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

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President John Stewart Bryan, friend of the student and of the faculty, was always seen offering a friendly smile or a warm hand- clasp to those he met on campus. To strangers and all students alike he displayed the true Southern Hospitality for which the Col- lege of William and Mary is so well known. OUR

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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-

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Dean of the faculty, James Wilkinson Miller, with the college since 1935, is a Har- vard man. To the students he is well known for his engrossing Philosophy lectures. With a full semester now included in an enlarged summer session, the job of Dean Hoke of the Summer School has taken on added signifi- cance in the over-all drive at the college to aid the War effort. Recently appointed President ' s assistant, Mr. John E. Hocutt, ably fills the job of Mr. Charles Duke, since made active head of the Norfolk Division of the College. Known to all for the active part he takes in the direction of activities on campus is Mr. J. Wilfred Lambert, Dean of Men at the college since 1938. College Air Raid Warden and Professor of Psychology keeps him busy in his spare time. Dr. Grace Warren Landrum, Dean of Women and student of Chaucer, serves the college very capably as an English professor. Well liked by every one since 1927, when she first came to William and Mary, Dean Landrum actively participates in various campus meetings. JAMES WILKINSON MILLER KREMER J. HOKE JOHN E. HOCLTT ADMINISTRATORS J. WILFRED LAMBERT GRACE WARREN LANDRUM