of the p r o j e c t b r o a c h e d last y e a r w h e n the T r u s t e e s v o t e d to g i v e the land. It will be 200 feet by 40 feet, and will ulti- m a t e l y b e c o m e part o f the p e r m a n e n t building t o b e p r o v i d e d later.

N e w e q u i p m e n t w o r t h $100,000 has b e e n r e c e i v e d .

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C o l l e g e of L i b e r a l A r t s 254 C o l l e g e of C e r a m i c s 313 S c h o o l of T h e o l o g y 7 S u m m e r S c h o o l s :

I n t e r s e s s i o n 11 S u r v e y i n g 74 R e g u l a r s e s s i o n 162

247 L e s s d u p l i c a t e s 9 238

D e p a r t m e n t of M u s i c ( n e t ) 11 J a m e s t o w n E x t e n s i o n 94 R e g u l a r E x t e n s i o n 58 A g r i c u l t u r a l and T e c h n i c a l Institute:

R e g u l a r students 316 D e f e n s e c o u r s e s 698 1014

Grand T o t a l 1989 L e s s d u p l i c a t e s 110 N e t T o t a l of Different Individuals 1879

L e s s Non-residents 850 N e t T o t a l of R e s i d e n t Students 1029

T h e total n u m b e r of different students in a t t e n d a n c e on the c a m p u s during the regular s c h o o l y e a r w a s 1029. T h e total of stu- d e n t s s t u d y i n g under the a u s p i c e s of Alfred U n i v e r s i t y in its b r o a d e s t interpretation, i n c l u d i n g s u m m e r s c h o o l s , the J a m e s t o w n E x t e n s i o n , etc., but o m i t t i n g all duplicates, w a s 1879.

T h e s c h o o l t e r m s o r s e m e s t e r s h a v e b e e n d r a s t i c a l l y t e l e s c o p e d w h i c h b r o u g h t the Institute's C o m m e n c e m e n t early in A p r i l . Dr.

A r t h u r W . S c h m i d t , A s s o c i a t e C o m m i s s i o n e r for F i n a n c e , g a v e the a d d r e s s , and 123 s e n i o r s graduated. F i v e additional i n s t r u c t o r s will b e e m p l o y e d next year.

S u m m e r S c h o o l s 1941

T h e e n r o l l m e n t last s u m m e r w a s a little b e l o w the p r e v i o u s year.

Graduates w o r k i n g t o w a r d m a s t e r ' s d e g r e e s and t h o s e s p e c i a l i z i n g i n p o t t e r y and crafts w e r e the l a r g e s t interest g r o u p s e n r o l l e d .

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University Faculty C h a n g e s 1941-42

Liberal A r t s

P r o f e s s o r E v a L . F o r d was o n l e a v e o f a b s e n c e during the year.

Dr. K a t h e r i n e A . Clarke w a s a p p o i n t e d A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r o f R o - m a n c e L a n g u a g e s a s substitute for P r o f e s s o r F o r d .

Dr. E l l s w o r t h Barnard w a s a p p o i n t e d A s s o c i a t e P r o f e s s o r o f English and Chairman of the E n g l i s h D e p a r t m e n t , as s u c c e s s o r to P r o f e s s o r Beulah N. Ellis, retired.

Dr. R o l a n d L . W a r r e n w a s a p p o i n t e d A s s o c i a t e P r o f e s s o r o f S o c i o l o g y and P h i l o s o p h y , and Chairman of the D e p a r t m e n t of S o c i - o l o g y , P h i l o s o p h y and P s y c h o l o g y , a s s u c c e s s o r t o Dr. Artie E . M c G u i r e .

M r s . C o n s u e l o d e Z a v a l a Guy w a s a p p o i n t e d Instructor i n R o - m a n c e L a n g u a g e s , as substitute for M i s s Marie Cheval, still u n a b l e to l e a v e F r a n c e .

Dr. Marjorie H u n s i n g e r was a p p o i n t e d Instructor in B u s i n e s s and S e c r e t a r i a l Studies in January on r e s i g n a t i o n of Miss A u g u s t a O'Neal w h o s u c c e e d e d Miss A g n e s M . P e a r s o n , r e s i g n e d .

Mr. John R e e d Spicer, A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r o f English, a b s e n t on l e a v e the first s e m e s t e r , returned to the c a m p u s in F e b r u a r y .

Mr. David W . W e a v e r , A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r o f Chemistry, absent on l e a v e 1940-41, returned to his p o s i t i o n last fall.

M r s . H a n n a h S h a w Burdick, w h o had s e r v e d for t w o y e a r s a s part-time Instructor in E n g l i s h v e r y s u c c e s s f u l l y , e n d e d her s e r v i c e s . Dr. E v e r e t t E . L u n d w a s p r o m o t e d t o the r a n k o f A s s o c i a t e P r o f e s s o r o f B i o l o g y .

C o a c h A l e x J. Y u n e v i c h w a s p r o m o t e d to the rank of Assistant;

P r o f e s s o r o f P h y s i c a l E d u c a t i o n and A t h l e t i c s ,

Miss L a v i n i a E. C r e i g h t o n was p r o m o t e d to the rank of Assistant;

P r o f e s s o r o f P h y s i c a l E d u c a t i o n for W o m e n .

Mr. Daniel Minnick, Instructor* in P h y s i c a l E d u c a t i o n and A t h l e t i c s , was m a d e D i r e c t o r of Intramural Sports.

Mr. Olin L. J o h n s o n , S p e c i a l A s s i s t a n t in M u s i c and Mr. Irvin F. W e i s s , Graduate A s s i s t a n t in Chemistry, r e s i g n e d during the y e a r . Mr. L . E u g e n e R e y n o l d s s u c c e e d e d Mr. W e i s s .

C e r a m i c s

Dr. T o b i a s H . D u n k e l b e r g e r w a s a p p o i n t e d A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r of C h e m i s t r y in p l a c e of Dr. H a r o l d C. Harrison, r e s i g n e d .

Dr. W i l l a r d J. Sutton was a p p o i n t e d A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r of C e r a m i c E n g i n e e r i n g in p l a c e of Mr. R o b e r t L. S t o n e , r e s i g n e d .

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Mr. W a y n e E . B r o w n e l l , Junior R e s e a r c h Assistant, r e s i g n e d during the y e a r ; his p l a c e has not y e t b e e n filled.

Mr. V a n D e r e k F r e c h e t t e w a s a p p o i n t e d Graduate Instructor in the D e p a r t m e n t of General C e r a m i c E n g i n e e r i n g .

Mr. T. S. H a i l e w a s a p p o i n t e d Graduate Instructor in the Depart- m e n t of Industrial C e r a m i c D e s i g n .

Mr. John G. M o h r , w h o last y e a r was Glass B l o w e r and S t o c k - r o o m M a n a g e r , was a p p o i n t e d Graduate Instructor in the D e p a r t m e n t o f Glass T e c h n o l o g y .

S U M M E R SCHOOL

Dr. M. Ellis D r a k e w^ras a p p o i n t e d D i r e c t o r of the S u m m e r S c h o o l , s u c c e s s o r t o Dr. W a l d o A . T i t s w o r t h , w h o r e m a i n s a s R e g i s t r a r .

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Dr. Oran M. K n u d s e n w a s a p p o i n t e d D i r e c t o r of the E x t e n s i o n as s u c c e s s o r to Dr. John H. M e l z e r . On Dr. K n u d s e n ' s r e s i g n a t i o n in Apirl, Mr. Clinton S. W a i n s c o t t w a s s e l e c t e d to do his c l a s s w o r k and Miss Ruth H u n t w a s a p p o i n t e d A c t i n g D i r e c t o r .

Mr. A . J a m e s C o e w^ras a p p o i n t e d A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r o f H i s t o r y and Political S c i e n c e a s s u c c e s s o r t o Dr. R o y F . H o w e s , r e s i g n e d .

Dr. Hilda M. Fife w a s a p p o i n t e d A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r of English as s u c c e s s o r to M i s s Edna M. Perry, resigned.

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M r s . Ellen H. Sutton, M. D., w a s a p p o i n t e d A s s i s t a n t P h y s i c i a n in the C l a w s o n Infirmary.

Mrs. A l i c e C. McDermott. w a s a p p o i n t e d A c t i n g Superintendent o f the C l a w s o n Infirmary a s s u c c e s s o r t o L y d i a C o n o v e r , r e s i g n e d ; and A r l e n e I. K i n g , and J o s e p h i n e E. T u c k e r w e r e a p p o i n t e d R e s i d e n t N u r s e s .

Mr. Burton B. Crandall w a s a p p o i n t e d A c t i n g Plant M a n a g e r . Mr. G e o r g e A . Bunnell w a s a p p o i n t e d M a n a g e r o f D o r m i t o r i e s and D i n i n g Halls, and S e c r e t a r y of the Student Aid C o m m i t t e e .

Mr. W a r d C . T o o k e . Chief E n g i n e e r , was a p p o i n t e d Assistant Plant M a n a g e r .

Mr. H a r r y C. Greene, for thirty-one y e a r s Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, retired D e c e m b e r 31.

Mrs. Edith S. B e y e a c o m p l e t e d the y e a r as Assistant Curator of the S t e i n h e i m f o l l o w i n g the s e r i o u s illness of M r s . Flora S. G r o v e s .

Miss K a t h a r i n e T i t s w o r t h d i s c o n t i n u e d her part-time assistant w o r k in the R e g i s t r a r ' s office and t o o k similar w o r k with Dr. M. Ellis Drake, D e a n o f M e n and D i r e c t o r o f the S u m m e r S c h o o l .

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Student Aid

Financial aid of different sorts has b e e n paid to students in tli€

f o l l o w i n g a m o u n t s :

Students A m o u n t s S c h o l a r s h i p s 79 $ 9,647.61

L o a n s (cash, e t c . ) 7 620.50 Cash and Credit Grants 87 14,094.38 W o r k ( m a i n t e n a n c e ) 62 7,767.00 D e p a r t m e n t a l A s s i s t a n t s 18 837.09 N Y A 86 6.045.10

T o t a l $39,011.68 T h e original a l l o t m e n t t o A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y b y the N Y A authorities

was $5,805.00. Increases a m o u n t i n g to $2,020.55 and a r e d u c t i o n of

$1,655.00 m a d e available a total of $6,170.55 for the year. T h e aver- a g e n u m b e r w o r k i n g a t any o n e time w a s 56; the a v e r a g e e a r n i n g s per student $107.96. T w e n t y - f o u r d e p a r t m e n t s and offices of the.

U n i v e r s i t y w e r e h e l p e d .

Gifts

Gifts from o v e r four hundred loyal alumni, trustees, faculty, and friends total a p p r o x i m a t e l y $24,000 for the first e l e v e n m o n t h s of this year. T h e g r e a t e r portion is for specific p u r p o s e s . Included is a gift of $1,000, an addition to the Dr. John C h a m p l i n S c h o l a r s h i p ; a $1,000 addition to the Tullar S c h o l a r s h i p s ; a sum of m o n e y g i v e n by the e m p l o y e e s of the B r a d l e y c o m p a n i e s for the p u r c h a s e of b o o k s for the U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r y in m e m o r y of the late Justin B. B r a d l e y ;

$1,500 from trustee, Susan H o w e l l A m e s for the m a i n t e n a n c e of S o c i a l Hall and for o t h e r p u r p o s e s ; and nearly $8,000 from trustee, John P. H e r r i c k , to be added to the s c h o l a r s h i p s p r e v i o u s l y established by him. T h e sum of $500 has been paid in by P r o f e s s o r N o r m a n W h i t n e y and his sister. Miss Mildred W h i t n e y , to c o m p l e t e the M a r g a r e t B a k e r Fuller S c h o l a r s h i p . T h i s is c o m p l e t e d at an o p p o r - tune time as Mrs. Fuller was a v e r y c l o s e friend of Dr. and M r s . D a v i s . Our s i n c e r e thanks go to all our a l u m n i and friends for t h e s e and o t h e r gifts. We bespeak a c o n t i n u a n c e of their g e n e r o s i t y in these difficult t i m e s . Good use can be m a d e of m o r e . Indeed, it is quite i m p e r a t i v e that m o r e be f o r t h c o m i n g .

C a m p u s Life

T h e d i s c i p l i n a r y p r o b l e m s on the c a m p u s h a v e been at a m i n i m u m during the year. T h e plays put on by the D e p a r t m e n t of D r a m a t i c s , the winter F o r u m of lectures and entertainments, the w e e k l y A s -

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s e m b l y p r o g r a m s h a v e all been of a high o r d e r . T h e annual H u m a n R e l a t i o n s C o n f e r e n c e w a s o m i t t e d this year, partly on a c c o u n t of the financial stress. S o c i a l life has b e e n s o m e w h a t curtailed and the s a v i n g s effected put into w a r b o n d s for s c h o l a r s h i p aid to A l f r e d m e n w h o return to c o l l e g e after their s e r v i c e in the a r m e d f o r c e s . F r e n c h W e e k , a l a n g u a g e festival, M o v i n g - U p Day, a high s c h o o l s e n i o r day, and the St. Pat's F e s t i v a l w e r e c e l e b r a t e d in an interesting and effective w a y .

M o r e w o m e n h a v e been e n r o l l e d this y e a r than last, filling T h e B r i c k to c a p a c i t y . G r e e n e Hall, the c o o p e r a t i v e h o u s e , has b e e n a s u c c e s s during this, its s e c o n d year, and the W o m a n ' s Student Gov- e r n m e n t has b e e n a c t i v e .

A L F R E D ' S W A R EFFORT

As in past wars Alfred U n i v e r s i t y has j o i n e d p a t r i o t i c a l l y in the N a t i o n ' s war effort. It i n c l u d e s an a c c e l e r a t e d s e c o n d s e m e s t e r this year, a radically r e v i s e d c a l e n d a r for 1942-43, w h i c h calls for three equal t e r m s of at least fifteen w e e k s e a c h and a separate, l e n g t h e n e d s u m m e r s e s s i o n both this y e a r and next. W h i l e the regular offerings in L i b e r a l Arts and C e r a m i c s c o n t i n u e , the p h y s i c a l e d u c a t i o n require- m e n t s h a v e been i n c r e a s e d , alternative e l e c t i v e s with m o r e definite war o b j e c t i v e s permitted in L i b e r a l A r t s , h o m e nursing and first-aid c o m ses h a v e been e n c o u r a g e d , the R e d Cross g i v i n g urged s u c c e s s - fully, b l o o d bank d o n a t i o n s m a d e e x t e n s i v e l y on t w o o c c a s i o n s , and b o o k s and m a g a z i n e s for the a r m e d f o r c e s c o n t r i b u t e d . Alfred Uni- v e r s i t y d e s i g n a t e d as o n e of 140 National K e y Centers for p r o m o t i n g civilian m o r a l e , has been v e r y a c t i v e in this e n d e a v o r under the l e a d e r s h i p of a faculty m e m b e r . T h e Civilian Pilot T r a i n i n g C o u r s e has been s u c c e s s f u l l y offered. T h e T e c h n i c a l Institute has g o n e "all o u t " in d e f e n s e offerings.

Students h a v e been kept a d v i s e d as to o p p o r t u n i t i e s in the a r m e d s e r v i c e s . T h e N a v y has planned o p e n i n g s for c o l l e g e men i n the M a r i n e s as d e c k officers, e n g i n e e r s , and o t h e r s p e c i a l t i e s , and as naval aviation officers. T h e A r m y has m o r e r e c e n t l y m a d e similar bids for c o l l e g e men. In all these c a s e s the student is placed in s e r v i c e s with c h a n c e to finish t w o c o l l e g e y e a r s at least and in m a n y c a s e s c o m p l e t e the four-year c o u r s e . F r e q u e n t visits of recruiting officers for the different a r m e d s e r v i c e s have been m a d e to the c a m p u s . In s o m e c a s e s they h a v e g i v e n p h y s i c a l and m e d i c a l e x a m i n a t i o n s and a n u m b e r of students t o o k a d v a n t a g e of the o p p o r t u n i t i e s offered for enlistment. T h e s e w^rar-aimed activities h a v e b e e n unified in a U n i v e r s i t y C o m m i t t e e on National D e f e n s e of w h i c h the President is c h a i r m a n . W e e k l y m e e t i n g s h a v e been held and all p h a s e s of the effort s u p e r v i s e d . A r e p r e s e n t a t i v e of the local Civilian D e f e n s e or-

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g a n i z a t i o n sits with this C o m m i t t e e . A trial black-out w a s s u c c e s s - fully p r a c t i c e d o n e night r e c e n t l y . In all this w a r w o r k , h o w e v e r , we do n o t l o s e sight of o u r duty to e d u c a t e for the p o s t - v i c t o r y future.

V a r i o u s Items

Library.

In addition to its n o r m a l functions the L i b r a r y has c o l l e c t e d a p p r o p r i a t e i n f o r m a t i o n for the K e y Center for p r o m o t i n g civilian m o r a l e .

Sports.

In varsity f o o t b a l l Alfred w o n four g a m e s , lost t w o and tied o n e . In basketball we w o n s e v e n and lost ten. T r u s t e e J o h n J.

Merrill has interested h i m s e l f g r e a t l y as usual in our s p o r t s . He pur- c h a s e d land to w i d e n the a p p r o a c h to Merrill Field and is w o r k i n g o n plans for o t h e r i m p r o v e m e n t s . T h e w o m e n are e n j o y i n g their g y m n a s i u m in S o u t h Hall.

Religious Life.

T h e r e l i g i o u s p r o g r a m u n d e r the Chaplain's lead- ership has had a s u c c e s s f u l year. T h e c o m b i n i n g of the Christian A s s o c i a t i o n s into the Alfred Christian F e l l o w s h i p has w o r k e d w e l l . T h e B r e n t F e l l o w s h i p ( E p i s c o p a l i a n ) has b e e n unusually a c t i v e . It m o u r n s the sudden death of Dr. John G. S p e n c e r of Christ E p i s c o p a l Church i n H o r n e l l , w h o f o s t e r e d the w o r k h e r e . T h e n e w R a b b i i n H o r n e l l is also t a k i n g an interest in his y o u n g p e o p l e up h e r e . T h e Chaplain has b e e n a c t i v e as a s p e a k e r at o t h e r c o l l e g e s and in various c o n f e r e n c e s and c o n v e n t i o n s .

Infirmary.

A l l the o l d e r c o m p l a i n t s against the Infirmary s e e m to h a v e vanished. It has had a splendid year.

Publicity.

T h e P u b l i c i t y D e p a r t m e n t has 800 c l i p p i n g s f r o m six daily papers as w e l l as m a n y f r o m o t h e r papers to s h o w for its w o r k . A c o l o r e d m o v i e has b e e n prepared and n e w picture post c a r d s printed and p l a c e d on sale.

Teacher Placemeyit.

S e n i o r s d e s i r i n g to teach are finding g o o d o p e n i n g s and h i g h e r salaries.

Jamestown Extension.

A c a m p a i g n in the city for funds to guar- a n t e e the E x t e n s i o n ' s e x i s t e n c e for three y e a r s has m e t with g o o d s u c c e s s . T h e $14,000 d e s i r e d are in fair w a y to be o b t a i n e d . S i x t e e n y o u n g p e o p l e f r o m the E x t e n s i o n are this y e a r students on the c a m p u s . T w e l v e of them will graduate on June 1. T h e y are of un- usually high c a l i b r e .

Class of 19^6.

T h e office of the C o u n s e l o r to P r o s p e c t i v e S t u d e n t s is m a k i n g a strenuous effort to s e c u r e a class of d e s i r a b l e size and quality for next fall. L i b e r a l A r t s p r o s p e c t s s e e m n o r m a l just n o w , but C e r a m i c a p p l i c a t i o n s are b e l o w n o r m a l . T h e C o u n s e l o r has visit- ed e i g h t y high s c h o o l s this spring.

South Hall Heating Plant.

Efforts will be m a d e to k e e p this plant

P R E S I D E N T ' S R E P O R T 19 o p e r a t i n g w i t h o u t m u c h unusual e x p e n s e , in spite of its p r e c a r i o u s c o n d i t i o n .

Alfred Coffee Shop.

T h e o p e r a t i o n o f this n e c e s s a r y facility has fallen t e m p o r a r i l y on the U n i v e r s i t y w h i c h as it h a p p e n s o w n s the building. W e should c o n t i n u e t o o p e r a t e it.

F i n a n c e

A r o u g h p i c t u r e of our financial situation as it will be at the end of the fiscal y e a r is as f o l l o w s : T h e P r e s i d e n t and the T r e a s u r e r fulfilled their p r o m i s e to the trustees to s a v e $15,000 this y e a r as a g a i n s t the e x p e n d i t u r e s of the p r e v i o u s y e a r . Indeed, t h e y did better, they s a v e d $18,000. Unfortunately, this w a s m o r e than neutralized by the d e f e n s e and w a r efforts w h i c h d r a s t i c a l l y r e d u c e d our r e v e n u e . T h u s the deficit for the y e a r is or will be s o m e $28,000. T h i s is after d i s r e g a r d i n g the $6,000 spent in a d v a n c e for n e x t y e a r ' s c o a l and o t h e r s u p p l i e s . Our g r o s s , a c c u m u l a t e d deficit in the o p e r a t i n g b u d g e t s e e m s to be a b o u t $35,000. T h e P r e s i d e n t and the T r e a s u r e r h a v e e s t i m a t e d r o u g h l y that a s a v i n g of a b o u t $20,000 can be m a d e for n e x t y e a r as against this y e a r .

C o n c l u s i o n

It has been an a n x i o u s and trying y e a r and d o u b t l e s s m o r e are c o m i n g . But w e m u s t k e e p u p our c o u r a g e .

W i t h d e e p a p p r e c i a t i o n again o f the c o r d i a l c o o p e r a t i o n o f trus- tees, faculty m e m b e r s , office w o r k e r s , students, alumni and friends, this r e p o r t for A l f r e d ' s o n e hundred and sixth y e a r as an e d u c a t i o n a l institution and its eighty-fifth under the p r e s e n t c h a r t e r is p l a c e d b e f o r e y o u .

J . N E L S O N N O R W O O D ,

Alfred, N e w Y o r k P r e s i d e n t June 1, 1942

REPORTS OP OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY

On Topics not Covered or Only Partially Covered in the President's Report

R E P O R T O F T H E D E A N , C O L L E G E O F L I B E R A L A R T S

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My t i m e in a d m i n i s t r a t i v e w o r k as dean has b e e n largely taken up by usual routine duties, m a n y of w h i c h h a v e been d e s c r i b e d in s o m e detail in p r e v i o u s r e p o r t s . T h e s e duties h a v e i n c l u d e d the s u p e r v i s i o n of the c o u n s e l i n g s y s t e m of freshmen and s o p h o m o r e s in

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b o t h c o l l e g e s , the p u b l i c a t i o n o f the n e w c a t a l o g u e , and the s e l e c t i o n o f the m a j o r f i e l d s o f study o f j u n i o r s and s e n i o r s .

In o r d e r to do w h a t we c o u l d to p r e p a r e o u r students for the i m m e d i a t e w a r effort, certain so-called d e f e n s e c o u r s e s , t w e l v e in number, w e r e a n n o u n c e d in January. Students c o u l d take t h e s e in the s e c o n d s e m e s t e r for c r e d i t either a s e l e c t i v e s o r i n s o m e c a s e s as substitutes for r e q u i r e m e n t s in a field of s p e c i a l i z a t i o n . T h e s e c o u r s e s included w o r l d politics, business English, t y p e w r i t i n g and s t e n o g r a p h y , p u b l i c s p e a k i n g , drafting, w o o d and m e t a l shop, g r o u n d c o u r s e s in aviation, and radio.

It w a s my p r i v i l e g e to r e p r e s e n t y o u , Mr. President, and A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y at the annual m e e t i n g of the A s s o c i a t i o n of A m e r i c a n C o l l e g e s and a s p e c i a l l y called National C o n f e r e n c e on H i g h e r Educa- tion and the W a r , held in B a l t i m o r e , January 2, 3 and 4. At t h e s e m e e t i n g s the entire d i s c u s s i o n was d e v o t e d t o w a y s and m e a n s b y w h i c h the h i g h e r e d u c a t i o n institutions of the nation c o u l d m a k e the l a r g e s t and m o s t effective c o n t r i b u t i o n to the w a r effort.

In c o n f o r m i t y with the a n n o u n c e d plans of m a n y o t h e r institutions in t e l e s c o p i n g c o u r s e s and utilizing s u m m e r t e r m s so that students m a y finish their c o u r s e s as early as p o s s i b l e , the C o l l e g e of L i b e r a l A r t s is offering an o p t i o n to students to finish the four-year c o u r s e in three y e a r s .

Fifty-seven m e m b e r s o f the s e n i o r c l a s s this y e a r e x p e c t t o r e c e i v e their d e g r e e s on June 1. T h e s e are c o m p l e t i n g m a j o r s in nine different d e p a r t m e n t s , as f o l l o w s : B i o l o g y 4, B u s i n e s s and S e c r e t a r i a l Studies 10. C h e m i s t r y 4, E c o n o m i c s 6, E n g l i s h 8, H i s t o r y and P o l i t i c a l S c i e n c e 8, M a t h e m a t i c s 8, R o m a n c e L a n g u a g e s 4, and S o c i o l o g y and P h i l o s o p h y 5. T h e s e figures indicate a fairly e v e n dis- tribution a m o n g the d e p a r t m e n t s but the s t e a d y g r o w t h of the De- partment of B u s i n e s s and S e c r e t a r i a l Studies with 10 m a j o r s , the l a r g e s t of all, is w o r t h y of n o t e .

During the y e a r c o n s i d e r a b l e study of c h a n g e s in our a d m i s s i o n and c u r r i c u l u m r e q u i r e m e n t s has b e e n m a d e by m e m b e r s of the faculty, individually and c o l l e c t i v e l y . T w o v e r y interesting faculty m e e t i n g s w e r e held t o d i s c u s s the q u e s t i o n s o f h o w t o m a k e o u r c o u r s e s m o r e vital and a t t r a c t i v e and of h o w to interest a l a r g e r n u m b e r of y o u n g p e o p l e in entering A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y . One study has taken definite f o r m . T h e C o m m i t t e e on C u r r i c u l u m r e c e n t l y r e c o m m e n d e d to the F a c u l t y a r e v i s i o n of our a d m i s s i o n r e q u i r e m e n t s and it was a d o p t e d by the F a c u l t y as p r e s e n t e d . T h e s e n e w a d m i s s i o n r e q u i r e m e n t s go into effect i m m e d i a t e l y . U n d e r their t e r m s high- s c h o o l g r a d u a t e s will be admitted with four y e a r s of E n g l i s h and t w e l v e o t h e r unspecified units. A d m i s s i o n will b e based m o r e o n g e n e r a l s c h o l a r s h i p and rank in the s e c o n d a r y s c h o o l than on a par- ticular pattern of studies w h i c h the a p p l i c a n t m a y offer for e n t r a n c e .

O T H E R A D M I N I S T R A T I V E O F F I C E R S ' R E P O R T S 21 W i t h t h e s e s o m e w h a t liberalized r e q u i r e m e n t s it is e x p e c t e d that the C o l l e g e will attract students h a v i n g perhaps m o r e d i v e r g e n t p r e p a r a t i o n than usual, but p o s s e s s i n g c l e a r ability to do s u c c e s s f u l c o l l e g e w o r k .

T h e C o m m i t t e e on P u b l i c a t i o n s , of w h i c h I am chairman, had a c o n f e r e n c e r e c e n t l y with r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of the

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staff, and v o t e d its a p p r o v a l of certain d e s i r a b l e c h a n g e s in the c o n s t i t u t i o n of that o r g a n i z a t i o n . T h e c h a n g e s p r o v i d e for an editor-in-chief, w h o is r e s p o n s i b l e for all d e p a r t m e n t s of the paper, and t w o d e p a r t m e n t a l assistants to be called m a n a g i n g e d i t o r and business m a n a g e r . T h u s the entire d i r e c t i o n of the p a p e r is in the h a n d s of a c o m p a c t man- a g i n g g r o u p and should p r o d u c e an e v e n better p u b l i c a t i o n . It is a m a t t e r of satisfaction that

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has during the year maintained its usual standard of e x c e l l e n c e .

T h e e n r o l l m e n t this y e a r in the A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y E x t e n s i o n at J a m e s t o w n w a s d i s a p p o i n t i n g . T h e total n u m b e r r e g i s t e r e d during the y e a r is 94 as c o m p a r e d with 108 last year. Of this n u m b e r 28 are freshmen, 12 s o p h o m o r e s , and 54 special or part-time students.

T h e l o s s o f i n c o m e b e c a u s e o f the s m a l l e r r e g i s t r a t i o n than w a s ex- p e c t e d put the enterprise in the red to the a m o u n t of a b o u t $1300.

A p p r o x i m a t e l y $1000 w a s a v a i l a b l e for this y e a r ' s e x p e n s e from the s o l i c i t a t i o n of funds in J a m e s t o w n in May, 1941, c o n d u c t e d by the C i t i z e n s ' C o m m i t t e e . H o w e v e r , this w a s not e n o u g h to b a l a n c e this y e a r ' s a c c o u n t s . T h e future o f the E x t e n s i o n has t h e r e f o r e l o o k e d pretty dark. It s e e m e d as if the e n t e r p r i s e w a s not sufficiently under- s t o o d and a p p r e c i a t e d by the p e o p l e of J a m e s t o w n to w a r r a n t its c o n t i n u a n c e . F u r t h e r m o r e , the State E d u c a t i o n D e p a r t m e n t has b e e n a b o u t ready to withdraw' its a p p r o v a l of the p r o j e c t . But the C i t i z e n s ' C o m m i t t e e has persisted in s e e k i n g support for the E x t e n s i o n p r o g r a m at least for a n o t h e r year and the State E d u c a t i o n D e p a r t m e n t has a p p r o v e d of the effort.

Now^T the p r o s p e c t s for n e x t y e a r are m u c h m o r e f a v o r a b l e . A l a r g e r n u m b e r of y o u n g p e o p l e h a v e i n d i c a t e d their interest in be- c o m i n g students. A financial c a m p a i g n put on in A p r i l to raise funds f o r the support of the E x t e n s i o n o v e r a three-year p e r i o d has resulted in definite p l e d g e s of n e a r l y $8,000 with o t h e r g o o d p r o m i s e s that will m a k e fairly sure a fund of $12,000. T h i s is definitely e n c o u r a g i n g . P l a n s are g o i n g f o r w a r d for the m a i n t e n a n c e o f the E x t e n s i o n n e x t y e a r a l o n g about the s a m e lines as w e r e f o l l o w e d during this year.

2 2 A L F R E D Y E A R BOOK, 1941-42

R E P O R T O F T H E D E A N O F T H E N E W Y O R K S T A T E C O L L E G E O F C E R A M I C S

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D u r i n g the past y e a r the C e r a m i c College has made substantial p r o g r e s s in s o m e respects, but in other respects it has suffered a lose- in efficiency. I believe the net result is a small i m p r o v e m e n t in the g e n e r a l p r o f i c i e n c y o f the C o l l e g e . Certainly w e h a v e p r e v e n t e d de- t e r i o r a t i n g influences from h a v i n g a s e r i o u s effect on the C o l l e g e . In a c c o m p l i s h i n g t h i s result m o s t of the m e m b e r s of the faculty and e m - p l o y e e s of the institution have participated. E s p e c i a l l y n o t e w o r t h y have been the s e r v i c e s of the P r o f e s s o r of C e r a m i c E n g i n e e r i n g and the P r o f e s s o r o f R e s e a r c h . T h e C e r a m i c C o l l e g e has a l s o b e e n benefited i n one w a y and another by the interest and action of the f o l l o w i n g per- s o n s w h o are not e m p l o y e d by the C o l l e g e : G. S. D i a m o n d , W i l l i a m H.

M c K e n z i e , A b b o t L o w Moffat, J. K. Meneely, G. A. B o l e , S. F. W a l t o n , H . F . K i c h l i n e , B e n j a m i n C r u m p , R . L . Stone, J . J . Porter, R . A . W e a v e r , James M e L e o d , R. O. S o s m a n , L J. T r o s t e l , R a l p h Denton, J, H. Miller, G. J. Easter, L. A. W i l s o n , G. V. D. H u t t o n , H. R. Straight, R o b e r t S h e r w o o d , W a l t e r M e r c k , F r e d e r i c k Muller, R o s s Purdy, Clar- ence Austin, Joseph K r u s o n , J. D. Sullivan and J. T. Robs-on, T h e m e m b e r s of the B o a r d of M a n a g e r s also have i n d i v i d u a l l y m a d e c o n - tributions to the w e l f a r e of the C o l l e g e that are of g r e a t i m p o r t a n c e .

E N R O L L M E N T OF S T U D E N T S

T h e e n r o l l m e n t of 313' is all that we can take care of and we under- take to keep the e n r o l l m e n t at that figure. H o w e v e r , the w a r has al- ready b e g u n to h a v e its effect. D u r i n g the year 32 students dropped out o f the C o l l e g e . M a n y o f t h e m w e n t into w a r w o r k o f o n e kind and another. N e x t year w e e x p e c t m a n y m o r e t o d o the s a m e thing. T h e effect of the war, therefore, has been to reduce the n u m b e r of students n o w on the c a m p u s a b o u t 1 0 % , a n d I believe it is destined to r e d u c e the e n r o l l m e n t n e x t y e a r b y a m u c h l a r g e r f i g u r e . W e m a y b e a b l e t o admit the same n u m b e r of freshmen, but we c a n n o t c o n t r o l the n u m b e r that return to the s o p h o m o r e , j u n i o r and senior classes. Neither m a y we have as m a n y applicants as f o r m e r l y for the freshmen classes.

That w o u l d result in l o w e r i n g our standards.

M I S C E L L A N E O U S C E R A M I C COLLEGE P R O J E C T S

T h e n u m e r o u s C e r a m i c College projects w h i c h were initiated sev- eral years a g o for the p u r p o s e of b u i l d i n g up m o r a l e and lifting the work of the C o l l e g e a b o v e the o r d i n a r y l e v e l of e f f e c t i v e n e s s have, with l e w e x c e p t i o n s , g o n e f o r w a r d in a n o r m a l l y effective m a n n e r and in s o m e cases i m p r o v e m e n t has been attained. T h e w o r k d e a l i n g with