Arkansas Tech University - Agricola Yearbook (Russellville, AR)

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PASS Uae, “Ou est mon chapeau?” . . . ANATOLE FRANCE 14 PND AVIA IR TE (G TAN TE 1 CQ) iN Although one would not disparage the contribution of the multitudin- ous non-academic experiences to the growth and development of the college student, the heart of college education lies in the quality of the faculty, in the knowledge, ideas, and attitudes imparted in classroom and personal conference. In building the faculty required by the growth of the College and its expansion to a degree-granting institution, ‘Tech has sought, as a primary consideration, to retain or add men and women of the stature essential to a strong educational program. Today, less than four years since Tech made its transition to a senior college, Tech has a faculty of which it and the state of Arkansas may well be proud. Measured by the objective criteria which accrediting agencies consider most important—amount of graduate study, preparation for their specialized teaching fields, master’s degrees, and doctor’s degrees—the Tech faculty takes second place to that of no other Arkansas college. Indicative of this strength, the faculty today averages two and one-half academic years of graduate study, almost twice the average graduate preparation of our faculty four years ago. More important, in the unmeasurable intangibles requisite to the best teaching the Tech faculty is, I believe, comparatively even stronger. Degrees and long graduate study will not, in themselves, insure fine teaching. Added must be sincere purpose, willingness to work, enthusiasm for teaching, and genuine interest in students as individuals. ‘These vital qualities the Tech faculty, as a whole, has to a degree unusual among college or university faculties, as students who have gone to other schools have frequently com- mented. The teamwork and loyalty of the faculty played an important part in the accreditation of Tech’s senior college program in the minimum amount of time. The strength of the faculty points inevitably toward a greater and greater Arkansas Tech of the future. A. J. CRABAUGH

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BOARD OF Rew Ss TE Pictured from left to right are: George S. Neal, Russellville; Judge J. E. Chambers, Danville; Glen Abbott, Waldron; Mrs. R. E, L. Bearden, Jr., Fort Smith; and Joe Hickman, Harrison. Judge Chambers is chairman and Mrs. Bearden is secretary of the Board. | } | A new long term building plan, including a new the Board. This building will take place over a long | dorm for married men, a fieldhouse, and other major period of time as the huge cost necessitates gradual improvements, was approved in September 1951, by construction. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS R. A. Young G. R. Turrentine Myrtle Roush Paul Fiser L. M. Hamand : Business Manager Registrar Librarian Steward Assistant Dean |

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John R. Abernathy Head of Mathematics De- partment and Professor of Mathematics A. B., Duke University, 1924; M. A., University of North Carolina, 1925; Ph.D., University of Michi- gan, 1932. GUY W. ASHFORD Acting Chairman of Language and Literature Division Mr. Ashford, Associate Professor of English. holds this position during the absence of Miss Lillian Massie, Chairman of the Division. B. A., Nebraska State Teachers College, 1926; M. A., University of Texas, 1943; additional graduate study, Stanford University. C. W. C. Aulsbury Head of Animal Husbandry Department and Associate Professor of Animal Industry B. S., Southeast Missouri State College, 1927; M. S., University of Arkansas, 1928; additional graduate study, Iowa State College and Louisiana State Univer- sity, The punch bowl at the Freshman Reception seems to be the center of attraction. It appears that Mr. and Mrs. Rollow, Mr. Faulds, and Mr. and Mrs. Medley are staying within a rather short radius of the refreshments. —By the way I don’t see any Freshmen around, do you? Lela Jane Bryan Assistant Professor of Home Economics B. S., Kansas State Teachers Col- lege, 1938; graduate study, Colorado State College of Education, and University of ‘Tennessee. Elizabeth B. Burgess Instructor in Education B A., Hendrix College, 1921; M. S. E., University of Arkansas, 1950. Raymond Burnett Head Coach and Instructor in Physical Education B. S., Arkansas State Teachers Col- lege, 1938; graduate study, Univer- sity of Arkansas, George Peabody College. 5