Amherst College - Olio Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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Corporation Administration ALFRED ERNEST STEARNS, Litt.D., L.H.D., LL.D. Danvers, Mass. STANLEY KING, LL.D. Amherst, Mass. ARTHUR CURTISS JAMES, M.A. New York, N. Y. CORNELIUS HOWARD PATTON, D.D. Hartford, Conn. ARTHUR PRENTICE RUGG, LL.D. Worcester, Mass. STANLEY KING, LL.D. Preriilent THOMAS CUSHING ESTY, M.A. Airing Preriilent Cin care of ubrenee of PreriilentD CHARLES SCOTT PORTER, M.A. Dean RICHARD MACMEEKIN, B.A. Arsirtunt Deun VVILLIAM JESSE NEWLIN, M.A. FREDERICK E. VJOODBRIDGE, Litt.D., LL.D. -ffffefdfjf 0f fbi' Fuculu NCW Y0fk, N- Y- GLADYS ALICE KIMBALL, B.S. ARTHUR LEE KINSOLVING, D.D. Rggordgf Boston, Mess- CLARENCE WILLIS EAST AN Ph D HARLAN FISKE STONE, LL.D., D.C.L. 5-mio, Mdrjhdl M ' ' ' Washington, D' C' VJARREN KIMBALL GREE Ph D GEORGE EDWIN PIERCE, B.A. Mdrjb Z Ne ' ' Boston, Mass. H ROBERT WASHBURN MAYNARD, LL.B. LLOYDIPAUL JORDAN- Bjs- I Boston, Mass. Dirertor of Interrollegiute Athletic: HERBERT LEE PRATT, B.A. EDWARD JONES MANWELL, M,D. New York, N. Y. College Playyieiun LUCIUS ROOT EASTMAN, LL.B. STEPHEN BROWN, M,D, New Y0fk, N- Y- Arrociute College Pbyriciun LOUISVGZFDSBOROIBGHCCALDWELL' M'A' CHARLES HOWARD CADIGAN, B.A., B.D. as mgfonf ' ' Director of Religiour Actioitier HENRY SELDEN KINGMAN, B,A. H N P B S B D Minneapolis, Minn. ENZY . tUT?Df,'RiLEY' R'!I'. ' I. fl. LEWIS WILLIAMS DOUGLAS, LLJD. rris un zrer or of e igiour c iw ier New York, NY Y. NORMAN EGBERT RICHARDSON, JR., B.A., B.D. FRANK LEAROYD BOYDEN, LHAD. Arrirtunt Director of Relitgiour Actioitier Deerfield, Mass. CHARLES AMOS ANDREWS, B.A. XNILLIAM SARGENT LADD, B.A., M,D. Treasurer New Y0fk, N. Y. HERBERT GALE JOHNSON. B.A. FREDERICK SCOULLER ALLIS, M.A. C0,,,P,,011e,- C Amhiist' Miss- B A HENRY BANGS THACHER, B.S. Hmxifhc XOSM NDREWSA ' ' Superintendent of Building und Groundr rs , ass. FREDERICK SCOULLER ALLIS, M.A. The terms of the Alumni Trustees exgire as follows: Alfred Ernest Sgprgfory of the Alumni ond Seoremry of the Corporation Stearns, 1938, Louis Goldsborough aldwell, 1939, Henry Selden W, A D B A Kingman, 1940, Lewis Williams Douglas, 1941, Frank Learoyd Boy- A'-TE? LDEN YER1 ' ' den, 19425 William Sargent Ladd, 1943, Director of the Arnberft Prem President King Converses with guests of the dramatic Society.

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Facult HE faculty are a part of our community, as we are a part of theirs. We are the excuse for their being able to form a community. They are the excuse for spending four years of our life as vve have. Sometimes they are only an excuse. Sometimes they are the real reason that we have come to Amherst. ln Whatever light we consider them, the opportunity for making them a main justification of an Amherst ex- istence vvas presented, and acceptance or re- jection of that opportunity rested with us alone. ln almost everything that We have done the faculty have taken some part. The intellectual pursuits in which We have engaged have, in general, been in accordance with their idea of what was Worthwhile, and we have unavoid- ably been led to many conclusions with Which they sympathize. Their influence on us will last in varying degrees for a long time. Our ath- letics in which vve represented the College have been under their guidance. We have seen these men enthusiastic. We have been present when they expressed strong dislike. And often we have seen eye to eye on the same matters. Each of us have come to knovv a number of the faculty as individuals. We have come to respect them for the work they do and the opinions they hold. We have met them and Worked with them on a personal basis. We have found that We value their friendship and respect. -15..

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1 Stanley King is president of the College. After graduating summa cum laude from Amherst in the Class of 1903, he studied at the Harvard Law School, receiving his A.M. from that institution in 1906. After being admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1906, he was associated with the MacElwain Company of Boston until 1917. He served as a member of the Committee of Supplies on the Council of National Defence during 1917. After acting as special assistant to the Secretary of War during 1917-18, he was made private secretary to the Secretary of War in 1918. He was a member and secretary of Presi- dent Wilson's Industrial Conference in 1919-20. On returning to civil life, he became eastern manager of the International Shoe Company. His wide experience with labor conditions and problems led to his appoint- ment as chairman of the Employment Commission of Massachusetts. In 1927 he resigned from the Interna- tional Shoe Company in order to devote his full time to Amherst College. From 1913 to 1918 he was a member of the Amherst Alumni Council. During the years 1920 and 1921 he acted as vice-chairman of the Amherst Centennial Gift. In 1921 he was appointed alumni trustee of the College, which post he held until his appointment as life trustee in 1931. He acted as chairman of the Massachusetts Special Committee for the Stabilization of Employment from 1931 to 1933. He was elected the eleventh president of Amherst College on April 9, 1932. He has been awarded a Doctor of Laws degree from Dartmouth, Vvlesleyan, Colgate, Columbia and Williams and is a member of both Delta Kappa Epsilon and Phi Beta Kappa. Charles Scott Porter is dean of the College. After obtaining his B.A. from Amherst in the Class of 1919, he was appointed instructor in mathematics at Worcester Poly- technic Institute. While teaching there, he took several graduate courses in mathematics at Clark University. He was awarded his M.A. there in 1922. Besides his study at Clark he did graduate work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and at the University of Chicago. In 1924 he left his post at Worcester to come to Am- herst. He was appointed instructor in mathematics, hold- ing that position for three years. In 1927 he was ap- pointed assistant professorg and in 1929 he was promoted to associate professor. Shortly after the last appointment he became secretary of the Committee on Student Activi- ties. Finally in 1931 he was made dean of the College. Dean Porter's ofiice is the nerve center of the College, administering the entire academic side of college life, both of the faculty and of students. Besides insuring the maintenance of Amherst's high scholastic standards, Dean Porter serves as secretary of the Committee of Six, which handles all course requirements. All disciplinary measures are formulated and administered by him, while any changes in the management or methods of college rules are announced from his office. Applications for student work, for scholarships and for fellowships are made through him. A member of Delta Upsilon, of Phi Beta Kappa and of Sigma Xi, he is also a member of the Deans' Association and the Eastern Association of Deans and Advisers of Men. President King watches an early fall game. M171