Texas Christian University - Horned Frog Yearbook (Fort Worth, TX)

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Page 14 Vice President Denton Ray Lindley 1, 1953. By early spring of 1954, he had Dr. Lindley's rejuvenation of the vice president to devote his attention to such Dr. D. Ray Lindley became vice president of the University on june completely altered the average conception of the vice presidents position. presidency alleviated the burden on the presidents office and released the matters as promotion and public relations. As vice-president, Dr. Lindley's primary responsibility is administration of the campus program. He works closely with the faculty and students in matters of campus life concerning all academic, fiscal and personnel problems. While dean of Brite College of the Bible from 1947 to 1950, Dr. Lindley made significant advances in the enrollment and financial standing of the college. He repeated his administrative achievements as president of Atlantic Christian College in North Carolina during the 1952-55 school year. Dr. Lindley served as one of five Disciples of Christ delegates from the United States to a Conference on Faith and Order of the World Council of Churches at Lund, Sweden during the summer of 1952. At the confer- ence he was named chairman of the committee appointed to determine the degree of diversity possible in a united Christian church. By his unique and resourceful techniques, Dr. Lindley might be described as TCU's one-man committee appointed to determine the degree of achievement possible in a Christian university.

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Prcsidmiis Message To any thoughtful person of our time, the lessons of history speak with growing clarity. As man develops, it becomes increasingly evident that it is not enough that he gain power through the conquest of his physical environment. He must seek wisdom to use that ever-growing power for good if he is not to destroy himself. It is the conviction of all of us at Texas Christian University that wholesome and constructive religion is the essential basis of good life and the indispensable foundation of a republic. We are convinced that the kind of democracy visualized and pro- jected by our forefathers on this continent can be the most desirable and satisfactory approach to life. But to enjoy the great privileges of democracy, individuals must also assume the responsibilities. The will- ingness to assume the responsibilities inherent in a thoroughly democratic way of life grows out of ethical and spiritual convictions. Because we do believe in its indispensable function, we require all the students of Texas Christian University to take substantial courses in Religion. Along with our required work our required courses in Religion should help significantly in preparing our students to live most constructive lives. g 3 M. E. Sadler, President Page 1 3

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i' 1 ref Business Manager and Treasurer L. C. Wright Holding the ticklish job of purse string-manipulator of TCU is Business Manager L. C. Wright. All of University's monetary matters pass through his office in the Administration Building at one time or another. Wright probably knows better than any other person in the University the difficulty a church-related school has in meeting its financial obligations. the Dr. After he was graduated from TCU in 1910 with a B.A. degree in English, Dr. Wright secured a position with a bank in Dallas with which he remained until 1922. In 1922 he returned to Frogland as athletic director, a post which he held for 10 years. Named business manager in 1932, Mr. Wright has continued in this position until the present. In recognition of his extraordinary service to the University, he was awarded an honorary D.B.A. degree in 1951. The principal interest of the business manager is his small farm, which is located on the Old Granbury Road. Work with his stock and farm implements occupies nearly all of Dr. Wright's spare time. With all of the figures and calculations his job at the University necessitates, he is content in his leisure hours only to calcu- late the number of his cattle and the sum total of his acreage. Page 1 5