Ohio Wesleyan University - Le Bijou Yearbook (Delaware, OH)

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w 0. W. II. TRUSTEES The Board of Trustees, the actual governing body of Ohio Wesleyan. holds title to all property of the university, selects the president, and hires or approves all recom- mendations for new professors and for advances in rank of the professors. The board consists of thirty-eight members. Dr. John Edwin Brown is president. Dr. Soper as president and Bishop Herbert Welch and Dr. John W. Hoffman, presi- dents emeritus, are ex-officio members. Eighteen of the conference trustees are alumni, and only three on the whole board are not alumni. All trustees are elected for five year terms, and they may be re-elected. This group meets twice a year in Delaware. They meet around the first of December and then again on the Friday before commencement. There are special com- mittees which are very active. Among them, the executive committee meets every month and carries on the regular functions of the board itself. The investments committee also meets every month to discuss the university ' s invest- ments. The building and grounds and development pro- gram committees are also very active. Other officers are Harvey O. Yoder, first vice presi- dent; Clarence LaRue, second vice president; B. E. Cart- mell, secretary; and D. J. Hornberger, treasurer.

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Before any of us came to Ohio Wesleyan we had heard of its friendly atmosphere. This fraternal spirit, which has existed since the day of Ohio Wesleyan ' s found- ing, has come not only from the students, but also from the faculty as well. Two people who have played a very large part in making this university known for its genial- ity are Dr. and Mrs. Soper. As wife of the president, Mrs. Soper fosters a spirit of friendliness by having teas and dinners for the students. In addition to being a charming hostess, Mrs. Soper always has her tables set in the most beautiful manner. Dr. Soper comes in contact with the students a great deal and sympathetically advises or informally chats with them, and his unassuming manner in chapel endears him to everyone. Dr. Soper has as his hobby a rather unusual and difficult one — woodcarving. Much of his spare time is spent in carving fraternity crests or other intricate pieces. Dr. and Mrs. Soper ' s home and heart are open to the students. Their kind words are an inspiration to all. PRESIDENT AND MRS. SOPER w

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New to the faculty this year is Miss Mary Helen Fretts, Dean of Women, Wesleyan Graduate, and a form- er dean at Oliio University. Serving in a double capacity, she spends her spare time grading Freshman English themes. She is distinguished by her beautiful iron-gray hair, her sparkling black eyes, her longing for ye olde custome of tea at four (carry-over from a year at Ox- ford), and her enthusiastic singing of fraternity songs in Monnett dining-room. It is rumored that she prefers the title Miss Fretts to that of Dean Fretts. Dean of Men is Joseph Somerville, a graduate of DePauw and President of the Senior Class there at the same time that Prof. Manuel was President of the Student Body. In his official capacity he meets with the Inter-Fra- ternity Council, signs auto license permits, holds confer- ences with all freshman men, and chaperones the pajama parade. A hint — he is prone to dislike those who disturb him before his morning coffee. Harold Sheridan, Dean of the College, is a Uni- versity of Toronto graduate. Mechanically inclined, he tinkers in a shop of his own and has built a cobblestone fireplace at his Blind River cabin. Students know him best for his dignified introductions of chapel speakers, his benign smile, and his Dean ' s List (the empty honor). WESLEYAN DEANS w (left to risht) — Sheridan. Somerville. Fretts