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

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Arthur S. Flemming, a graduate of 1927, and the first alumnus and layman ever to be president of Ohio Wesleyan University, is now our President - on - Leave. Since 1953 he has held the office of Director of Defense Mobilization. sasssafw President Arthur . Flemming Ohio Wesleyan University is proud to claim as its President-on-Leave, Dr. Arthur S, Flemming, appointed Director of Defense Mobilization by President Dwight D. Eisen- hower in June, 1953. He had previously served as a member of the Civil Service Com- mission, and as chairman of the War Man- power -Commission's Labor Management Policy Committee under the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt. During the term of Harry S. Truman, Dr. Flemming served as a member of the Hoover Commission to study the organization of the executive branch of the federal government. Later he headed a group making a comparable study in Ohio. In December of 1952, Dr. Flemming was ap- pointed by President Eisenhower to study various proposals for streamlining the execu- tive branch of the federal government. Ohio Wesleyan takes pride in the accomplishments of Dr. Flemming and in the service he is ren- dering his country. Still, we feel that he is a vital part of the Wesleyan community, and we look forward to his occasional visits with a great deal of anticipation. 1' Dr. Flemming in W h' t - ' - - 1 part of the highest isH5115Sflrfllfatifilinblcgytlilgaliiaiiiiolhisl diulzil role as a Though his duties in Washington often include Saturday coglfdg 1 highest administration of Ohio Wesleyan. Here be ndeai of the ences, President Flemming remains a loyal fan of the BaField, l those who determine national policy. ee S Wlth B1Sh0PS, .and is often seen in his familiar Place at Selblstudent 26 addlng his enthusiasm for Ohio Wesleyan to that Of the body. All ad! head, and Pfwularm wif willi and Smal Events an S0 1mp0I'tq FW is th ls to the 3 eyotion 1 The Dr' E Of ilk? felat 0 f Dang