Emerson College - Emersonian Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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Every organization must have its leaders and administrative heads. Emerson was fortunate to have several great, hard-working and inspiring presidents. As mentioned earlier, Mr. Charles Wesley Emerson was the founder. It was only fitting that after a time the College carried his name as well as his ideas. He was Emersonis president for 23 years fthe 2nd longestj, from 1880-1903. There have been several presidents in the course of Emerson,s eighty-seven years. Follow- ing Charles Wesley Emerson, there were such men as Mr. Rolfe, Dr. Southwick, Harry Sey- mour Ross, Dr. Boylston Green, Dr. Godfrey Dewey, Mr. Jonathan W. French Jr., and the pre- sent president since December l, 1952, Dr. S. Justus McKinley. The three who have held the post the longest were Dr. Southwick CMrs. MaxHeld's fatherj, twenty-four years, the founder, Charles Wesley Emerson, for twenty-two years, and our own Dr. S. Justus McKinley for fourteen years and five months. These eight presidents have formed the back- bone of Emerson's history as a college of oratory, which brings us to the real meaning and purpose of Emerson's existence. Emerson,s purpose is to train effective and re- sponsible communicators. It's three major depart- ments emphasize this fact: U Speech and Speech Therapy, 25 Broadcasting, and 35 Theater Arts. Year after year the college grows and turns out responsible men and women. The enrollment is over a thousand students, a far cry from the six students of 1880. But these thousand have the same belief that was instilled into Charles Wesley Emerson's six. That of: Expression Is Necessary To Evolution.

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