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DR. PHIL H. PUTNAM, Assistant Director As assistant to Dr. Epler, Dr. Putnam is one of the men directly responsible for building Van­ port into the school that it is toda y . As a member of the original staff, Dr. Putnam helped to establish Vanport shortly after his re­ lease from the service in 1946. Dr. Putnam took his academic work at Black Hill Teachers Col­ lege at Spearfish, South Dakota. the University of Oregon, University of Southern California, and Stanford University. Before coming to Van­ port he held principalships and superintendent­ ships at high schools in both South Dakota and Oregon. Now Dr. Putnam is known not only as an able administrator, but also as a friend and helper to students and faculty alike.