Duke University - Chanticleer Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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Trinity College r r. Arthur Mollis Edens, President of the University, was inaugurated in October, 1947. Dr. Edens at- tended Emory University. Davidson College, and Har- vard University, and holds the degrees of B.Ph., M.A., M.P.A.. Ph.D.; and LL.D. Vice-president in the Educational Division, Dr. Paul M. Gross has studied at the College of the City of New York, Columbia University, and the University of Leipsig. He was elected president of the Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies, and he attended the Gen- eral UNESCO Conference in Paris in 1949. Charles Edward Jordan, Vice-president in the Divi- sion of Public Relations and Secretary of the University, graduated from Trinity College and attended Duke Law School, but received his LL.D. from Elon College. He has taken the bar examination and is licensed to practice law in North Carolina. Mr. Jordan was elected Chairman of the Athletic Council in January of 1949. James Herbert Herring. Vice-president in the Divi- sion of Student Life and Dean of Trinity College, re- ceived his A.B. from Duke University and his A.M. from Columbia University. In June, 1948, Juanita College conferred upon him the honorary degree of LL.D. He has the added distinction of being a mem- ber of the Executive Committee of the North Carolina College Conference. Treasurer of the University, Charles B. Markham. attended Trinity College where he received his A.B. and M.A. degrees. He later did graduate work at Columbia University. While at Trinity, Mr. Markham was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Robert L. Flowers —

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Arthur Hollis Edens M ft ' • »» Between classes students chat with Dr. Edens on the Chapel steps. This sort of contact gives stu- dents a clear insight into the workings of Duke. Complete harmony is achieved as Dr. Edens completes his second year as Duke ' s president. T his is Dr. A. Hollis Edens. You might have seen him in the Dope Shop or at a dance, in the football stadium or walking on campus. You might have met him officially as President of the University, a nice, perfunctory desk job that only calls for a twenty-four hour day, seven days a week. His duties are quite simple. He need only be mother- confessor, warden, and captain. He can spend a diverting houi listening to the problems of the faculty, or, if he tires of t the pointed suggestions of the alumni, or an endless lis irate parents who don ' t understand why junior isn ' t Phi B Before you decide to be a university president, talk to him. Maybe then, you can see why all admire him, few envy him.

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Kappa. In addition to his official duties, he is Treasurer of the Athletic Council. Chancellor of the University, Robert Lee Flowers, has held many positions during his years at Duke, the most outstanding of which are Secretary of the Uni- versity. Treasurer of the University, and President of the University. Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Alan K. Manchester, attended Southwestern University, received his A.B. from Yanderbilt University, obtained his M.A. from Columbia University Graduate School of Philosophy and Pure Science, and later studied at Duke for his Ph.D. Prior to April of 1949. Dr. Manchester served at Duke as Dean of Freshman. Robert B. Cox, Dean of Undergraduate Men, re- ceived his A.B. from the University of Tennessee and his M.A. from Vanderbilt University and Peabody College. He went on to do graduate work at the Uni- versity of North Carolina and Duke University. Mr. Cox is also Secretary of Omicron Delta Kappa and Chairman of the Duke University Church Board. James Matthew Slay, Assistant Dean of Trinity Col- lege, is an alumnus of Duke University, having received his A.B. and M.A. degrees here. As an assistant dean since 1947, he is also in charge of the Bureau of Testing and Guidance. During World War II, Mr. Slay was an officer in the United States Marine Corps. Prior to this time, he was an instructor of romance languages at Randolph-Macon Military Academy. William Council Archie, Assistant Dean in Charge of Freshmen, Trinity College and College of Engineer- ing, first came to Duke in 1946, after four years in the United States Army. Dr. Archie received his B.A. from Davidson College, his M.A. from Wake Forest College and Princeton University, his Certificat d ' Etudes from LTnstitute pour l ' Etranger in Tours, France, and his Ph.D. from Princeton University. Vice-Chancellor of the University, William Hane Wannamaker, has in the past served both as Vice- President of the University and as Duke ' s representative to the Southern Conference. W illiam H. Wannamaker Alan k. Manchester