Drexel University - Spartan Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Seated: C. Redding, J. Roberts, C. Krumbahr, L. Biddle, C. Warner. Standing: A. Paul, F. Griffin, C. Bach, J. Creese, R. Brown, H. Liversidge, R. Bailey, B. Keyes, A. Cassatt. BG RD OF TRUSTEES BEHIND ALMOST EVERY INSTITUTION or undertaking there are important men who do not directly share the laurels of success of their respective institutions or under' takings. On their shoulders is placed the obligation to render a thorough and complete service, so that others may profit from their untiring devotion to duty. Each year men and women are graduated from Drexel Institute of Technology, and rarely does a graduate ever meet a member of the Board of Trusteesgour men behind the scenes. These men are indirectly responsible for bringing to our television screen of educaf tion the finest select programsfthose which bring the fascinating and forever growing world of education to us in lasting, vitalizing, and vivid images . . . bright, clear, and steadyfwith rich, thoughtful, pleasant, instructive tones. Some of these prominent Philadelphia citizens have been students at Drexel Instif tute of Technology in the past years. Together with other members of the Board of Trustees, these former students have as their ultimate aim the progressive future of their Alma Mater. The Board members are well known for their civic, charitable and cultural activities. Their decisions in the past have made the Drexel of today. Their decisions of today, plus the work of everyone at Drexel, will continue to make our Institute an outstanding center of higher American education. Drexel salutes the Board of Trustees for its time and efforts of the past and present. May its planning for the future continue to be successful. Twentyfsix

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D. STRATTON of Men DEA OF M N THE YOUNG MAN ENTERING COLLEGE is somewhat like the mass of potential material placed before the sculptor. When the sculptor possesses the outstanding qualities and the ability to bring out the completeness of the material before him- his job is done. Our sculptor is Drexel Institute. One of its leaders of outstanding ability is the Dean of Men, Dr. Leon D. Stratton. Now in his fortieth ylear of service to Drexel and its students, Dean Stratton has done the job annually, and has become a tradif tion and somewhat of an institution in himself. In addition to his administrative duties, Dr. Stratton serves as Chairman of the Committee for Coordination of the Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Depart' ments, Chairman of the Public Observance Committee, and Chairman of the Scholar' ships, Awards, and Loans Committee. The Dean also finds time to teach and to participate in various student activities. The Men's Student Council, the Blue Key honorary society, and the Drexel Chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers are among the organizations which have Dr. Stratton as their advisor. Dr. Stratton's multifarious duties and activities provide him with ample and welcome opportunities for meeting and serving the youth of Drexel. Twentyfeight