Miami University - Recensio Yearbook (Oxford, OH)

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DR. WILSON RETURNS AS PROVOST A thoughtful expression, a thoughtful man. Dr. Wilsonis Dad's Day Grin. Dr. Wilson once said, til think Miami University, by tradition, has a very fine relationship between the administration and the studentsii; men such as Dr. Wilson have made such a relationship possible. With willingness to share his enthusiasm for Miamiis future and a desire to collate the viewpoints of the students with 4 the goals of the administration, Dr. Wilson was a frequent Visitor at the fraternity houses, the offices of student activities and the various residence halls around campus. To be familiar with the past is to have a firm investment in the future; Dr. Wilson looked ahead with a perspective based on his belief in the superior academic traditions of Miami. ttMiami has an image as a University which does a first class job of undergraduate work and sends its graduates to the finest graduate schools in the country. Secondly, Miami is a university which gives a very solid Masters Degree; we at Miami want to and will do Ph.D. work. To attract superior students, a University must benefit from the guidance of sensitive and capable ad- ministrators-individuals who have molded dynamic futures from the reward and memory of the past? Miami pays tribute to such men, in particular, Provost Charles Wilson, a man long to be remembered at Miami. 23

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22 In 1926 Charles R. Wilson received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Miami University. But future years were to carry him far from the Miami Valley-first t0 the University of Cincinnati where he was awarded his Masters Degree, then to Colgate University where he served as chairman of the History Department from 1941 to 1961 and Director of the Foreign Policy Con- ference for twelve years. With his wife Dr. Wilson trav- eled twice around the world Visiting Malaya, India, Ger- many, France, England, Holland and most recently Ja- pan. In 1961 he returned to Miami to accept the position of Provost and in 1964 assumed the role of Acting Pres- ident upon the resignation of J ohn D. Millet, gracing the office with wisdom, ingenuity and his guttural speaking voice. In 1950 Miami awarded Dr. Wilson the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws. He is a member of the American Mississippi Valley and Southern Historical Association and the American Association of University Professors. He maintained membership in Phi Beta Kap- pa, Omicron Delta Kappa, Kappa Delta Phi, Pi Delta Epsilon and Phi Sigma honorary fraternities. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta and was on the fraternityis Alumni Council-an amazing man to say the very least, and a fine father as seen in his two Miami graduate sons. C lockwise, Mrs. C . R. Wilson, LloydA. Goggin, Mrs. P. R. Shriver, Dr. P. R. Shriver, Mrs. L. A. Goggin and Dr. C. R. Wilson. Doug Wilson and Dad. Dr. Charles R. Wilson, Provost

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24 llStudents are the most exciting people in the world? was the opinion of Robert F . Etheridge, Dean of ' Students. This bicycle-riding dean had the almost fright- ening profession of dealing with students and faculty and developing an understanding between them. Ap- propriately, his favorite pastime was a good spur-of- the-moment llsit and talkii with an interested Miamian. Dean of Women, N aomi Brown, coordinated the work of i three assistant deans encompassing all fields contingent t0 the Miami woman. llA deanls life is never dullll was exemplified by Miss Brownls standing commitment to twenty-seven committee meetings a month and an addi- tional responsibility as Placement Bureau Director of the National Association 'of Deans of Women. Dean S hirley Brantley, as coordinator of the freshman womenls pro- gram, held the immense responsibility of helping these women adjust to their new situation and learn to be re- sponsible. Miss Brantley also served on the Motor Ve- hicle Committee and on Womenls Traffic Court. Dean Sandra Maxwell was an adviser to the Panhellenic and Womenls Councils. She reported that two substantial improvements made in the sorority rush system were the organization of rush guides in residence halls and a pref- erence party system. Dean Rosemary Pond, was re- sponsible for finding lla bed for every upperclass, female bodyll and was adviser to AWS. Dr. Robert F . Etheridge Dean ofStudents N Shirley Brantley Rosemary Pond Assistant Dean of Women Assistant Dean of Women Dr. Naomi Brown Dean of Women Sandra A. Maxwell Assistant Dean of Women