Butler University - Carillon / Drift Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS JOHN W. ATHERTON An outstanding member of the class of 1900, John W. Afherton has continued as a prominent citizen of our community. In 1901 he received the degree of Ph. D. from the University of Chicago, and in 1940 the honorary degree of LL. D. was presented to him by his Alma Mater. His son, Hilton, also attended Butler, and in 1943 gradu- ated from Harvard Medical School. In addition to Mr. Atherton ' s many duties of teaching school at Kokomo and South Bend and being Western Educational Repre- sentative for Charles Scribner Sons, he was selected as Financial Secretary and Secretary-Treasurer of Butler Uni- versity in 1920, at the request of Butler Alumni. He quadrupled the endowment in 23 years. Mr. Atherton, president of the City Plan Commission and the Board of Zoning Appeals of Indianapolis, is giv- ing this community a great service. The City Plan Com- mission is especially active now because of post-war planning. Politics has played a large part in Mr. Atherton ' s career during later years. In 1940 he served two terms as State Senator in the Legislature. He is an industrious worker and member of the Columbia Club, the Indianapolis Rotary Club, the Central Christian Church, and the Coun- cil for Central Indiana Boy Scouts. He has always been a wholehearted supporter of his fraternity, Delta Tau Delta. With constant changes occurring in a university during times of war, the Butler University Board of Directors has made several important decisions this year relative to the university. Others serving as members of the board are: Crate D. Bowen, Hilton U. Brown, Lee Burns, Earl Craw- ford, John L. H. Fuller, J. I. Holcomb, Emsley W. Johnson, Hugh Th. Miller, Mrs. Hugh Th. Miller, Dr. Raphael H. Miller John F. Mitchell, Jr., John R. Rees, M. O. Ross, Mrs. Ralph Spaan, Evan B. Walker, K. K. Woolling Mrs. W. A. Zumpfe, P. C. Reilly, Glen R. Hillis and Arthur V. Brown.

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BUTLER UNIVERSITY Butler University is proud to have a man like Hil- ton U. Brown as president of its Board of Directors. Since his gr aduation from Butler in 1880 he has been a dominant factor in making the university the great school it is today. Sixty years ago he was made a member and later became president of the Board of Directors. Dur- ing this long period of service to his alma mater he has signed more than fifty thousand graduate de- grees of Butler, and to all he is known as the grand old man of the university. Mr. Brown received his A. B. and A. M. from But- ler and in 1935 was given the honorary LL. D. de- gree. Four years ago a bust of Mr. Brown was given to the university, and now stands in our recre- ation room. This is mute testimony of the high esteem hhat all people acquainted with Butler ' s his- tory hold for Mr. Brown. HILTON U. BROWN Mr. Emsley W. Johnson has served the Butler University Board of Directors unselfishly for more than twenty years. For the past nine years he has been vice-president of the board and chairman of the executive committee. Mr. Johnson has long been associated prominently with civic life and affairs of Indianapolis. Having graduated from Butler in 1900 he is one of the University ' s most distinguished alumni. A member of the law firm of Johnson, Zechiel, and Johnson, he has the long standing name of one of the notable lawyers of the state and has a record of generous public service. Mr. Johnson is vice-president of Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Music; vice-president of the Jordan Foundation; and president of Fisk ' s Teachers Agency. EMSLEY W. JOHNSON

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DEAN GINO RATTI Left to Right: Burdin Walters Horton Peeling Wesenberg Gelston Aldrich Left to Right: Silver Beeler Burdette Robbins Smith Meshke Whitesel Left to Right: Moore Welling Sisson Harrison Fisher Wesenberg Stewart Elliot Beal Shadlnger Means Palmer Friesner Ward Pearson Potzger COLLEGE OF The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences was established In 1855 when Butler University began to hold classes. Possessing the oldest record of the four colleges which now comprise the university, it also boasts the largest enrollment of students. Almost half of the regular students in the university were registered in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences this year. Under the excellent guidance of Dean Gino Ratti, the college aims to provide a training of the mind that is of funda- mental value in every walk of life and essential to the highest aspiration of mankind. A four-year curriculum is provided by the college. The first two years are standardized to supply a general education to the students who are interested in the work of the university. Specialized training follows in the last two years.