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Registration 'now
underway for
U-of-M students
Registrations for Term V at
the University of Maryland are
now being accepted for the term
May 17 through July 9.
This may sound early, but the
classes are one month away, and
they normally fill fast. To make
sure you get into the class of
your choice, now is the time to
get your name on the list. Tu-
ition costs can be paid anytime
thereafter, but no later than
May 14.
Books for Term V will be on
sale at the University office in
Bldg. 752 (Admin building) from
May 3-14.
Classes offered for Term V
are: English Composition, World
Literature, Introduction to Psy-
chology, Icelandic Language II
and Personnel Management.
Although the courses are pro-
grammed for military, civilians
and adult dependents may also at-
tend the classes.
For further information, call
the University office at Ext.
6226.
More births
Recent births at the NATO base
dispensary were:
o Jeffrey Allen, son of ETN2
Allan G. and Judy C. Daugherty;
bom Tuesday, April 6.
• David Kjartan, son of Lt.
Gregory C. and Bette E. Reinhardt;
bom Thursday, April 8.
• James Howard, Jr., son of
AC2 James H. and Charlotte L.
Strand; bom Saturday, April 10.
• Scott Andrew, son of CTM2
Donald E. and Cheryl L. Swope;
bom Sunday, April 11.
• Richard Allen, son of ADRAN
Michael A. and Donna F. Cohen;
bom Monday, April 12o
Sundowners’ social
The Midnight Sundowners Square
Dance Club is having a box social
tomorrow night after the regular
dance at the Rod and Gun Clubo
Girls, pack those lunches, but
don’t let your husband's know
which is yours.
All square dancers on the base
are invited to attend. Dancing
starts at 8.
Comptroller:
The people
with the $$$
Comptroller is known
to most of us through one
of its divisions, disbur-
sing. That, however, is
only a small portion of
the entire department.
The comptroller, or
head of the comptroller
department is Cdr. Robert
E. Murray who, along with
his immediate staff is
tasked with departmental
administration, budgeting
and internal review.
The budgeting for each
department comes from
separate sources. First,
each department makes an
estimate of the funds it
will require. The his-
tory of the department’s
spending and the import-
ance of the department's
mission are also inclu-
ded. The most important
limitation placed on the
comptroller's decision to
allot money is the amount
of money available for
operating expenses. Many
of the funds that are
handled through comptrol-
ler are already earmarked
for a certain task and
therefore cannot be trans-
ferred for other purposes,
butare controlled through
this office.
The internal review is
handled by John E. Devan-
ey. The responsibilities
of this job entail check-
ing on the efficiency of
the departments and vari-
ous operations such as
the slot machines.
The entire department
is comprised of 37 mili-
tary and 27 civilians and
is divided into three
principal divisions.
Ens. Roberton Williams
and his data processing
division sharea Burroughs
computer with its owner,
the Air Force. This com-
puter, which can print
120 keys simultaneously,
has numerous functions
It handles the telephone
billing for all on-bas
residents and off-station
long distance calls. .Af-
ter the key punch person-
nel type out thousands of
cards with information on
everyone aboard, the com-
puter spits out IDF mas-
ter rosters and other re-
ports that make available
a constantly updated list
of all personnel, their
status, dependent infor-
mation and other perti-
nent data. Currently,
most of the personnel at-
e,
tached to this division
are learning about the
new UNIVAC that is due
soon to replace the pres-
ent computer. Are 120 si-
multaneous keys too slow?
The accounting divis-
ion which is principally
manned by Icelandic em-
ployees has the responsi-
bility of accounting all
the official funds dis-
tributed by the comptrol-
ler. Part of this respon-
sibility requires keeping
records on all equipment
being used by all depart-
ments, and preparing the
civilian payrolls.
While military person-
nel are allocated sepa-
rate funds, civilians
must be paid from avail-
able department funds.
Some people are only a-
ware of this division as
the one that collects the
monthly man-hour sheets.
Disbursing, under
Lt.(j.g.) Brian Kleiner,
needs little introduct-
ion. Aside from paying
all the military person-
nel they have a separate
payroll section for civ-
ilian employees and are
responsible for paying
the bills for materials
and services received
from local sources.
Most of the money used
aboard the naval station
remains in constant cir-
culation. However, each
month, disbursing has the
added responsibility of
placing into circulation
new currency — to th%
tune of about $100,000 a
month.
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