Auburn University - Glomerata Yearbook (Auburn, AL)

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PRESIDENT DRAUGHON Dr. Ralph B. Draughon is a living example of fhe fra- difional American success sfory. l-le began af fhe bol- fom and worked his way fo The fop. In I9l8 he was a freshman af Auburn. ln l948 he be- came Presidenf of Auburn. lnfermediafe sfeps included serving as an assisfanf professor of hisfory and polifical science from I937 fo I944 and execufive secrefary and secrefary of Jrhe Board of Trusfees from I944 fo I947. Following fhe deafh of Dr. Duncan he served as di- recfor of insfrucfion and acfing presidenf befween fhe dafes of Augusl I947 and Ocfober I948, In Ocfober i948 fhe success sfory was complefed when Dr. Draughon was insfalled as Presidenl of fhe Alabama Polyfechnic lnsfifufe. During his period of service as Auburn's chief execu- five, Dr, Draughon has been faced wifh many grave problems. The Korean War fhreafened fo seriously reduce The enrollmenf of The insfifufion. Shorfages of building ma- ferials provided headaches for fhe building program. Rising prices reduced fhe real income of faculfy mem- bers. Auburn had fo weafher fhe sform of an ugly foof- ball siluafion. Dr. Draughon has faced fhese and ofher problems wifh sincerify and honesfy. Solufions have been and are con- finuing fo be provided in a capable manner. Dr. Draughon's maior obiecfive has been fhe balanced growfh and developmenf of all phases of fhe Alabama Polyfechnic lnsfifufe. All branches and cleparfmenfs have been given equal considerafion and none have been freafed wifh favorifism. The resulfs of Dr. Draughon's building program can be seen in ferms of new sfrucfures on all parfs of fhe campus. Truly Dr. Draughon, in a quief and efficienf manner, is providing fhe leadership for a Greafer Auburn.

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ADMINISTRA IUN Dr. Michel C. HunTley direcTs The branch oT The Ala- bama PolyTechnic lnsTiTuTe devoTed To insTrucTion. In This capaciTy he coordinaTes, correlaTes,' and supervises The Ten schools oT The college. Dr. HunTley has The oTTi- cial TiTle oT Dean oT The FaculTy and acTs as chairman oT The Council of Deans and oT The Curriculum CommiT- Tee. He was recenTly honored wiTh selecTion by Who's Who in America. Auburn's exTensive research division direcTorship is filled by Dean E. V. SmiTh. Dr. SmiTh became head of This division, which is devoTed To Tinding soluTions To many oT The problems conTronTing The presenT genera- Tion, Tollowing The resignaTion oT Dean M. J. Funchess in January, I95l. Dr. SmiTh had previously served as AssisTanT Dean oT AgriculTure. Perhaps The mosT Tar reaching oT Auburn's Three branches is ThaT oT The exTension ,sysTem. Through The eTforTs oT This division, direcTed by P. O. Davis, decisions made on Ag Hill are TelT by virTually every ciTizen oT Alabama. Research discoveries are disTribuTed To Tarm- ers ThroughouT The sTaTe by means of The counTy agenT and home demonsTraTion sysTem. Mr. Davis was recenTly elecTed PresidenT oT The SouTheasTern Resources Develop- menT AssociaTion and also The SouThern AgriculTural Workers AssociaTion. A POSEY OLIVER DAVIS Direcfor of The A.P.I. Exfension Service MICHEL C. HUNTLEY The Dean of Faculfy DR. E V SMITH Direcfor of Agruculfural Research