The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-02
DIR. LITTLEFIELD
 TAKES NEW JOB
Becomes Assistant to President of Bridgeport
 College July

Dr. Henry W. Littlefleld of Ham, den, Connecticut, member of the professional staff of the State Board of Education, has been appointed an assistant to the president at the Junior College of Connecticut in Bridgeport, 1t was announced today by E. Everett Cortright. The ap- pointment becomes effective on July l.
 Tn this capacity Dr. Littlefield will work closely with President Cortright a nd with James H. Hal sey, who is also the presidents as- sistant, in the general administra- ton of the college. However, his major responsibility will be in the development of program which will seek to establish lines for mu- tual information and understanding between the college and key officials in many of the community's indus trial, commercial, and financial or- ganizations in order that the college can better serve the needs of the community. Within the college Dr. Littlefleld will relieve MT. Halsey of his responsibilities for the Board of Associates work and for the weekly student assembly programs so that MT. Halsey can devote more atten- ton to the rapidly expanding pro- gram of evening classes.
 The decision to add third full time administrator at the Junior college has been under considera- tion for over year by the board of trustees and for the past several months and executive committee comprising President Cortright, H. Almon Chaffee, Isaac E. Schine, AL fred V. Bodine, J. William Hope, FL liott w. Peck and Mrs. ichard M. Oppel, have held several meetings to discuss all the details. Their recommendation was unanimously accepted at a recent board meeting.
 President Cortright in comment ing on the new administrative re- alignment which results in changes in executive responsibilities for him. self and MT. Halsey, stated: T want to pay a tribute to the board of trus- tees for their imagination, courage, and farsightedness in taking this step at this time, and also want to commend the board for the thor ough manner in which they have studied every phase of the problem before making this decision. The future of higher education in Amer ica depends greatly on the extent to which a college can work with and serve its community"
 At the present time Dr. Littlef1eld is making special study of the junior colleges in Connecticut for the state boar dof education as part of an extended study of post-second- ary educational facilities needed after the war. He is also a member of the administrative staff of the New Haven YCMA Junior college whehe he serves as supervisor ol the Meriden and Waterbury units of the war training program spon- sored by that instituption and Yale university.
 Holding the B. s. and M. A. de- grees from New York university, pr. Littlefield has also studied at Boston university, Bates college ana Yale, where he received hmis Pm. D. degree; his doctoral dissertation is entitled Factors Influencing the Growth of Junior Colleges" He has held teaching and administrative positions at the Orange, Massachu- setts, high school and at Hamden high school. He has also taught economics at the New Haven Teachers college and for the past several summers he has been & member of the faculty of the Uni versity of Maryland where he taught sources in consumer problems and methods of social science teaching He is the author of two texts en- titled New outline History or Europe"
 pr. Littlefield is married and has three children, Henry, Jr., who IS nthe N. s. Navy. Jeanle, l2, ana Bruce, {. He and his family VII move to Bridgeport within the next H...