College of William and Mary - Colonial Echo Yearbook (Williamsburg, VA)

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J. CORDON BOHANNAN A«c(or The Board X OR some years the Board of Visitors of the College of William and Mary has been the power behind the throne. At their meetings five times each year, they discussed the current problems. With the sole authority to administer the school, they elected faculty members, approved of all funds used for the various activities, and oversaw the College in general. The rector of the Board of Visitors was J. Gordon Bohannan and the vice-rector was A. Herbert Foreman. Members who were appointed by the governor to serve until March, 1946, were: Channing M. Hall, Dr. Claude C. Coleman, J. Gordon Bohannan, and Francis P. Miller and the members who were reappointed to SHEWMAKE, DUKE, BOHANNAN, OBICI, COLEMAN, FOREMAN, MII.I.RR 10 )

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of Visitors bration. This was, however, postponed for the duration of the war. Vocational guidance was also approved for William and Mary. Practiced at other schools for a number of years, it was initiated here at the beginning of the fall semester. This program consisted of tests given primarily for students who weren ' t getting good grades because of poor reading ability and for those who were uncertain about their future vocations and their fields of concentration. Dr. R. Embree headed this counseling service at William and Mary. Plans were also formed for improving the heating and lighting systems at William and Mary. In short, the Board had a great responsibility to fulfill, which it succeeded in doing. MILLER, COLEMAN, SHEWMAKE serve until March, 1948, were A. Herbert Foreman, Oscar L. Shewmaker, A. Obici, George S. Shackelford, Jr., and Miss Lulu D. Metz. Changes in the members of the Board included only the resignation of Mr. Homer L. Ferguson, who was replaced by Mr. Otto Lowe. Mr. Lowe was appointed to serve until March, 1946. Dabney S.Lancaster, State Superintendent of Pub- lic Instruction was an ex officio member. Originally the Board of Visitors served in an entirely different capacity. Then, the Board itself owned the school. However, when the Commonwealth of Virginia took control of the Col- lege, the Board retained merely the power to control the school. In the fall the Board approved the sum to be spent for William and Mary ' s quarter-millenium cele-