Baylor University - Round Up Yearbook (Waco, TX)

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McLennan county. By his active leader- ship in civic, social lflgffifi and service groups, he built up the host of friends who stood by him in some of Texas, most heated political battles. Today he is a Mason, Shriner, Lion, Rotarian, ex-vice-president of the Anti- Saloon League of America, and member of other groups. His tenure as gover- nor of Texas C1921-255 was marked by prison ii JJH0' f . re orms econom in ov- !Il '1 ernment, settlement of lengt! 1 1 ' 'W -1 r i o n :- f important labor disputes, - 0-!i11!1l.LD.!!.h projection of a state park system, passage of important legislation in the fields of education and government. ln his colorful campaigning, Neff en- tered many counties never before visited by a gubernatorial candidate, spoke count- less times and just flat out-campaigned the rest of the boys,', as an old political observer says. Pat Morris Neff stands before the public as one of the most i gifted sons of the old- est institution of higher learning in Texas, to the world outside, as well as to Baylor, he epitomizes T the institution. Page I9 SON TTEDIATOR P BESWDENT STUDIQN 'r SPEAK ER fm, 'VN Jn

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Alger. elle came to Baylor i11 li zeiasgfiw . Cifizm gf i ' Silver-liaired, fluent-tongued Patrick Morris Neff, president, is til? 3 A ' 3 personiheation ol Baylor Lniversity. : Q in Ex-goverrior of Texas, high in the cou11cils of tI1e Baptist clenoniina- tion, and for I l years the head ol' the largest Baptist college in the world, gu i, it Neil' has left l1is impress o11 the heart of Texas politics, religion and 1 ' education. 4 Once called hy Wvilliain Jennings Bryan. hthe Southis hest het for the IJI'6'Slfl0Ilt'y.ll Nellns career is typically .'XITlt'I'lt'ElIl. typically Horatio 490 as the farm hoy lil'OIll the plains near McGregor. With l1i111 ill those days were Senator VIYOIII Connally and Dr. Saniuel Palmer Brooks, whose l'riendship he enjoyed Hdown the T f trail of the l'rie11dly yearsf' Today the l'21I'Ill hoy is tl1e rose-lapeled S0lIl,llt'I'll aristocrat whose - powers ol' oralory have not KlllllIIlt'Kl with the years. ACClZllII1Ufl hy fellow lawyers to have heen Ollkf ol' the hestjury harris- -ff' Texas annals. Nell' Cilllll' to proniinenee as district attorney ol ters in Puyf' IA

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.IAMES T. ix'1IXSON, LI.. Ii. Assistant to lhe Presidenl .IUANITA BRANCH. AB.. Dt-an ut' Wornerfs Otfiw- Mns. PAULIYI-I BlIltNI'I l'. MA.. Assistant to Dean ul' Whnwn Mus. IKM' lhizxl-1. A.B.. Director ot' Brooks Hall HOISICIVI' DIQNNY. I..L.B.. Religious At'tivit.ivs Director Cl.AnA Duraulw, A.B.. Assistant, livgistrar .li1AN1'l'A ciARDNl'IR. NB.. Assistant to Direvtor nl' Public' Heflzltiolls Mus. 'l'nUET'r GRANT, NS., Plll't7h?1SiIl,L,7 Agent YFIKUETT GRANT. AJS.. tluslnin-r tin armed svrxive-D Nl. R. fitllililfil.. iviillliijlvl' ul' the Press KATE filtlFFI'I'II. VA.. Correspomlm-rim-v llirm-ctor CAIAIN A. NliN I'UN. A.B.. Dirt-1-tor ot' lllliJiiC'Hii0IlS and l'lmtug:rnph5 .Ions HltIll'l'EIl. AB.. Nlariagzn-r ut' Bookstore tim W.u,hlmP. lNI.M.. Band Director' tin ZiI'lllt'Ii svzw it-4-D limm Vtorm. A.I3.. Ili-gisli'm s Uilicc .3 Mus. LILY M. Hussisu. Director Qf Public Relations I'r:iuci.i4:s AIIIXANDFIII. AJS. News Service Page 20