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ELIZABE ' l H FREDERICK, secretary to the President, takes a letter. President Hildreth presides at Chapel. 7 %c cde September of 49 welcomed a new president to our campus. Possessing an ability common among genuine leaders, Horace Hiidredth can and docs con erse on any subject from theology to liunting or football. A homey New England twang in his speech lea es little question as to where he has spent most of his years. A native of Maine, he recei ed his degrees from Bowdoin College and 1 lar ard Law School. In 1928, he was admitted to the bars of Massachusetts and Maine. While serving as Governor of Maine, he was elected chairman of the National Governors Association. It was at this time that his twin brother, a source of confusion to all his friends, caused a moment of consterna- tion for New York ' s Governor Dewey. Bucknell ' s first family consists of President Hildreth and his hospitable wife, son I loddie . and three daughters- Dodic , Katherine. and Ann. The famiK is just the right size for banquets on hoildays. liunting and fishing arc among President Hildreth s fav- orite extra-curricular activities. His wife accompanies him on all his hunting trips and pro ides steady competition in shoot- ing prowess. The culmination of a successful day of hunting for the flildreths is a dinner of wild duck cooked for just eioht minutes. o Although he is no less a fisherman than a hunter, he claims that he ' s never been able to find fishing grounds quite like the ones in Maine. .As Bucknell ' s new president, Mr. Hildreth has proven himself to be an alert leader, taking ready action on every problem brought before him. He has shown a sincere interest in the sttidents and has ]-)ro en to be a congenial friend to the many who have been fortunate enough to know him in the short time he ' s been here. 12