University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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ir H K Jayh!»wker Cfje J oarb of bminisitration The Bo ard of Administration is the governing board of the Uni- versity, having full power to administer the affairs of the University, subject only to legislative enactments. It is composed of the Governor, who acts ex officio as chairman, three members appointed by the Governor, and a business manager chosen by the board. These officers hold their positions for a term of four years. This system of administration was adopted by act of the state legislature of 1917 and was put into effect in June, 1917. The Board has charge of all educational institutions of the state, and of all other state institutions. The personnel of the present board is: Governor Henry J. Allen, ex officio chairman Wilbur N. Mason H. J. Penney E. L. Barrier James A. Kimball, slate manager. Dr. Wilbur N. Mason gave up the presidency of Baker University to accept an appointment to the new board. He had been at Baker six years. Doctor Mason is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan in 1890, was granted a master ' s degree at Harvard in 1898, and Doctor of Divinity from the University of Chattanooga in 1909 and from Ohio Wesleyan in 1911. H. J. Penney of Lawrence was appointed to the Board in 1919 by Governor Allen. E. L. Barrier of Eureka was appointed to membership on the Board in 1919. Mr. Barrier was a member of the last state legislature. James A. Kimball is state business manager. He has been active in political and other public affairs in his city and district for many years. Page 25 Administration I ' ■ • - • ' ■ 1 9 2 O ' ■ ' t ■ ' ■ ' -

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I f H B J2VYH!AWKER Cfjantellor Jfranfe Strong AN ENROLLMENT increase from about twelve hundred to four thousand, a growth in faculty from eighty to 311, a rise in income from $141,000 to $1,110,000 a year, an increase in books from 37,000 volumes to 125,000, and the erection of eighteen new buildings. This is the record of the University of Kansas during the eighteen years, from 1902 to 1920, in which Frank Strong held the office of Chancellor. When Doctor Strong first came here, the University had been without a chancellor for two years, since the resignation of Francis Huntington Snow in 1900 because of ill health. William C. Spangler of the Board of Regents was appointed acting chancellor and held the office during the two years interregnum. Meanwhile the Board of Regents made diligent search for a new executive. Many candidates were carefully considered, but found wanting. Finally the record of President Frank Strong of the University of Oregon was brought to their attention. He had come to that struggling institution in 1889 and immediately had commenced a fight for reorganization and expansion. During his administration a great change was effected. The state became united in the support of the University as it never had been before; all educational forces were brought into harmony; the enrollment was nearly doubled. It was with such a record as this that Frank Strong arrived at the University of Kansas in August, 1902. Chancellor Strong ' s welcome was an enthusiastic one. The inauguration ceremonies took place in October in the nearly completed Dyche Museum, and at the same time the Chemistry Building was dedicated. Men of prominence from all over the United States attended the inauguration, the final feature of which was a banquet of eleven hundred plates with thirty speakers on the program. Dean F. W. Blackmar said of the new executive at about this time: Chan- cellor Strong will prove a wise counselor and a firm friend of students. Friends of the University who have stood loyally by it in the past and worked for it in days of adversity when the foundations were being laid, may now rejoice in the prospect of a new life. As an educator he is intensely in earnest and as the head of the University he will leave no stone unturned in pushing the Uni- versity to the foremost rank. His strong policy of leadership is what the Uni- versity needs. Doctor Strong took the reins at once, and further history of his adminis- tration is but an account of the development of the University. Green Hall, Bell Memorial Hospital, Robinson Gymnasium, Marvin Hall, Haworth Hall, the power plant, the Administration Building and Oread Training School, are the principal buildings erected during his term of office. His recommendations to the legislature were responsible for nearly all these buildings and for other improvements in the institution. Page 27 Administration - ' ■ ■ ' ■- 1 9 2 O ■ ' I ••■ 1 ' t