Hendrix College - Troubadour Yearbook (Conway, AR)

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THE PRESIDENT Completing his seventh year as president of Hendrix College is Dr. Matt Locke Ellis. In this capacity he directs the administration of the col- lege. ‘The manner in which he has performed this task has brought recognition to both him and to Hendrix. During the first semester of this year, Dr. Ellis added the teaching of a philosophy class to his schedule. He has always enjoyed classroom experiences and welcomed this chance to associate more closely with the students. From 1935 to 1941 he was professor of philosophy at Hendrix. His achievements in the field of education, however, have not been limited to this college. Higher education in the state and throughout the nation have received his attention. Last year he was president of the North Central Association, being the first Arkansan to hold this position. Dr. Ellis’ activities in the field of religion have been many. Recognizing him as one of its leaders, the Methodist Church assigns him many significant tasks. He is, at present, serving as Lay Leader in the North Arkansas Conference. As chairman and member of other boards, councils, and committees, he takes an active part in supporting his community and state. 17

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DEAN OF THE COLLEGE Dr. W. C. Buthman is someone to be proud of — a competent administrator, a noted pro- fessor, and an alert progressive educator all in one. He is interested not only in keeping up the Hendrix reputation, but also in eliminating basic flaws and keeping the college a dynamic educational influence. Efficiency and precision characterize Dr. Buthman’s actions in his official capacity. Evy- eryone remembers his concise speeches, his terse- ly-worded letters, and his firm (if microscopic) scribble. ‘Chose who had much contact with him also remember his dry humor, and his willing- ness to drop everything to confer with a student as long as necessary. In class, he is a demanding but satisfying history professor who believes in adult lectures, near-perfect term papers, and exhaustive exami- nations. A Buthman course can become a night- mare if neglected, but most students at Hendrix want to take at least one. THE VICE-PRESIDENT Dr. Robert L. Campbell is vice-president of the college. “This office is almost purely titular, and Dr. Campbell is remembered more as Senior Marshal and head of the English department. Freshmen find him an inexhaustible store- house of knowledge, a master of the fascinating sidelight, and a crusader for lucid English. Sophomores fight to get in his upper-level class- es; juniors gloat from within them, and some- times become so carried away as to say “Dr. Browning”. Seniors calculate how many Camp- bells they can take in two semesters, and line up like obedient sheep as he directs the proces- sional at Commencement. A farmer at heart, Dr. Campbell has a beau- tiful place on Petit Jean Mountain where he can meditate on some obscure line of Browning while weeding his garden. But he still comes down to Hendrix three days a week to teach students some English grammar and comment on the poetry of ‘Tennyson, Browning, and Chaucer, for which fact Hendrix students con- sider themselves lucky.