Hendrix College - Troubadour Yearbook (Conway, AR)

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W 'QV' Treasurer A small college in war time, one that has no state support, a liberal arts school that holds to its beliefs is not a thing that can be handled easily with little thought and effort. E. W. Martin, treasurer of the college, has for his part a task more diffi- cult than it has been before. His management of the college financial matters has kept it firmly in its high place among other educational institutions. Endowments, investments, physical properties, the disbursing of funds and contracting for materials and utilities are only a few of the responsibilities he holds. His interest in things modern is marked by his progress in aviation. His own airplane is avail- able for his business trips. A religious leader in the state, he has also made himself known in the field of civilian defense. f ' He will long be remembered and respected by Hendrix as a man who knows how to do what must be done. Vice President , The appreciation of the present student body for Dr. Robert Campbell, vice president of the college and professor of English, is expressed in their eager acceptance of his addresses to them as the Hendrix student body. He is an able speaker, an entertain- ing and informative one, who has proven his ability in numerous prominent meetings. His mind is regarded as one of the leaders in his field of literature. His administrative work is accomplished efficiently and with little show. His understanding of the job to be done, and his willing- ness and ability to do it mark him as a high light in the college field. His love ofthe natural world strikes a responsive chord in all who know him. Dr. Campbell might well be regarded as a live model of the type of person that is the ideal of Hendrix College and that for which it stands.

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Dean of the College People at Hendrix have a way oi lite . It has been made into a smooth road by Dr. Thomas Star- ling Staples, dean of the college. He sees Hendrix as a part of the world represented by the globe in his booklined oiiice. Making it act as a part of that World he uses his superior knowledge of people gained by his many years of experience. Treating the history he has seen and studied and learned with his philosophy of lite, his agile mind, and his practical sense, he imparts to his students much more than all his textbooks contain. He attends to the discipline problems of the school in such a way that few are aware of their existence. Iustice for all is his governing policy., With his ready smile and his quick wit he makes the student meetings with him a pleasure for both leader and follower. His record at Hendrix definitely marks him as a man among men, a leader who has earned his high place. Director of Women's Activities With the special programs and problems oi Miss Hendrix as the thought uppermost in her mind Mrs. P. L. Howell has completed her second year as di- rector ot women's activities 'on the campus. As keeper of the official calendar she plays a leading roles in planning the social lite of Hendrix students. The inter-fraternity council is kept in its channel and attains its high speed by her sound advice and counsel. Aware of need for war time changes, she has succeeded in making the social functions entertain- ing ior the student body, as well as keeping them in bounds set to conserve resources. By a constant knowledge of the students she has satisfactorily arranged permissions and special privileges tor Hendrix women. Our traditions ot which We are justly proud have been strengthened by her sincere desire to keep this a college that trains men and Women for the best way oi life. . H

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No one really needs to tell any one of us that the Hendrix faculty is composed of a group of wonderful people.Q All of us have had sufficient opportunity to observe that. We are well aware that they compose a group of learned, frequently brilliant minds. while at the same time they are definitely human. They share our jokes and our games, without losing any of the respect that is due them. We sincerely appreciate their ability to laugh when the ioke is on them, and to interpose one of their own in the meantime. We have watched them through the years until we know many of their characteristic poses. These are the little familiar things' that make the faculty a large part of our school life. To all of us they represent more than just a group of teachers: they are friends, many of them good. friends. They are educators first, but they are skilled educators. They teach us things in a way that makes us like to learn. We are proud of our faculty, of their intelligence, of their likeableness, and of their ability to be real people. The TROUBADOUR , its staff. and the student body as a whole salute the Hendrix faculty. G