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

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fs . ,,.. Director of Information Services Amos Melton In the 1927-28 school year Amos Melton was a big name on the TCU campus. Melton edited The Skiff, lettered in football, won the Bryson Poetry Prize and was a member of Sigma Tau Delta, the Press Club and Bryson Club. As director of infor- mation services Amos Melton was a significant figure at TCU in 1954 also. Melton, who held a newspaper job in Shanghai in 1928, is primarily a journalist. His newspaper work in the Orient qualified him to serve in an executive position there during World War Il. From 1928 until 1949 he was a staff member of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and then served a year as sports editor of the Fort Worth Press before he came to TCU as business manager of athletics and director of sports publicity. In March 1952 he was named to his position as director of information services. Mr. Melton is a leader in church work in the TCU area. In addition to serving as chairman of the board of the University Christian Church he is a member of the joint boards of the Christian Church of Tarrant County. Page 20 .....M,i.-5-Hwy -L-1:-Q-4,-3, Registrar S. Wi. Hutton In 1945 Registrar S, W. Hutton was co-editor with Dr. Noel Keith of a book entitled Worship Highways-Guideposts for Spiritual Engineers. Mr. Hutton, whose entire life has been closely associ- ated with the Disciples of Christ, either in the edu- cational field or in the pulpit, is well qualified as traffic director on a worship highway. Mr. Hutton was named to his first pastorate in 1907, and he still preaches several times a month. He came to TCU in 1929 as a teacher in Brite College and was named registrar in 1952. In the spring of 1954 Mr. Hutton, sturdy church leader and religious educator, announced his resigna- tion as University registrar. As registrar Mr. Hutton had supervised re- cruitment, registration, record-keeping and research on prospective students. Since 1952 he had deter- mined who entered TCU in what capacity. Not only has the former registrar pointed out uguideposts for spiritual engineers but he has also established the academic guideposts for the University as well. The busy Mr. Hutton says some of his best recreation is working in the yard at his home. hw

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Dean of Harris College of Nursing Lucy Harris Miss Lucy Harris is a trainer of nurses. She is dean of one of the United States' best schools of nursing, Harris College. Harris College of Nursing was welcomed into the TCU family of colleges in 1946. And Miss Har- ris has been dean of the college since then. For the six years previous to 1946, she directed a nursing school which was a part of Harris Hospital of Fort Worth. Dean Harris has helped build an excellent nursing school. Harris College offers a three-year course to students desiring a nursing diploma and a four-year course to students seeking a regular University degree. The college provides opportuni- ty for first hand experience in patient care and in other phases of the nurse's work. The dean is president of the Fort Worth branch of the American Association of University Women and represents the National League for Nursing on a joint commission for improvement of patient care. An active member of the First Methodist Church for 25 years, Miss Harris has taught Sunday school classes and worked with the Wesleyan Service Guild. Raising poodle dogs is a new interest of Dean Harris. s at are t sirs a i Dean of the Evening College Cortell K. Holsapple A dictionary definition of philosopher and one which accurately describes the philosophical dean of the Evening College is one noted for calm judge- ment and practical wisdom. Dr. Cortell K. Holsapples philosopher attributes are virtually indispensable in his work as dean. A table of values and needs for an evening college are entirely different from that of a day college, the dean points out. He states: The needs of adults are different from those of the average college student . . . Generally speak- ing, the adult is more interested in education than in acquiring a degreef' From his father, a pioneer Disciple of Christ minister in Texas, Dr. Holsapple inherited a close relationship with the Disciples. An ordained minis- ter, the dean was pastor of the Christian Church in Jacksonville before he re-entered the field of educa- tion. He still preaches frequently. Dr. Holsapple smilingly calls himself an inter- mittent golferf' When he is not putting on some green, he is usually puttering about some piece of woodwork or engrossed in a game of chess. Page 19

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Dean of Students Thomas F. Richardson The dream of my life will be realized when the new Student Center is completed, Dr, Thomas F. Richardson said. The dedication of that building will be the climax of ll years of development of the student program at TCU. As the dean of students spoke, he gazed out his office window at the gaunt framework of the struc- ture rising behind the Administration Building. When Dr. Richardson came to the Hill in 1945 as a psychology professor, the student program lacked organization. By 1948 Dr. Richardson had molded a program of such merit that a department of the University was created with him as dean. He is largely responsible for counseling and freshman orientation programs. Dr. Richardson, who has been a member of the Disciples of Christ since 1939, has taught Sunday school classes in almost uninterrupted sequence for 30 years. Away from his work as dean, Dr. Richardson likes to tend his flower garden and to travel. In the summer of 1955 he and his wife drove to Alaska and spent several weeks exploring the Yukon by highway. napa Dean of Men Curtis J. Firkins Dean Curtis J. Firkins is primarily in charge of handling affairs pertaining to men on the campus. But that is not his only responsibility. The rig- orous freshman testing program is a brainchild of Mr. Firkins. He is chief appraiser in the Veteran's Guidance Center and engages in vocational counsel- ing with many persons and firms in the Fort Wcurtli area. After he received B.S. and M.A. degrees in science and education from the University of Illinois, Mr. Firkins began a career of counseling and training. For seven years he was engaged in educational training for the United States Department of Educa- tion. Before entering National Red Cross work, he served as resident manager for a young mens train- ing camp near St. Louis. Witli the Red Cross, Mr. Firkins traveled throughout the nation and with the advent of war was sent overseas. For 18 months he was area supply officer for the Sixth Army in the Pacific Theater and was later supply officer for the southern half of japan. Mr. Firkins came to TCU in 1946 as head of the Veteranls Guidance Center and professor of psy- chology. ln 1952 he was named dean of men, a job which leaves him little time for his many hobbies. Page 21