Ohio State University - Makio Yearbook (Columbus, OH)

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HOWUD LHDIS BEHS I all, lij«iiilic(l I )r. liowarcl l arulis H( is asstitiicd liis (liilics as s - ciitli |)rcsi(l ' tit ol tlic L ' riiversity on llmrs(la . lejjruciry I. 10-10. in a quiet and imohttnsiM ' manner. ComiiiU to Onio State from I larvard. vvlicre for the i)asl five year.s lie lia.s lieici tlie Zieijler Cli.iir of Puhlir Administration, lie l)rou(jlit with him a skilled exe(iili t alliliide, a world ol pa tiencc, and an unlailing sense ol humor. Very much an Ohioan. Dr. Bevis was horn and reared in Fievis, I l.iniilloii ( OimU, which was ruimed lor one ol fiis ancestors. Besides serving as a |Mtl{»e on the Siipniiii- (ourl ol Ohio, he allended the University ol C incinnali where he rereivetl his h.K lielor ol arts degree and his hat helor ol laws degree. Harvard has awarded him tlu- doitor ol juristic science. Like a true e.xerutive. I r sidenl Be is Sfx nds most (jl his lime taking (are ol the larger and more urgent mall« ' rs thai tome helore him, leaving the deans, deparlmenlal and ad minislrative fieads to handle ihe details. His ideas on education liaM- come Irom a witle l)a Kgroiuid devei )[)ing during nlleen years ol leaching and three iiilensivc years as slate linance director. Both [)hases ol his experi( nce will undoiihledlv help him with his great duly as chiel execuli c ol the lillli largest uiiiversiU iii die I tiilnl Stales [28]

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' . y dyvhimstratloyi ' lotmer Acting PrruJrnl o l l« Vnittnily William McPhmon

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BOUD OF TRUSTEES ■I ;)„ ,,„ , ,. 7 ' ;,„n,| ( ' „„.,,;„■». Mcrrl I. ■„ ,. ;. ' (,.,■ • Ulm. ,in„M . UI l,.r-..,n Hv n i llic liirtliesi rtovorninf hofly of tfie UniversiU. tlic l ourd ol I iiislct-s has far rracli- ing aricf r()ni[)i( t autliorily in all matters of ranipus administration. Chairman ol tin- hoard. Miss M. F.dith Cam|)hcll. holds the dislin(tion ol hcinu the first woman ever to l)e elected to tfiis im[)ortanl position. Miss ( amphell resides in C iruinnati. wliere she is very active in the promotion of social ediK .ilion. I l(il)erf S. Atkinson. Coliim- hus attorney and insurance man. is ice C hairman. 1 he otiier members include I3r. Clinton J. Altmaier. a resident ol . larion. wlio has been prominent in many activities of his community and state: Carlton S. Dargusch. a resident ol Columhus. who lias achieved recognition as an authority on ta.xation; I.eo I.. Kum- mell. also of Columhus, agricultural counsel for the Ohio State Council of Retail Mer- chants; [)r. Burrell [Russell, outstanding member ol his (jrofession. from New Pniladel- phia; and Lockvvood 1 hom[)son from Cleveland, who has long been an outstanding figure in the public life of that city. J. IVM llllltllILL „ ,. Pn-si.lrnI ConsltlerccI one ol llii- most oulslaiuliiit! aliiniiii of Oliio State. ' i e-[ ' rpsi lent ,1. Lewis Morrill lias proven a Irieiul and (ouiisellor to stndenis In linii ' s of troiihle anil rnisun lcrsl nKllnC. . proiniiK ' nl sliulcnl (lurini! nis untler- r i(iti ile years, lie w.is arfili.ili-d willi llie . ni(erfi. llie .Siin( i« . and a nieinlxT ol SiCiiia I )ell.i Clii .ind Plii iieta Kappa. Alter t ' etlinc Ills IV. . tleuree from this I ' niversily in 10| j lie loilowecl an interesliiic and varied tareer fiointJ lo Cle eland where lie spent six years workini; with the Scripps 1 loward newspapers. With liis previous experience as secret a r of the Ohio Stale .Muinni .Xssociiitlon and Iniilor I )eaii ol the C ollrCP of I ' .diK allon. lie was well prepared to later take over his Important {lutles as head of the piihllr relations ol the I niverslty as well as Inniinierahlc adiiilnlslr.ithe func- tions whl h the I ' resldeiit assigns to him. [29]