University of Arkansas Fayetteville - Razorback Yearbook (Fayetteville, AR)

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES The Governor of Arkansas ----- Ex-Officio j. M. Futrell, Little Rock The Commissioner of Education - - - Ex-Officio W. E. Phipps, Little Rock Fred I. Brown - -- -- -- -- Little Rock T. D. Wynne (Deceased) ------- Fordyce John M. Andrews - -- -- -- - Fort Smith Harry L. Ponder ------- - Walnut Ridge John G. Ragsdale -------- El Dorado H. M. Jackson (Deceased) ------ Marianna Marion Wasson - -- -- -- - Fayetteville OFFICERS Chairman ------- Governor J. M. Futrell Secretary and Auditor - - T. C. Carlson, Fayetteville Page 15

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OUR GOVERNOR SAYS: J. M. Futrell B EING able to see the practical viewpoint means success. The power to be practical is one that may be greatly developed. The ability to give each fact its proper significance is the pathway to intelligent action. Being quick to observe the significance of any event or phenomena is a power to be feared when found in an adversary. It is this power which penetrates the future as far as it is humanly possible. It is the power which takes us out of beaten paths before it is too late, when conditions have greatly or completely changed. The ability to quickly assemble resources at our command and make the most out of them is a characteristic which renders one successful. We should quickly grasp and not forget the lessons of experience of ourselves and others. We should not overlook the lessons which history teaches us, but we must be careful to discriminate between facts which gave rise to a course of action or to a civiliza¬ tion, which is entirely different from the facts now existing. He is dumb who learns only from his own experience. He who profits by the experience of others becomes wise and powerful. Great intellect without driving power amounts to nothing. A mediocre talent backed by great driving power accomplishes wonders. Beware of the person who is everlastingly at it. To develop these habits and traits of mind and character, which forces the way to success, is the chief purpose of education. A knowl¬ edge of mathematics and other subjects is incidental, only, to the main purpose—that is to develop capacity. It is well for our educational institutions to make a careful survey of what has been done and what is now being done, and what should be done to the end that improvements may be made. Our universities should do this great work. J. M. Futrell Governor

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Dean G. E. Ripley HE ADVISES OUR MEN A FTER years of service as advisor for our young men, I have had one fact conclusively demonstrated many times. I must concede that youth and age are dis¬ tinctly and eternally different and this dif¬ ference must be admitted and accepted if there is to be little or no conflict between the two. My contact and work with thousands of young men has shown me how differently youth and age look at life and its problems and responsibilities. To me this is a whole¬ some and constructive force in our national life. I am glad that youth is impulsive, original and daring and therefore different from age. Youth suddenly decides to do something and, acting upon the impulse of the moment, with no thought for the future, does it and generally succeeds. Age, on the same prob¬ lem, would deliberate, calculate, turn to the past and then to the future for guidance and then hesitate on whether to do or not to do through fear of precedent. Youth knows no precedent. My observations and experiences have taught me that age can not do very much for youth, but age can do very much with youth when age understands the difference in the above statements. Keeping this differ¬ ence in mind, age finds that working with youth is not as dangerous as it appears and that youth may do about as well acting on impulse as age does acting by reason. I have found that it is time well spent to go with these young men and to allow them to try out an idea in order to prove they are right or wrong. It is interesting to observe that in spite of their inexperience and their impul¬ sive way of action, they do amazing and often worthwhile things. Page 16