Arlington State College - Reveille Yearbook (Arlington, TX)

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B. C. Barnes did not plan to be a teacher until he was offered a position at North Texas Agricultural College in 1929. Since that time he has served in a myriad of capacities in the classroom and administration, watching the school become .Arlington State College and then the University of Texas at Arlington. Barnes taught in the commercial arts de- partment before leaving for military service 'during World War II. He returned to head the department. He describes close contact with students, which he enjoyed particularly while in the classroom, as the most rewarding part of his career. Barnes served as registrar for twelve years, beginning in 1947. He then became director of business and finance, a position which was elevated to vice-presidential status during Barnes' tenure. In addition to school duties Barnes found time to be an active citizen, serving on the Arlington city council for several years and then as mayor. Now vice-president for administration, Barnes retires this year. The Junior Aggie, the NTAC yearbook, dedicated to Barnes in 1949, described him as star salesman of NTAC, fwhol has con- vinced hundreds of prospective freshmen that an education at this institution is something worth having. .14 N'-R N Barnes and then-president Dr. Jack Woolf inspect construc- tion of Texas Hall in 1965. . .... ,Z J J B. C. Barnes served as city councilman and later mayor of Arlington. University President Emeritus Dr. J. R. Woolf said recently, B. C. Barnes has served students and faculty through four de- cades of extraordinary educational history. He has proven to be of distinctive service to three chief administrators, often being called upon to undertake special missions of great im- portance. He has given personal help to many students and faculty members in such a modest way that few have known of his philanthropy. His career and that of this col- lege have been one and the same, to the benefit of the college. Barnes defines the purpose of a university as to educate people to give them the ability to earn a place in society both economically and through service. He summed up his goal of life, To live a life that would be of service to people I come in contact with, based on a philosophy teach- ing that every person should have the right to do the things he wants to do so long as he does not infringe on the rights of others and conforms to the will of the majority, while working to change that will if he deems it necessary. In respect for his years of service to this school, the 1969 Reveille is dedicated to B. C. Barnes.