Butler University - Carillon / Drift Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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President Emeritus of the Board of Directors Hilton U. Brown received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Butler University in 1880, and a Master of Arts degree a few years later. While an under- graduate student at Butler, he participated in base- ball and in a variety of journalistic, literary, and forensic activities. Appointed to the University ' s Board of Directors in 1885, Mr. Brown served con- tinuously as a member or as president of that board until 1955, since which time he has held the position of President Emeritus of the Board of Directors. Mr. Brown, whose support of the University in all its phases has been unceasingly enthusiastic, has probably attended more Butler functions than has any other alumnus. His distinguished presence has been welcomed through the years at academic cere- monies, the layings of cornerstones, athletic events, banquets, and every other type of university activi- ty; and his invaluable and unstinting contributions to the growth, advancement, and welfare of Butler University have earned for him the deserved ac- claim, respect, and affection of countless Butler alumni, faculty members, students, and others dur- ing the years of his association with the University. An author and former newspaper editor, Mr. Brown is now vice-president of Indianapolis News- papers, Incorporated, and president of the Arthur Jordan Foundation, the Christian Foundation, and the Indianapolis Literary Club. He received an hon- orary Doctor of Laws degree from Butler University in 1935, and he was similarly honored by Indiana University in 1945.

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Dean of Women Herbert F. Schwomeyer was appointed Dean of Men in the fall of 1957. He received the degrees of Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts from Butler University, and that of Director of Recreation from Indiana University. Before assuming the position he now holds, Dean Schwomeyer served as field representative for Butler. During his undergraduate career, Dean Schwo- meyer was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity, Utes, Sphinx, Blue Key, Omega Tau Alpha, Tau Kappa Alpha, and the B Men ' s Association. He partici- pated in basketball and in debate, was for three years listed in Who ' s Who Among Students in Amer- ican Universities and Colleges, and served as presi- dent of the YMCA, the Student Council, and the senior class of 1942. At present, he is a member of Phi Epsilon Kappa, Phi Delta Kappa, and the National Association of Student Personnel Admini- strators. In addition to his duties as Dean of Men, Dean Schwomeyer enjoys family life with his wife and daughters, and pursues his hobby of photography. Mrs. Elizabeth Ward Durflinger, who became Dean of Women of Butler University in 1940, serves also as a professor of zoology. Dean Durflinger com- pleted her undergraduate studies at Western College for women in Oxford, Ohio, where she majored in zoology and was a member of the school newspaper staff. She received the degree of Master of Arts and that of Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Cincinnati. A member of Alpha Lambda Delta, national scho- lastic honorary organization for freshman women. Dean Durflinger holds the position of member-at- large for that society. She belongs also to the National Association of Women Deans and Coun- selors. In addition to fulfilling her extensive responsibili- ties as Dean of Women, which entail jurisdiction over nearly everything concerning Butler ' s women students. Dean Durflinger serves on many adminis- trative committees and advisory groups of the University. When she is not occupied with her duties, Dean Durflinger enjoys fishing and gardening for pleasure and relaxation. Dean of Men

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President of the Board of Directors Mr. James Irving Holcomb, who has been presi- dent of the Board of Directors of Butler University since 1955, serves also as chairman of the Univer- sity ' s Executive Committee. He has rendered great service to Butler as an invaluable leader and as a generous benefactor. Among his contributions to the beauty and prog- ress of Butler University are the botanical gardens, known throughout the Midwest, which, with their accompanying lake and garden house, bear his name, and in the designing of which Mr. Holcomb was instrumental. In addition, Mr. Holcomb de- signed the J. I. Holcomb Observatory and Planetar- ium, containing the ninth largest telescope in the United States, as his gift to Butler University at the time of its centennial celebration. These manifesta- tions of their donor ' s very active interest in the University have been and will continue to be appre- ciated by those associated with and living near But- ler for their scientific and aesthetic value. A man of v ersatile interests and abilities, Mr. Holcomb has held a number of distinguished posi- tions in the fields of business, art, and civic endeavor as well as education. He is a veteran Indiana manu- facturer, was a founder and is now Chairman of the Board both of the J. I. Holcomb Manufacturing Company and of the Holcomb Hoke Manufacturing Company, and is a director of the American Fletcher National Bank and Trust Company. Mr. Holcomb was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree by Butler University in 1945. 19