Hendrix College - Troubadour Yearbook (Conway, AR)

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The president JOHN HUGH REYNOLHS

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Dr. Reynolds and Dr. Umphrey Lee, president of S. M. U., who addressed the graduating class of 1942. .7 President of Hendrix College since 1913, Dr. Iohn Hugh Reynolds, in his efforts to make Hendrix an outstanding liberal arts school, has proven himself outstanding as a man and a thinker. In these thirty years he has traveled widely, carrying with him the name and fame of Hendrix. In 1942 alone, he traveled more than ninety-two hundred miles to New York, Wash- ington and other centers. On these trips he conferred with busi- ness leaders, government officials, and education authorities, and from them obtained the information that has enabled him to keep this school abreast of the times. Through his contracts, he has repeatedly brought to the cam- pus nationally prominent men to share with the students their Wisdom and personality. Owen D. Young, Postmaster-General Farley, Thomas I. Watson, and last year, Dr. Umphrey Lee, of S. M. U., have all accepted his invitation to address Hendrix graduating classes. Possessing a rich imagination, Dr. Reynolds has continued to build Hendrix into an institution that imparts to the students a broad outlook on life. A national figure in education circles, he has frequently been called on to outline his views on liberal edu- cation. With the coming of war he has adapted the school to the needs of the nation and of the students. Hendrix is constantly training naval cadets, developing men that are physically fit. and providing reservists with their prerequisite courses. The future with probably see Hendrix doing more and more toward preparing men and Women for War. But President Rey- nolds Will not lose sight of his design for Hendrix-preparation for peace. A ll j.

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File-Keeper Outranked in point of service by only two faculty members, Professor G. A. Simmons has become the Mr. Chips of the Hendrix community. His close friendship with students and his lasting interest in alumni make him a favorite of those who know him. Although retired from his positions as Professor of Latin and Greek, and Registrar, Mr. Simmons is still a scholar. His many translations from Greek and Latin classic Writers are spiced with originality and humor. His alumni files, which contain a card for information of the activities of all Hendrix alumni, is kept complete by constant perusal of state and local newspapers His file of general publicily given Hendrix fills many volumes of clipping books. Continuing to serve in an advisory capacity de- spite his official retirement, Mr. Simmons remains a vital part of the Hendrix campus. Long-Server Dr. C. I. Greene is synonymous with Arkansas Methodism and Hendrix College. Through thirty- seven years of service in capacities of Professor of English, Professor of Religion, Dean of the College, and Vice-President, his rich and fertile mind has guided the confused and groping minds of hundreds of students. These will always remember him as a patient but firm teacher who imbued them with such a high sense of ethical values that they have ever since been indebted to him. His work in the Church has effected a clearer idea of objectives and a higher dedication to service in the lives of both laymen and ministers who have had the fortune to be associated with him. Fitting tribute to him are the men and women whose lives are dedicated to the principles which he instituted. GUY A. SIMMONS, A. M. CHARLES IEROME GREENE, A. B., B. D., D. D.