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...Skiddy von Stade, Jr., Dean of Freshmen...
Apparently the University has forgotten. Dean von Stade, at any rate, seems certainly to have forgotten one evening in 1935 when, as the CRIMSON reported, "with Rudy Vallee and his 38-piece ensemble striking the key note in a triumphal rendering of the 'Stein Song', the annual Freshman Smoker took place..." Among the other featured performers on the programs, it seems, were "Ann Graham, platinum girl," "Al Bernie, 14-year-old boy marvel," and an officer of that year's freshman class by the name of F. Skiddy von Stade...
...them, "There is no real trouble in making friends within two or three weeks with almost every one of my advisees. Most of them live either down the hall or up the stairs." The closeness, however, does not lead the adviser to oversee the student's affairs. As von Stade explains: "If there is trouble, we expect the advisers to let us know, but if there isn't we expect him not to probe...
...meeting students in the Union is somewhat awkward, and if calling them singly into an office is equally unsatisfactory, many advisers have begun group meetings of all their advisees. Von Stade has an entertainment fund which can be used for this purpose, and he says that more and more advisers are taking advantage of it. Men like David D. Henry '41, director of Admissions, who bring their advisees together in groups, often find the experience rewarding...
Group advising, if extended too far, can have drawbacks, however. As Von Stade points out: "It is one thing to do this on an informal basis. But if you're going to talk about this wonderful new phrase 'group dynamics," then no one short of a professional counselor should attempt it. It is a serious thing for amateurs to experiment at that level...