Baker University - Wildcat Yearbook (Baldwin City, KS)

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DEAN EBRIGHT DR HOMER KINGSLEY EBRIGHT Iooo follows rn the successron of Dr Osman Grant Markham a Dean of the College Dr Ebrrght returned to hrs Alma Mater a a professor 1n 1905 Durrng the years of h1s professorshrp first of Greek and now of Brble he has endeared hunself to hrs students by h1s ab1l1ty to carry them beyond the pages of the textbook correlatmg h1s subject to hfe Such an ab1l1ty 1S an asset to the dean of a college Dr Ebrrght IS further qualrfied by an enthusrasm and zeal wh1ch he shows to th1s office Wlth an untr1ed hand for he acted as Dean 1n IQ2I 1922 when Dr Markham resrgned the oflice to be come actrng presrdent for any task that he undertakes. Dr. Ebright does not corne I9eza L ' E181-

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DR WALLACE BRUCE FLEMING AB AM BD DD PhD LLD Pres1dent of the UDIVCTSICY Uwr Qpreszdefnt DR WALLACE BRUCE FLEMING Presrdent of the Un1vers1ty s1nce h1s arr1val here has g1ven hrmself unt1r1ngly to Baker s brg Forward Movement Dr Flemmg qu1ckly won the students and supporters of the Un1vers1ty for h1s fr1ends by h1s ab1l1ty to sense the Baker Sp1r1t In the three years that he has been here he has succeeded 1n 1ntens1fy1ng that Splflt Although Dr Flemmg has had to spend much t1me away from Baker he keeps the Baker fam1ly on h1s heart He always remembers takes mental note of a good story to tell when he returns Whether It s a story or a b1t of w1se counsel Prexy s appearance always br1ngs applause X X l themdwhen helhears the familiar cry Holiday! C Holliday! j, and least , , a a r L or l'17'I

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OUR DEAN OF WOMEN Daughter of a Methodist parsonage, graduate of a Methodist College graduate student at Boston and other lead1ng un1vers1t1es college professor dean of women these are gl1mpses 1nto the career of Miss ELIZABETH BENTLEY our dean of women M1ss Bentley fills the pos1 t1on as a scholar as students 1n her classes and others who come 1nto contact wrth her know She 1S also quahfied by her sympathy for women students and her expenence w1th them 1n th1s and other colleges Our dean understands the pos1t1on of the g1rls at Baker who work thelr way through s1nce she also worked her way M1ss Bentley had already been 1ntroduced to Baker folk when she came here as dean of women for she had been ass1stant professor 1n the departments of H1story and Engl1sh 1n Baker 1n 1901 1902 The followmg year she was called to the cha1r of Engl1sh 1n Srmpson College Dur1ng the t1me she was at that college MISS Bentley 1naugurated the work of the dean of women there In 1920 she returned to Baker At the t1me of M1ss Bentley s pamful acc1dent the past w1nter the esteem whlch the student body hold for her was shown 1n the deep feelmg of regret expressed everywhere and by the many letters and tokens wh1ch were showered upon her E191