Furman University - Bonhomie Yearbook (Greenville, SC)

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DR. JOHN LANEY PLYLER B.A., LL.B., LL.D., Litt.D. Dr. Piylcr dictates information on the Greater Furman Drive. PRESIDENT Assuming the presidency of Furman University on January 1, 1939, Dr. John L. Piyler, in cooperating with the student body, the faculty, and the alumni, has contributed much toward the realization of a greater Furman. After receiving his B.A. from Furman in 1913, Dr. Piyler taught at Greenville High School from 1913-16. He entered Harvard and gained his LL.B. from there in 1921. In his twenty-four years as president, he has become not only a well-liked president but a respected and admired person as well. He has attended to his administrative duties in a tactful, courteous, yet forceful manner that has won many friends for Furman University. Dr. Plyler's first position at Furman was assistant professor of law from 1922-26. He then held the position of associate professor from 1926-28. In 1928, he became Dean of the Law School. From 1936-39, he was an instructor of business law in the Department of Economics and Business Administration. Dr. Piyler became President of Furman University in 1939, succeeding Dr. Bennette Geer. ?

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TRUSTEES Charged with the responsibility of formulating Furman's policies, the Board of Trustees consists of members from varied backgrounds, all with notable accomplishments. The members of the Board are elected by the South Carolina Baptist Convention, and serve a five-year term. The five new trustees elected in Columbia this year are Rev. Lloyd E. Batson, Rev. Edward B. Bagby, Jr., Rev. Archie W. Brickie, Dr. Eugene C. Proctor, and Rev. John A. Hamrick. The members of the Board of Trustees as pictured on the division pages are as follows (Seated): Dr. W. H. Orr, Mrs. Ned Gregory, J. B. Aiken, Jr., L. Calvin Rivers, R. A. Mobley, P. L. McCall, Rev. James G. Jennings, Dr. James P. Carroll, Secretary L. Mell Glenn. Also (Standing): Rev. Lloyd Self, Rev. William R. Bussey, Isaac P. Pitts, Harris Marshall, President John L. Plyler, Dr. Belton J. Workman, R. E. Littlejohn, Thomas R. Brown, Dr. W. Austin Roberts, Clifton Jones, Alester G. Furman, Jr. Also, Rev. Knox Lambert, J. Wilbert Wood, Vice-Chairman Thomas S. Hartness, J. W. Marshall, and Dr. M. T. Anderson. A painting of Dr. Richard Furman which hangs in the Board of Trustees Room. SEATED: Robert D. Seller J. F. Willlannon J. E Bumiidc Marion M. Hcwdl. Robert A. Jolley. STANDING: Herman W. Lay, Leon L. Rice Jr.. W. H. Gambrel). Dr. C. Eugene Looper. C. B. Mitchell Sumpter M. Caitcli. Walter E. Greer. Barmore P. Gambrell Sapp Funderburk.