Duke University - Chanticleer Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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DR. A. HOLLIS EDENS President

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FACULTY LIFE 1 1. •V?f ' • •i ' ' ' t FACULTY

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THIITITY COLLEGE R. L. Flowers § W. H. Wannamaker ,S ' It was Homecoming, and the campus was decorated with displays predicting V.P.I. ' s defeat, and crowded with dignitaries. At the high point of the celebration, Dr. A. Hollis Edens confirmed the fact that he had come home to Duke. Dr. Edens received his A.B. and M.A. degrees at Emory University and Davidson College. After holding such offices as Dean of Administration of Emory University and Associate Director of the Rockefeller Foundation ' s General Edu- cation Board, he assumed his new duties, was tapped by Omicron Delta Kappa, and became a delegate to the North Carolina Confer- ence of the Methodist Church. Having performed the duties of President of Duke from 1941 to 1948, Dr. Robert Lee Flowers is now Chancellor of the University. Duke ' s former president is a veteran of fifty-eight years service in the field of education. He was graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1891. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa, and holds two honorary Doctorates of law. Dr. William Hane Wannamaker, Vice-Chancellor of the Univer- sity, graduated from Wofford College with an A.B. degree, attended Trinity College for his M.A., and was later awarded a Doctor of Literature from Wofford. At Duke he has worked as a member of Publications Board and faculty chairman of the Athletic Committee. Dr. Paul M. Gross, newly appointed Vice-President of the Edu- cational Division, hol ds degrees from the College of the City of New York and Columbia University. Formerly Dean of the Graduate School, Dr. Gross has recently been selected President of the Oak Ridge Institute for Nuclear Studies. Despite these activities, he finds time to fish and sail in his home-made boat. In the division of public relations, the position of Vice-President and Secretary is ably filled by Charles E. Jordan. Graduating from Trinity College in 1923, Dr. Jordan attended Duke Law School and in 1940, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Law degree from Elon College. Aside from being chairman of the University ' s athletic council and the Y.M.C.A. board, he is a sports fan and civic worker. Herbert Herring, Vice-President of Duke University, holds an A.B. from Duke, A.M. from Columbia, and Doctor of Laws from Juniata College. An active administrator and public speaker, Dean Herring is chairman of the Publications Board, Duke University Church Board, and University Social Committee, and President of the Durham Executives Club. For relaxation, he particularly en- joys hunting and fishing with his son. H. J. Herring • P. M. Gross 13