University of Nebraska Lincoln - Cornhusker Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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rrc3- Taylor Webster Cline Burnett Lonu Warner The Board of Regents E ' HE Board of Regents, governing body of the university, is composed of six J persons, one representative from each of the six congressional districts of the state. Members are elected for a term of six years. The Board has complete charge of everything connected with the university, including disbursement of funds, building, faculty, the student body and curriculum. 1 M. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD W. P. W.AiRNER, Pr«iderit, Dakota City Term Expires 1929 H. RRY Dewitt L. ndis, Seward Term Expires 1929 E.mL Cline, Lincoln ,. Term Expires 1931 John Robinson Webster, Omaha Term Expires 19.il Fr. nk J. Taylor, St. Paul Term Expires 1933 Stanley D. Long, Cowles Term Expires 1933 James Stuart Dales, Corporation Secretary, Lincoln = ' = (- .. Uiiit ? [cbra. ' i!(d wan a territory for thirteen years: on March 1 . 1 867. President Johnson issued d proclamation mailing it a state. Three m

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r ' 1 m President of the Board of Regents s m M Hi W [E may well he proud of the growth of our University since its organization, and of its present standing among the great Universities of the Nation. Young as it is in years it has out- stripped many of the older institutions. When we realize the continual struggle for funds to huild and develop it, and keep it abreast of the ever-increasing demands upon it, we must realize that the faculty, and those in authority, are entitled to lasting credit for the results. The tremendous increase in demand of the boys and girls of the state, for University training, in equipping themselves for life ' s struggle, at times al- most over-reaches its facilities. This increased de- mand far exceeds the growth in population of the state. It means that a larger percentage of the young people are each year demanding the benefits of higher education. The lasting and beneiicial influence, upon our citizenship, of sending out hundreds of well-trained, right-thinking young people, of high ideals, into every portion of the state, each year, must be recognized by everyone. Their value cannot be measured in dollars and cents. It means right moulding of future generations. Each one, if sincere, well balanced, earnest, and ambitious, is a potential leader of thought, of ideals, and of action, in his community. The worth and influence of such young men and women to a community can not be over-estimated. It is an inspiring thing to see this host of young people each year on Commencement day, and to realize that they are to be among the leaders in protecting and carrying on the nation ' s welfare, and guardians of its future. Could it be trusted to safer hands? Then let us have the united support, for the University, of all good citizens, that it may faithfully, and efficiently, fulfill the purposes for which it was founded, and contribute more and more, as the years go by, to a higher and better citizenship for Nebraska. President W. P. Warner m I fTTi:? Tito V=27: On April J 8. 1871, sixty-two homestead and pre- emption filings were made in the Lincoln land ( |fice.

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..V VIW 2- iniiiiiiniiui - • BAiiS — ' I vro - I .-f- -iy.- . n... I ; VK -Iflf 0 M Samuel Ai ' crv. Lh.Z.. Pli. D.. was born in 1865. He receii ' cd Ins A.B. degree at Doane College in 1887, B. c. al the University of ebraslja in 1892. hi.s ' A.M. in 1894 and lii.s Pli. D. degree at Heidel- burg in 1896. He earned his L.L.B. degree at Doane College and e [Jnirersity o Idaho. Chan- cellor Ai ' ery u ' as President o the University Senate until 1909. u ' hen he became chancellor o the Uni- versity. Chancellor Avery will end his woy at l] t VniveyMy this year. Ch.ancellor Samuel Avery The Chancellor EOR the last time as Chancellor of the University of Nebraska I lind my- self preparing greetings to a graduating class. At such a time it is always pleasant to view in retrospect the accomplishments of the past and in some measure to estimate the future. In phrasing my thoughts during a period of illness I am fortunate in having the assistance of Robert P. Crawford, a graduate of ten years ago. The University of Nebraska has held for years a pre-eminent place in the life of the state, but I believe that those of you who receive your diplomas this year have a fuller measure of opportunity to serve the state and your alma mater than any of those who have gone before. You who go forth at the coming Commencement with new blood and new ideas have a wonderful chance for leadership. Never before have there been so many followers in proportion to the available leaders. Let all of you who have received freely of the state ' s educational bounty resolve in some manner to contribute some- thing worthwhile to the enrichment of your communities. When I relinquish my duties as Chancellor next fall I shall always bear fond and pleasant recollec- tions of my associations with the thousands of students whom it has been my pleasure to know during the years I have been associated with the University. May every one of you be successful. To give to your age the best that there is in you, is success. i I M M b ' Four T On December 10, 1872, the mail betu een Fremont and Lincoln was being carried on foot, due to the prevalence of a horse disease nown as epizootic. l l■L.■ ■ . .-■.l■l kkl.l. .«■ . ■■ .■ . i■ ». ■ ■.