Duke University - Chanticleer Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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In the alumni offices. I Miss Garrard ahl manages the in- | creased staff necessi- ■ tated by the Duke De- velopment Program. ' T ' he increasing number of Duke alumni and the Duke Develop- ment Program have resulted in en- larged activities and office staff and space for the Alumni Department. Under the direction of Mr. Charles A. Dukes, the staff is keeping the 24,940 alumni in touch with their University as well as conducting other services on campus. The news of the campus and Duke graduates is brought to the alumni through various publications sponsored by the Alumni Department. The Alum- ni Register is mailed to all con- tributors to the Loyalty Fund. Three issues of the Alumni News Mr. Charles . Dukes, Director Alumni Department have been mailed this year to all of the located alumni. Special copies of the Constitution and By- Laws of the Alumni Organization have recently been prepared. This department also plans spe- cial entertainment for the alumni throughout the yeaT. Outstanding events of this year included Home- coming on November fourth, Foun- ders Day in the fall semester, the Miss Anne Garrard, Assistant Director Alumnae Weekend held during spring vacation, and Commence- ment reunions. In addition to the contacting of alumni, the department performs many invaluable services on cam- pus. The information desk, which delivers an average of 4,000 mes- sages a month to the students in the dormitories, is open for twenty- four hour service every day in the year. The mailing office handles all University permit mailings as well as bulletins, catalogues, and special pieces distributed by va- rious campus groups. The Uni- versity House is used for entertain- ing alumni, special out-of-town guests, and holding meetings and receptions. Mr. Dukes has had a great deal of experience in this field and ably directs the department. While still an undergraduate, he worked with the Alumni Office, and upon his graduation in L929, he was ap- pointed assistant director. In 1944, he was named director by the Hoard of Trustees. 30

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Housing the main students of Dukes various graduate schools, this huge dormitory is one of the later and more modem additions to the campus. In all probability, this building will go to the Freshmen when the new graduate dorm near the Hospital is completed. Graduate School A dmissioti to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences may he obtained by students with superior ability who have received an A.B. or B.S. degree from any accredited college or university. These students will enter a school completely equipped with the very best laboratory, library, and lecture facilities. In the grad- uate school emphasis is placed on individual achieve- ment. Four types of graduate degrees are offered by the school. The Master of Arts or Master of Education may r be received after the completion of one year ' s work, while the Doctor of Philosophy or Doctor of Education requires two more years. Dr. Paul M. Gross, Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, has also been Vice-President in the Educational Division since 1950. The Harty Medal was received by Dr. Gross in 1946 as the most out- standing scientist in the South. He has served as Direc- tor of Tobacco Research for the government during the past thirty years, and in the last war he was Director of War Research. In addition, Dr. Gross is a member of many leading national scientific organizations, including the Ameri- can Chemists Society and the National Research Coun- cil. He was co-author of Elements of Physical Chemis- try and has contributed innumerable articles to scientific publications. Dr. Gross has received degrees from the College of the City of New York and Columbia University and has studied abroad at the I niversity of Leipzig. Prior to coming to Duke in 1919, he was an instructor in the College of the City of New York. Paul M. Gkoss. Dean 29 LB -

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Board of Trustees Tn the indenture of trust by which the University was created, James B. Duke created the Board of Trustees ind gave them uncontrolled discretion over the funds le generously lavished upon this campus. In addition o this grave duty, the Board is charged with making iny rules, regulations, and by-laws not inconsistent with he Constitution of the United States and of this state is may be necessary for the good government of the niversity. All degrees and marks of honor are con- erred by the Trustees in conjunction with the faculty nembers. The Board of Trustees is thirty-six in number, of vhom twelve are elected by the North Carolina Con- erence of the M.E. Church, South; twelve by the W.N.C. Conference of that church; and twelve by the graduates )f the University. Candidates for this position must first be approved by a majority of the trustees. The erm of office is six years, but a member may be re- noved if he does not carry out his duties efficiently. The Executive Committee consists of seven members vhich include three members of the University Trustees, hree members from the Endowment Trustees, and the - resident of the University ex-officio. This committee •ontrolls the internal regulations of the Universities, ixes all salaries and emoluments, has all the powers if the Board in the interims between Board meetings. and appoints and designates the powers of the Invest- ment Committee. Senator Willis Smith is the present chairman of the board. The members of the Board of Trustees are as follows: G. G. Allen, J. A. Bell, R. G. Cherry, R. L. Flowers, J. P. Frizzelle, T. M. Grant, E. L. Jones, J. R. Smith, B. F. Few, J. W. Harriss, W. J. Hobbs, H. B. Porter, C. A. Cannon, H. C. Doss, P. F. Hanes, G. M. Ivey, W. W. Peele, P. L. Sample, A. H. Sands, Jr., B. S. Womble, N. E. Edgerton, A. R. Kearns, R. A. Mayer, W. A. Stanbury, N. A. Cocke, D. S. Elias, P. H. Hanes, J. L. Home, Jr., Walker Inman, B. E. Jordan. J. B. Sidbury, E. W. Welti), S. S. Alderman, E. H. Nease, Sr., W. M. Reynolds, and B. C. Nalle. Executive Committee Left to right: A. R. Kearns B. S. Womble A. H. Sands, Jr. A. H. Edens A. S. Brower P. M. Gross G. G. Allen C. E. Jordan iflros