Duke University - Chanticleer Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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n o o o 3 dr. robevt loe f lo i ei ' s One day in the spring ot 1891, Dr. Crowcll, then President of Trinity College, asked Robert Lee Flowers for his as- sistance. Trinity College was being moved from Randolph County to Durham, the work to be completed by fall, and the eager young man, scarcely out of his Naval Academy uniform, began his fifty- seven years of service to Duke University. As an instructor in electrical engineering and mathematics. Dr. Flowers combined conscientious enthusiasm with natural capa- bility to keep close to the administration and student body as the University sought to establish itself in this new location. The progressive measures of the ex- panding University brought with them added responsibilities, but with vigor and determination Dr. Flowers worked with the interests of his beloved institution at heart. Following the death of President William Preston Few in 1941, Dr. Mowers was installed as President, completing his fiftieth year of service. Many societies have honored him with membership, among them. Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa. In addition, he is a member of Alpha Tau Omega, a social fraternity, and various civic, re- ligious, and educational organizations. Now, as Chancellor of the University, Dr. Flowers rounds out his years of ser- vice, close to the institution whose prog- ress he helped insure. To Dr. Robert Lee Flowers, M.A. ; LL.D. ; educator, administra- tor, and friend . . . this, the 1949 Chanticleer is respectfully dedicated. Wi B Hf : ' ' f:f ' ; ' ' ' ' ' - ' ' kK T i H H . M H If B Be . H| iff L H t on . . i

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O tlie editor s notebook 1949 ... a year of events important for their bearing on our lives as students and members of a nation. Presidents, new buildings, nipped waistlines, expanding priees, talk of rockers traveling faster than sound, and trips to Mars reach our overworked hiains. But too often the%- signiftcam ings pass us by, recWiii .ed only cynical shrug, as our ily life envelops us in an ivory-tO ' Wcr philosophy of lite. lives have been, in basic outline, a maze of blackboards and blue books, until now school has been the core oi our existence. Soon, we are to tace a ,new kind of world, but will it change itijfnitial appearance? F.xaminations w on t sfop w ith the acquisition of a diploma. They fol- low us through life, and althoutjh the ' come at unexpected times, their vcH ' continuity insures against error in results. We have an opportunity to correct our poorer ef- forts, but alw a s at the risk of impairing our positive achievements, (-icrring by w ith a few lucky breaks may prove to be a more difficult proposition with our fel- low men holding the grading power, n can we fail with a few unluck - answ Perhaps, in the final anah ' sis, a serious and searching self-examination would be the best way to prepare ourselves for these constant examinations — a self-examination to which we subject ourselves to ascertain our weaknesses and capabilities betorc they are uncovered »y others. This is the mos important fcxamination of all. oil cmnot afford to fool yourself about yourself k