College of William and Mary - Colonial Echo Yearbook (Williamsburg, VA)

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THE PRESIDENT It is a rare occurrence that an alumnus becomes President of his Alma Mater. This happened at William and Mary when Dr. Davis Y. Paschall took the oath of President on August 16, 1960. As State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Dr. Paschall has served on all the governing boards of State institutions of higher learning in Virginia, including William and Mary, and is thoroughly grounded in the policies and challenge of his Alma Mater. In discussing his student days, 1928-1932, Dr. Paschall is quick mention his service as a waiter in the dining hall, his position as the first evening (Ink in the Williamsburg Inn, and the time spent in waiting on President J. A. ( ' . Chandler ' s table. In recalling these experiences, Dr. Paschall says, there was one thing above all that impressed me most — the energy, the drive, the vision, and the obsessed sense of determination and dedication of President Chandler. This was truly my first opportunity to see in action on a day-to-day basis a man who gave of himself so de- votedly and sacrificially for a cause, and that cause was William ami Mary. I pray that in some worthy measure my years here in the same cause can emulate his. When he received his degree in history in 1932, the President li; amassed many honors while at William and Mary; he was a Phi Pet a Kappa, a member of Eta Sigma Phi. History Club, International Relations Club, Kappa Delta Pi, Kappa Phi Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Clayton- Grimes Biological Club, and the Philomathean Literary Society; lie re- ceived the Sullivan Award and the Sons of Cincinnati Award. Dr. Paschall ' s roots at the College are deep; his wife is a graduate of the College, as is his daughter. Although the Paschalls ' son is a freshman at Hampden-Sydney, Dr. Paschall believes he may transfer one of these days. Dr. Davis V. Paschall is a dynamic personality at the College; he has seen it grow and develop, change and expand; his experiences with the College on undergraduate, graduate, and administrative levels have all been and will continue to be beneficial to the College.

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H CM D i Pas boll; W. Brooks! I IcW. Cox, Ho I B.S U. Hudnall Wore. Jr.; • i B » P II,-:-- THE BOARD OF VISITORS I I I the Royal harterof the lollege of William and Mary, the Board of Visitors has been the ng force behind the College. The Board has traveled with the College through Dearly three hundred years i history and of change. In the past few years the College has taken on a new - short blocks from the older, quietly sedate part of campus the College is acquiring a bold, modernistic skyline. I mi I other modifications and advancement s in the history f the College have been largely a result • ( ••■ I work by numerous members of the Board of Visitors through 1 1 1 - years The power givi B ated in the ' lode of Virginia. Thus, the Board continues to hold the same rights granted under the R Charter provided the actions of the B contrary to the By-Laws of the Board 01 state laws. The Board ' s duties include a n for maintaining the property of the ollege, for di up the laws which govern the ollege, for approving the budget and f r setting tuitioi I the requirements for admission. The B ble for appointing the President of the ollege and other administrators and faculty membi w faculty members, the Board works to establish the program f study for the College. In addition, the i. $ responsible for establishing th supervising the operation of the two-year colleges, R B Pi ' hristopher New port in . The Board consists of fourteen members including l ; - • !. cted l the Board The members are appointed b G ■ fur f.nir years. These appointmei that there - membership of the Board, The 15. Mr. I meets regularly I ' ! - members of the Board on ■ ■ •( the facultj - r ••( the student bodj «li wis B irough M

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I) Ml. MS I IJ VTION The Administration, working closel} with the President he College and the Virg S I govern- bod} f the College Financial, disciplinary, • Hucational matter an- directed and coordinated bj various Lsigned members of the Administration. [ he organization f the College Administrate Itricate plan headed l . the Board of Visitors and terminated the heads of the numerous academic departments Within the Deans, the President, the Bursar, the Director Development, and other offices which are essential to the emtion f the College. portanl changes were made at the administrative I of the College during the past year, partially due to th- ' ■lii-mii f the College ' s Self-Stud} Program, partial]} • I u - the expansi f the College. The creation of the office ol Dean • ( the ' ollege was the most notable change in organi- tion; W Melville Jones, previous!} I . :m of Faculty, filled iii« office. The Dean of the College i the ranking academic I administrative officer under the President. The purpose tin- office i- t coordinate the academic life of the College. Harold I.. Fowler, IV less II story and Head f the partmenl of History, was named as successor to Dean DM in the position of Dean f the Faculty. Another academic position created by the reorganization the I ;m f Graduate Studies. This position has the j - »l ■ coordinating the College ' s rapidly growing advanced cur- uluiii. The Dean of Graduate Studies is I • I; l gel, Research Professor f Physics. A Division of General hlii -. combining the summer session, the extension program, evening program, and the branch centers, was also estab- ed l y the reorganization plan of the administration. I ' ■ - I ' M I ■ -•• f r ( lharte h I ition. Under the new structure • ( administration, the officers reporting t the President are the Dean f the College, the Bursar, the Director of Development, and tl D Students. - I r. Paschal! explained at the Fall Convocation September 1964, The growth of tl»- College in enrollment, in faculty, and program diversification has made reoi zation necessary. Essentially, the new plan regroups a number of institutional activities developed in recent years; reduces the number of officers who have previously reported directly tn the President; and provides a strong academic unity fur ' illege as a whole. In summation of the Self-Stud} I ' m and the current administrative changes one must realize, as l r. Paschal] stated, Institutions are, in the final analysis, the people who compose them. The times in which we live require more than ever before that such institutions undergo self -examination if they are t meet their responsi- bilities to the individual as well .1- the greater societ} which the} serve. In rdination with the conclusion f the t Stud} Program, a Faculty II • is drawn up. This ' ■.m combines the reports of the various comx within the College concerned with the Self-Stud} Program and the ri|i.irt of the Board of 1-1 1 :i t :• mi t.. ; uf the legal and structural history of the College, the pnr| « .-, and aims f th ' 1 Faculty policies and It 1- hoped that th J be distributi fi.rm early next fall. Thus, the aim f the Administration b} working closely with the faculty and students f the « ■ students in th ir endeavors and maintain the standards of I Tin- Adminis- tration 1- awan of the imp and informal atmosphere in which student-facult} re iditions whii I I r the individual. Througl an hope to remain selective in 1 world f widi fields. 15 ►