Louisiana State University - Gumbo Yearbook (Baton Rouge, LA)

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Lieutenant General Troy H. Middleton has been a member of the Louisiana State University Administrative family for more than twenty-five years. He began his dis- tinguished record of service to the University in 1930 when he was appointed Commandant of Cadets a posi- tion which he held for six years. During the last two years of his term as Commandant, General Middleton also held the position of Dean of Men. Since that time he has been Dean of Administration, Acting Vice- President. Comptroller, and in February, 1951, he became Louisiana State University ' s thirteenth President. In June, 1955, General Middleton was awarded an honorary Doc- tor of Civil Law degree from the University of the South at Sewanee, Tennessee. Born in Georgetown, Mississippi, on October 12, 1889, General Middleton attended Mississippi State Col- lege. Upon being graduated in 1909. he entered military service as a private. As Second Lieutenant, he was a member of the U.S. force which was sent to quell the border raids of the Mexican bandit Pancho Villa. In World War I, General Middleton became the Army ' s youngest full colonel, a rank he retained permanently when he retired from the Army in 1936. He was called out of military retirement in 1942 to serve as commander of the 45th Division. Additional laurels were bestowed on General Middleton ' s distinguished military career when, as commander of the Eighth Army Corps, he was praised by the late General George Patton for the decision to hold Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge. His services as an educator and an administrator are evidenced by the positions he has held here at Louisi- ana State University and in several military institutions. General Middleton has had the distinction of instructing the President of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower, at the Command and General Staff School, Fort Leaven- worth, Kansas. Louisiana State University is proud to have as its President one who has distinguished himself in so many fields Lieutenant General Trov H. Middleton.

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GENERAL TROY H. MIDDLETON PRESIDENT OF LS. U

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1 THE ADMIN CHARLES E. SMITH Dean of the University In any university as large as L.S.U., the burden of supervising the education of the students enrolled in that university is a tremendous responsibility. The many problems which confront the operation of Louisiana State University are dealt with and solved by an able group of administrators. The administration of the budget and the supervision of all financial affairs is the job which the university comptroller fulfills. Each year thousands of students must be enrolled in the university a task which is performed by the university registrar. Some of these students desire scholarships or part-time jobs and must, therefore, deal with the director of student employment and scholar- ships. The social and spiritual welfare of these students is the responsibility of the Dean of Men and the Dean of Women who act as general counselors to the men and women students. Co-ordinating the academic programs of the colleges and schools with general university policies and the ap- pointment and promotion of academic personnel is the DANIEL BORTH Comptroller JOHN HUNTER Registrar MILTON HARRISON Assistant to the President T. K. MCKNIGHT Director of Student Schoarships and Employment 30