Ohio State University - Makio Yearbook (Columbus, OH)

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l,f'l'YiflPYli'S Holm' in Xvinlvr Wil . . WAN H w ,, - an we Q , Q ,A W V ixffq , '- M QW' it 1 is ii law at tile University oi' Cincinnati. Nfviiiie tilere he served as Secretary of the Charter Amendment Committee of time city. Governor George White appointed Dr. Bevis director of iinance in 1951, and in 1955 he was appointed an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Gino. in 1935, Governor iwartin L.. Davey requested him to serve temporarily as director of finance, and he also became a facuity memiaer at Harvard tiien. Because of his taii, ianicy appearance, he was nicknamed Usticicu Bevis. Tile respective moniker was attributed to iris piiysicai ciwaracteristics while iie was an undergraduate at Cincinnati. in iris present capacity as llniversity president, Dr. Bevis has tiie respon- siiyiiity for aii iinai administrative decisions in tiie llniversity. PI ' f if lr V Looicing for mum informriliun ' anmny or a usy 1 ry

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fIIt'fH'l l Irlllllls Hemi Prvslilifllt Dr. Howard Landis lfevis, seventh president ol Clhio State Lwniversity. assumed this position, Felmruary 1, 1940. Prior to this he had been prolessor ol' government and law in the Harvard Graduate School 01 Business Administration since 1055. Dr. Bevis attended the Cincinnati Technical School and the University of Cincinnati. He received his B.A. in 1908 from the latter: and two years later, his 1..l-.l5. Harvard Law School presented him with the degree ol Doctor ol' ilu- Science ol 1,aw in 1929. The President loegan practicing law in Chic in 1010 until his entry into government service during Vvorld Xvar 1. He resumed his teaching in 1021 in the capacity ol professor ol 20

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muy H Jams Bimini in Slruriivy' Dr. Davis, primary concern is witli iaculty anct vurricular matters ancl with sucil special enterprises as conservation, personnel, researcil, rarlio education, ancl aviation. As cllairman ot tile Council on instruction, tie tlas devoted I1llICil time ttiis year to worlcing witin tile Council in assisting colleges anti ctepartments to moclily ollterings so as to meet tile rapictly growing student neects. Clit-campus interests inclutle national and regional efiueational organizations, Columtpus Kiwanis Club, ot wiiieil tie is pro- gram etlairman, ami tlie Columiwus Town ivieeting. Xvorliing iiis way up from University Examiner in 1019 to clean ol time College ot Arts anti Scienres in 1937, Dr. Blancl l.. Stracliey attainect tlis present position as Vice Presicient of Oilio State University in 1944. His particular responsibility is tlie supervision of admissions, registration, vam- pus organization, iieaitli service, guidance, anti stucient employment. Dr. Straclley is a past presiclent ot the Nortln Central Association, an accrediting organization tor 300 Colleges anct 3000 tiigii sclwools in twenty states. Nou' lie serves as Ciiairman ol its state fommittee for Cjilifl. 22 ,