Central Methodist University - Ragout Yearbook (Fayette, MO)

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DR. AcHng Dean ofihe CoHege Page 75 E. C. BUCKNER Dean Buckner, one of 'rhe mosf successful of The soff-voiced facficians, works so smoofhly and forcefully wifh no evidence of hurly-burly fha? Cenfral sfudenfs can scarcely consider The bluff, unyielding, cinema sfereofype of a dean as even possible. Since he became acting dean, he has managed problems of curriculum and discipline with admirable adroifness, mainfaining The manner of quiet precision wifh which Central has always moved along.

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' 1f3 ': 'T f- f'5q '-5' 1-' H-'-'if-' ?'W'fs?1'-'-'f1Hfi3fi:afc'-5-:'-----Q'--:za-fiat'-g::gu.i,L1--.'....Z.. -,- V-.-. - AcHng Preddentofthe CoHege President Puckett presents a challenging contradiction to the widely accepted fallacy that college presidents must be unpopular to be effective. He carries an the work of the college with tact and efficiency while he tempers his requests with a mellow Alabama accent. His wit, his versatility, and his wise care of Central through the years makes him as firm a Central tradition as the twin towers of Brannock. DR. ERASTUS P. PUCKETT Page 14

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. ,..., cw4--- 'ff 1-of -. - .c...., 4-.. -1--,,4..u'.-...z-W:-4-g.,....e.......W,-g.---.-f-:..,-Q,-,.,,,.-.5J,,,,... Supposedly, talent is of necessity coupled with a temperamental disposition, but the person who phrased that generality was obviously unacquainted with Central's Dr. N. Louise Wright. Everyone who has known Dean Wright has been charmed by her rich talent and skilled musicianship, and none will ever want to erase from his mind the forceful impression of her well- balanced personality. The effect of her dignified enthusiasm, the restrained fire of one who will always be young, will not be forgotten by her friends.. DR. N. LOUISE WRIGHT Dean of the Conservatory Page T6