Clemson University - Taps Yearbook (Clemson, SC)

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RECOGNITION To Dr. Enoch Walter Sikes, President of Clem- son College: ... for his viqorous and ener- PRESIDENT ENOCH WALTER SIKES .. , j , . , ,. ■ a .. , , ,, getic leadership, ror his affection and loyalty to Clemson, and for his noble contribution to the wel- fare and advancement of Clemson, we dedicate this, the thirty-third volume of Taps. Dr. Sikes came to us as President in 1925, and since that time he has given untiringly of his services to the advancement of education and to the betterment of our college. Under the administration of this man, whose greatest pleasure is derived from his personal contact with the boys, Clemson has become an accredited college, and at present has approximately two million dollars worth of buildings. Through his leadership, Ciemson ' s moral and intellectual standards have been raised to the levels they enjoy today. Looking back on his fifteen years of leadership, we see that Dr. Sikes has been a driving force in the betterment of our college. Clemson finds itself 2,21 8 students strong. It sees Riggs Hall, one of the best equipped college engineering buildings in the South; the splendid new Long Agricultural Building; five new modern barracks; new dairy barns and agricultural experi- mental equipment; additions to the Chemistry Building; a new Textile Building filled with modern machinery; paved roads about the campus; and numerous improvements on the buildings and grounds.

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lit OBJECTIVES An annual has several duties to fulfill if it is to serve its purpose satisfactorily and completely in presenting a picture of the present for the album of the future. First, it must portray vividly a concrete and pictorial record of all activities of the school year. Second, it must represent all the phases of student life — scholastic, military, athletic, and club activities. Third, it must serve to remind the student, in after years, of h is fellow classmates, of his faculty, and of the aspirations, objectives, and accomplish- ments of his Alma Mater. Lastly, it must endeavor to catch and portray the high spots of the ever-changing panorama in such a way as to recall to each student his own per- sonal connection with the flow of events. Each student must feel that the book is his own because he is a part of it and helped make the publication possible. With these aims in mind, we have striven to build a greater book.

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Plow Boy , as he is often called by the stu- dents when they are speaking strictly off the record ' was born and reared in Union County, North Carolina. He often speaks of his boyhood days, loving to boast of how well he could ride a mule bareback, and of his football days at Wake Forest. After receiving his M.A. degree from Wake Forest College in 1891, he achieved his Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University in 1897. Since, he has served in the capacity of professor of history and political economics, author, state senator, Dean of Wake Forest College, President of Coker Col- lege, and now, President of Clemson College. Beloved by everyone who has known him, re- spected by all of the greatest educators of the country, and an inspiration to us, he is never too busy to lay aside his work for a personal talk with a troubled student. These personal relations with the students are cherished dearly in the heart of our Prexy — Dr. Sikes. He values them highly. He is to every student a friend, counselor, and leader. His high ideals that he sets before us, his magnetic personality and lovable nature that has endeared him to the Clemson student are largely responsible for the Clemson of today. May we, the class of ' 40, ever cling to those high ideals of scholarship and public service, and those masterful traits of leadership as they were exemplified by our beloved President — Dr. Enoch Walter Sikes. ip