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THE UNIVERSITY INALLY, THE END OF THE WAR HAS COME. To most people this phrase means the return to prewar jobs, the release of precious articles, and the return of husbands and sweethearts. The tenseness has been lifted, the strain has decreased. However, to col- lege students it means a greater demand to stick to the job. The need for education is now all the greater, and Duke University students realize this fact. There is no let-down in the schedules, nor is there a tendency to slacken scholastically. The school has now become a united body instead of a group of individuals, and the spirit that now pre- vails is proof of the fact. To set forth the purpose of a university is a rela- tively simple proposition. However, the proper execution of such a plan is not an easy accomplish- ment. This year the undertaking of this task was all the more difficult, since the university had a reconversion problem on its hands. New courses had to be established, and research programs had to be expanded still more. The change has come, and from this year forward Duke students will sec a definite reawakening in the policy of the Uni- versity. 11
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THE UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENT LEADERSHIP OF THE ADMINISTRATION ENDOWS CULTURE AND ATMOSPHERE TO THE UNIVERSITY ROBERT LEE FLOWERS, M.A., LL.D. President of the University VERLOOKING the campus from his I office window, President Flowers re- marked to a student one day that he had been at Duke University so long that he would be unhappy anywhere else. It is with this spirit of devotion that Dr. Flowers has served the University for fifty-five years, and it is with a lively sense of humor and a brilliant mind that he has upheld the school ' s ideals of religion and education. Dr. Flowers, president of Duke University since 1940, has a long record of competent service be- hind him. After his graduation from the United States Naval Academy in 1891, Dr. Flowers re- turned to his native state to begin his long career as an instructor in mathematics, and the follow- ing year he was selected to be the head of the de- partment. In 1910 he was elected secretary of Trinity College, and upon the establishment of Duke University in 1924 he was elected secre- tary-treasurer and later vice president. Upon the death of Dr. William Preston Few in 1940, Dr. Flowers was elected president of the University. It was at this time that Dr. Flowers revealed the message to the students that their influence not only determines largely how others away from the campus will evaluate the Institution but it also molds the aims of those who will guide it in the future. The students are the sole reason for its existence. This message has been the keynote to the overwhelming success of Dr. Flowers as presi- dent of Duke University. Dr. Flowers is a member of Alpha Tau Omega, Omicron Delta Kappa, and Phi Beta Kappa fra- ternities. In 1 900 the honorary degree of Master of Arts was presented to him by Trinity College; in 1927 he received a degree of Doctor of Laws from Davidson College and in 1942 from the University of North Carolina. In addition to his contribu- tions to the school, he has been active in civic affairs and social service. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES The Bozu-d of Trustees is composed of thirty-six members, who meet semi-annually to receive re- ports from its committees and to approve the issu- ance of diplomas from the University as recom- mended by the faculty. Its powers also include the appointment of the University president, the forming of rules and regulations for the governing of the institution, and the management of the prop- erty and funds of the University. The Executive Committee, which is composed of fifteen trustees, meets once a month to review the annual budget with the assistance and advice of 12
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