Duke University - Chanticleer Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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• 192.9 CHANTICLEER William Preston Few A.B., LL.D,, Wofford College; A.M., President Ph.D., Harvard University; LL.D., Southwostrrn University, Allegheny College. President Few was born in Greenville, SoiUh Carolina, and he attended Wofford College. After graduation from Wofford, he did advanced study at Harvard. In 1896 Dr. Few came to Trinity as professor of English, and from 1902 until 1910 he served as dean of the college. ITpon the resignation of Dr. John C. Kilgo from the presidency of Trinity College in 1910, Dr. Few was chosen as his successor. When Mr. James B. Duke established Duke University in 1924, President Few became head of the greater institution. Perhaps no man has had more to do with the progressive development which has gone on at Trinity College and Duke University in recent years than Dr. Few. As a trusted friend of the Duke family, he helped Mr. Washington Duke and his two sons turn their fortunes for the cause of education in the South. Like Craven, Crowell, and Kilgo, who have served Trinity College in the past. Dr. Few has served Duke University admirably in her period of transition from a small institution to a great university of colleges and graduate schools. He is a splendid example of the man who gets things done, and who does not seek personal credit for what he accomplishes 26

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Officers of Administration Robert Lee Flowers Vice-President in the Business Division Secretary and Treasurer Graduate, U. S. Naval Academy; A.M., Duke; LL.D., Davidson. Dr. Flowers is a member of a family that has been noted for its service to North Carolina. After his graduation from the United States Naval Academy, he returned to his native state to teach mathematics in Trinity College. At the time when Professor Flowers began teach- ing, the South was making a great struggle against illiteracy, and he became identified with the foremost educators of the section in an ef- fort to raise North Carolina to a higher plane in the realm of education. Dr. Flowers prob- ably knows more about the business alTairs of Duke University than any other person, for he has served as secretary and treasurer of the school since 1910. and he is now secretary of the board of trustees. A man of gracious and commanding bearing. Professor Flowers has won the admiration and devotion of the stu- dents as few other people have. Bobby, as he Is known on the campus, is said by many to be the most popular faculty member at Duke University. 27 Frank Clyde Brown Comptroller University of Nashville; A.M., University of Chicago. Ph.D., Dr. Brown Is a son of the Old Dominion, and he may be characterized as a fair exam- ple of the typical Southern gentleman. He be- came connected with Duke University as pro- fessor of English in 1909, and since that time he has become known far and wide for his ability to expound the writings of Shakespeare and the other English masters. Professor Brown Is probably best known in North Caro- lina because of his work with the North Caro- lina Folklore Society, which he organized in 1913. For a number of years he has been head of the English department at Duke. As comp- troller of the University, Dr. Brown has played an important role In the building of the present plant and in the general development of the school. The imprints of his handiwork will long be seen on both the old and the new campuses. Professor Brown is one of the senior members of the faculty of Duke University, and he has an unrivalled place in the composition of the community.