The University of Dayton Alumnus, December 1953

University of Dayton eCommons The nivU ersity of Dayton Magazine Marketing and Communications 12-1-1953 The niU versity of Dayton Alumnus, December 1953 University of Dayton Magazine Follow this and additional works at: http://ecommons.udayton.edu/dayton_mag Recommended Citation University of Dayton Magazine, "The nivU ersity of Dayton Alumnus, December 1953" (1953). The University of Dayton Magazine. 137. http://ecommons.udayton.edu/dayton_mag/137 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Marketing and Communications at eCommons. It has been accepted for inclusion in The University of Dayton Magazine by an authorized administrator of eCommons. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. c The Doorway to the Future December 1953 The Doorway The U.D. Alumnus Established J 9!!:9 Decemb r, 1953 ~o. 2 1AMES F. CLARKE Editor JAMES F. " PEPPER" WII..SO . Sports Editor "Entered as second class matter April15, 1940, at the Post Office, at Dayton, Ohio, under the Act of March 3, 1879." For wills and bequests, the legal title of the corporation is "The University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio." ub cription price 2 per year. Published Quarterly for the Univer ity of Dayton Alumni Asso ciation by the Public Relations Office, niversity of Dayton, 300 College Park Avenue, Dayton 9, Ohio. TABLE OF 0 TENTS Patricia Ramsey, ' 53, psychometriot, interviews students as they arrive for counseling and testing at the Guidance Center. The Doorway to tb Fu tu n~ ........... 2 This door at th foot of tb ba ement tairs in th lb rt Emanuel Library ha pro cd to be the doon a to th futur for many of the peopl ' ho have u ed it. ew otes .......... ..... ....... 5-7 Prospective student stabli ·hing their qualifications for further education; stud nts looking for part-time work whil pot·t ....................... .... 8-9 in co llege, or full-tim wo rk as th y graduate; alumni looking for new jobs or o cupational guidance; veterans who n d advis ment; all of lh s hav u d this doonvay as a stepping DB for the Cam ra .............. 10-11 ton toward a mor s cur and happier futur . Th D Guidan nt r cam into being a th r suit of a proven need on th part of 'r. harles L. Collins, . 1., d an mon" the Alum ................. ... 12 of stud nts. Hi planning o r a p riod of everal ar m. d th nter an actuali ty in 1946 "to provide p ychologi al er - M t th Family . ................ .. .. 13 ices for the student organization and individual , ociat d with D." The natural d velopm nt of the program of th ntcr has brought additions to this original plan in the forrn Clas Notes ............ ....... 14·-20 of work with the Vet,ran's Ad ministrati on and t sting work for parochial schools. When the Center was stablish d factors such a th n ed of fr edom from disturbanc arrangement of coun eling and testing facilities and room for xpan ion point d to' ard th basement of Alb rt Emanu I Libra as a logical plac . J n t\ o ar time the ent r had expanded to includ all of th ba ement. Front Cover-UD On Parade. This year for the first time, students organiz ed a parade of floats and motorized units Large Ar a In Use to march down Main Street before the Homecoming Foot urrently in n c ar f ur t sting rooms, fiv coun ling ball game. Seen here from the railroad overpass at Sixth offices, two offices for th V teran s Administration, an IBM St., looking north is the start of the parade. t st scoring room, r cord room and general cleri al o.ffic . In 2 To the Future: the Guidance Center By LLOYD RENSEL, Director addition are reception and waiting areas, and four storage School T esting Service rooms. The elementary and high school psychological testing service The success of any program of advisement and counseling has become an important function of the Center in the last has a two-fold base: professional training and a desire to help several years. Approximately 100 schools are emolled in this those being served. Thus the staff of the Center has been program in which the Center brings its testing program into carefully chosen of well-trained and sympathetic people in all the individual classrooms of the schools of the state. positions. Under this plan the over-worked teacher has more time to There are five counselors and advisers now on the staff. In use the results and is not lost in the complicated procedure. addition to my duties of directing the Center I counsel stu Literature and conferences are furnished each school to keep dents. Robert Noland, Charles Schiedler and Frank Hustmeyer them informed on the findings. are also counselors. Jack Bramlage, currently on mili tary leave, Recently a field office of the Center was established in the is also a counselor. diocesan office of education in Cleveland with Frank Rust All of us have special training in psychology and advisement meyer, '51 in charge. This office will service the entire northern and are qualified to give professional advice. part of the state which has requested our testing service for Four psychometrists, who administer and score tests, are their schools. Other areas are conducted from the headquarters on the staff. These women, who have technical training for at UD. Plans are progressing at present for two more such fie ld their jobs are: Patricia Ramsey, '53; Gloria Gantz; Eileen offices. Myers and Roberta McMahon. The continuous growth of this service provides new avenues In addition to these people are Rose Stephan, secretary, for public relations. Increased emollment at the University and a staff of student scoring technicians. and recognition in the field of education are but a few of the Harry Murphy of the faculty acts as director of placement direct benefits. Future development appears unlimited in this for part-time student work. specialized field. Special Programs Primary Function Many special programs are conducted by UD for other psychological requirements. Some of these are the American The primary function, of course, is to the students who are Medical Examination, Selective Service College qualification, to enroll or are enrolled at UD. We give each student an en Dental admission, National Teacher qualification, Graduate trance examination. After the test a counselor reviews the Record Examination. These special examinations not only in- results with the particular student. In this way each person is ·guided toward the proper course of study and establishes an occupational objective. Then the student is given information on the occupation, training requirements and qualifications. The Deans observe the student's progress and give further counseling and orientation. This combined effort gives the student a full picture of his occupational outlook. The Center helps the student in another way by providing a job placement service for part-time, summer and full time placement. Many students must work to help pay their college expenses. Through our director of student placement, the Center has contact with more than 500 employers in all fields of business and industry. During the last academic year we placed more than 850 students in part-time jobs. Graduating students have the opportunity of interviews with leading companies who send representatives to our campus. Presentations of the company program, individual interviews and formal application are arranged for each interested stu dent. An open index fi le is kept contantly to provide alumni with future resources. Many of the alumni have secured stu dents or graduates for their own firms through the Center. Another important phase of the Center's service is the per :sonal contact with alumni. Many benefits can be expanded in the future and the University officials have expressed on numer ous occasions their interest in this combined idea. Positions that occur, no matter how large or small, may be of interest to a student or graduate. When an opportunity exists in your company, or you hear of one in another organization, please Part of the staff at their office doors. Left to right: Gloria Gantz, Eileen Myers and Roberta McMahon, psychometrists; and Martha Sh eetz, student sng~:est the service of UD. scoring technician. 3 I··.: ' - - ---- -- Storing technician Katie Maraglou and secretary Rose Stephan g et ready Dire ctor of student place me nt Harry Murphy and Guidance Center Director to run a battery of tests through the scoring machine. lloyd Rensel confer on an e mployer request for part-time he lp. elude our O\ n students but tho ·e from ,·arious colleues in the area. Last ring t sts were admini t retl to high chool seniors in eland, incinnati, Pitts bur rh , ew York and Dayton. Th purpos of this examination was to dir t futme engineering students in courses in accord with 40,000 erved th oir apacities. Any deficienci s that w r noted were brought Last year the Guidan servic to mor to th student's attention. Summ r courses were given under than 40,000 persons. On of th se was an alumnus who was th supervision of the D an of En in riner. thinking of changing his field of mployment. Having b n Th eteran's Administration ha. the largest speciali z cl out of college over 20 years h had given little thought to t sting requ st. The D Guidan ent r en•ices 32 counti s se king help at D. His call to the Center ilid bring him help.

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