Duke University - Chanticleer Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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elected, in the case of alumni members, 1) the Alumni Association. The Board ot Trustees tornis coinniirtees to review and report back to the Board on the various phases of the Universitx ' such as build- ings, grounds and administration. The l-.xecutive ( ' ommittee of the L niversit ' is an interim committee for the Board of Trustees. I his committee is composed ot three members from the Board ot 1 rustees, three from the Kndowment Trustees, and the Presi- dent of the University. The Endowment Trustees are a board of fifteen men and women who supervise the dis- tribution of the Duke Kndowment Indenture trust. In providing for this trust, Mr. James B. I uke said that the purpose of the trust is to make provision in some means for the needs of mankind along physical, mental, and spiritual lines. Mr. Duke stated his ideal for the Uni- versit)- as being, by the use of men of such outstanding character, ability, and vision for officers, trustees, and facult - as will insure the L niversit - of attaming and maintaining a place ot real leadership in the educational world. Dr. illiam I lane Wannamaker is vice presi- dent and Dean of the Universit)-. After receiv- ing his A.B. from W ' offord College and his i l.. . fr om ' Trinity (College, he did graduate work at Harvard and several (ierman uni- versities and was awarded a Litt.D. by Wbftord C ' ollegc. He came to Duke as a professor of (icrman in 1902. In 1917 he was appointed Dean of the University and, in 1926, vice president, to which office he was re-elected in 1946. Herbert James Herring is vice president of the University and Dean of Trinit ' College. A native of North Carolina, he is also an alum- nus of Duke, having received his A.B. here in 1922. He received his A I. A. from ( Columbia Wiiiiwi n. Va n m kii Charles E. Joru.an ( jl MiLI s 15. 1 KK1I AM Heuhiki J. Herrinc; 22

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TRINITY COLLEGE TN A LARCiF. Univcrsir ' such as rliis, w c look ro rhc adminisrrarioii in an arrcm[)r ro mold our aims in rlic hcsr possible- channels, lo guide the man who conic to Duke ui search of education and character de elopmcnt, President Robert Lcc Flowers has devoted fifty-six years. Dr. I ' lowers eraduated from the United States Naval Acadenn in IS9I and returned to Trinity College as an instructor in mathematics, becoming head of the department the following )ear. In 1900 he received the honorary degree of Master of Arts from Trinity C ' ollege. Other honorar - degrees conferred on Dr. Flowers were two Doctorates of Law, one from Da id- son College in 1927, and the other from the University of North Carolina in 1942. He is also a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa and Alpha Tau Omega, and in 1946 he was named Man of the Year by the Durham (!!hamber of Commerce. Dr. Flowers has become close to the hearts of all those who go to make up Duke Univer- sit ' , and his wisdom and wholesome sincerity warrant the respect and admiration of those w hom he leatls. Although Dr. Flowers ' resignation from the presidency of the University was accepted by the Board of Trustees, he will still continue to be a leader of Duke in his new post as Chan- cellor. 7 he Board of Trustees is the policy-making body of the University, and, as such, is the final authority on questions of policy, while the execution of policies and rules is left to the Administration. Chairman of the Board is Mr. Willis Smith of Raleigh, of the class of 1910, who was elected to this position in May, 1946. As the outside governing body of the Uni- versity, it is the duty of the Trustees to elect the president, to confirm the selection of deans and the issuance of diplomas, and to approve such activities as the erection of new buildings. C omposed of thirty-six men, the Board is virtually a sclf-perperuating body. New mem- bers are nominated by the Board and then First rtni U-Jt to niiht: Flowcr.s, R. L., I ' resideiit; Smith, W., CJuvniiaii- Allen, C; Cherry, R.; i ' .lia.s, D. S.; Akler- man, S. S.; N ' eusome, M. i ' ,.; Bow line, E. S.; llirrenrine, S. B. Second ro i:: Sands, .A., Jr.; Cocke, . A.; Doss, H. C; ' ombk-. B. S.; Feu. B. F.; Hanes, P. ' ; Webb, I ' .. W.; Suibury, J. B. Third nrjc: ivey, (;. M.; F orne, j. 1... Jr.; Jordan, C. F.; Separk, J. H. Maver, R. A.; Porter, H. B.; Jones, F. L.; ( irant, T. . 1.; Smith, J. R. I ' oKrth roii-: Kearns, A. R.; Fdeerton, X. I..; Frizzeile. J. P.; Stanbury, VV. A.; Peelc, VV. W.; Harriss, J. W.; Hobbs, V. |. Absent ive re: . A. Bell; B. C. Naile; VV. X. Reynolds. 21

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Du. A. K.. . lANc:nK.srER Lnivcrsir ' in 1929. Coming ro Duke as a mcnihcr ot rlic faculr ' in 1925, he was appointed viee president ol the University in 1946. C-harles I ' .dward Jordan, a native of North Carolina, is vice president and secretary of the University. He received his A.B. at Trinity (College in 1923, graduated from the Duke law school in 1925, and holds an honorary LL.D. which was conferred on him by Elon College in 1945. Mr. Jordan came to Duke as assistant secretary in 1925 and was appointed secretary oi the University in 1941. In June, 1946, he was made vice president of the Universit -. Mr. Jordan has been a member and chairman ot Publi- cations Board, chairman ot the Y.M.C.x . Board, and was faculty adviser to the Chanticleer for twenty years. He is now chairman of the Duke University Church Board. Treasurer of the University is Charles Black- well Markham, a native of Durham, who re- ceived his A.B. and M.A. degrees from Irinity ( ' ollege and also did graduate work at (Columbia University. He joined the Duke faculty in 19()H as professor of I ' .ngineering and Mathe- matics. Appointed Assistant Treasurer in 1911, he was appointed to his present position in 1941. Dr. Alan Krebs Manchester is Dean of Fresh- men of Trinity (lollege. He received his A.B. at X ' anderbilt University, his M.A. at ( )lum- bia University, and his Ph.D. at Duke. Before becoming a member of the Duke faculty in 1929, Dean Manchester taught at ' Trinity Park School, the University of Oklahoma, Wallace Univer- sity School, and several South American uni- versities. He has traveled extensively in Mex- ico, South xAimcrica, and Europe. Robert B. Cox, Assistant to the Dean of Trinity College, received his A.B. from the University of Tennessee and his M.A. in Eng- lish from Peabody College. He did further graduate work at V ' anderbilt University, the University of North Carolina, and Duke. Dean Cox came to Duke as an instructor of Eng lish in the fall of 1945. He was appointed to his present position in the spring of 1946. James M. Slay has held his position as As- sistant to the Dean of Trinity College since the fall of 1947. He is a Duke alumnus, having received both his A.B. and his M.A. here. Before coming to Duke, he was an instructor of romance languages at Randolph-Alacon Mili- tary Academy and served for four years in the United States Marine Corps as instructor and assistant operations officer. James M. Slav Robert B. Co. 23