Indiana University - Arbutus Yearbook (Bloomington, IN)

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The Board of Trustees of Indiana University is composed of eight citizens of the state of Indiana. Three of the members of the Board are elected by the alumni of Indiana University; the remaining five are recom- mended by the State Board of Education and formally appointed by the Governor. Tenure of office is three years and it is so arranged that one member is elected each year. Upon the expiration of term of office a mem- ber may be re-elected. It is the function of this governing body to co-ordinate the efforts and facilities of the University in the most efficient manner possible. Many of the current standards and policies of the school are the result of their re- sponsibility. Members of the Board are: Judge Ora Leonard Wildermuth, Paul Lambert Feltus, William Albert Kunkel, Jr., John Simpson Hastings, George W. Heuley, C. Walter McCarty, Frank Emerson Allen, and Mrs. William F. Maurer. Mr. Thomas A. Cookson, University Registrar, acts as secretary and Mr. Ward G. Biddle as Vice-President and Treasurer. BOARD OF TRUSTEES : Mr. George W. Henley: Mr. Ward G. Biddle; Frank S. Allen ; Judge Ora L. Wildermuth.

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PRESIDENT WELLS Trains, planes, and ocean liners play an important part in the life of Herman B Wells. Not only is he the president of one of the finest universities in the Middle West, but he also plays a large part in national affairs. President Wells divides his time between the nation ' s capital and Bloomington. His main duties are acting in an advisory capacity for the State Department and on various national educational committees. Last spring he acted as an advisor at the United Nations Con- ference in San Francisco. In February of this year, he journeyed to Greece where he was one of the supervisors of their national elections. President Wells, with the help of his assistants, maintained a high record for Indiana University during the war; and now that the war is over the campus has almost completely returned to normal. And yet, even though President Wells ' s mind is filled with campus and national problems, he is never too busy to have friendly chats with the students.

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WARD G. RIDDLE, Vice-President and Treasurer, started his career at I.U. in August of 1923 when he returned a few years after his graduation, to manage the Rook- store. In 1932, in addition to this duty, he was appointed director of the newly com- pleted Union Ruilding. In 1936, he went to the Office of Comptroller. In August of 1942, after nineteen years of faithful service, he became Vice-President and Treasurer of I.U. During enrollment, students see the name of Ward G. Riddle on their cards. That name takes on significance as they learn of Mr. Riddle ' s exhausting efforts in behalf of his Alma Mater, Indiana University. HERMAN T. RRISCOE, Vice-President and Dean of Faculties, is not often seen or heard by I.U. students, but his valuahle presence is felt by them. In his executive position at the head of the academic branch of the Univer- sity, Mr. Rriscoe patiently and wisely irons out problems of the different schools, co- ordinates the efforts of all deans, and formu- lates policies of scholastic diet. Quiet efficiency characterized his work as Instruc- tor in Chemistry, as Chairman of the Chemistry Department, and as Acting Dean of the School of Business. And his mastery of personnel administration was put to good use by the War Manpower Commission in Washington, D.C.