Arkansas State University - Indian Yearbook (Jonesboro, AR)

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IBOAIRID Of TRUSTEES Through the efforts of the Board of Trustees and the President of the College much worthwhile and lasting work has heen accomplished for the betterment of the College in general, its faculty, and student hody. A few of the interesting achievements of these past thirty years are listed helow: P Qp) ' PJJJT] STUDENTS well-rounded program of intercollegiate athletics including football, basketball, track, Softball, and tennis for varsity teams; the best intra- mural program in the South open to all students and faculty members of the College. Student publications — the Herald and Indian. Inter- esting social life including sororities and fraternities, departmental clubs and honor societies which are responsible for dances, banquets, picnics, and other similar fimctions. Interesting and beneficial musical and dramatic productions. Opportunities for student employment. JT ULT Y GRO WTH From the small group of instructors needed to run the first agricultural school, the faculty of Arkansas State College has doubled and redoubled until now we have 41 full time instructors and a large group of others who serve the College in various capacities. All faculty members are chosen for their abili ty to put across their particular subject and to guide the student body by their precept and example. DEVELOPMENT OF PHYSICAL PLANT- For the use of the students and faculty and other employees, the con- certed efforts of the President and Board of Trustees have secured for the College five dormitories, three of which are new and fire-proof, approximately twenty-five faculty residences in addition to the College Club Apartments, an Administration Building with well-planned offices, classrooms, and laboratories, as well as a large auditorium equipped with motion picture facilities. A new engineering building. Demon- stration School, and stadium have been completed recently. An excel- lent new science building and another for the Military Department are nearing completion. Extra features are the beauty and barber shops, both excellently furnished, two soda fountains, the book store where students may obtain all kinds of school supplies, and above all a beautiful and spacious campus. BO RD 1909 THIRTY YEARS OF PROGRESS 1939 Page 21

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IBOAIRID OIF TIRIUSTIEIES In the hands of the Board of Trustees of the College rests the huge responsibility for the general welfare of the faculty, students, and physical plant. Each of the Board Members is chosen b the Governor of the State of Arkansas, and each is well qualified for his or her position. JUDGE J. C. JOHNSON At the death of Mr. Richard Whitaker this past November, Governor Carl Bailey appointed Mr. W. L. Banks, McCrory planter, as president of the Board. Mr. Banks has been a member of this body for the entire thirty years of its existence and is well fitted in every way for this tremendous task. Assisting Mr. Banks is Mr. Maurice Block of Paragould, prominent northeast Arkansas insurance man, who serves as secretary of the Board, and Miss Pearle Davis of Forrest City, who is employed by the State Department of Internal Revenue. This year Governor Bailey appointed Judge J. C. Johnson, West Memphis civic leader, and Mr. Will Mack, Jonesboro theater man, to serve on the Board of Trustees. Both of these men are familiar with prob- lems of finance, education, and administration, and are in a position to be of considerable assistance to the school and its student body. WILL MACK Page 20 1909 THIRTY YEARS OF PROGRESS 1939 BOARD

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ID IE AM Of THE FACULTY Dr. D. b. Showalter, as Dean of the Faculty, has been of decided worth to the College. His many years of study of college problems have ecjuipped him particularly well for his position with a knowledge of ihe sanctions of the institution. Aside from his duty as Dean, he is frequently called on to go among the high school student bodies of our State and of neighboring states, to speak to them about educational problems. He is conversant with the progressive methods of educa- tion all over the United States as well as with Arkansas. Dean Showalter is well prepared to offer excellent advice to students who expect to enter the teaching profession and other fields of activity. hi I) I ' . HloW l Tl ' .l! REGISTRAR Registrar H. E. Eldridge may be called the man of many trades. Indeed, his duties are many. In the first place his duty is to keep an individual permanent record of every student ' s activities, scholastic and extra-curricular, that comes to Arkansas State College. It is also his task to manage the National Youth Admin- istration bo- the entire College. Another of his duties is serving as consulting engineer for the constructing, main- taining, and repairing of all College buildings, and main- taining of outlying property. He is known to the students as Cap. When he seeks diversion from these responsibilities, he indulges in iiis favmilr hobbies hunting and fishing. REGISTRAR H. E. ELDRIDGE Page 22 10(19 THIRTY YEARS OF PROGRESS 1939