Duke University - Chanticleer Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 7„ lie Board of Trustees is composed of tliirty-six iiieiubers wlio meet semiannually to receive reports from its committees and to approve the issuance of diplomas from the Universitj ' as recommended by the faculty. The Trustees are elected as provided for in the charter of the University. The Alumni Trustees, nominated by the Board, are elected by the Alumni Association. The University is immediately governed by the Executive Committee, elected by the University Trustees. It controls the internal regulations of the University, fixes all salaries and emoluments, appoints officers and teachers of the University subject to the approval of the University Trustees. The Executive Committee meets regularly once a month and more often when necessary. The committee makes the annual budget with the as- sistance and advice of the Trustees of the Duke En- dowment established by the Indenture of James B. Duke in 1924. This self-perpetuating board of fifteen trustees controls the income of the Duke Endowment, and it may at any time withhold the income allotted to the University if it is not operated in a manner upholding the standards originally proposed. The objects of the Endowment may be classified as religion, hospitalization, and educa tion witli provisions for orphans. The members of the Board of Trustees are: J. F. Bruton, Wilson, N. C; D. S. Elias, AsheviUe, N. C; P. H. Hanes, Winston-Salem, N. C. ; J. L. Home, Jr., Rocky Mount, N. C. ; J. A. Long, Roxboro, N. C. ; S. B. Turrentine, Greensboro, N. C. ; Earle W. Webb, New York, N. Y.; S. S. Alderman, Washington, D. C; W. N. Reynolds, Winston-Salem, N. C. ; J. H. Separk, Gastonia, N. C; Willis Smith, Raleigh, N. C; R. L. Flowers, Durham, N. C; G. G. Allen, New York, N. Y.; J. H. Barnhardt, Raleigh, N. C. ; James A. Bell, Charlotte, N. C. ; R. G. Cherry, Gastonia, N. C. ; Thomas M. Grant, Greenville, N. C; J. R. Smith, Mount Airy, N. C; J. P. Frizzelle, Snow Hill, N. C; W. W. Flowers, New York, N. Y.; C. F. Lambeth, Thomasville, N. C; C. K. Proctor, Oxford, N. C; H. B. Porter, Wilson, N. C; J. B. Craven, Greensboro, N. C. ; M. E. Newson, Dur- ham, N. C; E. S. Bowling, New York, N. Y.; W. W. Peele, Richmond, Va. ; W. R. Perkins, New York, N. Y. ; D. C. Roper, Washington, D. C. ; F. M. Weaver, Ashe- viUe, N. C; B. S. Womble, Winston-Salem, N. C; H. R. Dwire, Durham, N. C; R. A. Mayer, Charlotte, N. C. ; W. A, Stanbury, Winston-Salem, N. C. Board of Trustees in Fall Session 29

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THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY «;;- uring my long period of contin- )uous service at Trinity College and Duke University, there have been pinnacles of satis- faction and valleys of darkness, but there has ever been a steady purpose guiding the destinies of the Institution. As I think about the responsibilities of the position to which I have recently been elected I feel very humble as well as highly honored. My greatest desire in life is that the past aims and ideals and purposes of Trinity College and Duke University as exemplified under the administrations of Presidents Craven, Crowell, Kilgo and Few continue to be foremost in our future hopes and plans. If I can in any small measure contribute to this I shall feel a deep sense of gratitude. By the constant and loyal cooperation of all alumni and friends of Duke University, I believe that we may together be able to see that the Institution continues to go forward in its purpose to serve this and future generations. The Duke University of the future will be in large measure what the students and alumni want it to be, and what they make it. To you, then, my message is this: Your in- fluence not only determines largely how others away from the campus will evaluate the Institution but it also moulds the aims of those who will guide it in the future. You are the sole reason for its existence; you are its only fruits. Dr. Robeht Lee Flowers Dr. Robert Lee Flowers, newly elected president of Trinity College and Duke University, has a long record of competent service behind him. Coming to Trinity College as an instructor in mathematics in 1891 after graduation from the United States Naval Academy, Dr. Flowers was soon given a professorship and made head of the mathematics department. In 1910 he was elected Secretary of Trinity College, and upon the establish- ment of Duke University, Secretary-Treasurer, and later Vice President. Upon the death of Dr. W. P. Few in 1940, Dr. Flowers was elected President of the Uni- versity. Although his tenure of this office has been brief to date, the ability and foresight he has shown in his previous positions have made every person in the Uni- versity confident that he will aid in the expansion and betterment of Duke. Dr. Flowers received his M.A. degree from Trinity Col- lege and his LL.D. from Davidson College. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, and Alpha Tau Omega fraternities.

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DIVISION OF BUSINESS Henry R. Dwirf. 1 he transition of Trinity into Duke University confronted the administration witli an ever- increasing number of problems. So great were these problems that the administration was divided into groups: the Division of Education and the Division of Business. The latter is responsible for the supervision of room- ing and board accomodations, loans and scholarship funds, the purchase of supplies, the collection of accounts, provisions for classrooms, and the superintendence of the buildings and grounds of the East and West campuses. Henry R. Dwire, at the death of President Few, became Vice President in the Business Division and Treasurer of the University. Previously, Mr. Dwire was head of the Alumni Office and in charge of all public relations of the University. Charles S. Markham, Assistant Treasurer and Bursar of the University is in charge of the business affairs of the University and the organization of assistants working in the Treasurer ' s office. Frank C. Brown, who first came to Duke in 1909 as a professor of English, has held since 1918 the position of Comptroller. The huge building program for the East and West campuses initiated by the Duke Indenture of 1924 fell under the supervision of this department. The most recent proposals put before the Comptroller have been for the erection of an art gallery on the campus and a huge recreation center to augument the facilities of the West Campus Union. Mr. Charles E. Jordan is Associate Secretary of the University. His position as Secretary of the Council on Admissions places him in direct supervision of the correspondence and personal contact with prospective students. He is also Secretary of tlie Committee on Scholarships, and is in control of all aid to students. Markham Brown Jordan 30