The first Registrar of the University, John M. Cross, was appointed by Daniel Coit Gilman on April 1, 1876. Cross was previously a tutor in Greek at Princeton University. He served as a Registrar at Johns Hopkins until 1880. To accomodate Cross's desire to continue teaching, he was also made the first associate in the Greek and Latin. In 1881 Cross left to become the headmaster of a school in Lawrence, New Jersey. After the departure of Cross the office was not formally filled until 1889. Thomas Randolph Ball has been serving as a recorder and was made Registrar at this date. In 1920 Ryland N. Dempter became Assistant Registrar and in 1923 Registrar when Ball retired. Miss Irene Davis assumed the position of Registrar in 1935 shortly after Dempster's retirement. She remained the Registrar until her retirement in 1968. In the early days of the University the Registrar's Office was responsible for a wide range of duties including arranging for the publishing of Circulars, printing lecture notes, maintaining student records, and handling the admissions for undergraduates. Miss Davis also served on The Board of University Studies and the Committee on the Shriver Hall Murals. Records pertaining to these activities have been made into individual record groups, RG.04.012 and RG.09.020 respectively.
The Office of the Registrar continued to perform admissions duties until 1946, when Bill Logan became Director of Admissions. After Ms. Davis, Robert E. Cyphers became Registrar in 1969 and served until 1991. Hedy Schaedel is currently the Registrar.
From the description of Records, 1876-[ongoing]. (Johns Hopkins University). WorldCat record id: 42972358
