Duke University - Chanticleer Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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W. H. Wannamaker TRINITY COLLEGE E, IFTY-SIX YEARS of service to Duke University has been, to President Robert Lee Flowers, fifty-six years of devotion to the school ' s well-known ideals of education and religion. Just as the University has grown in the heart of its president, so Dr. Flowers, by virtue of his lively sense of humor and his brilliant mind, has grown in the heart of the University. Upon the election of Dr. Flowers as presi- dent of the University in 1941, he remarked in his message to the students that their in- tlucnce not only determines largely how others away from the campus will evaluate the insti- luliun, but it also molds the aims of those who will guide it in the future. The students are the sole reason for its existence. Preceding his election as president is a long record of competent service. Graduating from the United States Naval Academy in i8gi. Dr. Flowers returned to his native North Carolina as instructor of mathematics at Trinity College, and the following year was made head of the department. He was elected secretary of Trinity College in 1910 and, when Duke Uni- versity was established in 1924, he became, first, secretary-treasurer, and later, vice presi- dent. Upon the death of his predecessor. Dr. William Preston Few, in 1940, Dr. Flowers was elected to his present position. Dr. Flowers ' honorary degrees consist of a Master of Arts presented to him by Trinity College in 1900, and two Doctorates of Law, one recerved from Davidson College in 1927, and the other awarded in 1942 by the Uni- versity of North Carolina. He is also a mem- ber of Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, and Alpha Tau Omega fraternities. In addi- tion to his contributions to the school, he has been active in civic affairs and social service. Just as a great orchestra must i)c directed by a capable leader, so the symphony of life at Duke is subtly directed by the administra- tion. Six men form the nucleus of this adminis- tration, around them revolving a vast system of office workers, professors, and students. Dr. William Hane Wannamaker is ice president and Dean of the University. He came to Duke in 1 904 as professor of German, R. B. Cox C. A. Dukes C. B. Markham 20

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L BOARD OF TRUSTEES N THE HANDS of the thirty- six men who make up the Board of Trustees rests the supreme authority of the University. They are empowered to make any rules and regulations necessary to achieve the good government of the school. The new Chairman of the Board, elected last May after the death of J. F. Bruton, is Mr. Willis Smith of Raleigh. Mr. Smith, a Duke alumnus, is also president of the American Bar Association. The trustees meet twice a year to reccise reports from committees and to approve the issuance of diplomas from the Uni- versity, as recommended by the faculty. The Board must also appoint the University presi- dent and manage the property and the funds of the University. The Executive Committee, composed of fifteen trustees, meets once a month with the trustees of the Duke Endowment to review the annual budget. This Endowment was estab- lished in 1 924 by the indenture of James B. Duke. It represents an endeavor to pro ide in some measure for the spiritual, mental, and physical needs of mankind. To do this, Mr. Duke provided for the establishment of churches, the maintenance of charity wai ' ds in hospitals, the care of orphans, and the care of widows of po (M-ty-stricken ministers. He also created educational opportunities, helping other schools as well as our own university which bears his name. Trinity College, named in honor of his father, Washington Duke, was remcxleled according to instructions in ilir indenture, and its depart- ments of learning were expanded, so that they include departments of Religion, Law, Edu- cation, Science, Business Administration, Medi- cine, Engineering, and a W ' oman ' s College. Mr. Duke desired that great care and dis- crimination be exercised in admitting as stu- dents only those whose previous record shows a character, determination, and application evincing a wholesome and real ambition for life. The Board of Trustees has little actual con- tact ith student activities on the campus, but their approval of us and of ovir ideas is, although intangible, of outstanding importance to our life here at Duke. Left to right: G. G. .Allen, V. N. Reynolds, J. H. .Separk, Willis Smith, Chairman; Dr. Flowers, A. H. Sands, Jr., M. E. Nevvsom. 19

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II. J. Herring A. K. Manchester C. E. Jordan after ha ing rccci cd his A.B. from WofTord College, and his M.A. from both Harxard University and Trinity College. Herbert James Herring, Dean of Trinity College, received his A.B. from Duke and his M.A. from Columbia. Formerly Dean of Freshmen, he was appointed Dean of Trinity College four years ago. Robert B. Cox has served as Assistant to the Dean since March, 1946. He received his A.B. degree from the University of Tenn- essee and his M.A. from Peabody. He was working on his Ph.D. when he came to Duke last fall as an instructor in English. His duties now include the handling of the socia l calendar, cuts, fraternity discipline, and personal prob- lems. The Secretary of the University is Mr. Charles Edward Jordan, a Duke alumnus ' He is connected with the administration of the Student Loan and Scholarship Fund, and ser es on the committee of Religious Activity. In 1 94 1, Mr. Charles Blackwell Markham was elected treasurer of the University. Mr. Markham received both his A.B. and his M.A. from Duke. Charles Aubrey Dukes has been Director of Public Relations and Alumni Affairs since 1944. He served as Assistant Director in this licld from 1929 to 1944. Dr. Alan Krebs Manchester, Dean of Fresh- men, acts as adviser-in-general for all new boys. He holds an A.B. from X ' anderbilt, M.A. from Columbia, and Ph.D. from Duke. DUKE ENDOWMENT THE PURPOSE oj the trust is . . . to make provision in some measure Jor the needs of mankind along physical, mental and spiritual lines. . . . The endowment provides appropriations Jor operating, building and equipping hospitals, orphanages, rural churches, and aiding superannuated Methodist preach- ers. The trust is denominated The Duke Endow- ment, and shall have perpetual existence. Mr. James B. Duke said that the proper tools to use for a successful organization were men of such out- standing character, ability and vision ' Jor ojficers, trustees and Jaculty as will insure the University oJ attaining and maintaining a place oJ real leader- ship in the educational zvorld. THE PUKE ENDOWMENT STATEMENT OF INCOME DEC. 11,1924 -► DEC.3I, 1945 DIVIDENDS AND INTERESTS ON SECURITIES ETC. MINUS EXPENSES, INCLUDING COMPENSATIOM Of TRUSTEES LEAVE UDOITION TO CORPUS OF THE TRUST IN ACCORDANCE WITH INDENTURE RESERVE EONO m INCOME BALANCE AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION DUKE UNIVERSiry H OSPITALS, DAVIDSON COLLEOE, FURMAN UNIVERSiry, JOHNSON C.SMITH UNIVERSITy, ORPHANAGES, SUPER- ANNUATED METHODIST PREACHERS OPERATING RURAL CHURCHES. BALANCE RETAINED FOR I9i»5 HOSPITAL AND ORPHAN CfRE 21