Florida State University - Renegade / Tally Ho Yearbook (Tallahassee, FL)

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Florida State University ' s Student Center, Post office and Book Store is the meet- ing place for many students during the day. A juke box and dance floor provide evening entertainment during the week. Each Saturday night finds the Center crowded with students for dances spon- sored by a Campus organization. Framed in the background of Florida State ' s west entrance gates is Gilchrist Dormitory. The road to the right winds by more women ' s dormitories and the Library. To the left is Landis Dormitory and the new and modern 7 -story Florida Hall. Page 21

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THE PRESIDENT Serving as president of Florida State University is one of the nation ' s outstanding educators. Dr. Doak Sheridan Campbell is now in his 12th year as president of the University. There is much evidence of President Campbell ' s leadership at Florida State. The building program reached a peak in 1954 with the construction of Westcott Auditorium and the Geology Building while enrollment continued to increase. Before coming to Tallahassee, Dr. Campbell was associated with George Peabody College in Nashville, Tennessee, for 13 years — first with the Division of Surveys and Field Studies and then as Dean of the Graduate School and Senior College. In 1916, he became vice-president and later president of Central College, Conway, Arkansas. President Campbell has received national recognition in the academic field for his work with junior colleges and curriculum. He was elected in 1921 as secretary of the American Association of Junior Colleges, a position he held for 17 years. In 1937 he was chosen consultant to President Roosevelt ' s Advisory Committee on Education. He is also a past president of the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and has always been the development of one of the new trends in higher education — regional education. is recognized as one of America ' s leading curriculum authorities and his book Curriculum Development, under joint authorship with Dr. H. L. Caswell, has been the most widely used book on this subject. in the forefront in President Campbell Page 20

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DR. ALBERT B. MARTIN THE VICE-PRESIDENT Dr. Albert B. Martin was appointed Vice-President of Florida State University on August 1, 1951. Previous to that date Dr. Martin was director of the Extension Services, a professor of education, and director of the Summer Session at the University of Mississippi. At Southwest Texas State College, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree; his master ' s degree in education and his doctoral degree in col- lege administration were completed at the University of Texas. Dr. Martin worked with the Texas State Department of Education and in that state his broad experience with schools includes services as teacher, coach, principal, and superintendent. During World War II, he held the rank of lieutenant-commander in the U. S. Navy. Dr. Martin ' s specialized training and experience made him eminently qualified to be the first person given the job of Vice-President at Florida State University. •■J Left to right: standing — Mr. W. F. Powers, Mr. W. Glenn Miller, Mr. Fred H. Kent, Mr. William H. Dial. Left to right: sitting — Mr. J. Lee Ballard, Mr. Hollis Rinehart (chairman), Mr. George W. English, Jr., Mrs. Jessie Ball duPont. THE BOARD OF CONTROL The Florida State Board of Control is composed of five outstanding citizens of Florida who are ap- pointed by the Governor. The duties of the board are to advise the Legislature of the needs of the school, to appoint the faculty, to give advice to the executive officials, and to supervise the expenditures of appropriations. Its secretary carries on the business of the Board when it is not in session. Page 22