Bucknell University - L Agenda Yearbook (Lewisburg, PA)

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board of trustees Rush H. Kress. noNORMiY chairman oi-ep i IT. Henderson, chairman Robert L. Rooke. secretary Merle M. Odgers. ex tiFFicio President of tlie University William H. Coleman, ex officio Vice President and Secretary. Bucknell Study Dayton L. Ranck. ex officio Vice President and Director of Development John F. Zeller. III. ex officio Assistant Secretarj ' f the Board Michael L. Benedum Ellen Clarke Bertrand E ' mer K. Bolton David Burpee R. H. Coleman Clarence W . Cranjord John C. Decker Joseph D. Dent Emma E. Dillon Bayard L. England A. Guy Freas Berkeley V. Hastings O. V. W. Haivkins Joseph W . Henderson Horace A. Hildreth H. Boardman Hopper Eran W. Ingram Franklin D. Jones Ridgway Kennedy, Jr. Rush H. Kress Andrew R. Mathieson Walter B. McKinney William P. McNutt Roy E. Nicodemus Daniel A. Poling Hugo Riemer Robert L. Rooke Harry G. Schad John T. Shirley Kenneth W. Slijer Harvey F. Smith Andrew J. Sordoni Clair G. Spongier Herbert L. Spencer Harland A. Trax Paul L. T roast William R. White Charles E. Wilson Mary M. Wolfe president ' s message Greetings to the Class of 1957 As the date iiears for your graduation from Bucknell University, I should like to extend to you my sincere congratulations and my warmest wishes for the future. Your four years on this campus have, I trust, given ()u an ap- preciation of the responsibilities that will be yours as mature citizens. For society will expect much from vou in the way of leadership in a world still desperately striving for freedom. May you find in our new role deep satisfaction in utilizing your talents and your energy to contribute to a happier life for your fellowmen. I hope that the education you have received here has given you a new understanding of yourself and of the moral and spiritual values so highly prized by men and women who are truly educated. I hope, too, that you are firmly resolved to make your education a continuing process. Oliver Wendell Holmes once remarked, Every now and then a man ' s mind is stretched by a new idea and never shrinks back to its former dimensions. May life provide for you a never-ending succession of new ideas so that you may continue to grow in wisdom and understanding. As you prepare to join the ranks of Bucknell ' s 17.000 alumni, your University extends its best wishes for a happy and successful life. MERLE M. ODGERS 20

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vice president DR. WILLIAM H. COLEMAN. Vice President and Secretary of Bucknell Study, works mainly on the program of Bucknell Study, a two-year project designed to re-evaluate the curricula, to study the character of the student body, and to appraise the faculty as teachers and scholars. A core committee of the faculty has drawn up a set of objectives which will serve as a guide for the study. Dr. Coleman came to Bucknell in 1924 as an English professor, was appointed Dean of the Uni- versity in 1945. and was made Vice President in 1953. This summer he was appointed Secretary of the Bucknell Study. Dr. Coleman received his M.A. from Yale, his A.B. and Litt.D. from Arcadia, and has studied at Wisconsin. Harvard, and Cambridge. Vice presi ideiit A graduate of Bucknell in 1916. DR. DAYTON L. RANCK has been a member of its administrative staff since 1924 when he was named Comptroller. Subsequently he was appointed Treasurer and se- lected Vice President, finally becoming Director of Development in 1955. As Vice President and Director of Development, Dr. Ranck coordinates numerous committees, work- ing to accommodate the expansion of the Univer- sity. These committees ascertain the needs of the University, accumulate and assemble facts and figures concerning the necessary funds for these proposed projects, and examine possible avenues of assistance. Under Dr. Ranck ' s direction a pamphlet. Two Decades oj Decision, was published showing the progress in development and endowments. On cam- pus the results of Dr. Ranck ' s efforts are exempli- fied in the construction of the Freas-Rooke Swim- ming Pool, Swartz Hall, and the remodeling of many housing facilities. 22