Birmingham Southern College - Southern Accent Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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and lU J uitder6 [■ feiident Ljeorae r . Stuart f feiiaent ana ex-f- reiident When the University of Alabama called Dr. R. R. Paty to act as its president last Au- gust, automatic choice for a new president of Birmingham-Southern was George R. Stuart, Jr. Usually known as Jack , the genial president always has time for a coke and bull-session in the Bookstore, never seems rushed, yet gets an amazing amount of work done. When President Stuart moved into the presidential mansion, he brought with him a first family that was cjuickly accepted and loved by Hilltop students. Smiling Eloise Harris Stuart has graced all Southern functions during the year, added charm to everything in which she has participated. George, HI, and Sullins, the little Stuarts , have ])econie as much a part of the campus as Munger or the library. Mr. Stuart is an alumnus of Southern, having finished here in 1924. He received his Master ' s degree from Emory University. For several years he practiced law in Birmingham, and joined the faculty of Southern in 1939. He served first as assistant to the president, and became Dean of Men in 1941. I Vi 1

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16 ijuildi inas iplui ..J4l ouse Last year proudly referred to by the Sleep and Eat boys as a mansion, this year the roomy white house back of the gym becomes Goon Castle. Last spring the SAE ' s sold their house, bought a war bond with the money. During the summer the house was painted, redecorated, pre- pared for feminine occupation. At the beginning of the summer quar- ter thirteen lassies trouped up the front steps, unpacked their bags, placed pictures of vou-know-who on the dresser. Girls made their own house rules, enforced them with the aid of Dean Webb and Housemother Helen Boyd. Coopera- tion and honest girl-to-girl candid- ness prevail; also bull sessions, hot bridge games, ordering from the drug store at all hours. They say, during visiting hours, there are just as many SAE ' s around the house as there used to be. kt J4c oiiie The neighbors used to complain about the Lambda Chi ' s when that estimable frat occupied the house on the hill, said they made too much noise, didn ' t ever, ever, ever pull down the shades. Then came the advent of the feminine element, and the neighbors only complained about the noise. Mrs. Booker as- sumed the difficult role of house- mother and confessor, found her task pleasant and interesting. The houses shelters fifteen girls, all kinds and sizes. During finals girls hung easily dislodged shoes over the doors to insure privacy for study, made tea in the kitchen to keep awake, probably made good grades. Most often heard: Hurry up and get through with the phone!

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The death of Dean Wyatt Walker P ale on April 15 was deeply mourned by students and faculty alike. He had served the college in one cai)acity or other for more than twenty years, and his loss will he clee])ly felt. First as registrar, then as dean. Dr. Hale has been one of the mainstays of Birmingham-Southern. To the fac- ulty he has been a true friend and a real inspiration. To the students he has been a willing heljier and a con- scientious mentor. We shall miss him. Jjorotnu [AJebb, Jjean of AJoinen Three years of Ijeiiig Dean of Women have prepared Dorothy Webb for most anything, even being housemother at the Goon House and being called Dottie Goon. Straightening out sorority affairs, keeping the co-eds straight on which cadets are married and which are not, and teaching Latin have kept Miss Welsh busy during the past year. She has kept the social calendar of the scliool in good order, and has managed to arrange a tea for Stockhani for each Sunday. She has presided over tea tables and has chap- eroned innumerable dances. With all her work she has kept her sense of humor, and is the life of the party at bull-sessions in the Goon House. ewman Ujleidina, USu ufiar Newman Manly ( Red to his friends) Yielding receiv- ed his degree from ' Southern in 1922, and almost imme- diately settled down to keeping the business affairs of the college straight. While in school, be was a member of O.D.K. and president of the first student senate. Mr. Yielding is a home-loving soul. His hobby is farming and gardening, and he likes to raise flowers, vege- tables, chickens, dogs and children. Of the latter he has three — Manly, Ann and Fletcher. He ' s very proud of his dog, a Kerry blue terrier. I 13